A & C Petersen Caledonian Melange No.421 Superior Mixture

Apart from the flavor the taste is mostly red VA. The room note is loved by my children, they want me to smoke it all the time, but it lack´s the zest I want.

I picked up a couple tins of Caledonian Superior Mixture as this mixture is what I like in a Danish tobacco blend.

The one thing that bothered me a little, as these were the last two tins they had, that Caledonian was not going to be available in the US any longer.

As far as being kept a secret in the tobacco world I would credit this to bad marketing.

The tobacco has a mildness to the taste, could not really detect an aroma, but I credit that to my smoking aromatics that are cased with a Vanilla flavoring.

I first smoked this in a new Stokkebye and was a little surprized that there was little to no tongue bite. The tobacco was easily packed and once lit I had no problems in keeping the tobacco burning. It seemed to take on a mild sweet taste as the tobacco was being smoked down past the half-way point of the bowl

This smoked great in a medium sized bowl, but would most likely be better in smaller bowl. All in all I enjoyed the tobacco and will let the second tin age longer, or until I find more of the Caledonian Superior Mixture.

This is good stuff. I think it was the first aromatic I ever tried, and it was a good introduction. Since then it's been the one with the least casing; this still tastes like tobacco, but with a hazelnut flavour mixed in. I highly recommend this as a go-to smoke for people who just want a nice tobacco, and don't like their tobaccos too sweet.

Appearance: Mostly random sized pieces, about 60% medium reddish, 30 % lighter leaf, and 10% dark. My sample was an open can, which was already a bit on the dry side. This tells me that there is a minimum of Propylene Glycol

Aroma: Definitely an aromatic, but not cloyingly sweet. The aroma seemed to be hazelnut over Virginia tobacco.

Packing:. The smallish pieces pack easily in any bowl size, with no tendency to overpack.

Lighting: Lighting was often done with a single Vesta, and a mid-match tamp.

Initial flavor: The initial flavor is hazelnut, slightly sweet and qute nutty. The Virginia starts to add it?s own sweetness after the first few puffs. The blend, like many Danish aromaics, can become hot if puffed too strongly. A calm measured pace yields the maximum of flavor, and stays cool.

Mid-bowl: No surprises toward the middle, except that I?m enjoying it more than I usually enjoy an aromatic. Still cool, still dry, with delicate interplay between the Va. and the light flavoring. The ash appears to be light and fluffy

Finish: Wow, little to no dottle and a dry bowl at the end. The finish was in character wih the earlier phases of the smoke.

Summary: A really fine aromatic which could also appeal to fans of the lighter Virginias.

Particularly liked: The quality of the leaf, the delicacy of the flavoring, and the burning qualities.

Particularly disliked: Really nothing to dislike in this blend.

I'm not generally a fan of aromatic tobaccos, but keep a few around for when I'm in the mood. Like a good Danish aromatic, the flavoring doesn't overpower the taste of the tobaccos, allowing the taste of the burley and orientals to shine as well. The nuttiness of the Burley complements the hazelnut very well, and there is just enough Turkish in the blend to add an additional spicy touch, and the hazelnut aroma smells heavenly.



I detected no PG in this blend at all -- it dries out just as quickly as any uncased english blend. Nonetheless, it arrives in the tin at the perfect moisture level, and from the first pipeful this stuff lights easily and smokes dry down to the very bottom of the bowl.



It's not an incredibly complex blend (though more so than most aromatics), but it really is a very nice early morning pipe, with a cup of cafe au lait.

I don't know why this tobacco isn't more popular than it is. If I had to guess why, it would be because the labeling suggests its for the novice smoker and that tobacconist's are more prone to promote the stuff they sell in jars to someone looking for a good aromatic.

Don't let its lack of popularity or the fact that this is a danish aromatic fool you. This is world class blending at its best! It is made up of four base tobaccos - virginia, burley, black cav and turkish/oreintal. The blend is top noted with a medium hazelnut flavoring that brings out the nutty under tones of both the burley and turkish varieties.

It burns cool, to white ash and all the way down. You won't find any wet dottle here and only enough glycols are used to preserve it's contents during shipping and storage. It will dry up if left open for more than a few days.

I can't say enough good things about this blend. IMO, it's one on the best danish aromatics ever made and should appeal to just about anyone brave enough to try it. It's rich, nutty, complex and a very satisfying medium bodied smoke in all types of weather and conditions. You won't get any complaints about its aroma either!