Torben Dansk Blue Note

The tin smells of strawberry, raisin, and vanilla. It's very pleasant. My only wish is that these smokes could taste more like they smell. The tin was an absolute chore to open, but most tins are.

The taste is good. Even if I draw too fast, I get a different taste (that most consider bad) but I still enjoy it. I do regularly burn my tongue. I can never seem to help it. I just do, but the flavor (which is totally unlike the smell, but still good.) Is somewhat fruity, but what you're really tasting is the virginia tobacco. Cavendish doesn't have any real depth, but it provides a slight smokiness. There is a sweetness that the virginia provides, and the only pain in the butt is keeping the pipe clean smoking these. There's always a wet residue left over when I smoke these too fast, and unfortunately, I do most of my pipe smoking whle driving. (Thus not paying the attention I should)

I've outgrown this blend, but it's fine for beginners.

Daniel J. Morlan

Blue Note?. What an aromatic! Wow, this has to be the sweetest pipe tobacco I have ever had. The flavor is supposed to be fruit, but all I can taste is the vanilla bourbon that comes off as a caramel flavor to me. Very bold, very sweet, and a room not that will have people smiling.

It burned amazingly dry and cool for such a heavily cased tobacco.

Middle of the road Aromatic with good Virginia tobacco,cavendish,and some flovouring that compliments the tobacco well. A good starter tobacco,with little bite.

About a year ago I tried my first tin of Blue Note. Several tobacco forums had people recommend this blend for those who like aromatics and so I wanted to give this a try.

When I first cracked open the tin, I was overwhelmed by the fruity smell. It was very pleasant and seemed like something that should be eaten rather than smoked. The tobacco was very wet and needed to dry a bit.

When I fired up my pipe, the room note was pretty strong but I particularly like a crowd-pleasing pipe blend. This tobacco fits the bill in this regard, that's for sure. Everyone that would smell this brand commented on the great smell.

It seems like Blue Note burned a bit hot and I had a lot of tongue bite. That would be because the tobacco doesn't lend itself to a lazy enjoyment. The sweet flavor/smell seems to make me smoke it more quickly as if I was eating a piece of cake. Hard to eat sweets at a slow pace!

Initially I thought I found "my" aromatic. However as the months went by, I was disappointed with the lack of substance to the tobacco. Yes it smelled nice but after a bowlfull, I felt like I had just had a bunch of smoke - it seemed to become more like eating cotton candy than having a slice of rich pastry. It left me unsatisfied.

I am on the fence on this one. On the one hand it meets my needs for a great smelling tobacco and something that tastes sweet. However, I also feel like I waste my time after my smoke because there isn't anything else to this brand. I may keep it on hand to share with other pipe smokers that I run across that like aromatics and that have never tried Blue Note. Otherwise I am not sure I will use this more than sweetening up the room.

Wheww!!! Talk about a very intense aromatic! This stuff has the most flavoring I have ever tried in an aromatic. It has high quality leaf however- and that truly makes all the difference. Although you can taste very little tobacco over the casing- what you can taste is most definitely virginia. I love the vanilla boubon aroma in the can and can pick up a bit of cherry as well. This aroma is from this point on the predominant taste and smell for the whole bowl. Needless to say other people absolutely love the room note. I have taken to mixing it with McClelland's bulk #5100 half anf half for a little bit more tobacco flavor and fullness. I still can't say that this is one of my favorite tobaccos- purely because I am not a fan of aromatics. However, I can recognize a quality tobacco when I smoke one and this is definitely that. If you want to try an aromatic with quality leaf anf casing and don't want to smoke a bowl of propylene glycol- give this stuff a try. You won't be disappointed!

I found Blue Note to be a quality blend that is one of the few aromatics I've tried that doesn't seem to be over-cased. It was slightly too moist when first opened, but only took a day or two after opening the tin for the moisture level to be just right.

This tobacco burns well, stays lit (after air drying in the tin)and I didn't notice any after taste left in my pipes.

My wife didn't like the room note, but then, I'm one of those fortunate fellows who's SO prefers the smell of natural tobaccos.

Smokers who prefer aromatics should give this one a try and smokers who prefer naturals, might one to try this one when around non-smokers.

Blue Note seems to me to be very much like Solani 369, just not as refined. Upon opening the tin, the vanilla smell overpowers all the others. The tobacco was overly moist, but being a newbie I put it in the old Peterson meer anyhow. The tobacco lit well, but did not stay lit for very long. The bowl needed constant re-lighting I was instantly greeted with a very full body vanilla smell and taste. While not completely over powering, it was very strong to me. Important note that while strong, the taste was pleasant.

I was also greeted by quite a bit of gurgle (probably from over moist tobacco) and at the bottom there was so much goop it was difficult to light.

The room aroma left a little to be desired, and remained for well over 24 hrs without any other smoking being done.

All in all, not a bad smoke, maybe better if dried out first. Definitely not an everyday one though.

There are many pipe smokers who 1) appreciate quality tobaccos and 2) really enjoy this blend. I like to think that I am in category 1, but I am definitely not in category 2. This tobacco is far too mild for my taste. When I finish a bowl, I don't feel as if I've smoked at all. More importantly, the flavoring- which to me tastes like plain M&Ms candy-is absolutely overwhelming, smothering whatever tobacco taste may be present. Even worse, the flavor does not change as you smoke; it's the same one-dimensional M&Ms taste the whole way down. Perhaps most damning is that the flavor stays in the pipe long after you've thrown or given away the stuff. Having said this, I might at least recommend this to a novice pipe smoker who has no previous experience smoking; the mildness may appeal to you, at least for a while....

Wonderful tin note, pure tropicana. I am definitely excited to smoke Blue Note with the recent heat wave in my area. Unfortunately, I am disappointed by yet another aromatic. The "dry hot air" criticism is valid here. There isn't much tobacco flavour, but the aromatic flavourings are quite intense here. I can imagine a die-hard aromatic fan might enjoy this, but it speaks to the lack of quality in the Virginias. The flavours start off as tropical fruit bowl with some citrus, and the vanilla and coconut becomes more apparent halfway through with lingering notes of citrus. This leaves an intense soapy aftertaste, and I must mention here that I don't consider Lakelands to be soapy. Nicotine is a bit higher than most aromatics, leaning closer to medium than mild, so this blend does satisfy in that department. The room note leaves a little to be desired considering how intensely fruity the tin note is. 2/4 — it's going to be tough to finish this tin.