Dan Tobacco Da Vinci

This is my go-to blend, The taste is great, pouch smell is super. Room note keeps the wife and daughter off my case. The fruit notes of wine set the overall taste and the tobacco blend never bites.

I really like this tobacco. I am not usually a lover of aromatics. This is due to two main reasons. First, they are just a bunch of false advertisements. How many times have us pipe smokers been forced to say "I don't taste any _____"? They always have these luscious and mouthwatering tin descriptions that never live up to their own hype. My other complaints with aromatics is the burn characteristics. Aromatics are by far the hardest genre of tobacco to get to burn well. Kinda frustrating when you think that most beginners are starting on aromatics. It is hard enough to pack and light, and keep a pipe going. Once you add a wet goopy blend you have the definition of frustration.

This tobacco does not suffer from these qualities. In fact, it is almost hard for me to think of this blend as an aromatic. The burn on this stuff is great. It does not appear to me to be moist and it stays lit quite well. At the conclusion of a pipeful of this blend I am met by fine gray ash and a dry heel, something that does not often happen at the end of most aromatic bowls.

As to the flavor of this blend. This is where things get tricky. The flavor is very nice, but I don't understand the "Italian Red Wine" that they claim. I tend to get nice flavors, not really discernible from each other but really tasty. I sometimes think I get a hint of coconut out of this one, but it is fleeting and far in between appearances. I do not see any wine relation here.

Overall really nice. Another great offering from Dan tobacco.

Highly recommended.

I must admit, I never would have selected an aromatic blend enhanced with wine. I do enjoy Rum blends, some Brandy and Whiskey blends but never thought a wine and tobacco combination would be appealing. That being said, after a long conversation with my local tobacconist one day he suggested I give this blend a try. Well, the man knows his bussiness ! I found Da Vinci to be smooth, sweet and delicious. The hint of Tuscan wine is mild and fleeting both in the pouch and in the smoke creating an excellent dimension. The blend has an overall honeyed sweetness that when combined with the mild and musty red wine flavors creates a truley unique and one of a kind smoking experiance.

Da Vinci is a "MUST TRY" for the fan of aromatic blends.

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A very smooth, luxurious smoke with the famous ?Blue Note? touch in the background. The Tuscan red wine has just the right touch to make this blend very tasty. Bold yet not overpowering. Dan Tobacco has never let me down and the room note is awesome. This blend did not bite but left a velvet-like taste on the tongue. ?Elegantly tasty? describes this blend well. You won?t be disappointed in my opinion. One of my favorites!

I had almost put the pipe down altoghether, and then I found this wonderful blend. In a word "Awesome". The Tuscan Cianti fusion creates a magical aroma with a taste to match. Added bonus - the wife absolutely loves the aroma. Everywhere I go, I usually get at least one "Oh my Gosh! What is that?". The taste is a wonderfully smooth red wine overtone with little to no tongue bite. I have found none better, however, I have yet to try Milango (yet to find it).

Now, here's the rub: CAO was bought by Dan Tobacco last January. Dan has decided to discontinue production of the CAO pipe tobacco blends. Supplies are dwindling fast. What is the future of these wonderful blends? Nothing official as of yet. The CAO rep said there wasn't any mention of it at their last sales conference. The word on the street is that Dan sold the formula to one of their manufacturing companies in Sweden, who will rebrand and redistribute the blends in the future.

theThinker

upon purchasing this tobacco a while back i was very suprised on the smell. it smells amazing! i immedietly thought it would be way to sweet for my liking but to my suprise it wasnt at all. the taste was apparent through the entire smoke but was never overwhelming. i have found i like it the most when given a day or two to dry a little bit. but it comes straight out of the bag dry enough to be enjoyed. (i bought it from my local tobacconist who carries it in bulk so i have not had the chance to try it out of a tin but im assuming the moistness is very close to out of the bag.) i personally love this tobacco and now buy it in the bulk. personally it reminds me of tirimisu for whatever reason it reminds me of it. i find it as a good smoke for the beginning or expirienced pipe smoker. it is a good all day puffer. unfortunatley i dont get to puff away in the mornings as much as id like to. but i do enjoy this tobacco very much so it is an old friend to me and always remains loyal. my favorite expiriences with this tobacco is after dinner sitting in my recliner with my head tilted back puffing away and through the faint but apparent smoke clouds infront of me i cant help but smile.

I love this stuff. It's the first tobacco that I smoked and I still think it's one of the best around. The room note is wonderful. The flavor is not too strong but still tasty. My wife even recognizes when I have this packed. An all round great aromatic. Not too sweet and not too bland. It travels the mid road with me. I love to go back to this from time to time to remember when I first discovered the magic of smoking aromatics in a pipe.

Da Vinci is a classic, luxurious, aromatic smoke. The flavor has wonderful depth, and remains true all the way through the bowl. I taste light red wine, yet I would not characterize this tobacco as terribly sweet. Despite being an aromatic, it burns relatively cool. Don't be put off by the rich tin aroma -- give it a try.

The middle aged man poured himself a brandy and found his favorite chair. His velour smoking jacket echoed the richness of the Da Vinci he puffed in his rusticated Savinelli. Feet up, workday done, he inhaled the aroma of the liquor in his snifter and leaned his head back. The clouds of white smoke billowing from his pipe and toward the open window carried his worries away.

An arotic smokers dream.Ive smoked or rather tried to smoke tobacco infused with some type of spirits before but they all fell short of a tranquil experience.Hot and bitter after the spirits burned off.Da Vinci keeps its flavor throughout the bowl,any size. A beautiful blend of golden and dark tobaccos with equal portions of each.Packs and lights well with clouds of blue smoke at the first touch of flame.Puff slowly though tounge bite can occur remember this is an aromatic. Even with the flavoring my tin was not moist but rather dry and ready to burn,honestly as a reformed cig smoker I dont have the patience to wait months or even days. An enjoyable experience for any pipe lover especially for the drugstore smoker lokking for an improvement.