Dan Tobacco Da Vinci

I purchased this as a pouch in Salzburg and enjoyed it quite a bit. I've tried 4 or 5 bowls now. To me, the pouch scent is not really wine, it is sweeter. More like a fruit cake. The ribbon-cut tobacco packed nicely and burned really well. The taste when lit was pretty mild. Lady Nic was also mild in my opinion. The room note was pleasant and not overbearing. The taste let up a bit towards the end so I'll most likely not be trying too hard to make sure I smoke future bowls clear to the end. All-in-all I found this to be an interesting aromatic, so 3 of 4 smoke rings 🙂

Da Vinci is a high aromatic. I’d describe the tin note as sweet fruity candy soaked in red wine. No surprise should you be familiar with other Dan Tobacco aromatics, such as Blue Note. This one is a tad less sweet and therefore has that slight winy component in substitution.

The taste is creamy, nutty, sweet, fruity and winy. Also VAs and BC come through quite nicely, when the flavoring gets a little less intense after the first couple of draws. From start to finish Da Vinci gets less sweet and more winy. It may start to bite a little with eager puffing, but otherwise remains smooth and creamy. Strength wise I’d call it above medium among aromatics without filter. The room note gets a lot of compliments.

If you are specifically looking for an aromatic, this is one of the better ones out there and among the best DTM has to offer.

I don't drink, anymore at least, but I imagine the taste is what wine snobs call a "dry wine". I also detected a hint of almonds and perhaps a very mild cherry flavor. The flavor overall is pretty mild, especially compared to other wine flavored tobacco products. I managed to smoke the ounce I bought from a tobacco store, but probably wouldn't smoke this again, even if it was given to me.

I don't normally smoke aromatics. But when I am in the mood for one, this tobacco is definitely in the running. One thing I like about it is that it's not goopy like some aromatics and I don't get any glycol note at all. It's not a nice flavor of aged wine and maybe a hint of brandy. Great room note.

This is a real aromatic. If you crave tobacco taste looke elsewhere, but if you have a sweet tooth, this is a good quality Black Cavendish/Virginia blend with a fruity Vanilla flavor. Burns perfectly from initial light to bottom. The last fourth is dominated by a roasted sugary taste, but still very pleasant. Bystanders are very pleased by the room note.

At the opening you are invested with the amazing casting and a semi perfect moisting but when the time pass by the flavour and the casting pass by and leaves a so and so tobacco that doesn't reflect the one you bought.

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.

A nice little blend from Dan Tobacco. It is the first one I had with a wine flavoring to it. More than just a bit unusual, but it works in this blend. The tobaccos used are fine quality and this really is a very nice aromatic. Recommended.

A rather expensive tobacco, with an interesting character. The box declares "A real pleasure for all spoilt smokers and tobacco connoisseurs who prefer a sweet mellow smoke and fragrant aroma". "made from golden virginia grades and soothingly sweet black cavendish" "matured under addition of fullbodied and fruity red chianti wines...".

Out of the tin, it is not too dry nor too wet. The fragrance is extremely pleasurable and reminds of Panettone (traditional christmas italian cake). Once lit, it burns relatively well. May bite the tongue a bit, and despite the claim on the cover, I don't consider this tobacco to be particularly sweet when smoked. It is certainly mellow, with occasional earthy notes, some rare bitter sips, and a relatively mild room note in the same Panettone flavor. These flavor themes tend to come back after the smoke, leaving a pleasant aftertaste which may tend to sweet.

I am torn on this tobacco. It is not my favorite but also a relatively valuable product. If you buy it with the hope of finding Chianti notes you will be disappointed, but it may surprise you anyway with a product that is an overall appreciable experience.