Dan Tobacco Da Vinci
(2.74)
A delightful blend of light Virginia grades combined with black cavendish. Infused with Tuscan red wine, this blend has a pleasant aroma.
Notes: Tin of mid 90's CAO Da Vinci (manufactured in the EU by D.T.M.) says, "Da Vinci pipe smoking tobacco made from golden light Virginia grades and soothing sweet mild black cavendish matured under addition of fullbodied red chianti wines from the growing area known as the Colli Senesi. A real pleasure for all spoilt smokers and tobacco connoisseurs, enjoy this sweet mild and pleasant smoke and its fragrant aroma."
Details
| Brand | Dan Tobacco |
| Blended By | Dan Tobacco |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Alcohol / Liquor |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | Germany |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.74 / 4
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Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 09, 2012 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
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.
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.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 17, 2011 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
I tried this one along with Black Velvet. I found them both similar in strength and overall taste. Both are a spicy aromatic. With Da Vinci, the tin aroma was fruity - almost sherbert-like. If you concentrate on the tin note you can pick up a wine-like essence. There was the hint of caramel while smoking. A very nice aromatic when you are in the mood for something different. Not harsh, no bite, a good, clean smoke all the way to the bottom of the bowl. Never ashy or cigarette-like. Burning characteristics were superior without any moisture or gurgle. A good tobacco presence throughout. Along with Black Velvet, a very tasty aromatic.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 28, 2011 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
I came to this blend during a time when I was mostly smoking English blends. With that in mind it made a surprisingly distinct impression on me. The tin note is a wonderful aroma of raisins and nuts that immediately hits your nose when you pop the top. The flavor surprisingly follows the initial aroma quite well. I enjoyed this blend in short and wide diameter pipes and found that it is a terrific blend to smoke indoors especially over a book or while writing a paper for college. It is fairly dry for an aromatic which I liked and the room note reminds me of what I feel like a man's study or library should smell like, I loved to open a book that I had been reading when I was smoking this and just take a deep whiff! I got several comments on this blend as I smoked it around others, especially girls would tell me that the smell reminded them of their grandfather smoking a pipe when they were young.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 14, 2010 | Mild | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
This Definitely has 2B the strangest-Tobacco I`ve ever Tried(out of a Tin)In a small pipe...this weed smokes like Hooka-Tobacco...the scenery Improves in a LARGE Pipe.My Grandfather smoked Old-Port(pouches)..which is a Cigar-Leaf-Style,cased with Port... DaVin;I find is just a High End-Old Port Mix...My Macarthur-Cob was the only pipe,that helped me finish up this Tobacco. Not My Cup of Tea 🙁
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 31, 2010 | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Very Pleasant |
It took me practically the whole tin before I could put my finger on what I thought of this blend.
Pembroke is one of my favorite blends because of the way the cognac so beautifully suffuses the flavor. So when I learned that red wine was the casing in this blend I figured I had to give it a try.
It's not a bad smoke. It burns beautifully and nicely fills the mouth with smoke. The room note gets applause from everybody. But try as I might, I could not make out any wine taste unless I convinced myself it was there, and even then I knew I was deceiving myself.
There is a flavour there, but I couldn't put my finger on it until I came across a couple of reviews that helped me define it. I find myself agreeing with The German and Smokey45 that this tastes like nothing so much as flavoured coloured paper. But it is nicely flavoured colour paper.
I can see why it has its fans, but I won't be buying another tin.
Pembroke is one of my favorite blends because of the way the cognac so beautifully suffuses the flavor. So when I learned that red wine was the casing in this blend I figured I had to give it a try.
It's not a bad smoke. It burns beautifully and nicely fills the mouth with smoke. The room note gets applause from everybody. But try as I might, I could not make out any wine taste unless I convinced myself it was there, and even then I knew I was deceiving myself.
There is a flavour there, but I couldn't put my finger on it until I came across a couple of reviews that helped me define it. I find myself agreeing with The German and Smokey45 that this tastes like nothing so much as flavoured coloured paper. But it is nicely flavoured colour paper.
I can see why it has its fans, but I won't be buying another tin.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 28, 2010 | Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
Read some positive reviews so thought I'd give this one a try. The package: quality leaf looks with the proper moisture content (as far as my preferences go). Design of the 50g bag so,so, but then again I'll move it to a proper jar.
The experience: Opening the pack reveals a somewhat pleasant smell, but I kinda missed the really pipe-tobacco-straight-out-of-tin-smell; wine? Nope – not detected. I doesn't have the could-just-eat-it kinda smell. First few puffs and a bit of disappointment; yes it is an aromatic, and it does have something there, but it just ain't fully flavored. The aroma is somehow there, but I do get the sense of comparing coke light to coke regular – know what I mean? Burns well till the very last bit, no bite.
Audience verdict: “stinky, but you don't have to leave the room. yet”
The afterthoughts: not sure I would buy this again; it is kinda flat in the taste, kinda diet, low cal.
The experience: Opening the pack reveals a somewhat pleasant smell, but I kinda missed the really pipe-tobacco-straight-out-of-tin-smell; wine? Nope – not detected. I doesn't have the could-just-eat-it kinda smell. First few puffs and a bit of disappointment; yes it is an aromatic, and it does have something there, but it just ain't fully flavored. The aroma is somehow there, but I do get the sense of comparing coke light to coke regular – know what I mean? Burns well till the very last bit, no bite.
Audience verdict: “stinky, but you don't have to leave the room. yet”
The afterthoughts: not sure I would buy this again; it is kinda flat in the taste, kinda diet, low cal.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 05, 2009 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Very Pleasant |
One of my favorites so far. This I believe may be something I keep around for a long time in stock. Tin note is great. Almost a subtle spicy wood smell. That same aroma greets you apon first light. Sip slow because this one can sour if pulled to hard. A very mild smoke that I have found is great for mid to afternoon smoke. A little to subtle for after dinner though.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 21, 2009 | Mild | Medium to Strong | Mild | Tolerable |
This is the first tinned aromatic I've tried. First impressions on opening the tin are of a very sweeeeet vanilla candy. I get nothing of the advertised wine beyond a vaguely fruity scent.
The aroma carries through well to the smoke. I was hoping it'd be a little more subdued. Very sweet, without much tobacco flavor. Too much flavoring, too little backbone to this one, and the room-note makes my girlfriend nauseous after a little while. Not completely without redeeming factors, I smoke this for a change of pace (out of a cob) but I won't be buying any more.
The aroma carries through well to the smoke. I was hoping it'd be a little more subdued. Very sweet, without much tobacco flavor. Too much flavoring, too little backbone to this one, and the room-note makes my girlfriend nauseous after a little while. Not completely without redeeming factors, I smoke this for a change of pace (out of a cob) but I won't be buying any more.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 15, 2009 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Opening the tin this tobacco smells like a strong mixture of vanilla, with a hint of honey.
Smoking at first is unsatisfying, burns a bit hot too.
Room note is a hint of vanilla, but not exactly pleasant.
After caking the bowl with this, the bitterness leaves a bit.
If you can manage to smoke this entire tin, the reward comes in the last 5-10 bowls.
Smoking at first is unsatisfying, burns a bit hot too.
Room note is a hint of vanilla, but not exactly pleasant.
After caking the bowl with this, the bitterness leaves a bit.
If you can manage to smoke this entire tin, the reward comes in the last 5-10 bowls.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 13, 2009 | Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium | Very Pleasant |
It's a nice sweet smoke, I was very able to detect the wine flavoring; it in my opinion it becomes very prominant and sweet the last 1/3 bowl, it's a bit to sweet for me a lot of the time. The room note is top notch. I only gave it 3 stars because I reach a limit on how much I want of it.
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