Dan Tobacco Da Vinci

This is the least favorite of my dealings with Dan's Tobacco. While it does smell good from the tin and the taste is somewhat acceptable, it just does not turn me on. Still, the tobak is of high quality leaves so I cannot give it less than two stars.

To Kylepoet: If you enjoy tobak's that smell good and does not set your tounge on fire or your g/f running for the fire extinguisher, you might want to sample Trout Stream from Pipes and Cigars. My g/f loves the smell and I have received no complaints from anyone else either. She also likes Dan's Tobacco Blue Note. But then I have my taste preferences and others have theirs.

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.

This is one of the first tins of tobacco I ever smoked. It was actually a lot of fun. I smoked this everywhere-- I was even rude or bold enough to walk into the grocery store with the bowl still smoldering-- and if ever a pipe tobacco could be called a chick magnet. . . well, anyway, it was a pleasure. Up until I bought my third tin. Then I don?t know what happened but I just felt like I needed something a little more substantial. Is that fair? Substantial, or something more notably tobacco than noticeably aromatic. Nevertheless, a fine smoke on its own merits, a fine beginner?s blend.

This blend can be confusing, even to an aromatic smoker. When I first bought this tin the tin note was like falling in love. I really loved the smell of the tobacco. The smoke was a little overwhelming though and I found I could not smoke it regularly. The longer this sits and the better I get at smoking, the more I like it. This is still an occasional smoke but it is one I look forward to. I would recommend it to buy if you're looking for something unusual.

Da Vinci has a wonderful looking tin, appealing to just about anybody causing them to buy some. Guess what, it happened to me. But, it was really worth it.

When you open the tin, pull back the covering and get ready for a wonderful aroma to greet you. The blend is comprised of strands of tan, brown and black tobacco that are awaiting the walls of a briar. The aroma is definitely wine and a little spice, but enjoyable. The tobacco comes dry enough to just load into your pipe and set it on fire.

When lighting the pipe you won?t have any problems keeping it lit. The blend stays burning nearly all the way through. You can smoke this at about any pace that you desire and not have to worry about tongue bite; unlike Blue Note which has the tendency to bite back.

The room will be filled with the presence of a winery. Sit down, break out a glass, and kick back and enjoy this wine blend by Dan Tobacco. This will not be a continual blend in my rotation, but I will definitely have several tins in my cellar.

Pipeing Joe _____(_)

This tobacco has a lovely aroma in the tin, kind of sugar-cookie-esque and sweet. As far as aromatics go, I've got others in which I would invest, but this is satisfying and tasteful for what it is. When I smoke aromatics I tend to lean towards vanilla- or peach-type flavor, and this is different. I got a good deal on a couple tins ($10 for both) and I'm glad I bought them. If you like to experiment, try a tin. If you already know what you like, stay there.

Tuscan red wine? Where? Only at the Olive Garden...

REVISITED: Later Impressions (basically a restatement of what I already said, but I felt it was incomplete):

This burns a little hot and smokey if allowed, but when in the mood for an aromatic "not in normal rotation", I am not disappointed. The room note truly is pleasant as the description says; though it is not specific, at least to our noses, and is vaguely sweet and confection-like. I was busy on the porch while burning and I believe my normal puffing style allowed it to get hot. Halfway through the bowl it turned briefly bitter and cigar like. Cooling and a pipe cleaner later, it was ok, though again smokey and bitter on relight. This lessened towards the end of the bowl.

My review maintains two stars and I doubt I will buy this again, simply because the negatives can be avoided while achieving the same positive smoke with another blend.

I am sure my experiences with this blend are similar to ones that every piper has.This was my first "real" blend. It was the "Tuscan" in the description that got my attention. I did not know of anything to do with "Virginia" or "Cavendish". I picked up a couple ounces with very little to go on. At the time, it was a flavorful affair and is probably a large reason why I kept with pipes. I loved the room note, as did anyone I smoked around, and the taste was a nice and pleasant thing.

Now, something like a year into the hobby, and I can barely stand it. The room note still gets compliments, but the flavor side ranges from candy to bitter (with little in between). The only complexity it has in flavor is the fact that it will taste worse and worse as the bowl goes down. It burns fair enough, but if let it dry (in pouch) for more than a month it burns hot enough to scorch me. The only way I can stop it from keeping it from causing me physical pain is if I keep it slightly moist, which is no good. I can smoke large bowls and get no real nicotine from it, not that I want to smoke large bowls of it.

The only reason I still use it is because I can smoke it around crowds. I am even a moderate fan of aromatics, from time to time, but this is not one that I like.I am grateful for this blend and its history in my collection, but I have moved on.

Oh, my... I hope the Tuscans, Da Vinci's heirs, and the makers of Chianti never find out about this one. I've had raw grappa that tasted better. I asked my g/f what she thought, she asked me to put it out because it was attracting bugs. I don't know what I'm going to do with the rest of this stuff, maybe it makes good fertilizer. From now on, I'll keep my Chianti in a glass on a checkered table cloth, and exercise extreme caution with any aromatic I pick up. it's my fault: I got sucked in by the ad copy.

Anybody have an idea of a decent aromatic that won't send my g/f looking for the fire extinguisher?

I'm not going to lie to you. This tobacco is what got me hooked on the pipe. As my tastes matured, though, i found myself pushing this tin further and further to the back of my desk drawer. I hadn't smoked this blend in a while, so i decided to give it one more try before i threw it away. The bottom line is. Too much flavoring. I mostly smoke virginias these days, and to come back to this was, how do i say it, not a pleasent experience. If you like aromatics, i might recomend it to you. Not for me anymore, i've moved on to much more beautiful things.