Dan Tobacco Da Vinci

A fine aromatic. It's sweetness isn't candy like, but pleasant. Can be smoked all day. A good starter tobacco.

A truly unique aromatic blend overflowing with flavor.This is one that my girlfriend loves for me to smoke.I found it on the sample table of one of my pipe club's meetings.Untill then I'd never heard of it.I'll be buying more of this spirited blend.. Recommended! prep ******Update Sept.1st "04"***** This blend got really "sicky sweet" really fast.The flavor also lingers around in a pipe forever, similarly to "Blue Note". I do'nt plan on trying this again...

I bought this on a whim from the local tobacconist's deep discount chest--at sixty percent off what was the worst that could happen?

Well, turns out it's an excellent smoke. On opening the tin, one is greeted with a boozy sort of coconut-y/vanilla-ish smell (those are the technical terms, I'm afraid...) And as a rare bonus in an aromatic, it's nicely dry in the tin, not goopy at all.

Smokes fairly drily, with an intriguing flavour. Tastes closest to an anisette biscotti dipped in vin santo. Flavour intensifies but does not change over the course of the bowl.

It's a taste that goes right to my heart, and I smoked the tin in record time. There will be more purchased as this will become a regular part of my rotation.

I have somked this on occassion for a couple of years, and I must say, I don't smoke it for my own pleasure. This is one of the "wife pleasing" varieties. The kind she is glad to see you pull off the mantle when company is coming for dinner.

This tobacco is all top dressing. Were it to be removed, the tobacco wouldn't make a decent cigarette. It has all the intricacies of a bowling ball, and about the same number of notes as a didgeriedoo. Underneath all that candy-coating lies a tobacco with all the character of a pirhana. You can do it some justice by mixing in a few coctails, say, scotch on ice. However, I wouldn't recommend Chevis Regal. There's no sense ruining a good libation like that. No, I'd say Wild Turkey would do the trick. You need something strong to dull the senses enough to muddle through this brand. If you have a wife that hates you enough to kill you over that latakia-burdened blend you use, then DaVinci will definitely have her helping you find your lighter and tamper. But if you smoke pipes for your own pleasure, and it's tobacco you wish to taste when you smoke tobacco, then I'd say let this one be.

This is yet another one of my favorites. I find its flavor very sweet and appealing. I would say that it smokes with an almost creamy sweetness with a hint of Chianti. This flavor change places as you progress through the bowl ending with the full flavor of Chianti. Some might not like this due to the fact that the flavor lingers in your mouth for quite some time but if you find it pleasant it is not a problem. There is no noticeable bite and smokes relatively cool the only problem is that it smokes very wet out of the tin. I tried several different packing techniques and tried to smoke as slowly as possible and it still smoked very wet. Once things are allowed to dry out a little the problem diminishes. Room note is pleasant to neutral. A great after dinner smoke.

This stuff just doesn't do it for me. It has way too much sweetness for this boy. While I don't mind a bowl of blue note once in a great while, this was just too aromatic for me. I think that this should mightily appeal to the aromatic smoker however, as the tobacco is of high quality and the flavor and room note are wonderful, however lacking any natural tobacco essence whatsoever.

I had my doubts about this tobacco when I first openned the lid and smelled the fruitiness, as I prefer the Vanilla aromatics.

It packed fairly well and lit pretty easily, not really harsh as I thought it would be, although it can come up and bite the tongue if smoked to fast. It has a unique aroma and flavor about it that I find appealing not as fruity as the open tin lead me to believe. I did find this tobacco to keep my interest as it gave a little sweetness to the taste about half way through the bowl.

This is similar to Blue Note, Sweet Vanilla Honeydew, and Gold Blend that really needs a designated pipe to smoke this tobacco. I did prefer this in a smaller bowl over my larger bowl pipes.

While not unpleasant, this was one tin I could not finish.

Tobacco taste is slight. The casing provides al the taste. Burns a bit hot.

Very potent in the tin. This is a nice smoke that lights well and is sweet on the pallet. Fruity, I can't tell what flavour hits me the most. It is cased with chianti.

It starts off a little weak but the flaour builds as the bowl burns. I was very impressed with the flavour and will keep this on hand when a sweet aromatic is called for.