Dan Tobacco Da Vinci

This is an enjoyable, lightly aromatic tobacco. It smokes cool and dry and possesses a set of fairly deep and rich flavors that don't completely overwhelm the underlying tobaccos.

I picked up a pouch of this last month while on the road and, despite the insanely high price I paid, I've enjoyed the dozen or so bowls I've smoked. The pouch features a ribbon-cut mix of golden and black Cavendish with perhaps a little golden Virginia as well. There were several large sticks in the 50 g pouch, which is about the only negative I can think of. Moisture was perfect from the pouch and I loaded up straight away.

This is supposed to be an aromatic flavored with Tuscan red wine—Chianti Colli Senesi of all things. As others have pointed out, anyone familiar with the red wines of Tuscany (or anywhere else, for that matter) will probably find this to be a load of hokum. Prompted by the pouch text, I suppose I can smell something vaguely wine-like in the aroma. But if it's winey, it's more like the caramel-raisin-vanilla complex of scents that define wines like Malmsey Madeira and Tawny Port. Whatever it is, the aroma is pleasant and has genuine depth and fullness.

The tobacco in the pouch I bought was quite dry and I find it offers a clean, dry smoke, too. I have no idea what the tobacco is like out of the tin. The flavors on the palate are similar to the pouch aromas—dried fruit (raisins and prunes), caramel, a little vanilla. It's also quite a smoky blend for an aromatic, which I like.

Da Vinci is not something I will smoke often, but I do think it is a very good aromatic. The flavors are rich enough and the nicotine is high enough that I always felt satisfied after a bowl.

Mild in strength but an elegant blend. The Virginia shines the most and the special processing presents a rather bitter sweet smoke with some nice tartness. Not an everyday sort of blend for me but certainly one with a visit every now and then.

Pipestud

I opened this tin with some trepidation, as I'm not a big fan of aromatics, however, I can't let tobacco go to waste. Really, I didn't know what to expect as the reviews varied wildly on this one, but I was pleasantly surprised. The tobacco was slightly wet (which is typical of many aro's) and nicely colored, light baccy's, medium baccy's and some dark baccy's. The nose was simply outstanding from the tin, and this carried through after the light. It lit well and poured out gobs of aroma. Let there be no doubt, this is a true aromatic. A good aro. The taste reminded me of a cross between Revelation (the Match I recently puffed) and a black cav, and, something else (what that something else is I couldn't say). I didn't really catch much of the alcohol additive. It did burn hot especially towards the end (I had to spit frequently) and the backwash was a bit acrid, but, other than those two negatives I enjoyed this blend. It's sure to be a crowd pleaser, too. Frankly, this is one of the better aro's I've tried and I heartily recommend it (especially to aro puffers).

Keep on piping!

I don't smoke aromatics much, but this is one of the few that I really love. I try to keep some around along with the other aromatics I have found to be of excellent quality-- G.L Pease Barbary Coast, Benjamin Hartwell Evening Stroll, Ashton Original Oldchurch and Butera Sweet Cavendish. I thought that Chianti flavoring sounded unusual and being of Italian descent, I had to try it. Unlike a lot of aromatics, this one burns cool and dry for having so much flavoring. The flavoring definitely dominates the tobacco, but hey, that's usually the reason to smoke an aromatic. With the Chianti flavoring, there's not another aromatic around like it. It has a wonderful bouquet both in the tin and while smoking. I find most aromatics too perfumy, wet and hot. (I'm talking tobacco here guys). When looking for the opposite, I end up with something that is too mild. This blend provides full flavor while remaining dry and cool as with the other aforementioned blends.

Uno dei primi tabacchi che fumai. I ricordi mi parlano di una mistura di qualità, piacevole, mai stucchevole, al Chianti. Lo riproverò presto. Non richiede una pipa dedicata, pur avendo un aroma caratteristico.

A quality aromatic, without any of the flaws of most aromatic tobaccos I know: this Da Vinci tastes like what it smells and it smells great. Also, smoked with the right cadence, it doesn't attack the tongue. It is highly recommended to smoke from time to time and alternate it with the usual mixtures. It may not be to smoke every day. The brand advertises the flavoring of a Tuscan wine, possibly a Chianti. However, some experts say that it is more similar to the flavor of a hot German wine, with aromas of cloves, cinnamon ...

I give it three and a half stars rounded to three.

I'm an English-Balkan lover but, in my more than 15 years of pipesmoking, I tried also some aromatic tobaccos. Da Vinci is one my favourites: it is not too sweet, not boring and it has a certain complexity. Highly recommended to any aromatic-adept. 3,5/5 in my personal rating system.

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.