Dan Tobacco London Blend No. 1000

This was a weird experience for me. I loved the initial taste and loved the smell. Rich, dark, smokey and just a little sweet. Easy to pack and easy to keep lit. At first I thought I had found another favorite.

Then it hit me. This tobacco left an off/unpleasant aftertaste in my mouth. In some ways, it was like I had just smoked a bowl of some goopy sugar-coated drug store tobacco. You know . . . the kind that no longer looks like natural tobacco but some semi-translucent perma-moist stuff that will last forever. In all seriousness, it's almost as if the tobacco was cased. Strange because the tobacco smoke is not really sweet like it was cased, it's just that after I finished the bowl, it sure seemed like it was. Very odd and I can't explain it.

But for the aftertaste, I would keep this around.

This blend was recommended to me in Prague by a tobacco shop vendor. While the appearance, presentation and smell off the tin is nice, it all goes down hill after the first few minutes of smoking it.

My biggest complain is the very sweet topping/casing that distracts me from enjoying the Latakia and the other tobaccos. As with all cased/topped Latakia mixures, the aftertaste is horrible for me. Latakia smokers who like Frog Morton and other mixtures of the genre will love London Blend. Fortunately my friend likes all Latakia iterations so I was happy to give the tin to him, I hate to waste tobacco by throwing it in the thrash can.

Virginia lover

My oh My, apple pie! This is one fine blend with a strength that just suits me well. I found that the VA is the star, but the Latakia and Turkish additions are good supports. I liked the sweet/sour interplay and the hints of mustiness and smokiness were very pleasant. Though not as complex as some other English blends, I really enjoyed that this mixture was right at my level of tolerance regarding strength and did not cross that threshold. This is an after meal dessert to be sure...better than apple pie 🙂 All other aspects were in order, packed and lit well, remained lit, good moisture level, excellent VA dominated aroma and a good volume of smoke. I really like the way this just came at me and I knew immediately this would be an arm wrestling match with no winner that turned into a friendly handshake just as quickly. Well done. Highest Recommendation! JCITLATW

Full English as its moniker implies. Does not disappoint in the flavor department with latakia decidedly in the forefront. Smoky, spicy, chewy, and dense flavors abound. I usually don't migrate to latakia-heavy blends, but this one is special. Great Va. and Turkish leaf tone down the lat just enough to make the blend work.

Review based on a 2008 8oz bag, opened 3/10/10.

I am dismayed at the low ratings this blend has received from some reviewers. It is a high-quality, latakia-forward English -- with NO added casings/flavorings/sweetening of any kind, despite what some here have noted -- that delivers a wonderfully rich, consistent, and satisfying smoke.

I should note that I prefer English blends that put the Virginias a little bit in the background; too much in the background, and you start to move into Balkan territory. . . too little, though, and I lose the smokey oriental aromas and flavors that help to make an English an English. So I look for balance.

Dan Tobacco's mixture delivers beautifully. For me, it helps that the Virginias being used are African; they naturally have a darker flavor that helps them sit nicely in the mix.

For me, this is a fine example of a standard English blend, and I highly recommend it as such.

This is a nice late night smokey tobacco which is best smoked in large diameter pipes. It doesn't seem very popular but I think it is worth the price ($15) I pay for it. It does not bite and is full of leathery latakia and quality Virginias. Give it a try! Better than, but similar to, Dunhill middle strength English blends except of course 965 which contains cavendish.

Upgrading my rating of this tobacco. Blend stays consistent from tin to tin. A lot of complexity, becoming my regular English.

Ok this is as good as Dunhill's London Blend use to be. An enjoyable English Blend no matter where was made. A good amount of latakia mixed with just the right portion of Orientasl. The Virgina keeps this blend from getting to out of control while smoking. This is a full English blend but to over powering for the novice English Smoker. Good stuff!!!!!!!! Packs easy and lites quick.

This is a beautiful tobacco blend. It has the body of a t-bone steak and a very good balance for a strong latakia blend. The African Virginia's give an almost sweet and creamy note to the blend and the Turkish tobaccos cool the mixture down from getting out of control. I would not smoke this blend often in the summer, too full but boy is it nice at other times.

Compared to other German attempts at English mixtures this is certainly a good one. It has it all: a decent deepness, some nicotine punch, it is nicely balanced towards the latakia and oriental components, a perfect cut and a fine burning... So, where's the problem? The problem is that this blend is heavily cased, though not flavoured in a strict sense. You can clearly detect an alcoholic background note and I tasted a strong plastic note, probably due to the excess of casing agents.