Dan Tobacco London Blend No. 1000

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.

She comes across with latakia. But her latakia mixes perfect with her virginians and orientals. I notice incense, soap, wood and some citrus. Her smoke is creamy which gives sweet sour and dry notes. At end I noticed coffee note.

She is adult tobacco. She gives very good nic.

She did not bite this tongue.

The scent of this tobacco is his passport and is really very inviting: I feel sweet notes of Virginia, spicy notes of the Oriental and especially the Latakia with its characteristic smoked aroma. At the sight it has a nice dark color, to the touch the ribbon cut is irregular but it loads well in the pipe. . For this reason I recommend rather large pipes to consume this tobacco. At the opening of the tin the humidity is right, you can smoke just bought. This tobacco is my point of reference, which I consume every day. On the basis of my experience I would say that it has the defect of tending to dry with a certain speed and also, once drier the tobacco tends to give in smoked of a sour and pungent note that the tobacco with the right humidity does not have.. The combustion is good and it regulates very well. This blend This mixture gives in the pipe a full aroma, good body and good tolerability. In my opinion a good example of English Mixture and I highly recommend it as such to all latakia addicted...

RM Bittner's review says it all. A good solid mixture that doesn't need to be rushed. Big and beautiful, I highly recommend it.

This is a very good blend; I've gone through almost a pound of No. 1000 in a variety of pipes and it has always delivered a good smoke. It was my enjoyment of Dan Tobaccos Bill Bailey's Balkan Blend that led me to give this blend a try and it has not disappointed me. I would say it is a little more "full" than BBBB; perhaps a little more astringent and not quite as sweet. It's moisture level has always been just right out of the mylar bag; it burns and behaves very well, does not bite and leaves clean dry ash when you get to the bottom of the bowl. There is just a hint of an elusive taste or essence that I have not been able to pin down; it reminds me of Samuel Gawith's Perfection. Perhaps it's vanilla? Whatever it is, it provides this blend a uniqueness lacking in a lot of English Mixtures. Highly recommended.

Another incredible blend from Dan Tobacco, London Blend #1000 delivers the goods. A very full English blend with enough latakia to make any wife scream. Despite the heavy load of latakia (which is more evident in the aromas, both tin and room) the other component tobaccos hold their own rather wll and #1000 is surprisingly balanced. It is definitely full, very rich and luxurious. To quote many reviewers, this tobacco is a symphony of flavors which tantalize as well as satisfy. This is also a favorite winter smoke of mine. There is nothing like sitting by a burning fireplace reading a book, or listening to some Bill Evans, with a large pipe filled with #1000; as whiffs of the powerful smoke bellow from the bowl. Life is good.

Wow! What was that?

Second time I got blown away by a tobacco! This time for how deliciously tasty this one was!

We have to jump through hoops to get pipe tobacco here in India, however, this has always been available with my regular dealer and I finally pulled the trigger after researching on each one of available baccys and narrowed down on this for its alluring “after dinner” attribute.

It arrived today, and after I duly finished dinner like a good boy, I headed to unpack this 100g vacuum sealed pack. Packed my pipe and a huff and a puff later, I can’t help but admit that the Dan thing is pretty awesome!

My palate is still not refined enough to distinguish what flavour is from what kind of tobacco, but whatever makes this baccy so fine tasting, I love it!

It certainly wasn’t as strong as Bayou Morning Flake, and as a matter of fact, it seemed quite mild to me, even Orlik gives a stronger nic hit than this one, although I was led to believe that this London no 1000 was to be on the stronger end of the spectrum. Not necessarily true.

Is Dan Tobacco an underdog of the pipe tobacco world? I barely hear much of it in the fb groups.

Well, all in all, a great smoke was had and I’m writing this from bed like a naughty boy (I could get a spanking for this), but I had to express my utter delight with this tobacco after a series of disappointing experiences with Amphora Rich and Captain Black Cherry, 7 Seas Royal, to name a few.

So good night to all you fine gents, for tonight I sleep a happy man.

Wow, this is great stuff!

Some of the enthusiastic reviews here prompted me to put this on my TAD list, even though at a sale price it was still rather pricey at $27. So, I was hoping it would deliver something special – and it did. All three of the primary ingredients are simply superb. I don’t think I’ve ever been this impressed with African Virginias, I mean the depth and richness are some of the best I’ve tasted. The Turkish leaf seems to be from an exceptional vintage, with no sharp or sour edges. Besides the usual Balkan flavors there is a kind of fresh baked bread taste here that reminds me of the mellow brown colonial bread served at King’s Arm Tavern (if you’ve ever been to Colonial Williamsburg).

Somewhere I saw a review that characterized this as a bit of hardcore thug. That was not my impression at all in any of the five different pipes I’ve tried it in (Falcon, meer, briar – all good). I’d say the blend is uncommonly smooth from start to finish, and I have not got a harsh note from it. Dare I say it has a bit of that original Balkan Sobranie magic?

Figures I’d fall for the priciest option on the market, so I won’t be stocking up heavily on this one, just a few canisters for the cellar. I’d love for this to be my daily bread but I’m afraid it will have to be reserved for special occasions.

If you like English/Balkans, you’ve got to try this one!

It is a difficult state to understand personally, the tobacco in the can is not preserved in an optimal way, sometimes it can happen wet and sometimes dry. The first times I smoked it he will not be able to find the right combination to fully understand its complexity, loading it by pressing it does not give me anything back, loading it with a rain method and adjusting only at the end by pressing it almost nothing gives me back the best of himself and has become a of my favorite blends. I recommend that you get it just as soon as you load it into your pipe. Reading the other reviews known that many compare to the Balkans Sobranie or consider the Timm 1000 as the heir to the BS, these people and reviewers are right. I was lucky enough to smoke all the versions of the original BS and also a couple of versions of the BS 759, although the taste is different, has a similarity in depth and complexity that makes it more similar to the BS 759 than to the black and white BS. I also noticed a certain similarity in taste to the McClelland Wilderness. If cured and loaded well this tobacco is personally unsurpassed. It burns well, leaves no moisture, the note in the room is pleasantly incensed. Highly recommended to everyone.