Dan Tobacco London Blend No. 250
(2.80)
A really special flake tobacco, made from the best Virginia grades with 10% latakia and a pinch of perique, sweetly seasoned with natural plum extract.
Details
| Brand | Dan Tobacco |
| Blended By | Dan Tobacco |
| Manufactured By | Dan Tobacco |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Latakia, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Plum |
| Cut | Flake |
| Packaging | 100 grams tin |
| Country | Germany |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Very Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium to Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.80 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2016 | Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
The Virginias are very earthy, woody, bready with a little tangy dried dark fruit sweetness, and are the dominant component. The Cyprian Latakia is smoky, woody, eathy, lightly musty sweet in a support role. Its impact varies throughout the experience, but even at its least obvious, you’ll get the feel of it on your taste buds. The earthy, woody perique offers raisins, figs and spice in a minor role. You don’t always notice the spice, but when you do, it picks up the blend. The plum topping moderately sublimates the tobaccos, but weakens a mite by the half way point so you get more tobacco flavor from there to the finish. The strength and taste levels are medium. The nic-hit is a step short of in the center of mild to medium. Won’t bite or get harsh, and has few rough moments. The flakes easily break apart, and need no dry time. Burns slow, cool, clean and fairly smooth with a mostly consistent sweet and mildly savory flavor from top to bottom. Leaves very little moisture in the bowl, and requires some relights. Has a pleasant lingering after taste, and a smokey, woody room note. Not quite an all day smoke.
-JimInks
-JimInks
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2011 | Medium | Very Mild | Medium to Full | Tolerable to Strong |
First of all: London Series is not a brand. It is a serie of three blends (no. 250, no.750 and no. 1000) under the the name Timm, produced by D.T.M./Dan.
No. 250 is correctly described above as a Virginia Flake seasoned with Latakia & Perique, and a very light flavouring. I would think to something of the league of Old Ironside – or Latakia Flake no. 9 by Brebbia , just to call something of the same manufacturer – just the Latakia is more condimental (but enough to have SWMBO saying it stinks). Perique is just a trace, nothing to talk about other than some piquancy added.
It lights and burns very easy, cool & dry. The flavour is sweet, soapy and smoky. Seems to me I'm smoking some St. Bruno Flake, but no. 250 is consistently milder and has a clearly detectable latakia note. A bit piquant and astringent, but nothing really annoying. It nicely build during the bowl to a dark creamy smoke, leaving a very pleasant palate.
All in all this is a nice blend of it's own style, and I would suggest to Virginia flake lovers.
Three stars, no doubt.
No. 250 is correctly described above as a Virginia Flake seasoned with Latakia & Perique, and a very light flavouring. I would think to something of the league of Old Ironside – or Latakia Flake no. 9 by Brebbia , just to call something of the same manufacturer – just the Latakia is more condimental (but enough to have SWMBO saying it stinks). Perique is just a trace, nothing to talk about other than some piquancy added.
It lights and burns very easy, cool & dry. The flavour is sweet, soapy and smoky. Seems to me I'm smoking some St. Bruno Flake, but no. 250 is consistently milder and has a clearly detectable latakia note. A bit piquant and astringent, but nothing really annoying. It nicely build during the bowl to a dark creamy smoke, leaving a very pleasant palate.
All in all this is a nice blend of it's own style, and I would suggest to Virginia flake lovers.
Three stars, no doubt.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Dec 17, 2004 | Medium | Very Mild | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
This is I high quality "English" that is sure to please the latakia lover. Upon opening, a wonderful tidal wave of English essence oozes from the tin. There is a heaping helping of latakia in this blend. I love this blend alot yet I prefer many other English mixtures. Don't get me wrong though, this is top knotch stuff.
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