Dan Tobacco Limerick
(2.94)
A rich Virginia tobacco with 5% perique added to keep the mixture cool on the palate. A dark, smooth, wonderful flake tobacco.
Details
| Brand | Dan Tobacco |
| Series | Treasures of Ireland |
| Blended By | Dan Tobacco |
| Manufactured By | Dan Tobacco |
| Blend Type | Virginia/Perique |
| Contents | Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Other / Misc |
| Cut | Flake |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | Germany |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Extremely Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.94 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 27, 2020 | Very Mild | None Detected | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Pleasant to Tolerable |
It's been said many times that the opposite of love is not hate -hate would at least be something. No, the opposite of love is apathy. Limerick is not a "bad" tobacco, per se, it's just... nothing.
Mechanically, it burns well (if a little hot) and the flakes look and smell delightful. But that's where the party unfortunately ends, because it's essentially flavorless. And when it's not flavorless, it's bitter. Depth, sweetness, spice -basically the reasons WHY you smoke a pipe- just forget it. You won't find any of that here. And that is Limerick's biggest offense: it just doesn't respect your time as a pipe smoker. When there are literally hundreds of different blends out there to try, there is no compelling reason to ever smoke Limerick. Of that much, I am certain.
Look, I gave this stuff more than a fair shake. I had a couple of bowls last summer and was pretty sure it was garbage. But I gave it a year to age and then today I loaded up one of my favorite pipes -a big Ser Jacopo Maxima- and eagerly fired up outside under the gorgeous early-autumn sun. It was pure disappointment from start to finish. A big misstep from Dan Tobacco Germany.
Mechanically, it burns well (if a little hot) and the flakes look and smell delightful. But that's where the party unfortunately ends, because it's essentially flavorless. And when it's not flavorless, it's bitter. Depth, sweetness, spice -basically the reasons WHY you smoke a pipe- just forget it. You won't find any of that here. And that is Limerick's biggest offense: it just doesn't respect your time as a pipe smoker. When there are literally hundreds of different blends out there to try, there is no compelling reason to ever smoke Limerick. Of that much, I am certain.
Look, I gave this stuff more than a fair shake. I had a couple of bowls last summer and was pretty sure it was garbage. But I gave it a year to age and then today I loaded up one of my favorite pipes -a big Ser Jacopo Maxima- and eagerly fired up outside under the gorgeous early-autumn sun. It was pure disappointment from start to finish. A big misstep from Dan Tobacco Germany.
Pipe Used:
Ser Jacopo
Age When Smoked:
1.5 years
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 01, 2004 | Medium to Strong | Mild | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
A soft and easy to rub out flake, very honey-smelling in the tin. Initially dry like a dry martini, then some dark sweetish-honeyish notes which are very nauseating,. Not too strong, but often boring and uninteresting, and headache inducing. Do you know Hamborger Veermaster? Ok, then you have an idea of how this tobacco looks like: the difference lies in the taste, which is drier and grassier, not as sweet. If there is Perique, you can barely feel it. Some friends love this tobacco... I really can't get it, and it irritates me!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Sep 14, 2002 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
Nice-looking wide flake, typically British, rubs out like a dream, packs just fine...nice aroma, too...
The light: Hmm, slightly sweet. Not what I was expecting. But tasty...could be in for a good smoke...
About a minute in...wha'happen to the sweetness? It's not totally gone, but it's been overwhlemed by the dry, hot, harshness of the smoke...
Ten minutes in: What _is_ this taste, anyway? And why would anybody find it pleasurable? It's putting me in a bad mood...what is it?
Fifteen minutes in: So harsh...so rough...this is -- yes! -- this is just like smoking a _cigar_! And not even a particularly good cigar at that!
Several bowls in several pipes reveal the same thing over and over again: sweet...then harsh. You can smoke Limerick if you like it, or you can save yourself 10 bucks and just crumble a Swisher's Sweet into your pipe bowl.
The light: Hmm, slightly sweet. Not what I was expecting. But tasty...could be in for a good smoke...
About a minute in...wha'happen to the sweetness? It's not totally gone, but it's been overwhlemed by the dry, hot, harshness of the smoke...
Ten minutes in: What _is_ this taste, anyway? And why would anybody find it pleasurable? It's putting me in a bad mood...what is it?
Fifteen minutes in: So harsh...so rough...this is -- yes! -- this is just like smoking a _cigar_! And not even a particularly good cigar at that!
Several bowls in several pipes reveal the same thing over and over again: sweet...then harsh. You can smoke Limerick if you like it, or you can save yourself 10 bucks and just crumble a Swisher's Sweet into your pipe bowl.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 05, 2002 | Medium to Strong | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
If Limerick is the best of the line as indicated by pokrsmokr, then he saved me the time and expense of trying the others. A nicely prepared, high quality flake that packs easily and burns evenly. However, the taste lacks even a hint of the natural VA sweetness that I favor, is one dimensional and is very dry. I think this is from the processing as I really didn't sense the Perique. Not my idea of a treasure.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2021 | Medium to Strong | Medium | Mild | Tolerable |
The hero of my review today was a Limerick blend from the Treasures of Ireland series. The label said "Virginia Flake. The blend itself is, according to the creators, almost pure virginia with only 5% perique added. The tobacco looks like long strips of dark brown flake. The flake is loose and easily falls apart into individual fibers.
It needs to be said that most of the blends in this series are aromatics. The more interesting it was to try the pure blend. But here I got the first surprise: despite the claim of this mix as "virginia perique", it smelled very dense aroma coming out of the jar. The blend was clearly heavily flavored with honey or molasses. There was a distinct scent of dark raisins mixed in with that sweet smell, and in the background, a cautiously earthy, dusty note of dark Virginia with a little bit of stale hay was cautiously squeezed in the corner.
The humidity of the tobacco seemed normal to the touch, and I stuffed and smoked a medium-sized pipe, expecting a sweet flavor, but it turned out I was wrong again. The tobacco tasted like stale dry grass, dust, and some black pepper. Despite the Virginia in the base, the taste was no sugar at all, moreover, the tobacco was a little bit bitter. The taste and scent of the smoke was reminiscent of German cigarettes. The tobacco did not burn quickly or hot, but it was quite a tarry smoke. Moreover, there was a lot of water in the tobacco, about fifteen percent of its weight. I was literally pouring water out of the pipe as I smoked.
The strength of the blend is deceptively medium, but it's actually above medium - the nicotine hit comes unnoticed, but hits hard enough, catching up after about half an hour.
The smoke has an earthy and charcoal scent to it. Not persistent, disperses quickly. Neutral to others.
Bottom line: smoker's tobacco. Enjoying this blend, in my opinion, impossible - it tastes too simple, and has no complex pleasant aromas, being harshly flavored - perhaps to hide the cheapness of Virginia. I don't know why the manufacturer decided that this tobacco resembled something Irish. Out of poverty, is it?
It needs to be said that most of the blends in this series are aromatics. The more interesting it was to try the pure blend. But here I got the first surprise: despite the claim of this mix as "virginia perique", it smelled very dense aroma coming out of the jar. The blend was clearly heavily flavored with honey or molasses. There was a distinct scent of dark raisins mixed in with that sweet smell, and in the background, a cautiously earthy, dusty note of dark Virginia with a little bit of stale hay was cautiously squeezed in the corner.
The humidity of the tobacco seemed normal to the touch, and I stuffed and smoked a medium-sized pipe, expecting a sweet flavor, but it turned out I was wrong again. The tobacco tasted like stale dry grass, dust, and some black pepper. Despite the Virginia in the base, the taste was no sugar at all, moreover, the tobacco was a little bit bitter. The taste and scent of the smoke was reminiscent of German cigarettes. The tobacco did not burn quickly or hot, but it was quite a tarry smoke. Moreover, there was a lot of water in the tobacco, about fifteen percent of its weight. I was literally pouring water out of the pipe as I smoked.
The strength of the blend is deceptively medium, but it's actually above medium - the nicotine hit comes unnoticed, but hits hard enough, catching up after about half an hour.
The smoke has an earthy and charcoal scent to it. Not persistent, disperses quickly. Neutral to others.
Bottom line: smoker's tobacco. Enjoying this blend, in my opinion, impossible - it tastes too simple, and has no complex pleasant aromas, being harshly flavored - perhaps to hide the cheapness of Virginia. I don't know why the manufacturer decided that this tobacco resembled something Irish. Out of poverty, is it?
Pipe Used:
Peterson System Deluxe 11FB
PurchasedFrom:
Cigar Smoker
Age When Smoked:
Fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2023 | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Newbie first impressions on this particular VaPer aren’t necessarily great. It smokes without any oomph factor and the aftertaste isn’t much there. It smokes a bit hotter than expected and I did get a mild tongue bite from it, which wasn’t expected since none of the reviews which I read even faintly mentioned this as a warning.
I got 100 grams so I guess I’ll give it a shot and smoke a few more bowls in different pipes to see if smokes any better in them.
This tobacco is nothing to write home about and can be avoided if you ask me.
I got 100 grams so I guess I’ll give it a shot and smoke a few more bowls in different pipes to see if smokes any better in them.
This tobacco is nothing to write home about and can be avoided if you ask me.
Pipe Used:
Balandis 102
Age When Smoked:
New
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