Davidoff English Mixture

Virginia, burley,latakia and a touch of perique. Good tobacco quality with a slightly peppery but otherwise dull taste that remains long after smoking it and therefore not an everyday smoke. It burns well when packet correctly and does not leave residue significant of mentioning. As it is a "clean" tobacco it works well when blending it with Danish mixture or some of the other Davidhoff aromatics. I'll buy and smoke this on occasion but will mostly blend it with other aromatics that are too sweet to be smoked on their own.

I have to say this tobacco is a bit of a let down for me. On one hand it's a decent quality tobacco, on the other hand there's hardly anything special about it. It burns well, smells ok and seems to smoke cool....yet something is missing. There are no high notes nor does the taste experience change during the bowl. Flat might be a good way to describe it. Seeing it costs a bit more than other high quality tobacco's, I would pass this one by. There's just nothing remarkable about it. My tin is made in Denmark by the way.

This is a truly classic English Mixture. It is an attractive blend of light and dark tobaccos. There is a pleasant scent on opening the tin, the natural fragrance spiced with a tinge of latakia. It packs and lights easily and can be relied upon always to give a mild smoke, but never bland.

Obvious comparisons are with Dunhill?s best. This tobacco is perhaps somewhere in the middle between 965 and Nightcap, though to my palate the woodsy quality of the flavour seems superior. As with the latter, the blender has cleverly enhanced the recipe by the inclusion of a subtly distinguished seasoning of perique.

For the discerning connoisseur and newcomer alike, the secret to full enjoyment of this blend, like some fine wines, is to allow it time to breathe. It can be a little moist in the tin and I have found it best to decant the tobacco into an airtight jar and then leave it for at least a month to come properly to condition. Patience, a good pipe, and a little time set aside at any time of the day or a quiet evening to let the magic work - and you may be rewarded by the gentle pleasures this mixture has to offer. (Smoke it too moist and you will surely be disappointed.)

Davidoff English Mixture has a pleasant room note, according to the good lady (not dissimilar to Early Morning Pipe). It has become my constant companion on earth.

I appreciate this is more expensive and the negative reviews are most probably based around that . But if you want quality like this it won't be found next to clan in your supermarket. It's a wonderful tobacco .it reminds me of dunhill standard mixture medium. That creosote type smell. The davidoff however does have more small bits of stalk that have to be taken out but by no means is it a issue.from the tin it's ready to smoke and burns well with no bite and I am very sensitive to bite for some reason. It's not a heavy duty English it's a relaxing high quality and dependable one.to me the Johnnie walker black label of pipe tobaccos.velvet smooth.the room note is like cigarette smoke I must admit and there is somewhat of a cigarette taste .but as a ex cigarette smoker it suits me. There is a acrid taste in there. But it's good smoke that does the job well

The best comparison for this blend IMO is Esoterica's And so to bed. Has that similar fruit aroma from the tin. This is a good blend in it's own right. A very subtle blend. I don't pick up on any except the sweet soft Virginia. The flavor is very consistent all the way down the bowl. Burns cool and dry. A great introduction blend for someone wanting to try English blends without being a power house.

Moisture in tin is perfect. Very good smoking conditions. Basically it is a light, but not a traditional, classical English blend. In this sense the name of this blend is misleading. It’s more a kind of “Va/Bur/Per”. It can be a little harsh on the tongue if you draw too eagerly. Perique donates an obvious pepper aroma and very little fruit flavours. Bread and yeast notes from Virginia and nutty notes from Burley sparkle up occasionally. Latakia is extremely faint. Orientals, a must in a real English blend, are totally missing. Don’t look for complex tastes and deep flavours.

Even though I can single out each of the tobaccos, I find the blend lacks in harmony and determination. Unfortunately there is abundant artificial sweetness and other casing leaving some bitter traces. If Davidoff at all, I shall stick to their best, which is the Va/Per “Flake Medallions”; the only blend of the whole offer of this brand that I really like.

What to say about this? On opening the round tin (paper wrapping, cardboard lid duplicating the tin art) there is just a very, very faint tobacco scent. I get light prunes and figs, barely. The cut is of very, very fine ribbon. Moisture level seems to be on the dry side. Packs easy. Lights with one match, no relight necessary. Burns quick and hot;

You can tast the Perique at first but it goes away quickly, then comes the Burley, that also fades away and at the end the LAT. On finishing the smoke, latakia lingers on palate. Feels like I've smoked a far stronger and bigger LAT blend.

For me it's an okay blend that I will not buy again.

Very little Latakia. Nevertheless a very pleasant smoke with a non-agressive room note. Burns well to the end of the pipe only leaving a little grey ash at the end. I liked this Tobacco nevertheless it has not enough character to me to keep it in the regular rotation and on top it quite highly priced.

Regardless of what others have written, I found this blend to be as satisfying and similar to the original 3 Nuns. Although this blend is not presented in little discs I enjoyed it nonetheless.