Davidoff Royalty

A nice blend overall. Lat. is there and overall a good quality tobacco. However, there is nothing really memorable about it and after about 1/2 a tin I found myself growing board with it. The tin was aged 21 months so it was still in the "new" range but I see no reason to pursue this on any further.

I must admit that I myself have not been a Davidoff fan until my encounter with Royalty. I like English mixtures with a bit more Latakia and if you are a Latakia lover this might not be your blend as its only used as a condiment. With that said, this blend is made with well aged tobacco's. The Virginia's and Orientals make for a sweet and tangy smoking experience. Royalty, although sweet, is dry tasting and smooth. It packs well and burns cleanly. It is worthy of the Davidoff price point. 3.5 stars, Recommended!

Excellent mixture of great Virginias and mellow Orientals with a pinch of Latakia, topped with a very mild fruit flavor.

It is a shame that Davidoff overprices its products trying to reach elitism. This tobacco is high quality, but not the best by a long shot. It would definitely get 4/4 if reasonable priced.

Some of us pipers prefer a balanced English (read easy on the Latakia) and this blend delivers. Nice English, paid about $7.00(usd) which isn't too bad for a quality blend. For those who love Latakia there is "Old Ironsides".

I don't get it. This tobacco offers nothing you won't find with other English blends. It's not bad, but for $12 a tin, you'd expect to find something more, like maybe a moneyclip to hold the twelve fewer dollars remaining in your pocket or something. But that?s not the case; all you find is good, but way overpriced tobacco. Davidoff may try to pass itself off as a sophisticated purveyor to the elite, but the price is more packaging and marketing than tobacco quality. Let me put it bluntly: you don't get what you pay for.

This is a passable English, but unless someone offers me a bowlful, I see absolutely no reason why I shouldn't stick with my Dunhills and Petersons, who offer great Englishes for a little more than half the price.

Davidoff's Royalty is one of those blends that was in my rotation, but only one tin every couple of years. Previously I had only smoked the McConnell blended version of this in the 100g can. My current sample is a 50g tin of the more recent vintage that had been in my cabinet for two years. I don't notice any difference between the McConnell's and the current blend, but it has been several years.

Royalty is mostly sweet Virginias with some orientals and a smidge of latakia. The Virginia element in this tobacco reminds me of McCranies Red Ribbon in its natural sweetness. The tobacco comes at just the right moisture level for me. Burning qualities are excellent if you smoke slowly, but it can get hot if you overpuff. I find that Royalty leaves my palate a little dry, causing me to take a sip more often than most blends. This blend qualifies as English only because of the addition of some latakia, but as English mixtures go, the latakia is hardly there. The room note is dominated by the Virginias and leaves a nice woodsy aroma that lingers to the next day.

If you like Virginias with some spicy Orientals, try Royalty. If you are looking for strong latakia, go elsewhere.

Royalty is a very good tobacco, but for me will always be an occasional smoke. Royalty is not cheap. My 50g tin was priced at $11.50.

In spite of its name, I find this to be a very nice, easy going tobacco. Nothing extraordinary for Latakia lovers, but otherwise a very good all day Va/Oriental smoke. Like all Davidoff?s blends, the tobacco used in Royalty (matured Virginia, a very mild type of Turkish, and a hint of Latakia?probably from Cyprus) is top quality. Its ribbon cut makes it easy to pack and light. It burns nicely (no trouble in keeping it lit) and the room aroma is one which my wife can more or less cope with.

Upon lighting, the tobacco tastes basically of Virginias, undoubtedly the stars of the mixture. But the Turkish/Oriental elements play their role very well, every now and then coming to the fore to make themselves felt. The Latakia remains in the background, but by mid-bowl its musky presence creeps up to contribute to a the final, satisfying flavour.

I don?t think this could be thought of as an entirely English mixture, in the sense that it is not a full bodied tobacco. It differs even from milder Latakia mixtures, such as Early Morning or London Mixture (it may be closer to Apertif, which I have not yet tried), in that it has a drier, woody flavour. It does not gurgle, and it leaves both the pipe bowl and the smoker?s palate clean.

If you are looking for an all day smoke with some Latakia and Orientals, this is an excellent choice. In so far as its strength is not overwhelming, one does not grow tired (or numb) after several bowls, but it is savoury enough to enjoy.

Really, really like this tobacco. Fell out of love with Latakia some time ago, but still enjoy a calmed down English blend from time to time. I think Royalty is an elegant, well-balanced English blend. Not too smokey, not too tangy from the orientals, just a very pleasurable smoking experience.

Definitely the worst Latakia blend I've tasted so far. So flat, so flavourless. I don't know why. I didn't taste the butter topping and I almost didn't taste any tobacco at all. What have I done wrong?