Davidoff Scottish Mixture

I accidentally acquired 5 tins of this stuff so I'm ageing 3 of them. When I began smoking it, I thought it had a mild and not so interesting flavor, but it has grown on me and I get cravings for it every so often. Most of the time, I am too excited to smoke through my virginia collection, so I don't get around to this one that often. The flavor is light and satisfying.

This tobacco doesn't suggest nothing special to me. Nothing evocates to my taste. I consider it as no bad no good. Nothing special. Somewhat recommended but not too much...

UPDATE: NOV15 2007 I did imply that I will give an update - so here it is.

I find myself reaching more and more often for this. I cannot say that I always have the luxury of truly relaxing while I smoke this - bit it is OK.

I also notice that people around me do not seem to complain all that much about it - it is not really discreet but the scent has a certain agreeable quality.

Overall, I like it. Perhaps not as much as some other blends but I do. I will buy it again - if I come across it - but I will not go looking for it...

INITIAL: OCT31 2007 Well, I am just smoking my first bowl.

The open tin smell does remind me of McB Plumcake. The tobaco itself, Texture-wise also reminds me of McB Plumcake.

It did pack quite well and it took to light immediately.

Right now, I am holding the pipe in my hand and I am taking gentle puffs withdrawing the pipe as I am savoring the taste in my mouth. This way, it is quite good. But if you just keep holding the pipe with your mouth throughout the process, when your hands are "tied up", then it is too light and all complexity is lost.

This should be good for breath smoking. I think it can make a very good companion for moments of relaxation. I just think that it tends to burn hot - if not puffed really gently - and this makes it hard to really enjoy.

An aromatic minus the tonue bite and over-powering casing. I enjoy this blend when I get a hankerin' for something that will smell nice to others and smoke well for me. There is something to Scottish Mixture that puts it above regular aromatics. Perhaps it is the whiskey, though I do not detect it. Most likely it is the quality leaf that Davidoff uses. I am always in the minority when recommending this blend to other smokers but that is fine by me. More for me to shelve for later!

Although I've smoked a few tins of this over the years, this one is very hard to describe. It has a taste all its own.

One might say it is somewhat like an aromatic that Mac Baren might produce, but it doesn't burn hot or bite to the degree of a Mac Baren aromatic. Mac Baren Mixture Scottish Blend is somewhat like this one, but that's a stretch.

The room note is quite pleasant. If you're an aromatic smoker looking for something different, you might want to give this one-of-a-kinder a try.

I don't enjoy this as much as I used to, but can give Davidoff Scottish Mixture a mild recommendation.

**1/2

Something must be wrong here. For you see, I seem to be smoking something quite different from the tobacco others have reviewed here, or even the one described on the tin this came in. I detect no Orientals and perhaps only a hint of Burley. The majority of the stuff seems to be made up of bright Virginia in a broken flake form.

What really astounds me is how anybody could say that this tobacco has anything, in the least, to do with whiskey, with the exception of what is printed on the tin. If one must make comparison between this leaf and some sort of potable, I would have to hearken back the sorts of punch that were drunk by the likes of Dr. Johnson, with their citrus undertones with the overall essence of perfumes and flowers. To me every shred of this tobacco seems an attempt by a Continental concern to produce the sort of Virginia based aromatic of the English Lakeland tradition. I happen to like such mixtures and, as a result, found Scottish Mixture to be quite palatable. Not at all Scottish, though, and certainly not in the way of whiskey.

Regards,

A. Morley Jaques

Typical davidoff presentation of quality tobacco, ribbon cut. I recently tried Mac Baren Plumcake, which has rum in it ? this one is supposed to have whisky in it, and now I understand more what the liquor does to a tobacco. The two are somewhat similar in taste and aroma. It tastes good, but I can?t have it too often (you can?t eat mussels or rabbit, or liver everyday, twice, three times a year is enough ? but it IS very tasy). My wife REALY likes this one and wonders why I don?t smoke it more often. All in all more like a Danish cavendish with a touch of whisky than a real Scottish mixture, but a good change of pace anyway.

I have always respected Davidoff: for their fine cigars, and for their cigarettes. When I used to smoke cigarettes, theirs were the best. As a consequence, I couldn't help trying this pipe tobacco, the only blend in their line which is imported in Italy. Well, I would have hoped something better from this roughly-cut, scotch whiskey-flavored cavendish/burley... The tin aroma is overwhelmingly sweet, but the smoke isn't much: it is almost pungent, spicy, despite the only average strength. I like it moderately, but the main problem is that I grow quickly tired of it. Sometimes I don't even finish the bowl, also because it tends to burn a bit wet and bite slightly. The room aroma, despite the sweetness of the tin smell, is pungent, too, and not very pleasant to some. An average tobacco, rather nice if smoked slowly, but without the necessary appeal to make it enter in my "always to have at home" group.

UPDATE: Ten years later from my original review (and much more experience in pipe smoking), I have revisited this blend. It's cut thinner now than I remembered. And it's not a bad blend at all. Still tends to burn a bit hot, but no evident bite: actually a nice smooth tobacco. Not the most exciting one, but think Mac Baren Mixture with a little bit less sweetness and more nuttiness. Delicate and pleasant. Almost tempted to give it three stars!

Good quality tobacco, cased with Scotch whiskey. If you appreciate an aromatic smoke, this one is for you. It is similar to other whiskey cased mixtures (e.g., Radford?s Old Scotch), but perhaps with a little more body and depth. The tin aroma is too heavy for my taste, but my SLW finds it agreeable. It is easy to pack, but not that easy to light. I think there is PG in this one, as the first puffs tickle my nostrils and produce an astringent effect in the throat. It does not burn cool. The flavour is alright, in that it does taste of tobacco, but eventually the casing overpowers the taste and settles in the pipe (NB: if you don?t want your briar to taste of sweet Scotch for weeks, don?t try it!). All in all, this mixture is closer to Irish coffee than it is to tobacco or Scotch whisky. Not bad if you like a sweet, aromatic smoke. Personally, I would rather drink Scotch than smoke it.