Davidoff Scottish Mixture

Hello everybody.

Don't really know why the hell did I fall again in these kinda aromatized things.

Nothing special to underline here neither bad nor good. I do not sense the oriental as long as I lack kentucky punch. If they are really there they must be hidden quite well. The casing, which I found soapy and overwhelming on opening the tin, disappear troughout the bowl and that's good news. Unfortunately its place is never taken by any other news. Mild in strength and in "soul" I'd say.

I puffed rather slow and it doesn't bite, and this is the only other good thing I found.

I don't feel I'll have to recommend it, nor blame it to death. I only keep asking myself where might be the whiskey they talked about. 🙂

This bend has taken a down turn in processing and presentation since I tried it last some years ago. It's been simplified as blended ribbon instead of the previous ready-rubbed cake. The subtle flavor is different also. Before, it had a mild cased sweetness with an undertone of something dark-sweet like carob and chocolate otherwise verging on almost bland. Now, it has a very light smell, something along the lines of dried mango. In fact I think it's the same casing used in Peterson's Whiskey but to a far lessor degree. I didn't notice immediately that flavor coming through in the smoke but it creeps back in after a while. The smoke is a bit rough and definitely not as smooth as it once was. I couldn't make out the individual tobacco components; It's just all blended into a bland irrelevancy. This sort of thing concerns me and is a sign of where the industry is headed: Further consolidation and simplifying blends for cost savings that will end up making inferior products. This blend is not utter rubbish and could be salvaged by blending in some other condimental leaf to give it some character but it's just not worth smoking it on it's own.

I was gifted this by a good friend some time ago. I kept putting it off for some reason. Now, after trying it, I think that hesitation may have been my survival instincts kicking in.

The flavor, when you can keep this cool, is not bad. Has a little sweet and sour thing going on and a fair amount of earth. The whisky is very mild and taste great. Problem is, I can't keep this cool and it causes the flavors to go all out of whack. If you're one of those who can keep the temp down on this beast you have my undying respect. I'm just gonna have to surrender.

Mild to medium in body. Medium in taste. Flavoring is very mild. Burns like a furnace.

tinnote too sweet for me, bit harsh on the tongue, gets hot, roomnote quite good, taste mild but a bit boring, won't buy it again and won't finish the tin.

Since I love Davidoff's Magnum cigarettes, Flake Medallions and Royalty pipe tobacco, I had high hopes for the other offerings...

There is not more that can be said about this blend - I have to agree with Pipestud on this one. I will add only that I was offered a bowlful from a friend's tin that was very well aged. It took to a match readily, and burned hot and harsh. This stuff bites.

It easily gets hot, is kind of groopey and does not have anything to do with the brands wonderful flake medaillons