Davidoff Scottish Mixture

Davidoff - Scottish Mixture.

This one seems to get a pretty middle of the road recommendation: at present it's mostly two and three star reviews. Here's my opinion:

The tin has a really subtle whisky note to it. It's that light it could be whisky, brandy, or any type of spirit. The amount of water to the blend is exemplary; open, fill, and smoke!

Once I'm piping some Scottish Mixture I straight away think I'm in the more positive category of reviewers.

To begin with, it lit easily, and straight away burned well. As many people point out, the whisky has been lightly added; it is light, but my opinion on that is if I wanted a blend that's packed with whisky flavour, I'd buy a strong aromatic. In Scottish Mixtures defence, it does say it's only been refined with a 'Dash' of Scotch!

I enjoy the tobacco flavours that come through. I reminds me of an English that's been told it's "got to chill out a bit": there is a slight woodiness there, but this is very insouciant. The Kentucky and Burley are, to my palate, the most headstrong of the tastes and they account for the majority of the smoke. The Turkish and Virginia are a lot farther down the flavour profile.

In my opinion, the nicotine's medium in Scottish Mix'. As I've often said though, that's a positive to me; it can be enjoyed by all different varieties of smoker: nicotine lovers, and flavour only folks.

After a few bowls I can easily say I enjoy this. It's not my favourite, I'd still only Recommend as opposed to Highly Recommending, but it's good. My first pipe full said "four stars", but a few bowls say "three is a justifiable rating".

Recommended.

A nice but a bit neutral blend.itried several scottish blends(R.Mc connell,dunhill aperitif)but this blend is nothing like others.the reason is the lack of latakia.when you open it you definitelly get whisky.good quality tobacco packs easy burns nice and never bit me!you get the nut and spice mixed with some sweetness wich is good.i would wanted more whisky flavour.you can start your day with it and end it it's mild and easy going.defenitelly worthy trying because you try a different scottish mix(no latakia).it will not dissapoint you but you won't get something unique from it

I’ve been smoking a pipe for nearly 25 years but only occasionally and without delving much into pipe tobacco although I was always in search for special cigarettes. For one or other reason I hadn’t smoked a pipe for quite a few years until last spring I decided to buy a tobacco again. The best – of disheartening few – makes available in my country is Davidoff so I tried my luck with the Scottish mixture and I was awed by this tobacco! I could not believe there were so good tobaccos available in Greece without me noticing. Many years ago I had tried some McClelland blends and those were the benchmark for me but it was so long ago I could not adequately compare. I then tried the Medalion Flakes which were also awesome and then I went to the Danish mixture which I did not like at all and left unsmoked. Meanwhile I sourced some very good tobaccos from abroad (Nightcap, McClelland Grand Orientals etc), and my knowledge of tobacco evolved swiftly. I wanted to come back to the Scottish mixture and see it anew. How would it taste to me now that I have smoked some really good tobaccos with pedigree?

Well, my first smoke at a café near the shop where I bought it was slightly disappointing. Not bad, but not much flavor either. In any case innocuous. Calling this tobacco aromatic sure does it a disservice. Casing is barely, if, noticeable at all. So, I thought I was going to mix it with some oriental leaf I have bought in bulk and make something out of it… Yet the same night I tried it again at the calm of my home office and it was perfectly fine, not exciting but still a good tobacco. It was mild in both strength and flavor with a wonderful sweet nutty aroma (burleys and orientals dominating if I have to place my bets) and also tasting fairly natural. In taste it was that it was lacking somehow as I mostly enjoyed this tobacco through the nose. It has much better aroma through the nostrils than flavor in the mouth. Quite dry on the palate, not much Virginia sweetness here but wonderful aroma. It also burns easily to the end and in general behaves nicely, does not get hot, and produces no tongue bite either you sip or smoke more aggressively. It produces a considerable amount of smoke as opposed to flake tobaccos I’ve tried, and it is indeed very forgiving as I read other reviewers stating as far as mechanics are concerned. For sure there are better tobaccos out there, but still this is highly recommended as a tobacco to start one’s adventure with. So three stars from me. It’s the tobacco that got me into smoking a pipe and giving up cigarettes after all…

In the midst of trying Scottish Blends. Davidoff comes across as a mostly neutral smoke. I don't taste the Scotch, but enjoy it nonetheless. The thing that surprised me was the N hit. Mush stronger than I was expecting. And I smoke NightCap and other strong choices often. I would put it in a similar category, but as one having less, but not bad flavor.

In contrast with English (more Latakia and Orientals than Virginia, orientals and Latakia dominant) and Balkan (more Orientals than Latakia and Virginia,Orientals dominant) in Scottish mixtures, Virginia is the dominant tobacco over the Orientals and contains little or no Latakia.

See my review in Peter Stokkbyee's "Balkan Supreme".

The taste of this mixture is so good,but the flavour is milder.

Whisky is noted mainly in the Blend, in the Tin, the tobacco, but much less in the smoke, bu noted. In the tin, the flavour is very good, bu the tobacco seems to be litle dried, not wet.

Not for people that enjoy Latakia, bu very good fot those that like natural aromatics. 3 Stars.

As a start, the name of this blend got my attention. Despite it's whiskey topping, I think this is far from my expectations, but in a pleasant way. To my opinion, this could be an all day mild to medium tobacco, as the virginia and burley proportions are very well balanced in almost equal parts. Tends to smoke better half way down, showing nothing but white ash. Yeast and citro notes may hit you, with citron being slightly more present at the beginning. Recommended.

Medium-mild in strength and very tongue-friendly. Rather complex in taste. The most obvious being Burley, Kentucky (which is fire cured Burley) and Virginia. In each draught another one takes the lead. Some Oriental leaf is there, very much in the background, just enough to donate a little spice to the blend. A delicate floral note can be picked-up now and then, which can originate from natural tobacco or topping.

I am normally scared off by artificial flavourings. Here I find it unobtrusive. According to the producer, this blend has been cased with Scotch Whisky. But – I cannot find a single trace of it. The introduction (title) of this internet page states “Cut: Ready Rubbed”, which is definitely wrong. It is a Medium (or medium-fine) Ribbon Cut. Anyway, it is a smooth, tasty and mellow all-day smoke, not leading into depth.

This is the first Davidoff I tried. I was immediately reminded of cigarette smoke. Perhaps because of the burley and Turkish. I even tried to inhale it to compare the experience. During the second half of the bowl, I was able to taste the added flavour. The hints of whisky, and the sweet caramel I suppose. Interestingly enough, the added aroma is just kept at the limit, or this would be an aromatic. Clearly a blend that appeals more to taste buds.

All in all, this is a quality tobacco. And I will remember that.

This blend is to scottish blends what MacBaren's Plum Cake is to english blends: mild, sweet, and approachable. Much like the latakia in PC, the orientals serve merely as a condiment, occasionally poking through with just a hint of extra spice to keep your attention. Similarly, the kentucky adds just a pinsh of earthiness to the blend. The main player here is definitely the virginias which provide ample sweetness to the blend. The whiskey casing is not distracting but serves to highlight the natural flavors of the tobaccos used. All in all this is a straight forward and playful blend, not complex but non the less satisfying for anyone looking for an all day smoke.