Dunhill Aperitif
(3.28)
A complex blend of Virginias, cavendish, Latakia and Oriental Leaf. The name 'Aperitif' suggests this well balanced medium mixture should be enjoyed prior to dinner.
Details
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.28 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 14, 2007 | Medium | Extremely Mild | Medium | Tolerable |
I have never had the Murray's version but the current Orlik one is a real let down. If it were a loudspeaker it would be all mid-range - no treble or bass. Added to which it has a sickly sweetness that I find nauseous. I find that is a Danish tobacco character that I cannot stand; it's not a sharp sweetness like you have in a Virginia, which I quite like.
Luckily I rescued it by mixing it 50/50 with Nat Sherman's 536 where it serves to "fill in" the "mid-range hole" that 536 has. The excellent latakia in 536 tones the sweetness down a bit and makes a reasonable smoke in the end.
Luckily I rescued it by mixing it 50/50 with Nat Sherman's 536 where it serves to "fill in" the "mid-range hole" that 536 has. The excellent latakia in 536 tones the sweetness down a bit and makes a reasonable smoke in the end.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 21, 2008 | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable to Strong |
What a bloody elegant piece of junk!
Tin: Beautiful.
Marketing: Great.
Brand: Famous, classical, overrated nowadays.
Tin aroma: Fraudulent promise that this is good weed.
Real contents: Nasty ribbons from the vegetable kingdom.
Flavour: Harsh, boring, bitter, harsh, boring, bitter (at least it is consistent as you can see)
Note: this review applies only to the Orlik version. The Murray one must have been better, not to say the original Dunhill´s. What would have become of old Alfred´s liver nowadays?
Tin: Beautiful.
Marketing: Great.
Brand: Famous, classical, overrated nowadays.
Tin aroma: Fraudulent promise that this is good weed.
Real contents: Nasty ribbons from the vegetable kingdom.
Flavour: Harsh, boring, bitter, harsh, boring, bitter (at least it is consistent as you can see)
Note: this review applies only to the Orlik version. The Murray one must have been better, not to say the original Dunhill´s. What would have become of old Alfred´s liver nowadays?
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 20, 2006 | Medium | Extremely Mild | Medium | Tolerable |
Forty-seven years ago, as a college freshman, I was introduced to Dunhill blends. I smoked them on those rare occassions when I could afford the dollar to buy a two ounce tin. I continued to smoke Aperitif and virtually every other Dunhill tobacco more and more as my budget would allow. Of all the blenders in those days, Dunhill was peerless. Whenever I was in New York City, I would make it a point to stop at the Dunhill store at Rockefeller Center and pick up a few tins of the exclusive tobaccos blended there. There wasn't one blend that I didn't like although I did have my favorites.
Well, those days are long gone. Even the store is long gone.
The quality of the Dunhill blends have deminished over the years. Just a few years ago, one could pick up a decent tin but now their (they're really not Dunhill's) tobaccos bear only the slightest resemblance to what once was. The resemblance is superficial at best. The current blend does not live up to the standards found in today's finer tobaccos.
Do yourself a favor and skip this one, unless of course, you can find and afford a vintage tin.
Well, those days are long gone. Even the store is long gone.
The quality of the Dunhill blends have deminished over the years. Just a few years ago, one could pick up a decent tin but now their (they're really not Dunhill's) tobaccos bear only the slightest resemblance to what once was. The resemblance is superficial at best. The current blend does not live up to the standards found in today's finer tobaccos.
Do yourself a favor and skip this one, unless of course, you can find and afford a vintage tin.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 27, 2006 | Mild | Extremely Mild | Very Mild | Pleasant |
strong, leathery. like almost every other dunhill.
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