Dunhill Durbar

This is for the newest version.

I love this blend. The components are well married giving, very nearly, just an "English" flavor, and a very good one at that. I don't find it to be terribly complex, just smoky, buttery, sour & sweet. I do find it to be truly delicious.

It's not a perfect blend. Other than the sweetness, there's not a lot of flavor from the Virginias. Also, due to the cut, it burns quickly leaving me wishing it would last longer. Fixing the latter problem is easy, it's called "re-loading". I'm not concerned with the first. Even with the small contribution from the Virginias this tastes so good it reaches 4 star status for me.

Medium in body. Medium to full in flavor. Burns a little too well, but never hot.

EDIT: Forgot to mention just how smooth this is. Smooth as glass.

I would have to say that this is the Rolls Royce of the Dunhill line, extremely refined and very luxurious. I love the pungent herbal smell of the Latakia and enjoy sniffing it from the bowl. If you appreciate rich complex flavours, such as those provided from a fine gourmet medium roast coffee blend, an islay scotch or even a smelly yet delicious cheese (Gorgonzola or my favorite, Oka!) then you will most likely enjoy this mixture. As the ingredients indicate, this is mainly a dark leaf tobacco with a fine ribbon cut. The burning rate is quite slow and regular, which means that you get almost an hour's worth of smoking pleasure with a medium sized bowl, not bad! The taste is robust, possessing a round nuttiness accentuated with hints of incense like spice. Unfortunately the room note may be unpleasant to non-smokers and can be compared to the smell of burning leaves. This in my opinion is an ideal evening smoke, perfect for those quiet solitary moments:)

Overwhelmingly well balanced, honest English-Oriental mixture! A very pleasant buttery sweetness from the Virginias underlines the incredibly well chosen Orientals. After the first third of the bowl a nice oak note comes along. The added Latakia does not cover up this blend at all. No flavour peaks, just marvellously balanced. DURBAR’S sibling, the LONDON MIXTURE, emphasises on spicy Orientals. Since I bought this tin a fortnight ago, it must be the new release of Dunhill by the Scandinavian Tobacco Group. I am not familiar with the former one by Murray.

i have just bought a 50g tin of this tobacco and i have had a couple of bowls and wow..its just up my street,cool smoking and a great aroma smashing tin aroma as well,great to relax to and letting the world go by wonderful tobacco and i will be buying more of this for sure.

After liking Aperitif so much, I decided to give this blend a whirl. Mayhaps I should have just passed on this one. Although the tobaccos used look to be good quality, there seems to be much lacking in the nicotine department. I see there are many reviewers who says it knocked them for a loop nicotine wise, but I would say this is a best a middle of the road strength in nicotine. YMMV (obviously on this one it seems). Back to the tobaccos, they seem to marry quite nicely and this blend smokes easy enough with little effort to get it lit. Maybe I have been smoking too many Balkan type blends of late to get the taste of this one correctly. YMMV here too. If you are looking for a lot of Latakia here, you would do well to look elsewhere without the bother of purchasing this one. I would definitely recommend it to those who are into English blends.

First I must admit that I have a love of Dunhill tobaccos. I love the musty smell of a freshly opened tin. Durbar, one of the mass produced Dunhill blends, was an Oriental forward English blend that was briefly attempted by Orlik before being discontinued several years ago. I recently opened one of my last six tins of Durbar (Murray's) and filled one of my best smoking pipes with a generous bowl. Even with ten years of age, the blend still tastes more savory than sweet. Although through a somewhat clouded memory, I think Orlik's version may have been a little sweeter. Like many blends, it is best sipped slowly to get the full flavor of this creamy blend. As I puffed away my stash, I realized that I like it, but don't love it. If given the choice of seeing Durbar or Aperitif return to the market, my vote would go to Aperitif. Being a quality tobacco, I would recommend paying the auction price for those that have never tried it and for those that really loved it. For me, I can't see paying the ever rising price for another tin once my stash is gone as there are a lot of great Oriental blends on the market today.

Well I really like oriental based tobaccos, kind of feeling the natural touch, leathery notes etc. durbar is one of my favorites. the first few sips grabs you and you can not leave it untill the bowl finishes. great one really.

I have initially underestimated this fantastic blend. After thoroughly experiencing several tins of this, I came to a conclusion that, when aged, this produces a bitter sweetness rivaling even Sobranie.

The Latakia in Durbar is never offensive, yet appropriately complements the very delicate harmony between the Virginias and the Orientals. Better enjoyed in big-sized bowls of briar pipes.

This blend I came to really enjoy till the very last ash. A Dunhill masterpiece. Stock up before it is too late.

I really enjoy this Durbar. For Latakia lovers, this tobacco has a very fulfilling smoke. The smoke is quite thick, from the beginning, and the taste is very rich. At the middle of the smoke, I realized some flavours that remind me of a cigar. This tobacco is easy to smoke, and you will smoke the entire bowl without getting saturated of it. I use to smoke EMP and NightCap, but I find this more satisfying. Definitively it's worth a try.