Dunhill Durbar

I have yet to try a Dunhill blend that was not satisfying and I find Durbar is my favorite. From cracking open the can to dumping out the ash this blend is a pleasure! I concur with my esteemed colleagues above in their most lavish praise.

However, Durbar is a challenge for those with a sweet tooth. If you love aromatics, but want to develop a taste for drier fare I suggest the following: Slice an apple in a few chunks and bite into a piece every once in a while while smoking. The sugar in the palate will take away some of the harshness without actually changing the tobacco's flavor. As you become more accustomed to the blend, fade out the apple. I also like the idea of mixing in a little Frog Morton as someone mentioned above.

A can of Durbar will always have a spot on my shelf!

Durbar is a multi-faceted smoking mixture, full and vibrant, yet gentle, intriguing and intoxicating. I find Durbar has a cascade of flavors, from leathery woodiness to a tentative sweetness. More subtle than 965 and more complex than EMP, Durbar represents the most well rounded english I have tried to date. Dedicate a pipe to this and the puffing transcends cliches. This occupies a good portion of my cellared stock. Wholeheartedly encouraged to those who enjoy goodly amounts of latakia in a mixture.

I liked Dubar straight away & really enjoyed the rich Latakia,Oriental & Virginia flavour's.I also love Night Cap & 965. It light's easily & usually doesn't require more than 2 light's & smokes superbly all the way down to the bottom of the bowl.If you like Night Cap,but wan't something dryer,then try this.I'll give it 4 out of 4 star's in it's class.

This may well be the great, unheralded blend of the Dunhill line.

It has a beautiful balance of sweetness, spice, and earthiness. I like my English blends heavy on the Orientals, and to this end Durbar delivers magnificently, similar to my beloved Caravan. Rich but not cloying, supple yet authoritative, it?s a strong, full flavored blend with great lineage.

As with their Light Flake, Dunhill once again slips a ringer into their portfolio. More satisfying than 965, more approachable than Nitecap, it suits a wide range of applications and ages like a properly made claret.

With its distinguished tin, unassailable Dunhill quality control, very reasonable price, impeccable manners, and money in the bank longevity, it?s a classic all the way.

Durbar is one of my regulars along with My Mixture 965 and Nightcap.

Much stronger than My Mixture as for as nicotine is concerned but the smoke is also heavier which I enjoy. I like feeling the smoke in my mouth and the weight of it as I blow it out.

It starts (in my smoking) out as a mellow virginia with a little nutty-ness or spicy-ness and turns into a mellow spicy cigar taste. Not in a bad way, but in a very heavy relaxing way.

A great smoke, not an all-day smoke for me like 965 is, but a great treat. I guess that would be what it is, my "treat" smoke when I'm sitting down after a hard day or a hard job.

I'll warn you if you're not used to high nicotine smokes sit down. So times I regret this is the only tin in my jacket when I'm driving.

Durbar- for years I'd heard about the dunhill blend but avoided it because of a bad experience with 3 year matured which was obviously heavily cased. I thought to myself, if that is how they make their tobacco then I want nothing of it! But time got the better of me and I ordered a few tins. I love this type of tin- the coin insert and that wonderful sound when you break the vaccuum. The initial smell was wonderful- very much like Peases Renaissance- definitely the same style here. I was initially facinated with the delicacy of the leaf employed. After working a small amount out of it's high pressured home, I noticed the light fluffiness that is to me unusual. I dropped the pieces- some stringly lengths other bit chopped, into my peterson churchwarden- did the gentle pat and continued till it was full to the brim. The tobacco burned very well- 2 relights. It was soft in my mouth and to me an exquisite balance of latakia- enough for me to appreciate it but not so much that the other leafs felt left out. the ash was a mottled grey and I felt- contrary to the previous taster- that the flavourness wasn't an ugly sort of stiffling experience afterwards. It seemed normal in that respect. Again the experience was a mellow and languid sort of affair and I thought- for the price who could go wrong? try it. not the three year matured.

Dunhill's Jan Brady. Sandwiched between the powerful Nightcap and the charismatic 965, the subtle and elegant middle child, Durbar, is a blend I have neglected far too long! Upon lighting, the Orientals are at the fore, doing a sweet and sour dance I won't soon forget. The smoke settles down to such a cool and silky smoothness, I was kicking myself for not trying this sooner. Durbar is refinement itself. Penzance junkies will find a close cousin here (imho) as far as the flavour profile goes. And it's a Dunhill, so you know what comes next: top-shelf leaf that smells and tastes great, packs easily, stays lit and doesn't bite. Definitely at the top of the class. Where English is concerned, I think I've found a new go-to blend!

This is a Dunhill English blend that was recommended to me as a good beginning smoke. It has a very sweet aroma in the tin. It's definitely heavier on Virginia than Latakia. The color is very dark with just a scattering of lighter tobaccos.

The charring light brings out the sweetness of the full Virginias immediately and the taste is pretty consistent throughout the bowl. Only at the very bottom do you get to the Orientals and Latakia. It's strong enough for me but lighter than Nightcap due to the lesser amount of Latakia. It does seem to get a bit hot for me even after drying it out and trying to smoke it as carefully as possible. It's probably just my chemistry. And it's something I'm willing to deal with on this small scale, especially for a quality tobacco like this.

This is a great English blend I place up there with Nightcap and Early Morning Pipe of the Dunhill line.