Dunhill Standard Mixture Mellow

Recommended for 'light' smokers, only. I cannot imagine that *this* is Standard Mixture medium's toned down version! It's very light, yogurtish, actually unnoticable. Yet, the tobaccos used here are first class. Added a pinch of Nightcap and a good pinch of 965 to give it a bit more life. Probably won't buy this again, though it is not bad, just too mild for my taste. 2.5 of 5.

This blend just isn't doing it for me. I understand it is supposed to be light, but it is almost nonexistent. I feel like I am wasting time when I am smoking this, rather than enjoying the experience. I muscled through my 2 oz. in 3 months and will not replace. I do give it two stars for the quality of leaf and absence of any chemicals that I can detect and I can see that some people do like it. So YMMV, and probably will.

I smoke and review a lot of tobaccos, but I always return to Dunhill as it's my main brand of choice, Murray's for some and Orlik for others. Standard Mixture Mild (Mellow), is one that I just can't seem to latch onto. Most Dunhill blends have a nice kick from Lady N and the tobacco is always of high quality and that is the case with SMM. It's the blend itself that just doesn't work. The flavors are simply too flat. It burns cleanly, packs easily blah, blah, blah, but in a word, it's boring. This review is based on my only two remaining tins of the Murray's incarnation. The age on the tins hasn't added much to the flavor. I have purchased two new Orlik tins and when I finally open one, I will update the review if warranted.

This review is of the Orlik version.

I like mild (or "mellow") light English tobaccos as a first pipe of the day and SMM fits that bill. The Latakia is very much in the background. The Orientals are forward with some nice sweetness from the Virginias. In all, SMM is a nice blend in this category, burning to a fine ash and smoking cool. I'm putting some more away from cellaring. Recommended.

I'm not a real English blend smoker but I do have a number of tins of various English-style mixtures that I crack open from time to time. Usually I find them overly spicy in the mouth and suffocating but this one is different, seems to me.

Other reviewers have already written about the blend's name change to Standard Mixture Mellow rather than Mild. Whether "mellow" or "mild" this blend suits my taste a little better than some of the heavier blends. The tin aroma is subtly English in character, the taste spicy but not overpowering, and the room note is a nice, warm campfire aroma that doesn't overstay its welcome.

And, I suppose we could all grouse about the loss of the old Murray's days, but there's probably no going back now and we simply have to decide whether we can tolerate the current Dunhill offerings or change to something else. (But, God! Wasn't that Baby's Bottom a treat?)

I like Dunhill mixtures, too. They are all quality tobaccos. SM Mellow is one English blend I will add to my regular rotation.

This is a beautiful mixture by Dunhill. I bought it on a whim. I found the mixture to be quite relaxing, instantaneously creating a moment of reflection when I hadn't asked for one. The aftertaste is something to behold. Since I have been enjoying stronger blends recently, this really was a nice break from flame thrower blends.

As a comparatively new pipe smoker and one who is trying to venture out from the aromatics and aromatic/English blends, I find this one a nice move toward real English tobaccos. The tin note is a bit weak and just a wee bit sour. The thin ribbon cut packed well in my narrow bowl (11/16”), and burned without more than two relights to the bottom. Mild mannered all the way, starting out thin…spicier in the middle and a bit peppery toward the end where I heard a gurgle or two and the bowl got a little hotter than I like it, but that's probably due the fact that I was trying to draw enough to get some real flavor out of it. I think it's a great introduction to English blends and is now one of my favorites.

I find this a bit too mild for my liking, even EMP and Skiff are stronger than this (on the Lat side).

I got to try this with the re-introduction of Dunhill blends in England, and I bought this without looking at the contents. That done, it does pack and light easily and burns all the way down without a messy dottle. For someone trying Latakia / English blends for the first time, this might be a winner. Vitamin N content is almost negligable which for me is another dissapointment, on the plus side, a good quality leaf is used (or IMHO, wasted) but still two stars as previously stated, good for those starting out on Latakia or English forrays.

Traditional English taste. I found it in Bilbao in a very good price for European data and bought several tins. But I was not thrilled, so I shared! I kept one though, hopping it will improve through the process of aging. Moderate nicotine taste. A dull, dry blend of sweet Virginia-Oriental – Cyprus' Latakia, which does not make a significant presence. Rather annoying smell in the room. Ok I tried that one too. That's all.