Dunhill Three Year Matured Virginia
(2.44)
The Re-release tin description: A medium blend consisting of red (and other) Virginias, a pinch of Oriental leaf, and a very, very subtle fruit essence, leaving the flavors of the tobaccos themselves clear and intact. A classic now returned after a long absence.
The earliest tin description: "A fine old Virginia tobacco, matured for three years, mild and mellow though rich in flavour, the ideal of the true pipe smoker".
Notes: Discontinued in 2007, relaunched in 2015.
Details
| Brand | Dunhill |
| Blended By | Dunhill |
| Manufactured By | Dunhill/Scandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Blend Type | Virginia Based |
| Contents | Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Fruit / Citrus |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Very Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.44 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 10 of 20 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 10, 2002 | Mild to Medium | Strong | Medium | Pleasant |
The essence of fruit!
English aromatics are like English cuisine: something to be made fun of, without actually committing the mistake of trying it out. But every-so-often a family member who ought to know better passes the Dunhill store in Park Ave, and buys My Highness a tin of something?after all, don't I smoke a pipe?
Model family love, my selfless sense of duty to TobaccoReviews, perhaps a lingering tendency or penchant for masochism, prompted me to try this Three-Year object. It is not bad...it is just so weird. Trevert was utterly correct in associating it with unknown galaxies.
Undoubtedly matured in a secure, undisclosed location, sort of like our vice-presidents, THREE YEAR adds to the etiolated douceur of cavendished Virginia, Ã l' Anglaise, a trowelled topping that makes ERINMORE taste like ERINLESS. Think blancmange dolled out with fermented elderberries...
The result is neither cheap nor, God knows, humdrum: I would call it, well, hallucinatory.
When Wagner's Siegfried, who has never seen a woman before, finally meets one, he cleverly cries out, rather enthusiastically, "This is not a man!" Likewise, if I were an alien from Planet Mongo and had never experienced FLAVOUR before, I would know I had experienced flavour after smoking this! Not tobacco flavour, no, but...weeeee...it is, like, psychedelic, yeah.
How could one resist it, my fellow boomers?
PS./ Smoking this whilst strumming a guitar strikes me as exquisitely apt.
English aromatics are like English cuisine: something to be made fun of, without actually committing the mistake of trying it out. But every-so-often a family member who ought to know better passes the Dunhill store in Park Ave, and buys My Highness a tin of something?after all, don't I smoke a pipe?
Model family love, my selfless sense of duty to TobaccoReviews, perhaps a lingering tendency or penchant for masochism, prompted me to try this Three-Year object. It is not bad...it is just so weird. Trevert was utterly correct in associating it with unknown galaxies.
Undoubtedly matured in a secure, undisclosed location, sort of like our vice-presidents, THREE YEAR adds to the etiolated douceur of cavendished Virginia, Ã l' Anglaise, a trowelled topping that makes ERINMORE taste like ERINLESS. Think blancmange dolled out with fermented elderberries...
The result is neither cheap nor, God knows, humdrum: I would call it, well, hallucinatory.
When Wagner's Siegfried, who has never seen a woman before, finally meets one, he cleverly cries out, rather enthusiastically, "This is not a man!" Likewise, if I were an alien from Planet Mongo and had never experienced FLAVOUR before, I would know I had experienced flavour after smoking this! Not tobacco flavour, no, but...weeeee...it is, like, psychedelic, yeah.
How could one resist it, my fellow boomers?
PS./ Smoking this whilst strumming a guitar strikes me as exquisitely apt.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2018 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Medium | Very Pleasant |
I don't know whether the current re-issue has changed the mix, but the tin only claims ''a blend of matured Virginia tobacco'' and that's all I can detect. None of the oriental/Turkish or fruit or whatever mentioned by others here, just straight, very evidently matured Virginia.
An exceptionally good smoke, the best VA I have ever encountered in a pipe. The flavour and aroma do bring back distant memories of State Express 666 (or was it 555?) unfiltered cigarettes, first encountered by me at a few years old in the late 1940s (parents didn't smoke but had wooden cigarette boxes with those cigs for people to help themselves at parties) and the now defunct Senior Service ciggies, also unfiltered, in the 1950s.
This baccy burns slowly and really is very pleasant indeed. It's a grown-up smoke without being harsh at all. One of the top 3 or 4 pipe tobacco mixes I have ever smoked. Thoroughly recommend it.
An exceptionally good smoke, the best VA I have ever encountered in a pipe. The flavour and aroma do bring back distant memories of State Express 666 (or was it 555?) unfiltered cigarettes, first encountered by me at a few years old in the late 1940s (parents didn't smoke but had wooden cigarette boxes with those cigs for people to help themselves at parties) and the now defunct Senior Service ciggies, also unfiltered, in the 1950s.
This baccy burns slowly and really is very pleasant indeed. It's a grown-up smoke without being harsh at all. One of the top 3 or 4 pipe tobacco mixes I have ever smoked. Thoroughly recommend it.
Pipe Used:
Stanwell freehand (Queen)
PurchasedFrom:
Londis newsagent/tobacconist, Market Sq., Dover, Kent, UK.
Age When Smoked:
2 weeks.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2017 | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
This blend has all the quality standards of dunhill blends.when you open it you get spicy citruses and sweet grass aromas.the moist is proper,packs ok and lights easy.burns cool to medium with right moist.the virhinia flavours are dominant and the spicyness comes in the backround with some sweetness.you get citruses,grass and dark fruits in a very balanced waywith spicy notes.the nic level is ok for an all day smoke.it's a lighter version of royal yacht.if you are a virginia lover you must try it!
Age When Smoked:
When opened!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 16, 2016 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Got this one to continue my Virginia exploration.
I'm a dunhill fan myself, so this may be slightly biased. I tried the Virginia heavy dunhill flake first, and while I liked it, it was really sour most of the smoke to me. Maybe my tastes have matured a bit since, but I like this one much more.
The tin note is mild and sweet, the cut is a nice ribbon that is easy to fluff out of the tin. Easy to pack and light, and it stays lit well. I get the citrus and it is a bit sour. I have to say it is tasty. The bread notes are more pronounced in this one. The orientals are not very present in this, but they balance the smoke out well. Sweetness from the topping, but it's not like a normal aromatic. It's dry, subtle and hard to place a finger on what the flavor is supposed to be. That's good for me, bc I don't normally like aros. It does have a good punch to it nicotine wise, and it picks up in flavor as you go down the bowl. Not wet at all, comes out really dry in the end.
All in all I like it. I have a new mark tinsky bulldog I broke in with this, and now this is all I smoke in it. I have bought more since I finished the tin. Smoked the whole thing in less than a week. A good one for new Virginia smokers, and would be a nice change for the more fanatical ones.
I'm a dunhill fan myself, so this may be slightly biased. I tried the Virginia heavy dunhill flake first, and while I liked it, it was really sour most of the smoke to me. Maybe my tastes have matured a bit since, but I like this one much more.
The tin note is mild and sweet, the cut is a nice ribbon that is easy to fluff out of the tin. Easy to pack and light, and it stays lit well. I get the citrus and it is a bit sour. I have to say it is tasty. The bread notes are more pronounced in this one. The orientals are not very present in this, but they balance the smoke out well. Sweetness from the topping, but it's not like a normal aromatic. It's dry, subtle and hard to place a finger on what the flavor is supposed to be. That's good for me, bc I don't normally like aros. It does have a good punch to it nicotine wise, and it picks up in flavor as you go down the bowl. Not wet at all, comes out really dry in the end.
All in all I like it. I have a new mark tinsky bulldog I broke in with this, and now this is all I smoke in it. I have bought more since I finished the tin. Smoked the whole thing in less than a week. A good one for new Virginia smokers, and would be a nice change for the more fanatical ones.
Pipe Used:
Tinsky bulldog
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes
Age When Smoked:
Fresh tin
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Nov 16, 2020 | Medium | Very Mild | Medium | Very Pleasant |
I’ll start by saying I am not an aromatic smoker and I don’t consider this an aromatic at all. Does it have a noticeable topping? Yes. A very slight essence is a perfect description in my opinion. Tin note for me is sweet Virginia, earthy, deep and that slight unidentifiable(to me) fruitiness. Condition was beautiful when opened, dark with a moisture level near perfection. Packs nicely with just a few relights. And the flavor, wow. Mellow but not weak, creamy mouth feel and no bite even if smoked a little vigorously. Nic hit is slightly above medium for me. A wonderful relaxing smoke if there ever was one. I have cellared some tins and look forward to many more special occasion smokes of this great tobacco!
Pipe Used:
various Savinellis, Cobs Chacoms
PurchasedFrom:
Smoking Pipes and Pipes and Cigars
Age When Smoked:
Three years, Four years plus
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 06, 2015 | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
Good tin note, fine ribbon cut with light, medium and dark tobaccos. Packs and lights easily, as do all the dunhills. While there may be some oriental there it is not real noticeable nor is the topping as described. Good burn white ash little if any dottle. Good consistent smoke from start to finish. Good, relaxing smoke with a creamy semi sweet flavor. Room note is all Virginia and that is a plus in my book. One smoking note-- don't hammer this one to hard it can be a tounge torcher if you do. Like most Virginas slow and steady is your best bet. I believe this one will become a regular in the dix creek line up!
Pipe Used:
Various Kaywoodies
PurchasedFrom:
Smoking pipes
Age When Smoked:
New tin
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 09, 2021 | Mild | Very Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
A really beautiful blend! Have it always in my turn-around series of tobaccoes, not an all day blend --also for it's high price-- but at least once a day puffing. On the sweet-side, very light aroma, good quality virginias, cool without bite, it's a really relaxing,easy to pack, light and smoke tobacco.
There are some years since I met it and I feel tight to it. Always filino with this tobacco Dunhill pipes, I feel they can give me the max of taste of it.
This blend is also recommended at newbies, with nic-hit, taste and odour at medium range, no tongue bite, enough cool and dry.
There are some years since I met it and I feel tight to it. Always filino with this tobacco Dunhill pipes, I feel they can give me the max of taste of it.
This blend is also recommended at newbies, with nic-hit, taste and odour at medium range, no tongue bite, enough cool and dry.
Pipe Used:
Dunhill
PurchasedFrom:
Esterval's
Age When Smoked:
3 years old tins
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2020 | Medium to Strong | Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
From 2006:
Here ends my search for an everyday, go-to Virginia. OK, even the tin description indicates that it's not a straight VA, but I'll not quibble about that. What I will do is load this very satisfying blend into a small bowled Peterson and enjoy a rich, flavorful smoke. This is a dark, heady VA --- not light and sweet like 5100 but not quite as stout as Royal Yacht (my only other Dunhill regular). Some place the casing as berry-like and the tin description on this very site says "mixed fruit" but I myself can't taste anything fruity about it. Thumbs up to Dunhill/Murray on whatever this casing is, because it is pleasant and unique without overtaking the taste of the tobaccos themselves. Doesn't bite. May be a tad too strong for all day and does get a little unwieldy towards the very bottom of the bowl. For me, it's the perfect VA blend --- one or two bowls a day interspersed with my regular burley blends and flakes. The Murray's version of 3 Year Matured recently replaced Royal Yacht as my preferred tinned VA, and this review is based on the Murray's product. Recent reviews of other Orlik-produced Dunhill products have got me discouraged about my prospects for liking the Orlik version of 3 Year Matured. I'll post that review when I have tried some. Till then, 4 stars for 3 YMV!
Here ends my search for an everyday, go-to Virginia. OK, even the tin description indicates that it's not a straight VA, but I'll not quibble about that. What I will do is load this very satisfying blend into a small bowled Peterson and enjoy a rich, flavorful smoke. This is a dark, heady VA --- not light and sweet like 5100 but not quite as stout as Royal Yacht (my only other Dunhill regular). Some place the casing as berry-like and the tin description on this very site says "mixed fruit" but I myself can't taste anything fruity about it. Thumbs up to Dunhill/Murray on whatever this casing is, because it is pleasant and unique without overtaking the taste of the tobaccos themselves. Doesn't bite. May be a tad too strong for all day and does get a little unwieldy towards the very bottom of the bowl. For me, it's the perfect VA blend --- one or two bowls a day interspersed with my regular burley blends and flakes. The Murray's version of 3 Year Matured recently replaced Royal Yacht as my preferred tinned VA, and this review is based on the Murray's product. Recent reviews of other Orlik-produced Dunhill products have got me discouraged about my prospects for liking the Orlik version of 3 Year Matured. I'll post that review when I have tried some. Till then, 4 stars for 3 YMV!
Pipe Used:
Peterson 303
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 27, 2021 | Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
This blend never disappoints me and always impresses me. It simply matured mellow Virginia that is accentuated by nice Orientals and a very subtle fruit essence. Piquant tartness weaves with the earthy dark fruit, molasses and hay. Straightforward easy burning tobacco down to a fine white ash. Truly a refined mellow smoke with a moderate nic hit. Does burn hot but won't bite. Consistent flavor that deepens down the bowl. Obviously gets better with age.
Sidenote: sweet lemon tea pairs well with this one
Sidenote: sweet lemon tea pairs well with this one
Pipe Used:
Various
Age When Smoked:
New and aged
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 03, 2020 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
Like Eulenburg says English Aromatics are like English cuisine, however I'd suggest misunderstood and underappreciated. Like a consumé (invented in Yorkshire) this tobacco takes a person with patiences and refined palate to appreciate the work thats gone into it.
The Virginias are beautifully sweet and sour with a hint of that grassy taste we all know and love but mostly a cane sugar note. The orientals play a fantastic supporting role. Unlike in most English blends they do not give a spicy tingle but an old classic clean cigarette taste.
The flavouring is subtle and pleasant and a joy to decipher. It almost reminds me of the "plum" topping of Royal Yacht, though it's more white plum then dark.
A wonderful smoke indeed, it goes well with sparkling wine or IPA and some mature Cheddar (some of many English culinary inventions).
Happy Smokes.
The Virginias are beautifully sweet and sour with a hint of that grassy taste we all know and love but mostly a cane sugar note. The orientals play a fantastic supporting role. Unlike in most English blends they do not give a spicy tingle but an old classic clean cigarette taste.
The flavouring is subtle and pleasant and a joy to decipher. It almost reminds me of the "plum" topping of Royal Yacht, though it's more white plum then dark.
A wonderful smoke indeed, it goes well with sparkling wine or IPA and some mature Cheddar (some of many English culinary inventions).
Happy Smokes.
Pipe Used:
Dunhill Zulu, Dr Plumb Tomato, African Meerschaum
Age When Smoked:
5 years plus the "Three Years Matured"
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