W.O. Larsen Limited Edition 2012
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Each year, a very special and extremely limited production of a unique W.O. Larsen pipe tobacco blend is produced. The ultimate luxury tobacco, in a distinctively designed package commemorating the year. This year, W.O. Larsen gives you a balanced mixture of round black cavendish with a touch of fine, golden, loose cut Virginia tobacco. Limited Edition 2012 is a mixture that has a very pleasant fruity flavour and room note. Course cut. Mild to medium strength, flavoring & taste.
Details
| Brand | W.O. Larsen |
| Blended By | Scandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Curly Cut |
| Packaging | 100 grams tin |
| Country | Unknown |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild to Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2012 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
I fully agree with the previous reviews and am quite disappointed by this 2012 blend. I have strong happy memories of 2010 and 2011 blends and this one is not of the same standard. In the tin a nice honey smell. A honest smoke but nothing much to remember as a special blend. I failed to notice the 'fruity flavour'. So nothing to make a fuss about although if you are given one you may smoke it happily!
I also agree with one of the reviewers about disappointements regarding recent smokes of the products from Larsen. Truely they no more advertise an appointment from the Danish court as it was mentionned in the past on the tins. Actually a local tobacconist in Copenhagen (Olsen) boasts to have that appointment...
Even the tin (we know there are tin collectors!) is behind the liveries of previous editions with its lousy colors...
I also agree with one of the reviewers about disappointements regarding recent smokes of the products from Larsen. Truely they no more advertise an appointment from the Danish court as it was mentionned in the past on the tins. Actually a local tobacconist in Copenhagen (Olsen) boasts to have that appointment...
Even the tin (we know there are tin collectors!) is behind the liveries of previous editions with its lousy colors...
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Jan 03, 2012 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
This is my fourth year of experiments with Larsen's annual edition tobacco.
2009 edition was frankly discouraging, because its red fruit flavoring was overwhelming albeit pleasant during the first minutes. 2010 was absolutely exquisite: a wonderful, if unbelievable, aroma of petals and butter. 2011 was quite OK: a slightly above average vanilla offering, subtle and satisfying.
2012 is, unfortunately, nondescript. It doesn't taste bad. It isn't neither lacking nor overburdened with nicotine. It isn't tarry, nor does it bite. But it doesn't deliver the zest of 2010, nor the discrete pleasure of 2011. Heck, it doesn't even present a centesimal fraction of 2009's overwhelming flavor!
I am not displeased with this years Larsen's edition offering: I'll smoke the tin's content to the end, because it is not bad and because its a piper's way of saluting the new year. But contrarily to previous editions, I won't be buying a second one. Maybe 2013 will bring us a better edition.
Meanwhile, I've noticed that now that W.Ø. Larsen belongs to Scandinavian Tobacco Group, some small but significant changes have been made to its marketing propositions. It no longer claims to be the "Purveyor of the Royal Danish Court"; the actual crown of Denmark on top of the logo has been replaced by a fantasist, generic one; and the tag line "Premium Pipe Tobacco" has disappeared altogether. These changes have also affected the other blends of this brand. At the same time, it seems to me that the other blends, such as 1864, have also lost some intensity in their flavorings. I hope this is not the beginning of a downward product placement of WØL that will cheapen its quality.
2009 edition was frankly discouraging, because its red fruit flavoring was overwhelming albeit pleasant during the first minutes. 2010 was absolutely exquisite: a wonderful, if unbelievable, aroma of petals and butter. 2011 was quite OK: a slightly above average vanilla offering, subtle and satisfying.
2012 is, unfortunately, nondescript. It doesn't taste bad. It isn't neither lacking nor overburdened with nicotine. It isn't tarry, nor does it bite. But it doesn't deliver the zest of 2010, nor the discrete pleasure of 2011. Heck, it doesn't even present a centesimal fraction of 2009's overwhelming flavor!
I am not displeased with this years Larsen's edition offering: I'll smoke the tin's content to the end, because it is not bad and because its a piper's way of saluting the new year. But contrarily to previous editions, I won't be buying a second one. Maybe 2013 will bring us a better edition.
Meanwhile, I've noticed that now that W.Ø. Larsen belongs to Scandinavian Tobacco Group, some small but significant changes have been made to its marketing propositions. It no longer claims to be the "Purveyor of the Royal Danish Court"; the actual crown of Denmark on top of the logo has been replaced by a fantasist, generic one; and the tag line "Premium Pipe Tobacco" has disappeared altogether. These changes have also affected the other blends of this brand. At the same time, it seems to me that the other blends, such as 1864, have also lost some intensity in their flavorings. I hope this is not the beginning of a downward product placement of WØL that will cheapen its quality.
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