James Fox Dorisco Mixture

I don't want to get "wordy" on this mixture...this is a very good tobacco...taste, room note, flavor, strength, all are in good harmony with each other and provide a pleasureable smoke!

If only it were in plug form...or available in bulk...

None-the-less, it has become one of my favorites! Very much worth a try.

....a pipe is to be savored....

Here I join the throngs of Dorisco admirers. Delicious, balanced blend of Virginia, Latakia and Perique - I notice the Latakia more than the Perique, but the balance of the blend is excellent. Good ribbons, lights and smokes well to the bottom, and a rich, satisfying flavor as a change of pace from Va/Vapers on the one hand and traditional Latakia blends on the other. Highly recommended.

This too shall pass.

One of the wonders of pipe smoking is the discovery of a new combination of flavours and, for me, Dorisco is something special. Opening the tine one is greeted by a bright mix of coloured strands and a moderate scent of latakia...for some reason it reminded me a little of EMP 🙂 Lighting was easy as I left the tobacco in the pipe for a couple of hours.

The first sensation was a gentle smokiness which obviously came from the latakia....and that stayed throughout the experience, sometimes to the fore, sometimes fading a little to the background, and occasionally twisting into an oriental shade. It really is the most intriguing tobacco.

I almost felt the perique, but it more teased me than revealed itself....it's a tobacco to savour contemplatively otherwise you'll miss the complexity and complexity is what this blend is all about.

If you want a thought provoking, relaxing and interesting smoke I can wholeheartedly recommend you give Dorisco Mixture a try. It is a little bit unique!

To my taste this is a balanced blend of Perique and Virginias. The Perique is not as dominant as with Three Nuns my Perique/Virginia standard. The flavor is spicy with some sweetness, but smooth and never harsh. I could smoke this blend all day and considering the cost of Three Nuns which must be imported from Switzerland, Dorisco will be replacing Three Nuns in my celler once my tins of the Nuns are gone. If Nuns becomes easier to get and less expensive then I could enjoy both, but I don't expect this to happen. But without making comparisons Dorisco mixture is a fine blend. Dorisco can be alternated with a good English to find a very appealing tobacco groove. Putting it together with my favorite pipes is my idea of enjoyable smoking.

This is a very fine introduction to mild English-style blends. Yes, it is English. There is noticeable latakia in the tin aroma and smoking.

Frankly, my mouth waters when I think of smoking this blend. Complex, no harhness and pleasant to the palate and nose.

It is not typically an after dinner smoke for me, unless the meal is of light flavors.

I've been smoking pipe for almost one year and I've tried different blends in the different types. The Dorisco Mixture is one of my favourite mixtures, due to its spicy aroma which can be detected not only upon opening the tin, but also during the smoke. It doesn't bite too much, and it burns very well. Highly recommended!

My review is based on about 8 grams of tobacco left sleeping on a tin I bought in 1998 at Fox's Shop in London. The tin shows "Manufactured withing the E.E.C." which may mean it was produced in Ireland, but even in Denmark or Germany, who knows ?

The tobacco has been patiently rehydrated to the minimum extent.

I don't know what happened from 2000 onward... I really cannot say since was unable to get for me further tins even from a friend went in Dublin. Sure at the time of mine, Dorisco was a VaPer, absolutely no Latakia inside.

Of course the seasoning has produced a darker and melted tin colour, while a clearly remember it was bright and medium with black flecks.

Eulenburg's main statements in 2002 are finding me with him, so I'm cutting my story short, and particularly I would quote his:

"DORISCO has a stoic simplicity"

"The Périque is very discreetly ladled in: the memorable element is the scrumptious mélange of bright red and mahoganny Virginias, as mellow and pithy a combination as any I know"

"Both in-the-tin, and sidestream aromas are deelish, and as a medium-strength, "smokes itself" blend"

I also have smoked this in mediums Billiard (a long tapered Parker Super Bruyere group 4, non filtered; and a Savinelli Professor, filtered with 6mm balsawood, Liverpool shape ... which is variation of Billiard, having longer stem and shorter bit) devoted to Va and VaPer tobaccos.

I have no doubts this would be my all-day smoke, if I just could get some (I don't know if this is going to be discontinued even in Europe, but it was not available in Dublin at one of the main tobacconists... this speaks itself).

I'm planning to revisit Broder Pedersen by Dan, which seems the only tobacco going to same direction, but it has some rhum casing...

I am unquestionably in the camp that this is one of the greats! ... and a classic that will be referred to in years to come. I will be sure to cellar plenty, as I would imagine aging it will only add to its magnificence.

Chocolate mousse in a world filled with Yodels and Ring Dings.

I bought some of this a couple of months ago and right out of the tin it smoked nicely but I didn't find it rated all the fours stars seen here and I put it on the shelf in my smoking room (shed!). Well, when I returned to it recently I was blown away - so THAT was what all the fuss was about - it just goes to show you have to live with a blend for a while to truly unravel it (and maybe a little drying out helped). It has been all said before, a very satisfying smoke with a wonderful shed note which is a little like the incense smell you get from Penzance (though not as heavy). For me it works better in a smaller bowl. I'm going to have to have another right now...