Details
Brand | Stanwell |
Blended By | Scandinavian Tobacco Group |
Manufactured By | Scandinavian Tobacco Group |
Blend Type | Aromatic |
Contents | Burley, Cavendish, Virginia |
Flavoring | Sweet / Sugar |
Cut | Ready Rubbed |
Packaging | 50 grams pouch, 50 grams tin |
Country | Denmark |
Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
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 |
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| Jun 12, 2016 | Very Mild | Mild | Medium | Pleasant |
The Stanwell Extra Fine is truely a classic Danish pipe tobacco (no black cavendish!) which was very popular in the 1950s(?) to the 1970s in Germany - something saved from the old days of pipe smoking. This blend also was one of the favoured pipe tobaccos by Günter Grass, recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature (he also smoked W.O. Larsen Classic, Three Nuns, MB Navy flake and Dunhill EMP).
Due to the German ministerial database, it contains 154.3425 mg of an unknown flavour per 1000 mg, and 94.34638 mg inverted sugar per 1000 mg tobacco.
The Extra Fine is a burley based, bright virginia enriched golden cavendish pre-rubbed (ready rubbed?) tobacco. The cavendish method gives the pipe smoker a very mild smoking experience (hence the original name "extra mild" before the regulatorry EU laws).
The smoke is slightly sweet with hints of an aroma which maybe could remind you of dried plums. Occaisionally you get a nutty, almost chocolaty taste. But mainly it tastes like pipe tobacco - still a light aromatic, but more borderline to a more natural tobacco than to a modern Danish aromatic like a vanilla or the Stranwell Melange.
Overall it's a nice, mellow, smooth and uncomplicated smoke. Nothing fancy, not much depth or complex structure, but a just well rounded, satisfying experience. Well, of course, you have to pack it loosely, sip it and smoke it cool and slow, otherwise it can get quite harsh.
Stanwell Extra Fine is a reminiscence of the past, before we associated Danish pipe tobaccos with heavy cased black cavendish mixtures. That also is true for the roomnote. "That smells like grandpa's smoking his pipe." is a common association. The roomnote is pleasant, not a crowd pleaser, but "just nice" to most non-smokers, and not as overpowering like some of the heavy aromatics. Someone could sit beside you watching through a long movie without getting tired of the scent.
If you want a tobacco for every occasion and every time of the day, whether morning, afternoon or evening, this one might be a good choice. It also goes quite well with coffee, tea and almost every beverage or drink you might like.
Stanwell Extra Fine is an allrounder which also could be it's weakness. It appeals to nearly everyone (or tried to so in the past - nowadays that's the field of modern aromatics), but it doesn't stand out.
Just to mention, I would strongly recommend to smoke the Extra Fne without a filter (with a filter you get just a weak shadow of this tobacco).
Due to the German ministerial database, it contains 154.3425 mg of an unknown flavour per 1000 mg, and 94.34638 mg inverted sugar per 1000 mg tobacco.
The Extra Fine is a burley based, bright virginia enriched golden cavendish pre-rubbed (ready rubbed?) tobacco. The cavendish method gives the pipe smoker a very mild smoking experience (hence the original name "extra mild" before the regulatorry EU laws).
The smoke is slightly sweet with hints of an aroma which maybe could remind you of dried plums. Occaisionally you get a nutty, almost chocolaty taste. But mainly it tastes like pipe tobacco - still a light aromatic, but more borderline to a more natural tobacco than to a modern Danish aromatic like a vanilla or the Stranwell Melange.
Overall it's a nice, mellow, smooth and uncomplicated smoke. Nothing fancy, not much depth or complex structure, but a just well rounded, satisfying experience. Well, of course, you have to pack it loosely, sip it and smoke it cool and slow, otherwise it can get quite harsh.
Stanwell Extra Fine is a reminiscence of the past, before we associated Danish pipe tobaccos with heavy cased black cavendish mixtures. That also is true for the roomnote. "That smells like grandpa's smoking his pipe." is a common association. The roomnote is pleasant, not a crowd pleaser, but "just nice" to most non-smokers, and not as overpowering like some of the heavy aromatics. Someone could sit beside you watching through a long movie without getting tired of the scent.
If you want a tobacco for every occasion and every time of the day, whether morning, afternoon or evening, this one might be a good choice. It also goes quite well with coffee, tea and almost every beverage or drink you might like.
Stanwell Extra Fine is an allrounder which also could be it's weakness. It appeals to nearly everyone (or tried to so in the past - nowadays that's the field of modern aromatics), but it doesn't stand out.
Just to mention, I would strongly recommend to smoke the Extra Fne without a filter (with a filter you get just a weak shadow of this tobacco).
Pipe Used:
different pipes
Age When Smoked:
very fresh, right out of the factory
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 17, 2016 | Medium | Very Mild | Full | Tolerable |
This was on sale just recently on my corner of the internet, and after reading the reviews and figuring myself unable to pass up the low tin price, I took the plunge. Now I'm considering a re-order if the tin price is still right. and I better make up my mind quick!
Initially I wasn't too impressed. Burley is still not a major selling point for me, even though its benevolence has been reaching me lately in at least one blend I like a lot. What sent me to pick this up was the 3.7 review it received here then, even though there were few entries.
A visiting neighbor enjoyed the room note right off, which probably doesn't count a whole lot since he's a roll-yer-own type.
Consider this to be an aromatic for those that don't like aromatics. In that it's like P. S. Aromatic Dutch Slices (No. 308) or possibly their Natural Dutch Slices. But other than for what they're not (supposed Aromatics which are none too sweet, and with no Black Cavendish), these are probably not apt comparisons.
What sets Stanwell 's Extra Fine apart is that mysterious top note. It's got this je ne sais quoi which you will likely find nowhere else. The moisture content right out of the tin is splendid- there is no need for drying time. Each time I smoke this I get fonder of it, and wish it was available in bulk.
Initially I wasn't too impressed. Burley is still not a major selling point for me, even though its benevolence has been reaching me lately in at least one blend I like a lot. What sent me to pick this up was the 3.7 review it received here then, even though there were few entries.
A visiting neighbor enjoyed the room note right off, which probably doesn't count a whole lot since he's a roll-yer-own type.
Consider this to be an aromatic for those that don't like aromatics. In that it's like P. S. Aromatic Dutch Slices (No. 308) or possibly their Natural Dutch Slices. But other than for what they're not (supposed Aromatics which are none too sweet, and with no Black Cavendish), these are probably not apt comparisons.
What sets Stanwell 's Extra Fine apart is that mysterious top note. It's got this je ne sais quoi which you will likely find nowhere else. The moisture content right out of the tin is splendid- there is no need for drying time. Each time I smoke this I get fonder of it, and wish it was available in bulk.
Pipe Used:
Royalton Silver Crown among others
PurchasedFrom:
Pipes & Cigars
Age When Smoked:
new when purchased