Missouri Meerschaum Great Dane

This one is just too artificial cherry for me. I guess I have simply found that I do not care for Cherry aromatics. Any other fruit is good apparently but haven't found a cherry I can tolerate... this one is no different. Medicinal cherry is all I can taste on the exhale and it even left a cherry ghost in my pipe. Sorry guys, but there are way better aromatics out there.. even cherry ones. This one is a goopy, nothing-special over the counter blend IMO. Maybe the previous version was better? This review is for the STG pouch. The room note to me is akin to gas station cherry incense.

It's alright maybe if you like cherry but there are much better Cherry Vanilla aromatics out there like G&H Cherry Vanilla and Sam Gawith Celtic Talisman.

After a long wait, I ordered 6 pouches. I regret that now, as it has changed. Now an STG product, it tastes uncomfortably close to Dark Red and CultBRM. I first thought it was an improvement, but my older Meier & Dutch version in the clear wrapper is superior. Precisely for being not as smooth and with a tad more nicotine and a recognizable Scandinavian footprint. This version is just corporate smooth and sadly has devolved into an also ran in a crowded field.

Missouri Meerschaum - Great Dane.

In the pouch's aroma the cherry takes a lead over the other toppings. The pieces making up the mixture are all of a manageable size, medium and chunky ribbons, with a good hydration.

The smoke from it's ok, but a touch mundane after a while. The toppings all have their say, fluctuating throughout a bowl. I find the vanilla stronger at first light, subsiding somewhat and giving way to more of the caramel/cherry. Although the cherry's a notable flavour, it doesn't become too fragrant, acidic or sour. The burn from it's good, giving a cool smoke.

Nicotine: mild to medium. Room-note: nice.

Great Dane. A good enough smoke, but a touch boring. Two stars:

Somewhat recommended.

This is a good but not great aromatic. Mild cherry notes with some vanilla in the background, smokes cool, can taste the Va, did not bite. I did not find it to be redolent of chemicals like other cherry aros but also not as flavorful and smooth as a better quality blend (thinking or KBY Dark Fired Cherry). Not goopy. Burned very well and moisture level was pretty much spot on. I enjoy smoking it and it has an occasional place in my rotation. 2.5 stars.

Beginning: Out of the pouch, this stuff smells FOUL. Like cherry laffy-taffy and chocolate flavored protein powder had a baby. It’s horrendous.

Middle: Smoke is nice. Room note pleasant enough, more subdued cherry note on the palate and now you can actually taste the vanilla in there too.

End: After that initial fruity, cocoa note, it fades quickly into a lighter burley leaf taste. Reminiscent of Carter Hall if there ever was a cherry edition.

This is for: Beginners? Not really for anyone to tell you the truth.

This is not for: Aromatic lovers. There are much better offerings out there at a similar price point.

I'm impressed! This is everything you want in a "go to" aromatic. upon opening the pouch you get a top note of cherry vanilla, but mild. The tobacco is perfectly moist out of the bag. A very enjoyable and cool smoke. The Cherry is not a top note, but present throughout and subtle caramel notes emerge throughout the smoke. It was so good, I had to smoke another bowl out of another pipe that day. After taste and day after taste was present, but it was a pleasant memory on the palette of an exceptional smoke. As a relative "returning pipe smoker", I recommend Great Dane to all new pipers looking for a cool aromatic without the overwhelming top notes of flavoring.

It was a sensational experience smoking the Great Dane, I loved every minute of it. If I could buy this tobacco where I live, I wouldn't smoke anything else. I've tried some similar tasting tobaccos but none of them could overwhelm me as much as the Great Dane from Missouri Meerschaum.

I like MM cobs, so purchased some Great Dane. It’s wonderfully mild. A very lite taste of cherry, but’s that all. Nice burning, will not go out, but it is not dry. NO TOUNGE BITE, NONE. very mild. No lingering nasty tobacco taste in your mouth. If your going to be smoking all day, this choise would be excellent.

I'm a little torn about the rating I've given this one. It's not a bad tobacco if you compare it to others in its class, meaning other cherry based aromatics. Still, I just am not really a fan. I ordered this along with some other pouches in a P&C special. I regret choosing this tobacco, the MM American Patriot was pretty good, though and I was pleasantly surprised by Amphora Full Aroma and by Carter Hall and Prince Albert.

I suppose part of my disappointment with this tobacco is not entirely knowing my tastes. I know that I hate Old Joe Krantz, and assumed that Burley wasn't my thing. I've now found several non-aromatic Burleys that I'm really enjoying, PA and CH have become go-to tobaccos for me. Nightcap gave me a run for my money on my first bowl (it's now become a staple) so I assumed I wasn't a Latakia fan. As OJK and various others have shown, Perique was what I was having some difficulty with and Latakia may as well be manna from heaven. All I knew about my preferences was that I love Early Morning Pipe and other English blends and have enjoyed some fruit aromatics from time to time. I just assumed that as a relatively inexperienced pipe smoker and recovering cigarette smoker that I would enjoy aromatics more than truer tobaccos. This has not been borne out in practice.

Well, back from the digression, this is a fine aromatic when compared to others like it. But, there is almost no discernable tobacco flavor since the bulk of the blend is cased black and blonde Cavendish. The cherry flavor is very mild in all but the bag note, it really doesn't show up sidestream or in retrohale. The vanilla note is much more prominent than the cherry. Honestly, the cherry is so mild this could work as a superior replacement for Lane BCA or other bulk vanilla tobaccos. It is good quality leaf and I think Russ Ouelette has done a fine job. It's typical Lane casings and tobacco so it should be familiar to most in some ways.

I'll smoke the rest of this pouch as I've yet to toss any tobaccos. It might be an option for smoking in public as the room note was nice. I'd rate it a 2.5 if that was possible but it's not in the 75th percentile of tobaccos, so 2 stars it is. And it does qualify as something I'd somewhat recommend.