Missouri Meerschaum Great Dane

Upon opening the pouch, you're greeted with the absolutely delicious fragrance of dried fruits and a really great, deep cherry aroma. However, none of the pouch note's virtues or complexities transfer to the smoke. The blend advertises myriad flavors, including Cavendish, cherry, and vanilla. I tasted Burley and...well, Burley, mostly. There's just the faintest whisper of cherry, most of which lingers on the palette rather than being detectable in the smoke itself. I'm a Burleyphile, but the closest I get to enjoying this blend comes at some point halfway through the bowl, when the tart Virginias really start to come into play. Yet I was always left with the feeling that this blend took the first steps toward going somewhere and abruptly fizzled. Like the flavor, the room note just sort of existed. Nobody found it either pleasant or offensive.

That said, it gets points for not being disgusting, but I can't imagine ever finding myself in the mood to smoke this again. I'm probably going to use the remainder of the pouch to experiment on other aromatics of which I'm not particularly fond. If you want a very mild and simple smoke suitable for any time of day, you'll probably find this blend much to your liking. If you're seeking any semblance of complexity or a cherry aromatic that actually tastes like cherry, you'll be better served by looking elsewhere.

This one seemed to have all the components for a first class aromatic, but it fell short. When you open the pouch, there is more of a smell of Virginia and some sweetness. The moisture level is about right, though some would say it needs a little dry time. The cut is rough and it packs easily. The taste is more grassy Virginia than your typical Black Cavendish aromatic. Maybe the is a Danish thing. The taste is very mild and the nicotine level seems to be very low. The room note does not meet with the wife's approval. While there is some sweetness, most of the flavors are too subtle to be noticed. I think this tobacco was going for balance and simply did not use enough to make a flavorful smoke. I cannot really recommend this tobacco, especially for what the pouch costs. It is not super expensive, but at the same price point you can do a lot better. I love MM products and this one just did not make the cut. It is not bad. It is not wonderful. It just wasn't.

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.

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.

This is a nice light aromatic. I am finding myself gravitate from english/Balkan blends towards some more tobaccos like this, however there isn't much tobacco taste to fill in the space behind the light cherry/vanilla flavorings. To me it tastes like there is a hole that would be nicely filled with a little more burley or Virginia.

While keeping very mild, the cherry is up front, I normally dislike cherry tobacco, but don't have that reaction with this one. The vanilla is faintly in background behind the mild cherry, just enough for me to taste and it does benefit the flavor well.

As are all the MM pouch tobaccos, this one would be a great introduction to this type of blend, or if you are seeking a more mild flavor than its cousins.

I received a pouch of Great Dane with my MM IPSD2021 set. It didn't have the outer plastic wrap, so I decided to smoke some and jar the rest. Since I got 4 new cobs with the set I decided to dedicate one of them to this blend.

It's a decent cherry aromatic. Has a good cherry note to it, not cough syrup. The tobacco was moist and can use a little drying before smoking. When loaded, it lit easily and the smoke is similar to other cherry tobaccos (Casey Jones, etc..) It produces a nice roomnote and non-smokers will like it.