Dan Tobacco Salty Dogs
(3.49)
In long gone times, when imposing sail ships crossed the Seven Seas, English sailors were popularly called "Salty Dogs". They always took care to have a pocket sized block of sweet Virginia tobacco with them, which they would take a slice off to then rub out and smoke in their cutty pipes. In heavy weather, they would opt to just bite off a corner to enjoy as a stimulating piece of chewing tobacco.
Selected sweet Virginias with a small pinch of perique, classically enhanced with Caribbean rum, are matured over a long time in the press. The result is a dark brown, full and pleasant pipe tobacco in traditional style offering you a comfortably cool and smooth smoking experience. Unlike ordinary flakes, it was not cut into slices, but packaged as a solid piece of real plug tobacco. Enjoy it in pipes with smaller bowls. (translated from Dan Tobacco's website)
Notes: Introduced July 2014.
Dan Tobacco's Salty Dogs is, as its name implies, a classic Navy style plug: Virginias and a pinch of perique, flavored with rum and pressed tight into hard, pocket-sized blocks that would keep long, survive indelicate handling, and could be cut into slices whenever there was a moment's rest.
Details
| Brand | Dan Tobacco |
| Blended By | Dan Tobacco |
| Manufactured By | Orlik |
| Blend Type | Virginia/Perique |
| Contents | Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Rum |
| Cut | Plug |
| Packaging | 50 grams pouch |
| Country | Germany |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Very Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium to Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.49 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 31 - 40 of 49 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 01, 2021 | Medium | Very Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
One of the advantages of a dense and compact plug tobacco is you get a wonderfully slow burning smoke with a consistent flavor from top to bottom.. Salty dogs much like 3ps is one of the few available on the market that accomplishes this.. the virginia and perique are so well melded together with the added sweetness from the rum that it is just one flavor.. you can enjoy all of its aspects particularly through the retrohale.. not a lot of perique but the pressing seems to really bring it out.. as with 3ps, the added flavoring, in this case rum, is so well integrated that it doesn't stand out at all.. in tobaccos like windjammer the rum is much easier to identify because it truly comes across as a top note.. in Salty dogs it is certainly there but virtually indistinguishable from the other flavors.. the virginia, likewise is deep and fruity.. but one flavor.. A really seemless blend.. I think if you like smooth flavor with a little boldness you will rate this very highly.. personally I do like it quite a bit.. but not one I will enjoy regularly for a number of reasons.. mostly because you have to be in the mood for this type of flavor.. furthermore the price and preparation will kind of make it more of a special occasion deal.. for half the price peterson makes an equally nice product in my opinion.. I use a small pipe for it.. not really for the strength (it is very medium) but it burns so slowly that a big bowl would last hours.. I also dry it for about an hour.. while some would argue you get more flavor from moist tobacco I think you lose just as much from the steam it produces even from a slow cadence.. I generally don't even need to relight this after an hour dry time.. it smokes perfectly.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 15, 2019 | Medium | Very Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I am tempted to put this tobacco in the same league as your Hal O Thy Wynd, Irish Oak or Astley's no.2 virginia perques .. as it's right up the alley with the slight spicy, but more dried fruit taste of the perique contribution. Overall this is a fine tobacco, rich, sweetish, earthy in taste with a bit of dried fruit hints, and a rum casing that just ennobles the whole thing. This is by no means an aromatic, as the rum is there with you just like a whisper, adding to the sweetness of the Virginians with its distinct molasses taste, and without stealing from the various tobacco fragrances. The baccy comes as a rectangular plug, similar to what one finds in a Peterson's 3p tin, compact but not difficult to break apart. I sure recommend this one, and certainly I will come back to it once I finish my current inventory. Not an all day smoke though - not for me at least. It takes a bit of ritual to prepare this, and while it won't bite if you don't allow it some dry time, I do find that drying brings out the aroma more. If I have a bowl on a Saturday afternoon, I may or may not have another one in the evening - the taste being enough for the whole day.
Pipe Used:
altinay half bent billiard, some Angelo pipe
PurchasedFrom:
danpipe.de
Age When Smoked:
Fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 05, 2019 | Medium | Very Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
Wow, am I glad I stumbled across this gem. Whilst visiting an out-of-town Tobacconist as a cigar rep, I saw three of these pouches on their shelf. I like plugs, I like VaPers, I like Dan Tobacco... Smoke unsmoked, I bought their entire supply. Boy, am I glad I did. Not for least reasons the fact the sold it to me at cost. The pouch note is amazing; raisins, plums, a touch of grass, and molasses. The smoke bears this out perfectly, with a deep, mature tanginess. It's also the most beautiful plug I've ever worked with; firm, neat, and perfect size to carry in a pocket. Whittled into shards with a Buck knife, it burns slowly, coolly, and without bite to a fine ash. The room note is even lovely; deeply fruity with an undertone of winter hay. Sublime.
Pipe Used:
Rattrays Devil Anse, Peterson 999
PurchasedFrom:
Weston Tobacco
Age When Smoked:
Unknown
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 11, 2019 | Medium | Very Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
The smell of this plug is not very strong. If I hold it directly under my nose, I can smell hay, dark fruits and rum. I prefer to cut little flakes and fold them into my pipe, because I think the tobacco lights up easier and tastes fuller this way than cube cutting it. But probably this is only a personal preference.
The tobacco tastes like you expect it from a good Virginia/Perique blend and the rum flavoring adds some sweet rum notes just on times. The Virginia got flavors of hay, earth and citrus. The Perique makes the plug spicy and adds raisins and pepper. The taste of pepper gets stronger in the last third part of the pipe.
Overall, this tobacco is not a complex one, but if you like Virginia/Perique plugs you will love this one.
The tobacco tastes like you expect it from a good Virginia/Perique blend and the rum flavoring adds some sweet rum notes just on times. The Virginia got flavors of hay, earth and citrus. The Perique makes the plug spicy and adds raisins and pepper. The taste of pepper gets stronger in the last third part of the pipe.
Overall, this tobacco is not a complex one, but if you like Virginia/Perique plugs you will love this one.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 18, 2024 | Medium to Strong | Very Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I am a sucker for plugs, so when I saw this plug includes Perique I had to buy it. Salty Dogs stays true to its theme of a maritime smoke. It's quite strong, and would be ideal for a sailor taking a quick break with his cutty pipe. The packaging is delightful, any disappointment with the fact that this comes in a pouch is immediately assuaged because the plug is wrapped in cellophane, a very pleasant surprise. The flavour of the smoke is very fruity — stewed fruit, plums, and figs. The spiciness from the Perique is not immediately present unless you retrohale. That is my biggest gripe with this blend. The rum isn't obvious in the smoke, and I suspect the addition of rum may have dulled the spiciness of the Perique. Despite that being said, this is a very enjoyable smoke. It's sweet but not too sweet, the flavours of the Virginias still shine through the fruitiness. I simply wish this had more spice. Salty Dogs seems to be the best option for a Va/Per plug (not a VaPerKy) that's readily available on the market, so I will grant this a 3.5/4 rounded down to a 3.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 05, 2023 | Medium to Strong | Extremely Mild | Medium to Full | Tolerable to Strong |
Most of the time if there are 40 or more reviews on TobaccoReviews.com, I can trust the averages. Not in this case. Salty Dogs from Dan Tobacco is a so-so VaPer with mild rum casing which I don’t taste.
I do get an almost fermented taste which is off-putting. The overall strength is medium to strong and this is where the nicotine level is as well.
It comes in a very tight pressed brownie. Takes some work with a sharp knife to slice it up. Their mythology suggests seamen on a sailing craft. Sure. And it originally came out in 2014. Maybe marketing guys on a sailboat.
If you like strong tobacco this may be your thing. The Perique is in the background. The Virginias are not terribly sweet. Burns fairly cool. For my tastes there is nothing here to recommend.
2 out of 4 stars. There are way better VaPers on the market today.
I do get an almost fermented taste which is off-putting. The overall strength is medium to strong and this is where the nicotine level is as well.
It comes in a very tight pressed brownie. Takes some work with a sharp knife to slice it up. Their mythology suggests seamen on a sailing craft. Sure. And it originally came out in 2014. Maybe marketing guys on a sailboat.
If you like strong tobacco this may be your thing. The Perique is in the background. The Virginias are not terribly sweet. Burns fairly cool. For my tastes there is nothing here to recommend.
2 out of 4 stars. There are way better VaPers on the market today.
Pipe Used:
Dunhill
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 18, 2023 | Medium | Very Mild | Medium | Pleasant |
Excellent, tasty high-nicotine VaPer. In the beginning the spiciness overweighs in mouth and nose (a tad too much for me) that soon gives room to rich, full dark fruits that grows throughout the bowl. Very pleasant sweet and dark taste and flavor throughout the bowl. Nicotine hit is up there with some burleys, definitely not on an empty stomach! Cut flakes as thin as possible and grant some drying time. I try to always have a bowl's worth already cut and rubbed out.
Reminds me of a spicier Orlik Golden Sliced, or a fruitier, less bready version of Peterson Deluxe Navy Rolls.
Easy 3.5 stars overall.
Reminds me of a spicier Orlik Golden Sliced, or a fruitier, less bready version of Peterson Deluxe Navy Rolls.
Easy 3.5 stars overall.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 03, 2022 | Medium | Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Curious perique blend. The plug is fun to cut with a sharp knife. The aroma of rum is very characteristic and it persists in the smoke, which I am not a fan of. Certainly not my go-to VaPer, but a pleasant addition to the roster. 2 and a half.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 09, 2020 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I don't know if I like the history behind this blend or the blend itself more. This plug has a high learning curve, definitely not ready right out of the packaging, but that's kind of the point. You really could fit this in your pocket and forget about it for a long while before this fully dried out. In fact I bought this over a year ago and its still pretty moist. Moving forward, this is a tame VaPer, not too spicy or aggressive. Plenty of flavor and strength though with the rum not being too overpowering. Left a tad bit too much moisture in the bowl and needed quite a few relights but it's still a great blend I would recommend trying at least once.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 20, 2020 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I have been absolutely OBSESSED with navy blends lately. This is the first navy plug that I have tried and I gotta say that this is something. This is an initial smoke review.
The plug cut nicely, I shave it with a cigar cutter and crumble into a nice shag. With no drying (unwrap, slice, pack, light) it stays lit very well.
This is some quality perique. I haven't had perique this tasty in a while. Nice quick pepper on a retrohale but doesn't bite, dark fruit notes.. The Virginia's aren't grassy at all, but smooth and citrusy. The rum is the icing on the cake. It gives it that navy flavor to separate it from a vaper (a quality vaper at that)
The plug cut nicely, I shave it with a cigar cutter and crumble into a nice shag. With no drying (unwrap, slice, pack, light) it stays lit very well.
This is some quality perique. I haven't had perique this tasty in a while. Nice quick pepper on a retrohale but doesn't bite, dark fruit notes.. The Virginia's aren't grassy at all, but smooth and citrusy. The rum is the icing on the cake. It gives it that navy flavor to separate it from a vaper (a quality vaper at that)
Pipe Used:
Morgan bones ambassador
PurchasedFrom:
Online
Age When Smoked:
fresh
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