D & R Tobacco London Dock
(2.54)
Daughter & Ryan's London Dock is a blend of double-toasted Burley, Virginia, Oriental, and Perique, topped with rum and coumarin, making for toasty, earthy, slightly sweet smoke with just a hint of spice and fig.
Notes: Mark Ryan wrote: London Dock contains double toasted burley, Virginia, Oriental and perique tobacco. It's topped with rum and coumarin flavors. The original formula had deer tongue, which is replaced by coumarin, something several manufacturers do. However, the Original London Dock used rose essence which is not used any longer by blenders due to its unpopularity.
Details
| Brand | D & R Tobacco |
| Blended By | Mark Ryan |
| Manufactured By | Mark Ryan |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Burley, Oriental/Turkish, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Other / Misc, Rum |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.54 / 4
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Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2017 | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Mild | Very Pleasant |
This is a rather dryer tobacco base characteristic of D&R with some aroma enhancement that doesn't translate much to the taste. The most oustanding elements are the aromas of cherry and from what I understand coumarin substitute. The coumarin note is a deep, dark vanilla and toffee like character that is very appealing; I wish the real stuff could be used which has an accompanying pronounced sweatness unlike the substitute being used. The cherry addition is rather baffling to me. I'm unaware that the older and/or traditional versions of this blend had cherry in it. I had smoke the Middlton version back in the day and it definately didn't have cherry in it so, I don't understand this blending choice by D&R. The cherry also adds an unpleasant almost phenolic undertone which I don't like.The rum went unnoticed. In my opinion aromatics fail if there isn't enough underlying sweetness to compliment the aroma as is the case here with flat taste. And I understand this is so common today due to current additive restrictions to tobacco. To take license and try to reinvent an aromatic this way is a disaster.
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2019 | Medium | Strong | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
D & R Tobacco - London Dock.
This was one of those unfortunate blends which incurred an import charge from customs. Hindsight, that wonderful thing, says I shouldn't have bothered!
The tin-note sets the precedent for the forthcoming smoke: strongly flavoured, and acrid. The blend is a mixture of light and medium browns, is a medium size ribbon, and has good hydration.
The moment I lit a bowl I felt disesteemed. That feeling hasn't changed. The different toppings create a herby, sharp, bitter, perfume-like, unpleasant flavour. The coumarin claims responsibility for trashing most of the fun! But, lol, the rum and cherry give a support of insurrection! The toppings leave little room for the tobaccos, the Burley can be identified, but the rest miss me. A bowl burns fast, and also too warm.
Nicotine: medium. Room-note: pleasant to tolerable.
London Dock? I smoked a few bowls then threw it in the bin. Not recommended:
One star.
This was one of those unfortunate blends which incurred an import charge from customs. Hindsight, that wonderful thing, says I shouldn't have bothered!
The tin-note sets the precedent for the forthcoming smoke: strongly flavoured, and acrid. The blend is a mixture of light and medium browns, is a medium size ribbon, and has good hydration.
The moment I lit a bowl I felt disesteemed. That feeling hasn't changed. The different toppings create a herby, sharp, bitter, perfume-like, unpleasant flavour. The coumarin claims responsibility for trashing most of the fun! But, lol, the rum and cherry give a support of insurrection! The toppings leave little room for the tobaccos, the Burley can be identified, but the rest miss me. A bowl burns fast, and also too warm.
Nicotine: medium. Room-note: pleasant to tolerable.
London Dock? I smoked a few bowls then threw it in the bin. Not recommended:
One star.
Pipe Used:
Altinok Lee Van Cleef: Friday pipe
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
1/24/19
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