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An exquisite mixture blended from mature Virginia, and mellow black cavendish, we have added a gently pressed and fermented cut plug made from Virginia and burley. The mixture is perfected with a touch of sweet plum aroma, which creates a unique smoking experience for the most demanding pipe smoker.
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| StevieB (2075) |  |
Very Mild | Mild | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
Stanwell - Classic.
I was unaware of Stanwell tobacco's until I stumbled upon this one night whilst on The Danish Pipe Shop's website. I love to try something new (to me) so ordered some and here's my thoughts:
The pouch doesn't smell that aromatic, there's maybe a delicate fruitiness but nothing more. There's less Black Cavendish than the other two varieties: the pouch has about 25% BC in it. The ribbons are fairly chunky, with a good water content.
Now the actual smoke: when I first light a bowl of this the only added taste I get is plum. For the first few minutes of my initial pipe-full I thought they were lying about the coffee and brandy; give them time! When they do come to the fore they aren't as strong as the plum, but for my palate they are discernable.
For me, one of the great points about this is the smoke's build and temperature: extremely cool and brilliantly thick; that's something I adore!
The nicotine feels pretty mild from this; actually it's really mild!
For me, the only negative is the speed of the burn: if it's not taken easily it can be over in a flash!
I'm glad I came across this; it's a cracking smoke!
Highly recommended.
Pipe Used: Erik Nording Freehand
Age When Smoked: New
Purchased From: The Danish Pipe Shop
5 people found this review helpful.
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| From Etten (22) |  |
Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Plum and moist out of the tin; an assorted ribbon cut pleasing to the eye with plump yellow aged VA. Packs well with immediate sense of a balanced blend. Bowl aroma OK, not exceptional. A steady enjoyable smoke to the bottom. Can smoke this regularly. Easy 3 Star.
Pipe Used: Tsuge Briar, Greek Briar
Age When Smoked: Fresh out of the tin
Purchased From: Pipes & Cigars Month Club
4 people found this review helpful.
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| Flinthills Tex (27) | |
Mild | Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I bought this in a pinch. I had run out of my favorite leaf (Stanwell Jubilee), and the tobaccoonist had as well. I figured I couldn't go wrong with a Stanwell blend called "Classic". Upon opening the tin, I was greeted with a pleasant Aroma reminding me of raisins. The moisture Content was just right, and the cut makes filling your pipe rather easy. The tobacco packs well and lights up on 2 matches. It burns well, leaving no dottle. The taste is pleasantly sweet, without overpowering the natural tobacco taste. The room note is a bit smokey, not as sweet as with some of Stanwell's other aromatic blends. It is certainly in no way offensive, but not as much of a crowd pleaser. My recommendation: Stanwell Classic is a good standby for smokers of aromatics. It is not a complex smoke, but neither is it bland. It can be smoked without problems by novice and expert alike.
Pipe Used: Vauen, Lorenzo, BC
Age When Smoked: new
Purchased From: local tobaccoonist
3 people found this review helpful.
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| natibo (169) | |
Medium | Medium to Strong | Full | Pleasant |
The plum flavor really comes out in this. It is just a little bitey. That is going to keep it from getting 3 stars. Otherwise, this was a nice enjoyable aromatic. I mixed it with some 5 brothers to give it some nic.
2 people found this review helpful.
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| Emeritus Account (30124) | |
Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Medium | Very Pleasant |
I asked my wife to purchase some Melange for me and she brought me this instead.Before going crazy and asking for divorce,etc. I decided to give it a try and it turned out surprisingly good. It is not as sweet as the Melange,it has a bit more balance.The room note is great and it is very mild on the mouth.It is easy to pack,burns evenly and the price is great.If youy like aromatics, this is something you are not going to get tired of.
2 people found this review helpful.
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| North State (72) | |
Mild | Strong | Very Mild | Pleasant |
Encouraged by my first encounter with the Stanwell series - "Green & Indigo", which I actually found quite agreeable, even to my own surprise - I decided to give Classic a chance. After all, plum would be one of my favourite flavours in tobacco, if done tastefully.
Unfortunately, here it isn't. The pouch note already is way too artificially sugary and fruity, and the smoking experience is once again that of cheap aromatics; mediocre quality tobacco literally doused with added flavours, giving a mild but, at the end of the day, mostly uninteresting smoke.
Bit of a disappointment really and whereas G&I was a solid 2 approaching 3, Classic only just makes the 2-star mark. Not something I'm dying to buy again and recommended for fans of light aromatics only, everyone else should stay well away as this surely is not the blend to transform you into a friend of aromatics.
Pipe Used: Gasparini, Chacom, corn cob
Age When Smoked: Fresh from pouch
Purchased From: The Danish Pipe Shop
1 person found this review helpful.
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| renwardhoop (177) | |
Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Unnoticeable |
Classy blend from Stanwell.
Superb opening aroma, yet not sweet and sickly like some aromatics I've tried over the years. It was very firm and a little dry and I found I had to tease the strands out, a slight rub and then load. The tobacco again looks standard for this type, predominantly brown strands shot through with darker tones.
It claims to have brandy, plum and coffee flavours and I can see why, but with my diminished taste buds I can only get the coffee, together with something grassy and sweet. It's certainly not as sweet as Larson's Danish blends, more akin to Savinelli's aromatic.
Goes dry very quickly indeed, even though it came in a round tin. The smoke was clearly of quality tobaccos with a topping that stayed very much in the background. A really pleasant yet unremarkable smoke. not a million miles away from their Melange blend.
Well worth trying if you like aromatics.
Pipe Used: Briars & Meers
Age When Smoked: New
Purchased From: Dan Pipe Lauenburg
Similar Blends: Savinelli aromatic, Davidoff's Red or Blue..
1 person found this review helpful.
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| canvas (337) | |
Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Tolerable |
As someone who doesn't eat enough fruit, I can't tell ya' what I am smelling... apricot, grapey melon, plum perhaps, who knows... it is something fruity though. The flavor doesn't overpower your nose (like some cherry aromatics might), and does melt into the smoke once lit.
The depth of tobacco taste is a bit shallow, and may come across a bit cheap. A sentiment reinforced by the quick burn time, from a mix that wasn't too dry to cause this issue. The fruitiness was lost within a few puffs, leaving an unassuming smoke I didn't love nor hate. The strength was mild enough, but at times seemed to creep up a tad, possibly due to drawing on it like a cigarette, since it acted like one.
I've enjoyed trying many of the Stanwell blends so far, but the Classic here was nothing I would revisit.
Purchased From: pipesandcigars.com
1 person found this review helpful.
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| Sim40 (8) | |
Mild | Strong | Mild | Tolerable |
I really wanted to like this tobacco. Maybe because the description on this site says it's plum, coffee and brandy flavored. In any case, I never succeeded in liking it. I only tasted the plum and it turns out I don't like plum flavored tobacco.
If plum is your thing, then I would somewhat recommend it. It never tasted chemical, which is a plus in aromatics. On the other hand it also didn't really taste like tobacco, or inasmuch as it did, the tobacco taste was too heavy and sweet. That's the reason I give it 1 star, although I guess it deserves 1,5.
It's a tobacco that combines surprisingly well with pure latakia. It's almost half worth the effort.
1 person found this review helpful.
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| 3pipeproblem (28) | |
Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
My only Stanwell tobacco to date.
This is an all around mild tobacco, more of a Danish aromatic as opposed to a heavy American. Not bad at all, but I probably won't buy again. To my taste there are plenty of better aromatics out there. (2.5 stars)
Pipe Used: Various
Age When Smoked: New
1 person found this review helpful.
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| Lazarus77 (91) | |
Mild to Medium | Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Maybe my pouch was production mistake in factory, but I've got a strong smell and taste of vanilla. Tobacco burning hot, but without tongue bite, leaving some moisture at the end. Regular drug store mixture, nothing special.
Pipe Used: Altinay meerschaum
Age When Smoked: Fresh
Purchased From: Local store
1 person found this review helpful.
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| EugeneMsc (4) | |
Mild | Medium | Medium | Tolerable |
This blend taught me that I don't like plum in my tobacco. The plum smell is medium strong and probably pleasant if you like taht kind of thing.
1 person found this review helpful.
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| mattle (4) | |
Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
As a new pipesmoker, i could be wrong in everything said about this tobacco since i had little experience of other tobacco to compare with.The smell from pouch is very enticing, I was amazed with the dryness and cut of it, as I had the fewest re-lighting needed with it than with other baccy. But it scorched my mouth pretty fiercely. As I said, I have little other experience to compare with, but it does bite, especially during smoke. The burn dissipates the next day though, unlike the continuous tongue bite sensation I had after smoking Captain Black gold, which could last two days or more. I found room note somewhat pleasant, but gf found it too strong. It does leave a ghost in the pipe, so I keep smoking it only with corncob. As nice as the pouch smell, I guess I wont restock.
Pipe Used: corncob
Age When Smoked: 1
Purchased From: hongkong retailer (US$23 tax incl.)
1 person found this review helpful.
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| o3Ho3 (28) | |
Medium | Mild | Very Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Is good , but not that good. Is tasty, but not that tasty. Is pleasant, but.... you know the drill... If you are curious - is interesting. But that's all!
Pipe Used: Always Peterson
Age When Smoked: 1 y
Purchased From: Romania
Similar Blends: Tobacco cellar strayed air.
1 person found this review helpful.
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| Emeritus Account (30124) | |
Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I opend this tobacco and the smell was good i thought that it would be a good smoke with good taste. When i started smoking it this tobacco and i didn't go well, for me it burned the inside of my mouth.
Have tried it some time later and still does burns my mouth
1 person found this review helpful.
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| Dr.sadik (120) | |
Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild | Tolerable |
this is an aromatic by definition..which means it is a cased tobacco (flavored)but i really doubt it was topped in purpose of making it a friendly smelling tobacco! it packs right and the taste is consistent through the bowl with the taste of burly, cavendish and little virginia is apparent have fruity mild sweetness taste to it. the room note is strong but sadly not pleasant. a decent tobacco but not an all day smoke for me at least..especially not when in company of non smokers.
Pipe Used: Briars
Age When Smoked: Fresh
Purchased From: Pipesandcigars.com
1 person found this review helpful.
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| orka (66) | |
Mild | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This tobacco does have its good sides. For one, the aromatic components aren't annoyingly strong, it is noted in another review that the top flavor is overwhelming. It is true (for me) that the plum flavor is much more evident upon the first light and onwards to the second third, but I usually find that particular feauture of this tobacco very enjoyable. The plum flavor moves to the background the further down you go, sometimes I've noticed it has a tendency of going a little back and forth, moving from back to front in the taste department. It does keep you alittle on your toes, which for me adds, in a positive way, to the smoking experience. If you take apart the components of the tobacco alittle, to its disadvantage, it mostly feels as if the tobaccos are in fact only a way of having a base for the plum aroma. The baseblends never really show themselves, they are just there, but they don't really do anything, which I find a little disappointing when you look at it at a broader perspective.
If you want plum, it delivers plum, but sadly not much more.
This is a low-maintenance tobacco with good burn capabilities, it won't burn your tongue if you use common sense when smoking it. If you're prone to aromatics, give this one a shot.
1 person found this review helpful.
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| OleFattGuy (27) | |
Mild | Medium | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
Stanwell are very able tobacco blenders, and this blend is no exception. It has a rich aroma out of the pouch with that plum note on top. It smokes well and does not cause any trouble. I'd smoke this everyday, but not all the time as it does become a bit ehm, je ne sais qouis?
1 person found this review helpful.
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| sasha (228) | |
Mild | Medium to Strong | Mild to Medium | Tolerable to Strong |
Upon opening the pouch the smell is very strong: fruits and a little honey, very sweet indeed. The cut is mixed, with the ribbons from Virginia and Cavendish and the broken flake pieces from the VA-B cut plug. The packing is a little tricky in a small pipe, the moisture is perfect so the lighting is easy. At the match the top flavour is overwhelming, you really can't detect anything else; as expected, the first puffs are painful for your tongue. Then the burning proceeds easily, cool and dry and that's a good surprise, having considered the top dressing amount. Not my cup of tea but a good choice for danish aromatics lovers.
1 person found this review helpful.
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| Emeritus Account (30124) | |
Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
It is not the best or top 3 tobacco for me, but is good tobacco. Classic and well balanced with the smoked plum/raisin aromathat I truly enjoy.
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| Emeritus Account (30124) | |
Mild | Very Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
Though it has all the advantages of the Stanwell tobaccos (no moisture, burns to the end, no tongue bites, smooth burning) the burning aroma is very neutral... I think I will mix it with another Stanwell blend
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| Emeritus Account (30124) | |
Medium | Strong | Medium | Very Pleasant |
The best and worst side of this tobacco is it's casing. I couldn't get my nose out of the pouch and the room note is to die for, but it kind of leaves a sour taste in your mouth. Since the casing is so strong it will leave a noticeable ghost in you pipe. Try this if you feel like smoking your corn cob in the presence of non-smokers.
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| Emeritus Account (30124) | |
Medium to Strong | Medium | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Update: After I tried other better tobaccos, I understood that probably I will not return to this one.
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This is not the best I ever smoked but my friend likes it a lot. The taste is not very good but is not very bad also. The plum smell is very mild for the smoker but evident for nearby people. Good smoking experience if don't mind that it burns your mouth.
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