Skandinavik Mildly Aromatic Pipe Tobacco Reviews
Surprisingly similar to Skandinavik Natural, but not a "light" version of the "Natural" blend. That delicious raisin-like pouch aroma is still there, but a touch sweeter and fruitier this time. The tobacco appears to be the same cut and dark, golden colour.
Even though the pouch does say mildly aromatic, I was still expecting something more heavily flavoured and sugary. Immediately upon lighting up, one does notice a distinct difference from the Natural variety. Puffs of smoke with a marked fruity aroma waft past the nose, yet the flavour of these essences is barely discernable to the taste buds, as if someone else had lit just up a pipe full of aromatic tobacco in the room.
As one smokes onward, the fruity aroma seems to dissipate for the smoker, perhaps because its non-aromatic flavour overrides it. I've been told this smells like cherries, which is odd to me since I can't quite envision myself walking around puffing on a cherry blend (I've never had one that I enjoyed all that much).
Like Skandinavik Natural, this is a satisfying, somewhat spicy smoke with good body (for a non-latakia blend) and a relatively neutral tobacco taste. It gets a little richer and fuller as it is smoked. I first tried this after smoking a few pouches of Skandinavik Natural and found the difference between the two to be subtle. So after a few pouches of Mildly Aromatic, I decided to go back and try the Natural again.
The difference still wasn't enormous, but the Natural seemed decidedly blander and less seasoned than the Mildly Aromatic, but not really less sweet. I'm smoking quite a bit of this these days; maybe it's a summer thing...
Perhaps the most unusual characteristic of this semi-fragrant blend is that it leaves no "aromatic tobacco" scent in the pipe - this quality appeals to me immensely. Have you ever wanted to smoke a non-aromatic tobacco which folks around you would think is aromatic? This might be it. And it burns dry to a fine.
Even though the pouch does say mildly aromatic, I was still expecting something more heavily flavoured and sugary. Immediately upon lighting up, one does notice a distinct difference from the Natural variety. Puffs of smoke with a marked fruity aroma waft past the nose, yet the flavour of these essences is barely discernable to the taste buds, as if someone else had lit just up a pipe full of aromatic tobacco in the room.
As one smokes onward, the fruity aroma seems to dissipate for the smoker, perhaps because its non-aromatic flavour overrides it. I've been told this smells like cherries, which is odd to me since I can't quite envision myself walking around puffing on a cherry blend (I've never had one that I enjoyed all that much).
Like Skandinavik Natural, this is a satisfying, somewhat spicy smoke with good body (for a non-latakia blend) and a relatively neutral tobacco taste. It gets a little richer and fuller as it is smoked. I first tried this after smoking a few pouches of Skandinavik Natural and found the difference between the two to be subtle. So after a few pouches of Mildly Aromatic, I decided to go back and try the Natural again.
The difference still wasn't enormous, but the Natural seemed decidedly blander and less seasoned than the Mildly Aromatic, but not really less sweet. I'm smoking quite a bit of this these days; maybe it's a summer thing...
Perhaps the most unusual characteristic of this semi-fragrant blend is that it leaves no "aromatic tobacco" scent in the pipe - this quality appeals to me immensely. Have you ever wanted to smoke a non-aromatic tobacco which folks around you would think is aromatic? This might be it. And it burns dry to a fine.
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