Manufacturer Description:
Before the Classic One can finally emit its fine aroma in your Bentley and please your discerning palate, it´s been on a long trip. Virginia and Orient tobaccos are optimally seasoned right after they arrive in Germany. They are harmonically blended and put in old English flake squeezers where they can mature and develop their special quality. Until it´s time to pack and seal it so that The Classic One Ready Rubbed can retain its full aroma. It´s got a soft taste and ensures a cool and even burn. A wonderful product for the discerning tobacco connoisseur.

Characterisation:
The Classic One is a ready rubbed flake of medium brown tobaccos. It smells of ripe Virginia tobacco, slightly sweet, and slightly spicy Oriental. The cutting width is medium, the length varies greatly by the flake. The Classic One is optimally conditioned.

Plugging:
The Classic One could be stuffed in portions turned to loose balls. One has to ensure that the tobacco is not packed too tightly, as it expands in the bowl during glowing down. As the tobacco is relatively supple, the surface could be flattened well to facilitate the light up.

Light up:
The Classic One could be light up well with 2 or 3 flames. At first it straightens up, so it’s necessary to depress with the tamper and re-light it.

Smoking  properties:
After lighting up one can notice a slight tingling sensation on the tongue - an indication that The Classic One must be smoked with a little more attention, so that the tobacco does not bite on the tongue. But by the coarse "ready rubbed" cut of the tobacco it glows even relatively slowly by itself, so that the temperature could be controlled well. The taste is determined mainly of ripe, slightly sweet Virginia and mixes with the subtle, spicy-sour taste of the Oriental. Glowing down is slow with little condensate. The remaining ash is medium gray.

Redolency:
The redolence is pleasant with a light, unobtrusive sweetness of Virginia. The Oriental, however, is hardly noticeable. The Classic One is therefore suitable for almost all occasions and societies.

Conclusion:
The Classic One is a "ready rubbed" flake from ripe, sweet Virginia and some Oriental, what can also be recognized in the taste. The tobacco needs more attention in terms of the temperature, but then unfolds its full flavor on the tongue without biting. The Oriental can be recognized as a spicy-sour component in the background, the Virginia prevails both in taste and in the redolence. The burn is slow and it develops only less condensate. The Classic One is a tobacco for every occasion. It is recommended for experienced Virginia lover, but also the cautious beginner.

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Manufacturer Description:
Sun ripened, juicy Virginia and a little Black Cavendish for a cool burn are carried by a specially composed, sweet and fruity flavor.

Characterisation:
The Planters Sweet is a mixture of light to medium brown and little black tobacco with a strong fruit flavor that reminiscent of forest berries and raspberry. The aroma displaces any tobacco smell. Although the tobacco is predominantly medium fine cut it contains a few coarse fibers. The humidity is optimal.

Plugging:
The Planters Sweet could be plugged rather well, but it may happen that you have to sort out some too coarse tobacco fibers. It is recommended to grind the tobacco a little bit between your fingers before plugging and then to fill in portions into the bowl. The pipe should not be filled too high and the tobacco not stuffed too tightly because The Planters Sweet expands slightly while glowing down.

Light up:
The tobacco could be light up well with 1 to 2 flames, in which it tends a little bit to straighten up. But that could be regulated easily with the tamper without the need to re-ignite.

Smoking  properties:
After light up the berry fruit flavor dominates the taste. A slightly citrus-like, sparkling flavor could come from Virginia. One should make sure that the tobacco isn’t smoked too hot, otherwise it will bite on the tongue and the aromatic flavor gets lost. Glowing down of the light tobacco is straightforward with some condensate and the remaining ash is light gray. The aroma diminishes at the half of the bowl but remains present until the end. A light chocolate-like note of Black Cavendish mingles then with the fruit flavor.

Redolency:
The redolence of the The Planters Sweet is fruity and sweet too and the smell also remains to forest berries and raspberry. The flavor displace all smell of tobacco but isn’t obtrusively and makes the tobacco acceptable for any society.

Conclusion:
The Planters Sweet is a mixture of light to medium brown and little black tobacco with a strong flavor that reminiscent of forest berries and raspberry. The aroma is dominating the smell of the predominantly medium fine cut tobacco that also contains some coarser fibers. The tobacco is optimally conditioned and glows good-natured with some condensate to a light gray ash. The taste clearly reflects the fruit flavor again, but a slightly citrus-like, sparkling taste of Virginia could be recognized too. During glowing down the aromatic flavor diminishes somewhat, but remains visible until the end. A chocolate-like note of Black Cavendish mingles with the fruit flavor. The room note is sweet and fruity but not intrusive. This makes The Planters Sweet socially acceptable. The light tobacco is therefore suitable for every occasion and for every pipe smoker who likes to enjoy flavored tobaccos.

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with friendly support of Heinz-Günter Döteberg

Manufacturer Description:
A blend of high quality Virginia, Burley and a soft, ripened Black Cavendish. With aromatic Madagascan vanilla and a generously drop of forest honey to round off this gentle aromatic Mixture.

Characterisation:
The Royal Gold is a dark colored mixture of different tobaccos in typical mixture-cut. The aroma smells of vanilla and honey and clearly displaces any smell of tobacco. The humidity of the The Royal Vanilla is optimal.

Plugging:
The various cutting widths and lengths of The Royal Gold are overall so fine that the tobacco could be stuffed very well. You can either let the tobacco trickle in portions, layer by layer into the bowl and gently press each or twist it between your fingers to loose balls before you stuff it.

Light up:
The Royal Gold can be light up very good with 1 to 2 flames. While that it tends to straighten up a little bit, but could be flattened well with the tamper without having to be re-ignited. 

Smoking  properties:
The Royal Gold is rightfully called: After light up the typical vanilla flavor is noticeable, its sweetness is enhanced somewhat by the honey. But in the taste one can also recognize the nuances of tobacco: A tangy fresh touch of Virginia and a dark, nutty aftertaste of Burley. The Royal Gold is a light tobacco that glows down good-natured, though one must pay attention to the temperature in order to be able to identify the individual flavors. During glowing down the tobacco develop some condensate and the remaining ash is medium gray.

Redolency:
In the redolence the blend remains to vanilla and caramel. The smell is definitely determinate by the sweetness and The Royal Gold is in relation to the redolence a typical “Vanilla-tobacco”. The mixture should be welcome at any occasion. 

Conclusion:
The Royal Gold is a dark colored mixture of different tobaccos in typical mixture-cut. Vanilla and honey dominate the tobacco in every respect. While glowing down good-natured with some condensate one can also remark the sparkling freshness of Virginia and the dark, nutty flavor of Burley in addition to the flavors. But to detect these nuances some attention must be paid to the temperature. The room note is reminiscent of vanilla and caramel, making The Royal Vanilla very pleasant for the society. Among the variety of vanilla Mixtures The Royal Gold is one of the best and highly recommended for all fans of flavored tobacco.

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with friendly support of Heinz-Günter Döteberg

Manufacturer Description:
This delicious formulation consisting of gold and red Virginia tobaccos, blended with the sweet, mildly spicy Black Cavendish, is rarefied with fine, aromatic Bourbon vanilla. Should you discover a discreet notion of honey while enjoying this marvelous tobacco, you´re right. We have finely modulated the mixture with the subtle flavours of wild honey. This absolutely mouthwatering mixture spoils the enthusiast with an original Danish smoking pleasure.

Characterisation:
The Virginia Honey is a mix of medium to dark brown and black tobaccos. When you open the tin already the sweet aroma spills out that smells clearly as vanilla and recognizable as honey. The flavours displace any tobacco smell. The Cut is relatively fine and the humidity is optimal.

Plugging:
The Virginia Honey could be plugged very well due to the fine cut. You can simply let the tobacco trickle into the bowl and press down gently from time to time. The upper layer should take a few finer crumbs of tobacco to facilitate the light up a little bit.

Light up:
The Virginia Honey could be very easily light up with 1 to 2 flames. Possibly the tobacco straighten up at the first light up. Mostly it glows evenly after depression with the tamper, but sometimes it may be necessary to re-ignite.

Smoking  properties:
After light up the The Virginia Honey unfolds his sweet vanilla aroma, honey one can imagine, but not clearly taste out. In addition, a very subtle, slightly bitter taste is recognizable that could come from Black Cavendish. The Virginia Honey glows rather good-natured and does not react too strongly to higher temperatures, like many other aromatic blends. Nevertheless, you should pay some attention to this so that the subtle nuances of the flavours can fully come to retribution. After about one-third one can remark next to the sweet flavours a tangy, fresh taste of Virginia. The sweetness reduces a little bit, but remains until the end. The Virginia Honey glows without much condensate development to a medium-grey ash.

Redolency:
The redolence of The Virginia Honey is typical for blends with vanilla flavour. The sweetness covers nearly any smell of tobacco. The redolence is unobtrusive and The Virginia Honey is suited for any occasion.  

Conclusion:
The Virginia Honey is a rather fine mix of medium to dark brown and black tobaccos. The vanilla flavour is always present: Upon opening the tin, in taste and also in the redolence. Honey could also be guessed and in the taste a slightly bitter note of Black Cavendish is recognizable too. In the course of a pipe filling the tangy fresh taste of Virginia rises up. The sweetness diminishes but remains present until the end. Glowing down is good-natured and The Virginia Honey is not as temperature sensitive as most other aromatic blends. Nevertheless, one should be careful because the nuances of the flavours are on the best advantage, the cooler the tobacco is smoked. The Virginia Honey is classified as light. It glows without too much condensate to a medium-grey ash. The Virginia Honey is recommended for experienced pipe smokers who like to smoke something sweet, as well for beginners.

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with friendly support of Heinz-Günter Döteberg