Dan Tobacco – Devil’s Holiday – pipe scoundrel. Blend Type. Aromatic. Contents. Black Cavendish, Gold Virginia. The Devil's Holiday; Directed by: Edmund Goulding: Written by: Edmund Goulding (story, screenplay) Starring: Nancy Carroll: Music by: Edmund Goulding Leo Robin. The Tomatometer rating – based on the published opinions of hundreds of film and television critics – is a trusted measurement of movie and TV programming quality. The Devil's Holiday (1930)Director: Edmund GouldingWriters: Edmund Goulding (screenplay), Edmund Goulding (story)Stars: Nancy Carroll, Phillips Holmes, James Kirkwood. Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises Devil's Holiday Flavoring. Fruit, Berries, Chocolate. Cut. Ribbon. Packaging. Sure there is the whole “pure evil” thing but lets be honest. Ironically in addition to shredding guitar solos and barely intelligible lyrics he apparently also has hellish good taste in pipe tobacco. Ironically when I started to plan for this review Devil’s Holiday wasn’t at the top of my list of tobaccos so I can only assume that some form of demonic influence is the reason why I am reviewing this blend instead of something else. Lucky for me I sold my soul years ago for a really nice rusticated billiard so I should be just fine.
It’s simple but I think that’s part of what I like about it. It definitely has an old world kinda feel and the illustration reminds me of something you might find on an old tavern sign in Europe or maybe as artwork in a Grimm’s Fairy Tales book. I really liked it and it definitely was a big selling point. When you crack this tin open you are going to have your breath taken away by the strong aromatic casing that has been applied to this stuff. It’s right up there with some of the strong aromatics that I’ve reviewed in the past like Bootlegged so just be ready for an aromatic blast of demonic proportions. The smell coming from this tin is a little different than other strong aromatics that I’ve tried in the past. Instead of the “chemical” smell that you might get with something like a cherry blend Dan Tobacco has managed to give Devil’s Holiday a more organic or natural scent. It reminded me of opening a box of chocolate covered cherries or some other fruit/berry candy. I didn’t detect any of the sharp, acidic qualities that you might expect a heavy topping to have. This was a big plus for me since I don’t want that bitter chemical taste in my pipe. I also never detected any fire or brimstone so if that is your thing you are probably going to be a little bummed out. Pleased to meet you. The cut of this tobacco is perfect for packing and it makes getting a good draw really easy. Lighting and keeping this stuff lit is also pretty damned easy so unless you just aren’t paying attention you should be able to keep this stuff going with minimal effort on your part. Once you have Devil’s Holiday lit you will instantly start to enjoy the flavor of this blend. It’s not at all sharp or cloying as you might expect from such a heavy aromatic blend. Best of all you don’t get much of a “funk” when you first light this stuff. Personally I have found. Unfortunately at no point during my enjoyment of this blend did I ever have my head spin around or find myself floating above any furniture. So if there is one down side to Devil’s Holiday its the total lack of anything evil about it. I’m a man of wealth and taste. The mid bowl of this blend is by far. It has a fantastic berry flavor that mixes with the tobacco itself to form a kind of chocolate covered berry with coffee effect. At first I really thought all I was tasting was cherry but the more you enjoy this and really start to pick it apart you realize that there is a really nice mixture of berry flavors. The tobacco flavor really works well with Devil’s Holiday too. Sometimes when I smoke an aromatic it seems like the longer I’m puffing away the less flavor I’m getting, kind of like when you have been chewing gum for too long. But I’ll be damned if that happens with this mix. It seems more like it levels out and then stays there for most of the smoke. I don’t know who had to sell their soul at Dan Tobacco to make this happen but it might just have been worth it. And all the sinners saints. Nearly every bowl I smoked I ended up with some gurgle. By the time you start to hear the rumbling from the depths of your pipe it’s a sure bet that you are going to start tasting the acidic, ashy flavor of a tobacco that has gone south. I was able to lessen the effects by running a pipe cleaner down the stem but in the end it is pretty easy to tell when Devil’s Holiday has given up the ghost. That’s not to say that it is a bite free blend because it isn’t. So I wouldn’t recommend this as a quick smoke because the faster you go with this the more likely you are going to regret it. Have some courtesy. A few of the positives for this blend are that it’s a nice change of pace from less “powerful” aromatics and it’s one of the few that really taste as good as they smell. In a large bowl this stuff has a lot of staying power and you can nurse that sweet spot in the middle of the bowl for a long time. If you are a junkie for aromatic blends this one should be at the top of your list when making your next purchase. I found it to be a well balanced aromatic with a lot more going on than just a topping soaked mess like some aromatics tend to be. If there is anything that damns this blend it’s the way it finishes up. Wet and acidic with a lot of ashy flavor. If it could just hold it together for the entire smoke I would have to say this is a perfect aromatic but unfortunately (for me anyway) the end of the smoke took away from my overall enjoyment of Devil’s Holiday. I wouldn’t say it was a deal killer but I was a little let down. My only other bitch is really just a personal preference. I could never see Devil’s Holiday being an all day blend or even a daily smoke for me. It’s just too much fruity, berry sweetness for me personally. Die hard aromatic fans might feel different but for me this is really a once in a while blend or a desert tobacco after something like cake or paired with a nice strong. I would HIGHLY recommend you use a pipe that is dedicated to aromatics or buy an inexpensive corn cob pipe to smoke this stuff out of. It has a demonic presence that is going to carry over into anything else you smoke for a long time. I have a small nose warmer that I use in the car and I smoked two bowls of Devil’s Holiday in it over a week ago. I can still taste it in there when I smoke a vanilla blend or even Peter Stokkebye’s Cinnamon which is a pretty strong aromatic as well.
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