Dunhill Apéritive

The moist content (and I found this to be true in most of the Dunhill's) is just about right to pack your pipe and light up. I am finding the tin note a little bit acrid, but not as much as in Squadron Leader. They call this blend "Scottish" because of the added cavendish, which sort of adds a sweet dimension to your smoke, but not as pronounced as in my Mixture 965. This might as well be the same tobacco as the aforementioned, but tweaked, with adjusted proportions, modified and changed in nature. In contrast with lighter mixtures, the latakia content is deep and rich with subtle silky/velvety undertones (this evokes a glass of wine). That is to say this is an after-tea latakia/orientals dominated mixture more suited for afternoon/evening sessions. Being robust and medium/full bodied at the same time, I find it quite moderate on the palate, I cannot detect any tongue bite and it is easy to smoke and keep lit for long periods of time. All and all, this tobacco is a bell ringer in so many fronts, but I'd not recommend it to all the latakia haters out there.

Any Dunhill blend with Latakia in it tastes like a subtle variation of the others. That's why I stick to Nightcap, it's the mackdaddy.

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I agree like 80%, but sometimes, subtle variations can make the difference in between a barely smokable tobacco and a dream like experience. Say for example Red Rapparee and Black Mallory. These are very similar tobaccos based on the same formula, but I like the first one far more than the second one. As for Dunhill, I guess I like My Mixture 965 more than Apéritif, but other people might have different experiences and therefore hold a different opinion. If I agree with you is because of the fact I don't see the point in having so many tobaccos to choose from when this is niche market, but variety is always appreciated never the less. Sometimes I wonder whether tobacco companies make any money at all.