Who Made the Original London Dock?

pappymac · Feb 26, 2019

I've been smoking a tin of D&R's London Dock and found that I like it. This version has a nice cherry vanilla flavor IN MY OPINION and I will probably buy more of it.

I checked tobaccoreviews.com and read about the older, discontinued versions but I can't find any real history about London Dock. Who produced it first and when? Who made the version with the Tonquin flavoring? When did it switch from an English Blend to an aromatic?
Inquiring minds... well, at least, I want answers.

Chasing Embers · Feb 26, 2019

I like it too. Bought up 20 tins of it a couple of years ago. I know the D&R has coumarin, but never heard of Tonquin being in it. You may also like C&D's Belmont Station. The earliest iteration I know of is Middleton's and it was a Burley/Virginia/Turkish/Perique with rum.
http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend/2067/john-middleton-inc-london-dock
Milan also has a match blend that is very good.
http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend/2708/milan-tobacconists-our-london-dock

rigmedic1 · Feb 26, 2019

What impresses me about this tobacco is that the cherry vanilla taste doesn’t burn off after the first few puffs, but lingers throughout the smoke. It’s good stuff.

Chasing Embers · Feb 26, 2019

Lingers in the pipe after the smoke too. I've got a Winslow Crown Dublin that's dedicated to it and will forever smell like it.

pappymac · Feb 26, 2019

I'm actually working on a new post for my blog. I'm glad to see that other pipe smokers like it too.

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