Trying to Clone Dunhill Royal Yacht
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 12:48 pm
There is a famous blend , Dunhill Royal Yacht, that is now gone with the winds of History as Dunhill folded up shop.
I have an extraction of this that was made by @Kinnikinnick and it is just spectacular.
Because I can no longer get the feedstock I set on a mission to try and duplicate it from extractions of Pure Leaf Varietals. Because, undoubtedly Dunhill pressed or processed their original blend in some fashion I will most likely never be able to clone it exactly.
Here is the description from tobaccoreviews which gives a lot of clues as to how this might be cloned:
Here is my current testing:
Sample#2:
Va/Per Royal Yacht Clone Tester
30 Day Skim’ed Extraction Samples
4g LO American Virginia Flue Cured 2013
2g LO Perique. and mixed with
5g Pure VG
0.7 Nic…
and then I moved on to this one:
Sample#3: (more Royal Yacht testing )
.. this one with the SWEET vrs the 2013 definitely closer to real RY
Va/Per Royal Yacht Clone Tester
60 Day Skim’ed Extraction Samples
4g LO Bright Leaf Virginia Flue Cured - Sweet
2g LO Perique.
6g Pure VG
0.7 Nic…
NOTE: Since the two Virginias are not 'ready' as they are still infusing and have several more months to go, I did use 'skimmed' samples out of the jar. So the final proportions will most likely change when it all falls together later. I just wanted to see if I could begin to approach the flavor profile and get to a potentially successful clone. With this initial testing: I think it can be done.
NOTE: Update 6/22/2020: I have finished and filtered the Virginia's and their flavor profile turned out extremely well. When experimienting along with them, it turns out that besides using them to clone Royal Yacht they also will form recipes that closely resemble American Cigarettes. Please see:
viewtopic.php?f=15&t=49&p=192#p192
for details on those blends.
I have an extraction of this that was made by @Kinnikinnick and it is just spectacular.
Because I can no longer get the feedstock I set on a mission to try and duplicate it from extractions of Pure Leaf Varietals. Because, undoubtedly Dunhill pressed or processed their original blend in some fashion I will most likely never be able to clone it exactly.
Here is the description from tobaccoreviews which gives a lot of clues as to how this might be cloned:
Here is another review:Truly a luxurious tobacco. Virginias are carefully conditioned to ensure sweetness. They are added to rich, heavier and cooler Virginias. A unique flavor is added to the final blend to enhance the subtle and piquant aroma. Lemon and bronze Virginia leaves are carefully conditioned and are added to rich heavy body Virginias, a unique flavour is added to the final blend.
I have got pretty close with these two following recipes, but I have more work to do.. The recipe behind "Royal Yacht" remains a secret, but the general formula is crushed empire Virginias, perhaps doused in honey and vinegar, which are mixed with some Burley and pressed into cakes, then separated and soaked in a "secret sauce" which resembles a mixture of cognac and fruit juices that convey some of the sweet-sour spiciness of Perique without having Perique in the blend. In this way, "Royal Yacht" is like a big brother to "Elizabethan Mixture," which does contain Perique, and fits well within the Dunhill product line as well as appealing to those who like a stouter blend in the English style.
Here is my current testing:
Sample#2:
Va/Per Royal Yacht Clone Tester
30 Day Skim’ed Extraction Samples
4g LO American Virginia Flue Cured 2013
2g LO Perique. and mixed with
5g Pure VG
0.7 Nic…
and then I moved on to this one:
Sample#3: (more Royal Yacht testing )
.. this one with the SWEET vrs the 2013 definitely closer to real RY
Va/Per Royal Yacht Clone Tester
60 Day Skim’ed Extraction Samples
4g LO Bright Leaf Virginia Flue Cured - Sweet
2g LO Perique.
6g Pure VG
0.7 Nic…
NOTE: Since the two Virginias are not 'ready' as they are still infusing and have several more months to go, I did use 'skimmed' samples out of the jar. So the final proportions will most likely change when it all falls together later. I just wanted to see if I could begin to approach the flavor profile and get to a potentially successful clone. With this initial testing: I think it can be done.
NOTE: Update 6/22/2020: I have finished and filtered the Virginia's and their flavor profile turned out extremely well. When experimienting along with them, it turns out that besides using them to clone Royal Yacht they also will form recipes that closely resemble American Cigarettes. Please see:
viewtopic.php?f=15&t=49&p=192#p192
for details on those blends.