Looks and smells great in the tin. Tried making cigarettes from it in the end.

Don't bust a gut to try this one.

I liked the smell when opening the tin - reminded me of MB Black Ambrosia of which I have smoked one tin. This tobacco was slightly dryer than I like upon opening. The smell of honey and Vanilla was nice. I did not get the "soapy" smell that others have mentioned.

This tobacco packed well into my Dunhill Cumberland and I packed it a little tighter than normal based on the feel of the tobacco. Easy to light it burned almost to the bottom of the bowl without a relight. Definately a light smoke. It took a few minutes for the vanilla and honey flavors to register. I doubt you could make this bite unless you really tried.

***Update*** After putting this aside for a couple of weeks I smoked some more. The more of if I smoke the more I like it. I have upgraded my recommendation and have decided to keep some of this in my regular rotation.

I agree that it was very very light on the tobacco taste but I found this a nice change. Overall taste was mild to very mild. It did not produce a thick smoke that I like in some other honey flavored tobaccos I smoke, but was very pleasant. I think this would be a great tobacco for a new pipe smoker and also makes a good morning smoke with a cup of coffee.

I hate motor sport, but do you see me forcing myself to go and watch the dull, repetative noisy crap that I think it is?? Of course not! Anyway I digress....

DLM.... A 'fruit free' version of it's stablemate (and another Peterson aro that I enjoy) 'Connoissours Choice'. DLM has mild, soft vanilla overtones, with a hint of nutty tobacco. This one strengthens towards the end of the bowl as some of the flavours make way for the baccy. So far this blend just edges Connoissours into second place for my favourite Peterson aro..

A quality mild vanilla blend, that ABSOLUTELY doesn't deserve the hard time it's getting here. Try it through your own mouth though, instead of from the 'black and white' lyrical waxing's of others..

I like...A lot.

However, good number of bowls in I really started enjoying the subtle flavor of the tobaccos. The first several bowls tasted like I was smoking air. I think this is due to it being a very light aromatic. It's not a "candy vanilla" smoke. Just a hint of vanilla. Eventually I started to really enjoy the taste of the Virginias. Basically a great blend for the neophyte.

Though apprehensive, I've recently decided to venture into new territories beyond my usual english/balkans and stoved virginias, so I started giving aromatics a try. The first aromatic I tried, which I enjoyed more than I expected to, was Peterson's Connoisseur's Choice. So my first dip of the toe in aromatic waters promised new vistas of smoking pleasure. (Yeah, I know, mixed metaphor -- so shoot me.) So I figured if Peterson got one aromatic blend right, perhaps I should try their De Luxe Mixture, even though I was a bit wary because of all the negative reviews here, and besides which I think their Sherlock Holmes blend is mediocre at best; but for some all-too-human reason I decided that perhaps the reviewers were being unfairly harsh, and so I persuaded myself to ignore their prudent advice and give it a try.

So I tried a bowl. Then I tried another, 'cause I wasn't sure if I was "getting" it. My third bowl I started wondering if aromatics should taste like this or not. So I tried a fourth. The thing is, I wanted to like it, I tried to like it -- primarily because I didn't want to feel foolish for willfully ignoring the negative reviews and spend all that money I was ambivalent about spending in the first place on this blend.

I have decided that, aromatic or not, tobacco shouldn't taste like this. Indeed, I didn't taste any tobacco. Others here have commented on the chemical, artifical taste. I don't know that I'd agree with them -- I think the flavor was more metallic or industrial, with some notes I tried to convince myself were vaguely vanilla-like emerging into the foreground, steaming up from a substratum of burning mud. (I am being only somewhat hyperbolic...)

Ok, so it didn't have any bite, but it still smoked hot. And it didn't even taste like quality tobacco to start with that was polluted by the casing. The only positive thing about this smoke is that the room note was ok, but not good enough to put up with all the negatives. The only reason I don't hate this blend is because it's not worth the bother.

I'm sorry I didn't listen to the sage advice of the negatives on this one. I want my $24.50 back! (Yes, that's the amount I threw down the toilet in Canada for this.)

Run -- do not walk -- away from this "tobacco".

This is a heavy aromatic a la captain black with heavy casing of sugar/caramel/chocolate/vanilla...etc, the main difference from captain black is first- Peterson tobacco is always top quality, second- the flavoring agents here are natural, the smoke is mostly good for an aromatic with excellent room note and without chemical after taste. also this tobacco improve with age very well since there is no chimical agents.

Finally, this is a good heavy aromatic tobacco for those who prefer a 4 star captain black, with peterson tobacco quality and without chemical top flavoring.

EDIT2: After beginning a second tin, I have to mark it down, frankly, this blend is just to soapy and two wet, I guess my tastes have mature some what, it is a nice nutty vanilla baccy, but to conclude, maybe it sells so well in their Dublin shop because a lot of toursists buy it. Just say no to soap.

Stay away from this stuff

If you like a decisively aromatic blend with a luxurious high taste, try BLUE NOTE.

Tin aroma is very sweet, in a nauseating-borderline-kind of way. It is not Captain Black Royal, but there is no mistaking as to the deep cased nature of this mixture: virtually no real tobacco smell, the basic impression is that of a heavily vanilla cased leaf, with some other sweetening ingredients added (presumably, a very muted honey and walnut essence).

Flavour wise, you really have to be an aromatic lover to enjoy this mixture. It is exceedingly sweet (albeit not in a goopy or steamy form) from the moment you light it up to the last strand in the bowl. Though less aggressively, it does remind me of Captain Black and Middleton's Sweet NuttyVanilla, two mixtures I have smoked in the past due to the scarcity of other blends. However, the added honey/walnut essence tends to temper the excessive sweetness, and somewhere near the mid bowl mark I am able to taste an ever so mild tobacco flavour that almost makes the experience worthwhile. But no sooner do I taste it than the vanilla flavour settles down again, unfortunately ruining the whole thing.

Due to its low moisture content, this tobacco smokes rather dry (not cool), and it should be noted that it does have the virtue of not biting, unless you puff enthusiastically. This is certainly a crowd pleaser, as the room aroma seems to have a hypnotic effect on those around you. The ladies don't seem to mind it, to the point that they may even look your way, with a smile and wink. Other than that, I would not recommend this blend except as a beginners' tobacco or to those who have yet to experience the heavenly simplicity of a pure Virginia flake or the earthly grandeur of Latakia-Oriental mixtures.