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De Luxe Mixture

Brand: Peterson
Blender: Murray Sons & Co. Ltd
Tin Description: This Black Cavendish Aromatic is a selection of matured Virginia tobaccos from Brazil and Africa blended with a loose cut mellow Black Cavendish. A tasteful flavour consisting of Vanilla, Walnut & Honey has been added.
Country of Origin: IE
Curing Group: Air Cured
Contents:
Black Cavendish
Virginia
Cut: Broken Flake
Packaging: 50g Tin



Average Ratings
Strength: Mild
Flavoring: Medium
Taste: Mild
Room Note: Pleasant
Recommendation: Somewhat Recommended


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Reviewed By: Date: Strength: Flavoring: Taste: Room Note: Recommendation:
renwardhoop 01/31/2010 Mild to Medium None detected Extremely Mild (Flat) Unnoticeable not recommended
Another tasteless smoke from Peterson.

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

Don't bust a gut to try this one.


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Traderbob 12/20/2009 Mild Extremely Mild Mild Pleasant recommended
I am glad I did not read the reviews on this tobacco before I purchase - I might not have bought this one. After years of smoking MB Burley London I have finally branched out to trying other tobaccos - thanks in most part to the guys on Pipe Smokers Forum. I purchased a tin of this while on a recent trip to Philadelphia. I generally try to smoke a sample bowl are two of a tobacco before purchasing but bought this one without.

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.


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Susanna Hoffs 11/14/2009 Mild Medium Mild to Medium Pleasant recommended
It exasperates me as to why people who hate aro's even bother reviewing an aro tobacco?!?!?!? Some of the negative views of this are from people who end up saying "...I prefer latakia, or full virginia's..etc..etc..." before giving the blend a slating, or 1 out of 4........WTF?!?!

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.


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wad 10/24/2009 Mild Medium Medium to Full Very Pleasant highly recommended
What a wonderful blend ! Wonderful smell, wonderful smoking. I like the taste of walnut. An indispensable tobacco in my reserve.


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Tom Bombadill 06/27/2009 Mild Mild Mild to Medium Pleasant to Tolerable somewhat recommended
NOTE: This type of blend takes time/bowls to appreciate which I think accounts for the disparity of the reviews on this page. I started out wanting to give a rating of 1 because the blend seemed to be so mild it was unsatisfying.

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.


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Sinister Topiary 03/14/2009 Very Mild Strong Mild Pleasant to Tolerable not recommended
This could be one of those instances where a reviewer is giving an unfair review to a blend because it's not a genre he knows well or enjoys much. But I don't think so.

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".


Reviewed By: Date: Strength: Flavoring: Taste: Room Note: Recommendation:
Pipe4ever 12/27/2008 Medium Mild Mild Pleasant somewhat recommended
After openning the tin and let it dry for one year or so I find this tobacco taste much better than the fresh one, I smoke it in meerschaum and it taste not bad at all.

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.


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Dr.sadik 12/20/2008 Extremely Mild Medium to Strong Mild Very Pleasant recommended
its a recommended tobacco indeed but for the lovers of aromatic and light tobaccos and seasonal smokers ,,its a spring to summer blend very light burns very well to white ash and it have tht sweetness "artificial"yet very delicious,,virginia and burlys are combined with in this blend that i can only consider as good pace of change from time to time,,and its a definite crowd pleaser


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Notanuftime 11/20/2008 Very Mild Mild Mild Very Pleasant recommended
For me, this is what an aromatic should be. Aromatherapuetic...if that is a word. Mild and pleasing to the smoker and those in the vacinity. True, there's no tobacco flavor here, but it's certainly not an unpleasant experience. Highly recommended as a first tobacco for a new pipe smoker or the seasoned piper that can't tolerate the normal aromatic fare. Listen, if I wanted to smoke apples or cherries, I'd dry some and stick 'em in my pipe. A respectable aromatic from Peterson.


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Dubinthedam 04/13/2008 Mild to Medium Medium to Strong Mild to Medium Very Pleasant somewhat recommended
Guys and gals, I've only one to say on this one. They sell five times more of this tobacco than any other, in their shop in Dublin. Knowing this I tried it. This is a good vanilla aro. Countless Dublin men can't be wrong. So what does that say about our reviews here? Try it, give it a chance. It is what is say on the tin, vanilla, honey and walnut, it is good quality as most peterson tobacco's are. Mac barens vanilla will always be a winner, but if its just to much vanilla and tongue bite for you try this. As I said, all those old dubliner's can't be that wrong.

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.


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Fofo 03/31/2008 Very Mild Medium to Strong Mild to Medium Tolerable not recommended
I was in Miami for a week and ran out of tobacco, it was hard to find a smoke shop and I was excited to find this one. They only had peterson in tins, and since I had never smoked peterson I started looking at the tobacco descriptions. The description on the can made my mouth water, but it stops there. This stuff smokes like a rancid old shoe, it leaves a nasty bitter goop in your pipe that spoils the next few bowls of other tobaccos.

Stay away from this stuff


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Javelin 06/09/2006 Extremely Mild Strong Extremely Mild (Flat) Pleasant to Tolerable not recommended
De Luxe Mixture disappoints on just about every level. It is, as has already been noted, very boring to smoke. The taste of this is so mild I could hardly detect it! To be honest I threw the last third of my tin away! Fortunately, Sunset Breeze from the same Peterson stable affords those who enjoy an aromatic tobacco a much better experience. Stay away from De Luxe Mixture!


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Irish Newbie 09/04/2005 Extremely Mild Strong Very Mild Strong not recommended
very boring to smoke and my wife hated the smell.


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Eulenburg 03/23/2005 Extremely Mild Strong Extremely Mild (Flat) Unnoticeable not recommended
A cliché schlurpy aromatic, like there are 9000 in the market, oozing with fake, chemical vanilla. What, for heaven's sake, is the point??

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


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Tantric 02/26/2005 Mild Medium to Strong Mild to Medium Very Pleasant somewhat recommended
From a purely aesthetic point of view this is a wonderful tobacco. Jet black Cavendish intermingled with golden strands and reddish leaf, not only elegant, but visually very enticing. There is Peterson quality here alright. Short ribbon cut and tightly pressed, I was surprised to find this is a tobacco with lower moisture content than Irish Oak or Old Dublin.

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.



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