Upon opening the tin, the smell is sweet but tangy and overpowering. It needs to be smelled from afar I guess.

Packing, lighting are quite easy, it's ribbon cut and not broken flake as the description suggested on the site (not on the tin).

The first few draws are cool and a sweet vanilla flavour tickles the buds and a little bit of walnut taste as well. No honey until mid bowl maybe, but I would characterise the taste more as "mapley".

It gives a slight tongue bite, just so very slight, as I have noticed with most black Cavendish tobaccos (some give worse tongue bites than others). The Virginia here mellows the taste a bit. Mid to end of bowl, the smoke becomes hot, and no one really likes that, right?

I think this could be better smoked in a briar pipe, as the wood might retain some of the tastes I dislike. I will give it a go and update my review if I find anything different.

A bit disappointed I have to say after I had great expectations from this tobacco.

The room note is a bit strong for non smokers and I got a complaint from it!

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Update: In my Peterson system pipe, this blend was a completely different experience for me. It was a very VERY cool smoke, no tongue bite, albeit too sweet for my taste. But seriously, it turns out this a good aromatic pipe tobacco.

Is it because of the pipe that I like this tobacco now? Or maybe it is because the tobacco was allowed to aerate and "breathe" a bit? I don't know... Moving it from 2 to 3 stars!

I am quickly learning that aromatics are not necessarily so, for the pleasure of tasting what it says on the tin but merely for the smell it leaves in your surroundings. If the missus hates the smell of your non aromatic tobacco, she'll definately like the smell of your aromatics.

If your tastebuds have died due to age or the constant use of strong tobacco's, this isn't going to satisfy your palate. You can taste a little nutiness and, depending on the tin, you'll definately start to salivate a little from the honey, even though you won't taste the sweet. Even though you may not be able to smell or taste the vanilla, those around you will. You'll notice it more if you smoke indoors and come back into the room at a later time. It'll smell a lot better and a little more subtle than those plug-ins the missus likes to put in every room.

In my opinion, this is a nice tobacco to have when switching for a change between tobacco's... It's a nice smoke but not one that I would personally smoke everyday, yet one I will come back to.

Wife rates it as very pleasant and smells like someone has been baking something - but not a sweet, overpowering room note.

Not my favorite Peterson, but a very pleasant smoke. I will keep this on in my rotation.

The etymologist in me is also slightly puzzled that Peterson have "De Luxe" and "Luxury" mixtures, but I'd overlook that branding tautology if the tobacco had some flavour.

Try luxury blend instead.

Not really what I was looking for. I can taste walnuts. But do I like nutty tasting tobacco? No, not really. Do I taste/smell Vanilla? Not much, just faintly. Honey? I couldn´t tell... It´s somewhat cool to smoke.

Not the worst, not the best. Maybe I can trade this with some of my friends? Or I just have to use it a bit more frequent?

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Update: I really want something new now. This is boring to smoke. I would say my rating is only 2,5 stars but I give 2 stars. The only good thing about this is it´s mildeness. That Only.

Desperately thinking about ordering from Germany, something much better.

A great quick packing tobacco that you should keep on hand as a nice afternoon or early evening bowl.

Room note is pleasant and there are no sickeningly sweet incense characteristics. Obviously, quality leaf was used and I can't think of anything negative to say about the blend. Great stuff!

The tobacco lit well and burned to the bottom of the bowl just fine, leaving a nice, grayish-white ash. At the time of this writing, De Luxe Mixture has proven itself to be my favorite aromatic. I tried Peterson's ever-popular Sunset Breeze the same day, and I still prefer the De Luxe Mixture. Smoked down to the last Virginia flake in my Peterson's Killarney Dublin.

This tobacco goes well with Tom Petty's Highway Companion album.

This tobacco doesn't deserve the rather low rating it has - put it this way: if you don't like aromatics, you won't like it; if you do, then come on in, the water's fine!