With this blend I glance in the general direction of Dublin, cross myself with Jameson whisky, drink the whisky and sing Amhrán na bhFiann. This results in quiet solitude in the lair.

Well made tobacco with great raw materials. Good nicotine hit...maybe that put the salt and pepper hue in my chest hair(?), but I doubt it.

The burley component just didn't thrill me, but I can see why burley fans would love this one. It smokes cleanly and with no bite or moisture. I will keep this around for St. Patrick's Day.

This Dub just smoked some in a Pete 120 spigot with a whiskey cola on the side....I give it 4 stars,...I have been through most of Pete's baccy's, this joins the pack with my favorites. So far these are Sherlock Holmes, Irish Flake, Uni Flake and now Irish Whiskey is added. Sweet, real tobacco taste, hints of both UF and IF creeping in, dark finely cut baccy, more a Tullamore Dew whiskey than a 10yr Red Breast or a hearty, rustic Power's. Good nicotine level. Very little drying needed. Top whiskey baccy, better than Mac Barens's or Sweet Dublin (which are also nice). I knew I would be in for a nice treat, I can see this aging well. Well done Peterson's, now the only remaining problems the Irish have is paying ?14 a tin for this in Dublin!

The taste is very full and unique. Maybe this is what flue-cured tobacco tastes like.

The sidestream smoke is horrendous -- inhale a whisp of this and you'll be coughing your lungs out. Worse than second hand cigarette smoke.

This is a great outdoors smoke for those who like strong tobacco. For the rest of us, zero stars.

It smells nice in the tin, slightly alcoholic with some dark fruitiness but when lit it's hot and yet insipid. It's not that its a bad tobacco, its just not a very decent one and for the equivalent, my American brothers, of $17.88 for a 50 gram tin need I say more. Yes that is typical of the horrendous price we pay for the privelage of smoking over in the UK :-(

I will jar up the rest with some 5100 and leave it for a year or two methinks

As I smoke this fine blend, I imagine I've just lit my favorite Savinelli, adjusting my tie as I nod to the doorman, exit the revolving door of my building, and step into the waiting Lincoln Continental limousine, soon to be whisked away to an evening at the Club. Foxworth, the driver, asks if I'm going to "the usual" destination. After I nod, he hits the gas, and I lean back, puffing away as I zip through the brightly lit city streets.

I found it very enjoyable - but I am also very inexperienced. Very smooth very little sour. I find myself reaching for this even after I recieved some mcgawth cob plub and peterson's special reserve 2006.

Rich tobacco taste - pleasent smell - and nice nicotine kick. (I am inexperienced, but I still have smoked ciggarettes for over 15 years, and do not get a buzz nor enjoy chew tobacco. This truly converted me from smoking ciggarettes and enlightend me to what fine tobacco should be.

At any rate, he closed, and my employer and I decided to stock up on tins. I recived 2 tins of Irish Oak, one Whiskey and one Deluxe. Oak has been a favorite of mine for a while now, and I anticipated the new whiskey flavor.

Smelled nice in the tin. Char was pleasant. Burned nicely, but nare a hint of whiskey. Toward the end of the bowl, however, things began to turn bitter, and, in my opinion, a bit unpleasant. Similar, at least to me, to the overly harsh taste of university flake at the end of the bowl. However, a strong spirit flavor was had.

This will make me NO friends, but my taste is subjective. It was not Irish Whiskey I tasted, but the distinct aftertaste of Islay Scotch?!?!? Although chokingly strong for me, the unique flavor makes the experience worthwhile.

A side note: I have been going soft and smoking more sappy, sticky aromatics lately as a complete change of pace from nightcap and some strong balkan broken flake, so this might seem less strong when smoked alongside my normal stash.

I would keep this around for the occasional diversion. Just not a daily like Oak would be could I afford a daily supply.

That said, on to business. Just tried this Irish Whiskey blend, after reading a good recommendation for this. And all I could taste was flowers and perfume, and not much else.

I donated this tin to my local tobacco shop, hoping someone out there may befriend it, and save it from mediocrity, or worse yet, the local dump.

My thoughts: Blends like this ought not to foul a good piece of briar, or a good piece of anything!!!

Sorry, in all honesty, I cannot recommend this blend. Simply no redeeming value. My apologies if I may have offended anyone out there.

Good Day

Nicotine content is respectable, but not overly high. The topping was odd tasting. Not at all what I expected.

Having said that, I live in Ireland and am a fairly avid fan of Irish Whiskies (much nicer than Scotch blends in my view), and I detected no taste of whiskey here at all.

If a tobacco company could develop a "Bushmills Blend" that tasted like the real stuff, I would buy it in bulk! This unfortunately missed the spot.

I LOVE Irish whiskey wisely and well, but would rather sip it neat out of a glass, while smoking something far more entertaining than this.

Lights okay, a few relights here & there are needed, but it might be more due to where I smoke, rather than what... The house bar, where this gets smoked and complimented quite a lot, with even a few asking for a taste, plus the drinks etc... well, they do distract you from the smoking itself ;) Not so at home, though.

Having been more than a bit put-off by a early half bowl of Borkum Riff Whiskey I was challenged by this, but the aroma is great right from the tin. Lovely bouquet, and the nose-feel says oranges, though I don't know why. Also a faint whiff of whiskey.

Almost from the first instant this one hits your taste buds full force. Sourish at first, and then it turns into a filling, fulfilling and full-taste smoke with nice hints of that Whiskey taste after the first few puffs. The initial transition is nice. Aromatic-wise not overpowering at all, conservative topping. What I also like is that it doesn't go stale or boring at any point until the very last 5%, must be the well-done mix of baccys in this one, or perhaps the Kentucky fired leaf. Burns well all the way down into a darkish ash.

And as noted by a few reviewers, the Nicotine content is quite high. In fact, I really felt a bit dizzy after the first few bowls, hmmm. potent. I like the strength, too.

Doesn't induce tongue burn in the usual aromatic way, though puffing easy is always recommended, as the aroma comes out so much better.

This is simply a pitiful smoke from start to finish. The minute you open the tin, you are assaulted by not the whiff of anything remotely resembling any Irish whiskey I've ever had the fortune of tasting, but rather some odd smell that reminds one of some mixture of fish, cleaning products, shoe polish and, lastly, tobacco. It's terrible. It actually took convincing to not throw the entire tin out and not try any whatsoever. But, for purposes of this review alone, I went forth.

The smoke itself did not improve the situation, nor the experience. Nothing flavorful, nor anything remotely resembling the experience I've read others mention here. It was absolutely a waste of time. Definitely stay away from this at all costs.