A & C Petersen Premier Cru

Please Note: I am trying to work off my back log of tobaccos i have tried years and years ago. In most cases i have no clue anymore when. Or who produced it back in the day. Also my memories are faded by time and those reviews are based mostly on my notes but sometimes i have a current tin for comparison as well:

I do have to agree with my esteemed colleagues: this is one of *the* nicest and most complex english type blends out there. Well, if in fact it *is* still out there that is. I have not seen this in a while and writing this review i got curious about its status. But all i could come up with is that none of my dealers have it or can order it.

Describing this blends taste is rather futile. Think about any whatsoever taste you associate with english blends and it *will* be in Premier Cru. Plus a dozen others as well. The different taste styles will pop in an out as the bowl progresses and always will be perfectly balanced while doing so. You really should be able to give the bowl your full attention or most of the changes and nuances will be lost to you.

Aftertaste is very nice, room note is that of tobacco and tongue bite simply will not occur.

So do i recommend this blend? You bet i do! If you ever see it about then get it by all means. No seriously, do yourself something good and get it.

Pro tip: there also is a flake version of this blend. Unfortunately i never had the opportunity to get that one but i bet it even is nicer than the version at hand.

My absolute favorite tobacco. But also a complitated tobacco which require some work from the smoker to release its fully potential. It is very important to pack this tobacco right which means quite tight. If it is packed too loose it will burn too fast and hot which will destroy the taste. Smoke it VERY slowly.

If you can find it, I highly recommend it. one of the best blends i've had, easily in my top 5 all-time. If there really are orientals in here, they blend in perfectly. packs and lights easily, and the flavor is amazingly smooth and sweet.

I wish I knew where to find some more, I only had a sample a friend gave me.

Simply put, this is a wonderful tobacco. Mildly sweet, tangy and spicy, with faint earthy notes, creamy delicious latakia in just the right measure and just a tiny bit perique to give it a little boost. In fact, everything here is perfectly balanced from the first to the last puff. Best oriental I've ever tried, and I don't expect to find any better in the future (I hope I'm wrong, though). It is a pure joy to smell, pack, light and taste, from opening the pouch to emptying out the ashes. It burns rather quickly due to its thin cut, but I am yet to experience anything else than the faintest tingle on the tongue during charring. And I wouldn't have it any other way, either. No excessive heat during smoking, and not even a hint of residue in the bowl when finished. It's just perfect.

Best smoked on its own with a crystal clear palate to fully benefit from all the goodness in it.

Its limited availability is the only thing preventing me from smoking this more often. I was only able to get one 40g pouch before it disappeared (I didn't think far enough ahead to get a decent amount of it when I bought this pouch). So for now, I am carefully nursing what remains of it. I can only dream of finding this in its tin and flake variants. If I ever come across some again, I will be sure to hoard all I can of it.

This can be bought in bulk or 40 g pouch where I live in Sweden and I bought it in bulk. A very complex tobacco with many tastes that undulate in and out throughout the bowl, never ever boring but sometimes confusing in its richness. On of the better tobaccos I've had. Goes in somewhere between EMP and RR. One slight objection that has to do with the Perique I guess, from time to time the taste of green bell pepper appears, and I don't like green bell pepper. However, I can put up with it in this tobacco just like I can with a few pieces of green bell pepper in a salad... Apart from that this is a great tobacco that I'll be sure to include in my rotation. Update: Bought the 40g pouch today. It seems to me the blend consists of lighter leaves this time? The aroma is not quite as pungent as I remember it and the peppery feeling is hotter and more marked. Possibly a difference between the bulk and the pouch varieties? Still a really good tobacco but I preferred the bulk one 'cause of its relatively lesser pepperiness.

This tobacco is for sale in Holland. Not in tins but in 40gr pouches. It is indeed a complex tobacco but suited for an all-day smoke. At first I had a little tongue bite but that dissapeard some way. The perique is subtle but you can taste it all the way down. A classic I think. Highly recommended!