Tobaccos Peterson - Sweet Killarney

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2013-08-18		Mild to Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

After 20+ years a pipe smoker I have tried many tobaccos and pipes. I do not sell, or work in the tobacco industry. To provide this review a base-line: My favorite is Full English Tobacco loaded in a medium Meerschaum Pipe. My second choice is Nougat blended bulk. I enjoy the slight lingering effect of Nougat in the Meerschaum Pipe when smoking the next bowel of Full English. Also, I prefer a $70.00 Meerschaum over any $200.00 Briar in my collection.

Contrary to all the Peterson hating review posted here, SWEET KILLARNEY is a wonderful aromatic with a pleasantly sweet flavor. The nut-to-nougat-to-light-vanilla flavoring is ever lasting to the end of the smoke. Most aromatics tend to bite and must be lightly puffed. My vitamin N seeking habit is to draw hard. I can easily suffer a bite from cased aromatics. However, drunk or sober, SWEET KILLARNEY has never yet bit my tongue.

I must take a stand for truth in these reviews. In my opinion: a few people on this board truly hate Peterson and have reported overly negative on more than one blend. I have learned that If they post too much raving hate of a blend than, I should rush to try some. LOL…

IMHO, a true evaluation of SWEET KILLARNEY was given by Franklin-Ryan who said, “The taste is soft and creamy with just a hint of fruit with the Virginias coming through stronger but not overwhelmingly at the end for a clean finish. No tongue bite at all even when in a hotter pipe after several smokes and the taste is consistent throughout the whole bowl. The room-note is soft and creamy too. It burns quite clean with a medium light ash and fairly little waste. Quite simply an excellent all day blend. The cool burning burly is well complimented by the Virginia flake and just the right amount of Cavendish to get the casing taste without the usual gurgling tongue biting side effects!”

Franklin said it better. And, SWEET KILLARNEY is a favorite of mine.

UPDATE: After deeper thought, my remarks about truth may be too harsh. For that I apologize. In my first paragraph I attempt to provide a baseline description of my pallet. Clearly, I am not a fan of aromatic tobacco. What makes SWEET KILLARNEY special to me is that it is not overpowering. It is not candy and does not punch you with perfume. However, It can make the English lover miss the taste of tobacco. So, SWEET KILLARNEY is a pleasant treat in my rotation.

As for the bite reported by others, it's a mystery to me. Some filter pipes will cause bite and also make the chemical or soapy taste more evident in aromatics.

A SUGGESTION: Years ago I learned a trick that can sometimes prevent bite, chemical taste, or wet gurgle: Remove the filter (if any). Line the bottom of the pipe with small amount (½ pinch) of a very dry Bright Virginia, thick ribbon cut. Top and smoke your desired tobacco but dump the ash before burning into the Bright Virginia. Reload over the Bright Virginia until it becomes unpleasant. This trick helps me smoke those failed samples we all collect. YMMV…

POSITION: 20+ year smoker. I normally like Full English, Virginia, Latakia, some uncased cav blends. I smoke 3–6 pipes a day. No tobacco sales.

33 people found this review helpful.

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	Pipestud (1829)	2002-05-16		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild	Very Pleasant

I first tried Sunset Breeze (the other aromatic in the Peterson aromatic series) and because it was way too sweet for me, I avoided trying Sweet Killarney for several months. I recently gave it a shot and was glad I did.

Unlike Breeze, Killarney is not as heavily cased and smoked more like tobacco. The tin says the blend has a caramel topping. I guess that flavor just appeals to me when I smoke it. I also received sort of a light chocolate/vanilla taste.

This blend is easy to load, smokes mostly dry and cool, and will leave you satisfied if you enjoy aromatics with a little more tobacco backbone.

22 people found this review helpful.

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	StevieB (2080)	2014-03-06		Mild to Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Peterson - Sweet Killarney.

Contrary to popular opinion I actually quite enjoyed this. You can easily detect the caramel/cream in it which I found to be of a pleasant strength. On the negative side (as many state) if you draw hard it will bite quite strongly, so approach it with ease. If taken steadily I found it to be quite forgiving with tongue bite, though. The taste is very sweet which may be too much for many people but the sweetness can be easily identified as caramel/cream .

Nicotine: mild to medium. Room-note: pleasant.

Three stars.

Pipe Used: Mr Brog

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Smoke King

11 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2012-11-16		Mild	Mild	Medium	Very Pleasant

Having smoked several of the Peterson's Range before I was not expecting much from this blend. I find Petersons rather run-of-the mill and as others have said on this site overly strong on the Nicotine to make a really enjoyable smoke. I was however pleasantly surprised that this blend bucked the trend.

The tin note when opened is caramel and soft fruit with an apricot background. The mixed blend fills well and stays well lit even with a very slow draw which in my opinion is extremely important. The taste is soft and creamy with just a hint of fruit with the Virginias coming through stronger but not overwhelmingly at the end for a clean finish. No tongue bite at all even when in a hotter pipe after several smokes and the taste is consistent throughout the whole bowl. The room-note is soft and creamy too with a subtle smack of apricots or mandarins; I cannot be certain which fits better. It burns quite clean with a medium light ash and fairly little waste. Quite simply an excellent all day blend the cool burning burly well complimented by the Virginia flake and just the right amount of Cavendish to get the casing taste without the usual gurgling tongue biting side effects! I was very impressed by this tobacco and it will become a regular smoke for me.

11 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2009-04-29		Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

This tobacco at first seemed a relatively good quality aromatic. The pouch aroma was inviting and not overwhelming and the broken flake presentation of the tobacco itself quite convincing.

After smoking it for some days however, I was not only let down by the mediocrity of the tobacco's body but also constantly left with a sickening aftertaste due to the chemical composition of the casing (too much glycerol maybe?). Never again. Tremendously bad experience.

11 people found this review helpful.

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	Guillaume (15)	2014-12-21		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

After a pipeful or two, I must confess that I have felt very disappointed with this tobacco: in the tin, this aromatic has an incredibly great smell. However, I had no pleasure smoking it : the promising "crème caramel" flavouring seemed to have disappeared.

After a while, I opened the tin once again, and… Guess what? I could not stop from smoking it. Is it the (short) ageing, or a slight change in my palate? I cannot tell.

Nevertheless, these days, this is one of my favourite tobaccos after a heavy lunch or dinner. I smoke it with a coffee and it seems to me that I need no dessert!

Pipe Used: Peterson Rosslare Royal Irish 606

Age When Smoked: Fresh the first time, then about 6 months

10 people found this review helpful.

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	flagg1122 (15)	2009-07-13		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Wow...this one is not so good for me. The tobbaco smells nice, but the smoke is basically tasteless with the exception of a chemical, burning tang. Dissapointing blend from Peterson.

10 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2006-05-17		Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Having tried Peterson's Irish Oak and Sherlock Holmes, and enjoying them, I thought I would try some other of Peterson's offerings. A big mistake on my part. Sweet Killarney is much too sweet for me. I smoke a lot of aromatics, but I can't handle this one. I smoked about a half a bowl before I said "Enough". The sweetness that came through was almost sickish, and my tongue felt like I had licked a burning hot coal. Peterson uses very good tobacco in their blends, but this one isn't for me.

10 people found this review helpful.

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	SpeedyPete (29)	2013-12-25		Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Full	Pleasant

I think the negative views of this tobacco is a bit unfair. I'm a fan of Petersen tobaccos with Irish Oak and Irish flake my favourites. I won't say Sweet Killarney is another favourite but, on the other hand, it's not really as bad as some of the reviews make it. I dry the tobacco spread open on a piece of paper. I "prime" my pipe after it's been charged with SK; light the tobacco until it's burning evenly. I then tamp it down a bit and leave the pipe for, say an hour. When I then relight, the peppery taste is amost gone completely and I enjoy the baccy. I like the sweetness, very nice room note, good nicotine kick and the fact that it burns down to dottle. No gurgle, no tongue bite. A good tobacco over all. I always have a tin in my rotation.

Pipe Used: Savinelli and Goussard freehand

Age When Smoked: 3 years

Purchased From: Curiosity Hut

8 people found this review helpful.

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	Young Piper (304)	2014-10-31		Very Mild	Very Strong	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Very Pleasant

I have been smoking a pipe for over a decade and I would like to think my technique is down pat as I can smoke Virginia's with patience and control and do not get bitten anymore but boy this and Sunset Breeze bit the living hell out of me. Maybe they are like Macbaren's tobacco that is designed for Europeans to smoke through a filter... I don't know but I do not want to go through the bite again. Smelled good though....

5 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2012-01-21		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

My first Peterson blend, a gift to my father which I've ended up sharing. First Impressions were very good, the seal was broken to reveal a lovely sweet aroma with a hint of caramel as promised. Lights easily when dried slightly and burns fairly evenly, although if anything a touch on the fast side. The smoke is slightly different to what an initial sniff would have you believe, with a lot of the caramel unfortunately lost in transit. The room note is fairly pleasant, akin to many other sweet aromatics without any dominant flavoring. The tongue burn which seems to bother many other reviewers is avoidable if the tobacco is smoked gently and slowly. Overall a nice tobacco and an enjoyable introduction the Petersons' range of tobaccos. It has certainly sparked a curiosity in me which will no doubt lead to a deeper dabble into the ptersons range. Reccomended for lovers of sweet aromatics such as Mac Baron Cube.

5 people found this review helpful.

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	Courtney Fish (33)	2020-01-28		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

I know some people just want straight tobacco flavour and so no matter the quality of the tobacco, if it is ‘aromatic’ they will not like it. This tobacco is not for you. This review may not be for you either! I am very fond of unflavoured tobacco – about 2/3 of my all-time ‘favourites’ list and an even greater proportion of my current rotation is non-aromatic. But for some of us, sometimes it is nice to have a little extra flavour in your tobacco. On these occasions, Peterson’s Killarney hits the spot for me. It is a lovely and quite unusual mixture of ribbon cut and broken flake – you can really see the quality as well as taste it. In terms of flavour, Peterson definitely have a house style and this fits into that category – there is no doubt you are smoking a Peterson blend and a quality one at that.

In some parts of the world this is simply called Killarney and I think adding the term ‘Sweet’ to the name doesn’t do it any favours as it can lead to preconceptions. Yes, there is a sweetness to the blend but it is not like any of the ‘American’ style syrupy, goopy aromatics. Killarney tastes of tobacco – tangy and mature Virginias mellowed by the Cavendish and it is this that marries so well with the rounded Demerara sugar and gentle vanilla flavours added to this blend which run to a distinct creaminess in the last quarter of a small bowl; in a larger bowl I find the last quarter has an almost incense-like, slightly spicy quality to it. Very different and quite delicious.

The only drawback I have found is that the smoke can be often not quite as cool as I would prefer, however I have never experienced any bite. Ultimately, I find very little dottle and a fairly dry bowl at the end, most unlike most ‘sweet’ aromatics. You will be hard pressed to find anything finer if a light aromatic with a proper tobacco taste is what you are looking for.

Pipe Used: Peterson 304 etc.

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Similar Blends: Other quality Peterson blends but despite the name, less sweet!.

4 people found this review helpful.

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	st.Hellvis (5)	2017-06-17		Mild to Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

One of my Saturday favorites! This sweet aromatic is my candy, I do have a sweet tooth and I enjoy the mild caramel taste and the light body of this tobacco. Must be smoked light and slow or it will give you some toungebite, but in my Jima pipe it works perfect.

Pipe Used: Jima

4 people found this review helpful.

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	Stinkypipe (155)	2017-01-31		Mild	Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant

Again Peterson hits the mark albeit mildly with a very pleasing aromatic blend. The tin note is frankly out of this world. You get caramel you get honey you even get a fudge smell. Light up was fine and first puff or two were really tasty. Things settled down a bit and the flavors started becoming very mild. Hints of honey and caramel and something that seemed like perhaps chocolate but these flavors are only hints. Peterson has developed some nice blends and this is another one. These are all very mild blends ment to be sipped not puffed. I find smoking with a P-lip stem makes the flavor and taste last a bit longer and remain cooler. This is a very pleasing aromatic blend that just about anyone can enjoy. By the way the smoke smells delicious so the wife may accept this blend in the house!!!!.............or not😔

Pipe Used: Peterson P-lip

Age When Smoked: Fresh out of tin

Purchased From: Smoking pipes

4 people found this review helpful.

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	Bluesmoke (75)	2014-12-23		Mild to Medium	Strong	Mild	Tolerable

Sweet Killarney? Uh-uh, Sweet Lord! What is this mixture of nastiness? Can't be tobacco?...can it? The pseudo caramel casing inundated my senses and it was like a vomitus coating of saccharine had plated my palate. I found nothing redeeming about this horrible mess. This is the worst aromatic I have ever encountered and it may very well have ruined my pipe. Time to break out the everclear, brush and about a dozen pipe cleaners. Blecky poo, Peterson, ewww! DLTISBS

4 people found this review helpful.

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	Perique (163)	2013-01-18		Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild	Pleasant

A delightful tin note masks what is otherwise a flat, one-dimensional tobacco. Good for potpourri and tongue-bite. Peterson makes some fine blends. Unfortunately this is not among them.

4 people found this review helpful.

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	Greekpipesmoker (201)	2018-08-07		Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant

Latelly i am in an aromatic blend mood.Peterson aromatic blends usually are heavilly cased and this one is no exception.once the tin breaks a wonderfull smell of cream and caramel comes out.a deeper smell adds some citruses and nuts.the blend has nice texture with some broken flakes included,high moisture and some drying time is needed because it can't be smoked as it is.after dried it packs and lights easy with some relights needed through smoking.while smoking i expected a taste consisted only from the flavouring but thats not true.virginias stand equally with the cavendish leading to a nice combination.the virginias are mostly citrusy and lemony working great with that cream caramel taste.i also got some alcohol notes.the burleys add some nice nuts and cocoa notes making the overall taste nice.generally the flavours combine well and natural leading to a nice smoking taste.burns at medium speed and hot to ash with some moisture being created at the filter.nicotine level is medium and the after taste pleasant.no tongue bite but if you puff fast there might be some harsh spots.the room note is very pleasant.generally i enjoyed this blend though it might ghost a pipe easilly.not an all day smoke unless you prefer highly aromatin blends.

Age When Smoked: Dried out for 30 mins

3 people found this review helpful.

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	guitar2mw (92)	2014-08-18		Mild	Mild	Very Mild	Tolerable

I should have learned from my experience with their Sherlock Holmes blend, but oh well. This tobacco has a wonderful caramel tin note. Other than that, it's pretty useless. The worst tobacco that I have ever tried by far. The first puff isn't so bad. After that, your taste buds become so steamed that you cannot taste anything. The room note was barely noticeable and nothing to write home about. I gave this tin away too (although it would have been a great potpourri just to leave out on the nightstand). No more Peterson blends for me. Lesson learned this time.

Pipe Used: Savinelli

Age When Smoked: Fresh, and aged 1 month

Purchased From: The Squire, Charleston, WV

3 people found this review helpful.

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	ThePortlyGenie (13)	2013-12-20		Mild	Mild	Medium	Pleasant

Nice tin aroma. Fruity and perhaps a bit nutty [burley?]. Always a hot burn. Lacks depth although a 'woody' taste becomes apparent as the bowl heats up. With little character, and a tendency to become a little 'bitey' I set this blend aside for some months and came back to it again tonight several hours after a pipe of Gawith Hoggarth Ennerdale Flake and confirm that Sweet Killarney is a nondescript aromatic that is no longer going to find space in my tobacco stocks. Try something else!!

Pipe Used: Peterson 221, 999; Falcon bent stem, deep bowl

3 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2010-07-21		Mild	Extremely Mild	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Unnoticeable

I had high hopes for this tobacco. It smelled nice in the tin. It was hot as hell to smoke, even when I tried smoking it very slowly. Pretty much tasteless also. I tried three bowls before giving the rest away. Will not buy again.

3 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2006-03-21		Mild to Medium	Medium	Mild	Tolerable

I found this blend to be deeply disappointing - for some reason it just doesn't taste good - it smells nice in the tin but this does not translate into the smoke - it didn't bit just smoked wet and sticky - when I allowed it dry a bit in the tin the taste didn't improve although it obviously smoked drier. At this stage I am going to give up on the Peterson range as I have yet to find a tobacco I like in it.

Update I have really tried to like this tobacco but it has achieved an almost unique distinction - I threw it out - it was that disgusting. Avoid at all costs. As far as I can see it has no redeeming qualities whatsoever, the room note is foul also so not a crowd pleaser.

3 people found this review helpful.

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	Rohann (16)	2020-03-10		Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I am very disgruntled by the common reviews on this blend.

I took these reviews in mind before smoking this blend and had low expectations. The tin greeted with a definite creamy vanilla aroma with the virginia being the other component. Translated exactly as such when smoked. The creamy vanilla being well balanced with the virginia and cavendish made for a mild aromatic that could be smoked all day. While being mildly flavoured, the sweetness purely relies on that of the cavendish.

A comforting smoke for a winters day best enjoyed on the porch with a cup of tea spectating the rising sun.

Pipe Used: Peterson 312

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: twaksak.co.za

2 people found this review helpful.

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	mel64us (46)	2019-02-14		Medium to Strong	Very Strong	Overwhelming	Pleasant

In the past 12 years, I have tried this blend numerous times, always with the same result. I get immediate tongue bite. It must be the flavoring. I know Peterson uses quality tobacco, but this blend is not for me.

Pipe Used: Various

Age When Smoked: Fresh to 7 years old

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Ahmad Othman (51)	2016-08-21		Mild	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant

A friend of mine posed a question "If you are stranded on a desert Island with baccy. which blend(s) would you have?" And as for english blends I had many, but for aromatics, it was this one, no competition. A really great aromatic.. smooth... , good burner, gives a lot of complements on room note

Pipe Used: Peterson Dracula 999

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: 4noggins.com

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Mr.Peterson (8)	2015-10-18		Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant

I love this tobacco. Sweet and creamy. will be on my third tin soon.

You don't get the creamy hit until you're half way through the bowl. Very nice smoke and no moisture.

If you like dry smokes and tasty aromatics that are sweet then give it a go!

Pipe Used: Peterson Aran 80s

Age When Smoked: straight from tin

Purchased From: thebackyshop.co.uk

2 people found this review helpful.

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	r (34)	2015-09-17		Very Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Open a tin and you’ll be hit with an intense sugary aroma.

The caramel note dominates the vanilla base, and both sit on top of a very even nutty base. The mixture feels wet and burns a little hot. The experience is pleasant to the smoker and others nearby.

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Cobman (15)	2015-03-11		Mild to Medium	Mild	Medium	Very Pleasant

I really don't understand the vehemently negative reviews of this blend. I am not sure we are even talking about the same tobacco.

I got this in a trade, so I don't know how old it was. Opening the tin, the aroma was of wonderful yellow Virginia with it's characteristic fruity/citrusy nose, and a little musky sweetness, probably from the Maryland Cavendish. There was a noticeable hint of caramel, but only in the background. Mostly what I smelled was yellow Virginia. The moisture content was perfect. The cut seemed to be a mixture of broken flake and ribbon cut. There was none of the catsup smell that I would've expected from flake Virginia.

It packed nicely and lit easily in my cob. The first few puffs threatened to to bite. so I slowed down on puffing, and the blend settled down quickly. The smoke was silky smooth, mild to medium, and seductivley sweet, like the Girl-Next Door wanting to be a vamp. The taste was mostly wonderful yellow Virginia, and a little musky black cavendish. The caramel taste was there, but way in the background...just enough.The sweetness was not a casing taste, but more just from sweet Virginia and a little Cavendish. It was mostly a great yellow Virginia, so it probably can bite if provoked. The room note was just a clean tobacco aroma with a hint of caramel...very pleasant to innocent bystanders, or so I was told.

The flavor never changed all the way to the bottom, and it all burned to a fine ash with no dottle or gurgling. I only had to relight once (probably due to an error in packing on my part).

I found this to be an outstanding blend for what it is...a sweet, what I would call a semi-aromatic, yellow Virginia blend. I like sweet smokes. If you don't, well, all I can say is read the tin. It says it right on the top, "Sweet Killarney". They do not lie.

I think if you were to add just a pinch or two of Latakia to this, you would have a blend comparable to Dunhill's magnificent The Aperitif (my favorite).

If you like sweet tobaccos, but not overly flavored, then this is a blend you'll really want to try. Treat it gentle and it will give you an enjoyable cruise. If you Hot Rod it, I am sure you will probably crash-and-burn.

Pipe Used: Missouri Meerschaum Mark Twain Cob

Age When Smoked: unsure

Purchased From: tobacco trade

Similar Blends: Missouri Meerschaum Great Dane, Mclelland #400 Creme Carmel, Sutliff Creme Brûlée, Orlik Club Mixture.

2 people found this review helpful.

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	The Conde (17)	2013-08-29		Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

The room note and aroma coming out of the tin set you up for disappointment. Taste is bland and it burns hotter than other Peterson blends. I much prefer Connoisseur's Choice or Deluxe blend over Sweet Killarney. It isn't bad but there are much better blends out there.

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2012-03-29		Mild	Very Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant

I have seen this in my local shop but never got around to buying it until today. I got into my car and Broke the seal and was pleased with the nice sweet smell. When I got home I packed a bowl and lit it up and again was pleased with the smell and with the taste. It lights up very easily and stays lit. It has a creamy taste and a fruity taste to it . Also has nice nic levels from the flake that is mixed in to it. I did not get bite from smoking this tobacco but it did make my mouth tingle a bit but I think it was from the nicotine. I recommend this tobacco to anyone that likes aros. This is my new favorite tobacco along with dunhill night cap.

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2011-01-10		Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant

If you have a big honking sweet tooth, look no further. Sweet Killarney is sweet indeed. A fragrant mix of Burley and Virginia with just a pinch of our good, sugary, friend Black Cavendish, this blend is candy to say the least. When opening the tin, I found the smell to be very pleasant. Sweet, sweet caramel and brown sugar comes to mind, along with a dark chocolate-like smell. It packs very well, but it is wet right out of the tin, so dry it first. While puffing away I remember riding bikes to the corner candy store when I was a kid. This blend smells great out of the tin and even better when burning. The taste is simply sweet and creamy. Nothing too complicated, just a nice, pleasant dessert smoke. Good for after dinner or on those lazy Saturday afternoons when you want to just be with yourself and collect your thoughts. This won't distract you from them with complexity. A word of caution, this blend smokes hot, so draw slowly and patiently. Great for building cake and burns to a uniform white ash. If you want a little old fashioned tasting candy but don't feel like racking up a bill at the dentist, give this a puff. Your sweet tooth will be satisfied fully, and won't need a filling later.

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2010-10-31		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant

This is not my first dance with smoking a pipe, but it is my first at smoking and english blend. Sweet Killarney in my opinion is a great smoke! My wife was with me when I opened the tin and she loved the smell of the tobacco and loved it even more when I was smoking it. Of course this all came about when I picked up a pipe at a flea markent and found out it was one of Petersons pipes stamped reject, which has not been stamped that way in over twenty years they told me via and email after enquiring. It is to say it burns cool and sweet with very little bite and the aroma fills the room to satisfaction of the booth of us. I very much recommend this tobacco and plan to enjoy it from now on!

2 people found this review helpful.

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	The Persian Slipper (30)	2009-12-08		Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium	Pleasant

This was my first Peterson blend, and boy, was it an education. This tobacco will bite, hard. I had the sores on my tounge to prove it. This blend needs to be babied, and sipped. Peterson blends, I have found, are delecate and tasteful (when treated properly). Sweet Kilarney is no exception. Treat this blend like you would treat your love, kindly and gentally, and it will repay you in full.

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2009-01-17		Mild to Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

A real tongue scorcher and not much else. Whoever blends tobacco for Peterson should keep his day job.

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2008-10-18		Medium	Mild	Medium	Tolerable

The smell in the tin is a bit weaker than expected.

The smell and flavor on light is very mildly 'not tobbacco', but that goes away fairly quickly. The smoke is light, and while it doesn't have what I would call a 'pleasing' aroma, it isn't overpowering.

I don't really find anything remarkable about it. It is based on decent tobacco, but without any real creamy flavour or wife-pleasing room note to speak of, I'd rather spend my money on something more fulfilling.

I will not buy it again, but I'll probably finish the tin, with copious sharing.

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	Dubinthedam (133)	2007-06-20		Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium	Strong

EDIT: I am marking this down to two stars, it just bites too bad, but it is an interesting and mature candy tobacco, these days I can see this as a 'to mix with' only tobbacco, which would add a desert sweetness to your favorite flake or latakia, would keep the wife happy.

My first ever smoke, I don't puff on this one too much anymore, but I do like caramel, and find this does have some nice earthy undertones for a "candy" tobacco. I feel reviewers are a little hard on this one. People say peterson blends are bland, i would prefare to say 'modern' or popularistic. I like my aro's and my peterson's, I began with them and have returned to them after spending alot of money and effort sampling more 'serious' brands and blends over the past year.

A good desert baccy, with some nice peaty hints in the background, great room note, one for the ladies, yes very sweet but not too sweet, yes it does bite, but what doesn't these days. If you liked toffee instead of hardboils or jellies when you were a kid, you'll like this.

Most recently I mixed this with little Old Dublin (Latakia), sweet caramel with latakia, yes it still bites, but it goes really well together, I don't know if this breaks any cardinal rules, but it works for me.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2006-01-06		Medium	Extra Strong	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Without a doubt one of the most horrid smoking experiences I've ever had, ranking a close second to Mixture #79.

This overcased monstrosity of a tobacco bites like hell and has absolutely no redeeming qualities.

My tin became garden mulch.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2005-08-30		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

For those of us out there that are looking for a good quality tobacco but don't like the english blends, the Peterson line is just what you are looking for.

This tobacco is extremely pleasent in the tin and the room note is great. I only smoke Peterson pipes and tobaccos and get the same results and responses all the time -- 'That's a great pipe' and 'That smells terrific!'

I have tried other pipes and tobaccos but keep coming back to Peterson. I highly recommend this tobacco if you are looking for a smooth smoke that smells and tastes great -- look no further.

+OD

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2005-05-31		Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium	Very Pleasant

This is an excellent blend for those who know what they want, but are looking for something a little different as well. The tobacco is kept at ideal moisture, and comes out of the tin smelling wonderfully. Although no two smokers are alike, I was shocked to find that some of you didn't like it so much as I did. However certain variables can affect how enjoyable a certain blend can be, as well as the pipe you are smoking the blend in. For this blend I used the extravagantly shaped Peterson 303 standard system pipe I just recently purchased. It smoked dry and cool to the bottom, with a fine gray ash with white coloured flecks. The caramel is not overpowering, and the base tobacco blends very well with the room note to create a very pleasurable smoking experience.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2005-03-06		Mild	Medium	Mild	Very Pleasant

New find for me. A nice, sweet smelling tobacco.

A bit wet in the tin, so drying out a bit might be in order.

Smokes wonderfully, though. Good tobacco base, on top of which there's a nice, mouth-filling sweet aroma. This is nice, and compared to some other aromatics, while burning a bit hot, isn't much of tongue-scorcher. Smoked at a leisurely pace this is an excellent smoke. Additionally, this one stays nice 'til the end, not going stale in the last 1/4 bowl like some aromatics do.

Charring light fine. First lighting okay. It might be in order to pay attention when packing as this one apparently goes out a bit easier than most. Otherwise, burns well. Good ash.

Room note got very good remarks from the crowd. Vanilla is what most people instantly recognize. The Caramel-aspect is in my view a lot less pronounced than commented by some reviewers. (Smokewise and otherwise).

Yes, this one's a good tobacco, and will go into the rotation, no doubt there.

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	Kerdy (43)	2004-04-28		Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium	Pleasant

I liked this tobacco. It has a sweet taste, but not so much as to make you think you have food in your mouth. Light enough not to get on your nerves. The smell is VERY nice! Very good room note. I received a few compliments from non-smokers and smokers alike. I was surprised to find that this one didn't bite like others I have tried. This is one I imagine I will rotate for a long time. I do imagine that if you smoked it everyday, it would get a little boring. Nice after a meal in the evening.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2004-02-29		Mild	Strong	Medium	Very Strong

Caramel, that is what was promised and that is what you get, and lots of it. Tin aroma, room note, taste, aftertaste, it's all caramel. Underneath the topping is a nice sundae of virginia and cavendishes to make this quite possibly my favourite aromatic. I've gone thru four tins of this tobacco in the last 2 months and every tin was just as good as the previous. This is a definately one of those aromatics that gets noticed, I'll smoke a bowlful in my car on the way to work and the ladies in the office flock to me to smell my jacket. It also has a very fine leaf quality to it which provides a nice tobacco flavour to the smoker. Not too much nicotine, and has only bitten me a few times. I'd definately reccomend this tobacco to someone looking for a distinctive smelling/tasting aromatic blend.

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	Simon.c (20)	2021-12-20		Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

Not my cup of tea, even for a no nic aro.

Smells great in the tin but it doesn't transfer to the smoke. Sweetish and bitey.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Ravens Loft (1)	2021-09-21		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant

My first ever review of killarney. For me, killarney is a very pleasing smoke, i do like aromatic tobbaco, i have a bit of a sweet tooth, i find it to be smooth, no bite for me..the case is good as it delights my sweet tooth.

Pipe Used: Hand rolled

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	Braka1995 (2)	2020-11-01		Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Why so many people hate it? As a new pipe smoker , i have good feelings when smoking this tobacco. I have just emptied my first tin of it and i would say "No bites at all". I love how it lights even if it was a bit moist. The caramel and fruity aromas definitly made others to turn they heads and ask what i was smoking and feeled pleased with the smell(exept my wife). Its so sweet as the name and tends to be a litle strong in the end. I have tried aromatics and non-aromatics and i have decided: i will stay with aromatics forever...there will be people who will disagree with my opinion but hey, it makes me happy and nothing wlse matters.

Pipe Used: Ebony pipes

Age When Smoked: New ot of tin

Purchased From: Local tabacco shop

Similar Blends: None.

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	Pipesmoker30 (4)	2020-10-08		Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Full	Very Pleasant

This pipe tobacco all i can say is wow. Just wow. Honesty, where do I begin. Once in the tin you get a mixed smell of citrus, fruits, honey and it all comes together to smell like Christmas pudding. I couldn't believe it to the point I asked my family what they thought it smelt like and they all said oohhh "Christmas pud". The texture of the tobacco is light, almost fluffy, lots of different colours being a mix of Cavendish's.once packed you light up and the room is filled with the same notes that's in the tin. Same as the tongue, now alot of you pipe smokers will agree that you usually find the taste isn't quite the same as the smell in the tin. Well my pipe smoking friends this is, this tastes just the same as it smells. It's a fantastic tobacco that I will be ordering again. I'm not sure why I have not tried peterson pipe tobaccos sooner, all I can say is. If there all like this one then they should start selling it in supermarkets, corner shops. Somewhere it's easy to get hold of. I will be ordering a few tins for the Christmas holidays that's for sure.

Pipe Used: Peterson donegal rocky bulldog 150.

Age When Smoked: 32

Purchased From: Harrison and simmonds.

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	Mike Cronis (37)	2020-05-18		Medium to Strong	Very Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant

This was my first ever pipe tobacco. Now I'm pretty advanced on the palate for aromatics and I can attest this one improves during the smoke, particularly the second half. Notes of vanilla and toasted marshmallow, are underlain with strong graham cracker up front, maybe a tiny bit of Tullamore whiskey sweetness. Not too bad, really, and the flavors are very mild. Has a bit of a "kick" of tobacco nicotine strength more than normal.

Pipe Used: Peterson Anniversary

Age When Smoked: 8 yrs.

Purchased From: Stag Tobacconist, Colorado

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	Skyrocket (1)	2017-06-14		Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

Even after smoking a pipe for over 40 years, I still look for the illusive perfect blend. I do prefer aromatics, but find many of them quite lacking. I got a tin of Sweet Killarney when I bought a new Peterson pipe from Smoking Pipes.com.

I was surprised to see so many negative reviews for the Peterson Sweet Killarney. I think it has a pleasant taste, nearly zero tongue bite, and almost no aftertaste. There are many other blends that when I awake the next morning, it tastes like rodents marched through my mouth during the night.

It does seem to have a bit of a nicotene hit, which I don't care for. But, in my GBD Dublin, which is rather small, it smoked for 1hr 15min. Perhaps that's why the N hit. Perhaps half a bowl will be sufficient.

All in all, I find it a pleasant tin of tobacco. I will try another, and see if it varies from tin to tin. It could be that I got one of the good ones, not to be repeated.

Pipe Used: GBD

Age When Smoked: 4 months

Purchased From: Smoking Pipes.com

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	Robykeys82 (25)	2016-09-17		Medium	Very Strong	Medium	Very Pleasant

This was one of the first tins I purchased, and I was attracted by the Caramel flavour. The tin aroma is awesome, simply awesome. Once lit, the tobacco provides a nice aroma, although the heavy casing tends to make this tobacco burn hot quickly. So, be careful with your draws. Honestly, I find there are other tobaccos which are worse than this, so...if you are an aromatic guy, you might consider purchasing this!

Pipe Used: Frabenver

Age When Smoked: 0-1 Year

Purchased From: Peterson Shop, Dublin

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	puss n' pipes (27)	2015-10-23		Mild	Mild to Medium	Medium	Tolerable

I tried, i swear i tried to like it. But it doesnt let you. Sweet Kill-tongue-y. Sweet disillusion.

It is true that in the tin it smells wonderful, sweet caramel with a hint of vanilla, not overhelming... but that is not the really important thing for a smoker, as we dont smell the tobacco, we smoke it. And when it comes to smoke it Sweet Killarney betrays you fully. It is also true, it burns hot, no matter the technique employed, no matter the pipe used, no matter anything. It is a tobacco that has an over irritable temper. It gets hot easily and obliges you to lay down your pipe. So expect multiple relights if you want to avoid a severe tongue burn. Strike one.

There is something with the taste also, while it may bring a scent of mild caramel with hints of vanilla in between the sugary texture of virginias, something quite denotes a background that is not likeable, something ashy and astringent in the very bad sense, and as this increases the shadow of the tongue bite increases as well. Strike two.

And as you proceed with this caution that is similar to the one from a vigilante carrying some kind of Doctor Lecter, watching every step from his behaviour, in the end the whole task leaves you unfullfilled, and bored. Strike three.

Sweet killarney is a tobacco i wouldnt recommend at all, for been a caramel tobacco coming from such a reputed trademark as Peterson this is simply very mediocre and even dangerous. If you want to pass my word and try it, be my guest, but remember that we warned you!

Age When Smoked: 3 years

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	DrT999 (318)	2015-08-05		Mild	Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant

This is a very mild mixture. I don't get much from the underlying tobaccos, but what little there is seems pleasant enough, and I don't get any of the chemical tastes others report. For me, there is a touch of bite, but then I am a steadier puffer than most; I doubt most careful sippers would find even the little I did. The caramel is present but not very strong. Those looking for a mild aromatic should probably give this a try, but I think most others would find this at least slightly unsatisfactory.

Pipe Used: briars

Age When Smoked: 4.5 years since gifted

Purchased From: gift

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	NobbyR (79)	2015-03-29		Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild	Pleasant

This pipe tobacco is for those who have a sweet tooth.

The tin note smells intensely of caramel like a box of toffee with only subtle hints of tobacco scent.

The ribbon cut contains some bits and pieces of broken flake as promised and easily be filled into your bowl. Personaly, I use the Frank method. Lighting usually a single charring and true light, after which the tobacco burns down evenly.

As any Virginia based blend, Sweet Killarney needs to be smoked coolly or it'll loose a lot of its aroma and will bite your tongue. The creamy taste of caramel is quite strong and sweet, and it only weakens towards the end of bowl, but there's still some tangy tobacco flavor in the background. All in all it can be a pleasant smoke.

The room note is sweetish and pleasant, too.

Pipe Used: Chieftain's Balance

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Local Tobacconist

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	p.Holloway (8)	2014-07-13		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Very Pleasant

When I 1st opened the tin and smelled the blend I was almost sure I was going to enjoy this. Sadly I was mistaken. The aroma was far more appealing than the smoke. Little to no flavor except on the first few puffs after which starts to bite.

Pipe Used: Peterson Calabash, Dr. Grabow Duke

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	codyp (65)	2014-01-27		Very Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild	Pleasant

This blend is kind of different than your average aromatic. The casing seemed light, even though to me it seemed like it was trying to hard to taste good. The room note is incredible. Anyone who gets a whiff of that will be pleased.

I, however, was not pleased with the taste and the tongue bite from smoking just a little fast. Other Peterson blends do not usually burn, but I had problems with this.

The flavor and smell seemed to be Caramel. Which was very good, but nonetheless, I prefer a good taste, that's long lasting and smooth over smell.

Pipe Used: Peterson System (Bent)

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	krg1000 (183)	2013-12-13		Extremely Mild	None Detected	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Pleasant

Peterson definitely missed the boat on this blend. They are trying to hit a Nolan Ryan fastball and are failing miserably in the attempt. Don't even bother with this one.

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	pylorns (14)	2013-11-27		Very Mild	Strong	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Almost sticky sweet, when I cracked the tin I was greeted with an over abundance of sweet fruit. Drying out helps this tobacco immensely in my opinion. Smoking in my peterson system pipe - there was a slight bite to it, but very faint. Once dry it smoked without much relight.

Purchased From: Heroes and Legacies

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	M42 (11)	2013-08-19		Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I don't hate Peterson and have no idea what is going on here. But I do know this is one tobacco that missed its potential. The tin aroma is wonderful as is the room aroma. However, the taste is bland and the tobacco smokes very hot and gave me the worse case of tongue bite I have ever experienced. I wanted to like this tobacco so much because of the pleasant room aroma, but no matter what pipe I smoked it in - including very large bowls or how slow I smoked it I could not keep it from burning hot and frying my tongue. I just with Peterson would put this flavoring on better leaf.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2013-07-25		Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

This is a ribbon version of the emasculated University Flake. This wretched stuff might be good for single celled organisms which honestly don't know any better. Grin. Seriously, this is some bad smelling, horrible tasting, weak stuff.

Smoke in peace, brothers and sisters of the leaf.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2012-08-20		Strong	Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Wholeheartedly agree with review below and others- does not deliver the promise of fragrance in the tin! I would differ on one small point however- I do find the Peterson tobaccos are generally higher than average in vitamin N, this blend not being an exception. Very little Black Cav note- you can maybe see some in blend but I can't really taste it. This one is "just alright" nothing special despite the cool name.

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	machinebcon (50)	2012-03-30		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Many smokers are disappointed with the 'bland' taste of Sweet Killarney, and it's true that the tin aroma is intensive, while the smoke is comparably 'empty'. A very hot smoker, so you better accompany it with something to drink - a milk tea, coffee with cream or a hot chocolate would fit best, or maybe an iced Bailey's or a vanilla milk shake, IMO. Not too much nicotine, so a good morning smoke (as I have it right now, without Bailey's but a cup of cappuccino) without many highs and lows. Selected leafs are of very good quality, the rather dry ribbons I got burn down evenly. Not that many of the mentioned "hand-rubbed VA flakes". Room aroma is more than pleasant - sweet, light, very slight bitter touch (Burley's?). It is maybe worth to mention that the flavouring is probably meant to be like this: giving a little touch and allowing the underlying tobaccos to develop their natural taste. Sweet Killarney is not as sauced as "Connoisseurs Choice" or "Sunset Breeze", it rather competes with "W.O. Larsen No.80" or "Mac Baren's Original Choice" in terms of casing intensity. I would call it a light aromatic, not as Danish as Danske Club or the Truffles, and by far not as sloppily blended as Borkum Riff. It strongly depends on your oral chemistry, I noticed. Give it a chance in different pipes, different times a day. Not Peterson's best (maybe their worst?) but it still gets 3 of 5 stars. Update 2014-01-28 Yeah, this stuff bites. I recently discovered that it tries to emulate some Irish Cream like Bailey's.

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	SmileyOrb (17)	2011-07-17		Mild	Very Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant

I'm keen on most Peterson blends. However, this is probably the rotten apple in the barrel. It's just so...bland. Whilst I have persevered with this tin ( which is a bad sign for me), perseverance has led to disappointment. The aroma is the one strength but this tobacco burns too quickly, and I draw gently on my church warden it still can turn too hot. This is one of the three I wouldn't recommend. The other two are Irish Oak and Sherlock Holmes.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2011-02-23		Mild	Mild	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Tolerable

Do not waste your money on this! I purchased a tin of this on my birthday last year (that was, alas, before I had discovered this website). Had I known of tobaccoreviews.com, I NEVER would have tried it.

How would I describe this blend? As bland, bland, bland! It produced smoke, but no flavor. I smoked four or five bowls of this, all in different pipes, and the result was always the same - disappointing. I then decided to throw in some black cavendish to see if that might bring out some flavor. The result? I tasted the black cavendish and nothing else. If I was stranded on a desert island and had nothing but this to smoke, I would give up pipe smoking. Peterson makes great pipes and has some fantastic blends, but this is not one of them.

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	KahveDelisi (73)	2011-01-10		Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I'm not sure if this post should count as a review, I remember not being able to finish a whole bowl of this.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Susanna Hoffs (74)	2011-01-10		Mild	Medium	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

Sweet Kilarney is shit............... Save your money.

This shit tasted like a hot chemical factory, ignore what anyone else says, as they are probably from Peterson's and are promoting this debacle.

It is shit. Smokes like shit and is shit.

This is a total abortion of a blend from Peterson's, in fact, why are they even still selling this stuff.

Hot, rank, artificial, and a total waste of time. Let alone money!!

C R A P ! ! ! ! !

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2010-11-27		Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Mild	Pleasant

I was fortunate enough to get this tin for free. However, it was quite disappointing. My first bowl of this stuff was extremely difficult to keep lit, and when it was lit, it just burned a scalding hot mess. The flavoring you anticipate with both the open tin aroma, and smoke essence, doesn't translate to the actual flavor of the tobacco. While the room note is pleasing, I smoke for MY enjoyment, not to my detriment for the pleasure of others. Would NOT purchase this tin, and probably won't finish the one I have.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2010-09-22		Mild	Medium	Very Mild	Pleasant

If you've done something wrong and you want to punish yourself while pleasing the others try this blend. Great smell around, awful, dreadful on your tongue and palate, burns like hell and bites like it.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2010-08-28		Mild	Medium	Very Mild	Pleasant

I wanted to like this tobacco. I really did.

It has a great caramel note in the tin which does carry through to the room note.

But as others have commented, it does burn hot and with trouble.

Really only for a beginner, IMHO.

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	Pipe (20)	2010-07-22		Very Mild	Very Mild	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Tolerable

got this in trade, I came up short on this deal, This stuff is pure crap in a can

Smoke this and you'd think Paladin is an upgrade!

don't waste your money on this nasty shit.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2010-06-28		Very Mild	Medium	Overwhelming	Tolerable

When you open the Tin the aroma makes you salivate. So I pack my bowl and anticipate a great smoke. It is the worst tobacco I have smoked. Burns way to hot and it really has nothing that makes you want even try to finish the bowl.

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	Susanna Hoffs (74)	2010-05-21		Mild to Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Fornicate me!!!!!!

The single worst tobacco since modern day 'Clan' that I've ever tasted.

It was like smoking 'white hot' bubble blow mixture that the kids play with in the back garden during a birthday party.

Worst of the Peterson range by a country mile. Which is a shame as some of their aro's are standouts. Why on earth do they still process this abortion of a blend is way beyond me.

After popping the vacuum sealed tin, and smoking just one bowlfull, I promptly emptied the rest of the tins contents over the flower borders in my garden. A perfect way I think to stop cats shitting on the Fucias... Total toxic waste in a tin. Don't waste your time or money.

Blerk!!!!!

De Luxe blend, Connisours Choice, or Sunset Breeze are the aromatic standout's that Peterson produce.

This Sweet Kilarney garbage needs to be dropped from their range.....now.

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	Fubber (14)	2010-04-27		Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

Never has a tobacco offered so much and delivered so little. There is not much I can add to what other reviewers have said here save to add my criticism. The tobacco smells wonderful when you pop the tin and makes you want to fill a bowl as soon as possible. However, once lit you are given a bitter tasting, hot smoke which bites from the first puff. I rarely suffer from tongue bite but I had to stop smoking this after about 5 minutes, although I tried to persevere it was just really unpleasant. As for that aroma, where did it go?! Avoid.

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	renwardhoop (177)	2010-01-25		Mild	None Detected	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Unnoticeable

Typical Peterson's blend. On opening the tin a nice (but unidentifiable) aroma will greet you.

That aroma doesn't hang around for long and after lighting I can detect no aroma whatsoever and can taste absoultely nothing. It doesn't burn particularly well, either. Needs constant relighting.

Thought it needed a little drying out as it was rather moist, but that didn't make any difference.

Half a tin later I still haven't changed my mind. Won't buy Sweet Tastlessness again in a hurry.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2010-01-13		Mild	Medium	Very Mild	Pleasant

Sweet Killarny was recommended to me by a tobacconist I've purchased most of my pipes from. I opened the tin and it smelled wonderful. The tobacco was not too moist and not too dry, but seemed just right. I packed the bowl of a fairly large Wiley pipe and lit the top. After going for the full lite up, I was surprised to find the flavor lacking. I thought it might get better after it burned down and was maybe tamped again, but it did not.

About half way down the bowl, I started getting ash through the bit and the bottom of the bowl was gurgling with moisture. I ran a pipe cleaner through the stem with going too far into the bowl, tamped and relit. More ash. Yuck!

I thought it may be too large of a pipe, so went to a smaller Neerup. Nope, still had the same experience. The flavor was weak and combined with the ashy experience, I won't buy this again.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2009-12-26		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

This blend is one that i would recommend. When you open the tin the aroma is simply delicious. It is good enough to eat consisting of a strong caramel and toffee araoma. I am on my second tin of this and it has not disappointed me. The smoke is cool when smoked in a churchwarden pipe (my favourite) and i have not experienced any tongue bite. Nice room note and I have occasionally blended it with other tobaccos mostly black cherry and it burns evenly without the need for relighting. If you light aromatics then this is one for you.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2009-09-21		Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Full	Very Pleasant

This blend didn't punish my palate like some of the others I've tried. I like the aroma from the tin and liked the topping that gives this blend a sweet taste. It stayed lit and burned fairly well right out of the tin. I'll be keeping this blend in my personal rotation. Try this if you're into aromatics and you might like it as well as I do. This is not my favorite, flavored aromatic, as P&W's No. 191 Honey Vanilla holds that position. Therefore, IMHO, SK merits three *s!

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	wintermute (90)	2009-03-04		Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant

I bought a tin of this because of the name Peterson. And, I've been looking for that illusive tobacco that is both aromatic and full of taste. I assumed that Peterson could put together a good aromatic. They didn't on this brand. The tobacco packed well and the moisture level was a little high. Even with the high moisture, the stuff lighted up reasonably well. There was never a need for a re-light. The tin aroma matched the smoke aroma. There was the smell of caramel and honey. There was also a fruity essence to the taste. These are the positives. The first thing one notices is that the caramel taste does not transfer to the smoke. The second thing you find is that the taste flattens out when the sugars burn off and there is nothing left but the tobacco. By this time, you note the lack of nicotine. Some may consider this a positive, but I do not. Finally, there is serious tongue-bite. The stuff just gets hotter and hotter! I have mentioned that the taste disappears, but that may be due to the incredible amout of heat. There are some aromatics I enjoy and you do have to know how to enjoy them, but wow! For the price, with a prestigious name, and from a smoker who enjoys aromatics, you should look elsewhere. I have had some Smoker's Pride that behaved better!

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2009-01-04		Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Not as into aromatics as I was when I first reviewed this tobacco. Sooo.... I think it's a good aro. I don't smoke it much now and when I do I am dissapointed. If you leave this stuff to air out a LOT then there is some nice rubbed out VA there and it can be an ok smoke but if that is all that you are going to do then why not buy the real deal. I'd pass some off to an aro smoker with confidence and will keep it at *

Original Review.

I am new to the site so the first reviews from me will be from the blends that I keep around all the time and love. First thing is first. This is not an extremely over the top aromatic. This is topped with caramel and it is very apparent when first lighting the bowl. As with all aromatics you need to let this dry quite a bit. In doing so you will lose some of the strenght with the topping but as a straight virginia smoker primarily I am not interested in loads and loads of topping even on my "desert" smoke. Once you have let this dry a bit (I do this bowl by bowl because I do not smoke this every day and dont want the whole jar to dry out) it will smoke much cooler and lose all bite provided you don't smoke too fast. This blend is lovely to mix in with other blends when you want just a touch of sweetness as well. I will mix a touch of this in with almost anything but a virginia flake (which is perfection and therefore should not be messed with =)). recommended but remember to dry it and smoke it slow or you will get a wet smoke and a nice bite.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2006-01-04		Very Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild	Pleasant

Sweet Killarney (now Old Killarney) was my first Petersons blend and my first real introduction to a fun aromatic blend.

The first thing one will note is that the tobacco is roughly cut and mixed with finer cuts, this can make packing a smaller bowl a bit of a challenge. I found that tearing some of the larger pieces made more sense rather than trying to pack them.

The tobacco make take several lightings to get going, I have always found that this tobacco goes out quickly, yet needs to be smoked slowly. This can be a challenge to a newer smoker like myself.

Smoking this tobacco slowly is key. My first pipe was a Dr.Grabow and it destroyed my tongue, I upgraded to a Kirten and have not had any problems since. This tobacco can burn very hot if you draw too quickly and take away the subtle hints of flavor that this tobacco was designed to give.

Always a crowd pleaser for sure. Any wife will want you to make it a regular smoke around her.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2004-12-09		Mild	Extra Strong	Overwhelming	Tolerable

Tiger's review hit the preverbial nail squarily on the head. The only thing I will add is It bites like a Rabid Ferrit.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2004-11-07		Mild	Extra Strong	Overwhelming	Pleasant

I was really hoping to like Sweey Killarney but that was just too much to hope for. Bear in mind I'm mostly a medium-English type so take this with several grains of salt. To me - the casing wasn't so much "caramelly" as it was just "too much". It was like smoking one of those cheap scented candles from the grocery store. It was also wet and poorly behaved and, surprise - bystanders were not particularly enamored with its' room note at all. One likened it to "some kind of dish soap". For no other reason than I know aromatic smokers who are nice people I'll give Sweet Killarney one star, a small one.

Tiger

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2004-09-21		Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium	Very Pleasant

A wonderful tin aroma, but like the other Peterson aromatics I?ve tried it will bite you at even the slightest provocation. I only smoke aromatics about ten percent of the time, and when I do I prefer one that doesn?t require such caution. Still, if you love aromatics you should try Peterson?s offerings, and I would rank this second in their lineup, just behind Sunset Breeze.

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	Beer (345)	2004-09-01		Mild to Medium	Very Strong	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Very similar (slightly better, maybe) to Sunset Breeze: a bit less sticky to the touch and nauseating to the nose, but the philosophy is identical. There's some black cavendish less, and more broken flake, but what dominates is the topping. As usual, great for those around you (I have got many compliments from colleagues at work!), but very unsatisfying for the smoker: while there is some taste of the casing, it is not as pleasant and sweet as the smell would suggest (and if it were, it would probably be too nauseating). There is some tobacco taste here and there, but I keep getting a much nicer natural, pleasant and fulfilling sweetness from some uncased Virginia flakes! Not to mention about the acrid notes that emerge towards the bottom of the bowl. Bad? Well, no, at least if this is your kind of tobacco. But I can't find any reason to buy another tin of it.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2004-03-28		Mild	Mild to Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant

I wanted to like Sweet Killarney. I really did. But I just don't like it as well as I had hoped I would.

The tin aroma is very pleasant. While smoking it, I kept feeling like I was missing something. The topping bit the heck out of me when I puffed it a bit faster looking for whatever was missing.

There's not quite enough here. Nothing seems to get my attention with SK. Tobacco taste, or topping taste - neither are there in enough quantity to make this a favorite.

But I have to give credit - it has a great room note. I have gotten compliments on it. So I guess this is one of those that is better for everyone other than the smoker.

I'll finish the tin, and maybe some day I'll try it again. But there's no rush on either.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2004-03-03		Mild	Very Mild	Mild	Pleasant

Sweet cream carmel! This is a very mild sweet blend. It has a mild blend of tobacco's and a hint of the sweet cream carmel flavor. Leaves a sweet taste in the mouth long after the smoke. The aroma is a weak pleasent one. I would try this one if you like the mild sweet tobaccos without a fruity flavor.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2004-02-03		Mild to Medium	Strong	Medium	Very Pleasant

When I'm in the mood to put a candie bar in my pipe this is the blend I choose. It smells awsome in the tin and looks pretty too. It won't bite and really tastes like warm creamy caramel. Although it smells and tastes like a candie bar, it also has a good tobacco taste too underneath all that flavour. A good choice for a aromatic smoke. One of my favorites.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2003-12-30		Medium	Strong	Medium	Pleasant

I've been looking for a nice aromatic, and being part Irish, this was my first choice. This was too much, though. Upon opening the tin, I get the feeling someone poured caramel all over the tobacco. That's close to what happened. Now this relates to a nice caramely room aroma for others. But for the smokers, with so much casing, this amounts to tongue bite. Beyond the caramel and the bite, the flavor is nondescript, but again, with so much sugary stuff burning, your tongue is going to get scorched.

People who live with caramelophiles will be right pleased with this, but I'd be careful sharing this with most pipe smokers. The effect on the smoker isn't worth it. Too bad, I really wanted this to work out.

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	Danno (106)	2003-06-30		Very Mild	Strong	Full	Very Pleasant

I received a tin of this from my spouse's mother, not because she hates the unflavored tabac I usually puff, but because she was unsure what to purchase for me. After smoking the entire tin, I can only say:great thought but I'll pick my own leaf. Casing is aggresive to say the least and the burley shows up to score your tongue whenever you attempt to pull hard enough to taste anything remotely like tobacco, which may or may not be lurking in this putrid concoction. If I ever have an inclination for a sweet smoke I'll reach for Golden Diced or Vanilla Cream, but not this abbhorent offering.

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	RCUSElder (244)	2003-04-06		Medium to Strong	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant

I typically only smoke this around the general public due to the pleasant room aroma. It is definitely caramel, caramel, caramel!!! It, however has quality leaf underneath the casing that can satify on occassion. I have never found it to be consistent regardless of the pipe used or tin vintage. Sometimes the casing is overwhelming and at othertimes the leaf sings through. One warning though, you have to smoke it slowly or otherwise you will get tongue-bite. This one I only recommend for something different or a St. Patrick's Day celebration

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	Hunter (54)	2003-04-03		Mild	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

This is indeed and unusal one. A fan of aromatics, this one left me confused. I am quite fond of Old Dublin as well as most of the Mac Baren line. Knowing what to expect from Peterson, I did not expect a candied taste like I get from some of the really cheap dime-store brands that taste like burning tires off a cherry truck.

That being said, the tin aroma of this blend almost knocked me over and I was close to tossing the the lot untried. Being Peterson however, I gave it a try, and I'm glad I did! After the first bowl I wasn't about to review it until I had finished the entire tin.

This one is an aquired taste, I believe. Enjoyable and considering the tin aroma, not overly sweet, this one surprises with its lovely taste and aroma. This is recommended as a good after-dinner smoke. Although for me it takes a backseat to some other more subtly topped blends.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2003-03-23		Mild to Medium	Very Strong	Extra Full	Very Pleasant

This is my favourite "desert tobacco". As other reviews have stated it has a rich caramel flavour and just in general is an enjoyable pipe. The room note is also pure caramel, and so is not likely to offend non-smokers (unless they also happen to hate caramel).

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2003-02-28		Mild	Medium	Very Mild	Pleasant

This is an odd one. I have dabbled in aromatics from the mundane and downright awful (Cherry Paladin and Borkum Riff), to the subtle and sublime (Poschl Tabak's Blue Train). I thought, well, I can tolerate Peterson's Irish Oak, and I like Old Dublin. Maybe Sweet Killarney is a winsome Irish lass? Not! I found this tobacco to be a bit too sweet, a tad on the moist side, and the caramel flavor was cloying. The room note went along with the flavor for me. To be fair, I'm going to give it another try, on another day. Can't recommend this one at this time. I might throw some Latakia in and see what happens...if you never hear from me again, I will have expired from caramelitis!

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2003-02-28		Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild	Pleasant

I'm not sure if I bought the same tobacco or not?! I looked at the distinctive label, and it looks the same, but that's where the similarity ends with the other glowing reviews.

In a word, I'm disappointed. I really wanted to like this tobacco. I have a couple of steady-diet smokes from my local tobac shop, but I wanted a high-quality, dessert smoke. Sweet, but not rot-your-teeth sweet. Flavourful, but not soaked in PG so you need to let it air out for a month before smoking. A good mix of nice tobaccos, not just sticky Black Cav.

With most aromatics, I find that either the taste and smell are full, and so is the tobacco (full of PG). Or it's a more natural tobacco, and the flavour is gone by the first third of the bowl.

From what I read, Sweet Killarney met all my criteria. At last! I've tried it twice now. It's a nice tobacco, but the aroma and flavour were no where near what they were described as here. They were so muted as to be almost not there. Some sweetness in the tin, and a hint in the first third, but after that...gone!? There is some redeeming quality in the tobacco itself, but I'm going to have to blend this with some English blend to give it some lift. The Virginia is still there by the half-way mark, but all-in-all not even close to what I had hoped for.

Maybe I'll have to try the Sunset Breeze, but at $25/tin here, I'm not sure if I'll spend the cash.

UPDATE: I had a tin of Irish Oak as well. Not bad, but a little heavy on the nicotine. (That's another review). I decided that since this tobacco needed a little body, maybe I should mix the two. It's not a bad combo. The SK provides a little lightness to the IO. The IO provides a little body to the SK. My "new" tobacco would definitely score higher.

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	pxi106 (18)	2002-12-11		Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Pleasant

Now don't go thinking I'm not the sort of guy to give this tobacco a fair chance; I smoked the whole tin of it before making up my mind. Please don't think I don't like aromatics; occasionally I'll still reach for 509 or Cn. Black. And virginias are my staple choice. So with that in mind, let us continue to the review.

The stuff has a good appearance of lemon and bright virginia and an aroma good enough to eat right out of the tin. The charring light gives one the impression that one might like the tobacco.

The charring light lies. This is the most unpredictable, badly behaved tobaccos I have ever smoked. Some whiffs were pure flavoring, others were pure cigarette tobacco. Still others were an unpleasant amalgam of the two. Making matters worse, the flavor lingers in any pipe you smoke it in.

You might very well like this tobacco. Unfortunately, I do not.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2002-02-16		Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

This was a purchase designed with my lovely wife in mind. I am not a huge fan of aromatics, thought I like a little flavoring every now and then for a change of pace. She liked the smell, I liked the list of ingredients, so here we are.

The blend is a medium to light brown mix with some black cavendish thrown in. You can also readily identify the rubbed Virginia. Upon opening the tin you are greeted by a blast of carmel aroma. It can pervade a whole room. It is not however, that sickly sweet smell of many cheap aromatics.

The tobacco packs and lights with little difficulty. The first few puffs give you that taste of carmel, and the smell lingers longer. It quickly settles down to a well mannered cool smoke. The Virginia may be the saving grace here. It smokes clean all the way to the bottom, leaving a delightful room note that will not offend.

For a change of pace and to make those in need happy, recommended.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2001-12-10		Medium	Medium	Full	Strong

This is a great aromatic. It is a room pleaser and tastes as well as it smells. Burns great only had to re-lite once after char-lite. Do not let the name fool you, it is not super sweet. The carmel topper is definitly there, but not over powerful. I will keep this one around. I know aromatics do not age well but the Virginia in the blend might be real nice after about 5 months. Its a keeper, enjoy.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2001-10-29		Medium	Strong	Full	Pleasant

This is one of Peterson's new aromatics which I assume is blended by Murray's, one of the greatest tobacco houses in the world. The tin advertises a "cream caramel" topping and, boy, that's just what you get! Lots of it. The tobacco has a mottled appearance and is composed of ribbon and rubbed out virginia flake. It is not particularly moist when you open it, a good indication that this is a quality aromatic. From the first light to the end, you get a strong blast of the topping, but there is also a good full-bodied tobacco flavor underlying it. This is not the sort of tobacco which surprises you as you work your way down the bowl. If you like the first puff, you'll like the rest; if you don't, well.... Overall, this is a good aromatic and your reaction to it will depend, predictably enough, on your reaction to the flavoring.

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	JaWiBr (557)	2023-02-14		Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Tin states: "A unique mixture of Virginia Burley, Maryland Black Cavendish, topped with a Cream caramel Flavor, and blended with hand rubbed Virginia Flake."

Which I take to mean it has 4 components: 1. Burley (grown in Va), 2. Black Cavendish (made from Maryland), 3. Cream Caramel Flavoring, and 4. Virginia Flake

Tin note of caramel, sugar and vegetation. Tobacco is a coarse cut and broken flake of brown, dark brown, tan and a little black. Moisture content is on the high side, many may want to dry it a bit. Burns moderate with few relights. The strength is mild to medium and nic is mild. Flavoring is mild to medium, with notes of Cream caramel, it drops to the background withing the first 1/4, then very faint by the 1/2-way point. Taste is mild to medium and somewhat consistent, with notes of tart and tangy savory, very nutty, acidic/spicy, floral, dry hay, creamy, wood, earth, fermented vinegary, toast, orange peel/zest a mildly bitter vegetation background note, and a peppery retro. Virginia Burley is leading with Maryland Black Cavendish and Virginia Flake supporting. Flavoring starts out a strong supporter, the abandons the effort at the halfway mark. Room note is pleasant, and aftertaste is ok.

Pipe Used: 2015 XXX Ashton Brindle Author

Age When Smoked: 5 years

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	SpiralOut (16)	2023-01-07		Mild	Mild	Medium	Pleasant

2014 tin: Creamy, smooth and vanilla sweetness from the get-go. Pleasant caramel nougat nose note. An occasional sour note and very light spice. Great blend to recommend for a newbie as the bite is minimal.

Pipe Used: Aldo Velani semi churchwarden

Age When Smoked: 2014

Purchased From: Elite Cigar Cafe, Addison,Tx

Similar Blends: Davidoff Danish Mixture.

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	NVan29 (10)	2022-10-17		Very Mild	Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant

Loved this on the initial smoke. The tin scent was sweet and the smoke itself was so pleasantly creamy, chocolatey, and sugary with some raisin/fig like notes.

Can bite, do not dry too long or will burn too hot.

Update:

I don't like this after it airs off. It tastes foul, almost vomit like after letting it sit in a jar for 4 months. Maybe I did something wrong but the mess in the jar is not the amazing aro I tasted the first week.

I recommend to smoke this within the the first month of opening. What it turns into along the road is a total turn off.

Pipe Used: Missouri Meerschaum "Mizzou" Bent Corn Cob

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Pipesandcigars.com

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	willie b (37)	2022-09-07		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

smell great. bites like no other. I really wanted to like this one but just can't get past the bite and burn. Peterson tobaccos come in a nice price point, but I think the quality of the tobaccos has diminished. Sad. The caramel is very pleasant, and the tobacco burns well. it gets harsh really quick. I tried sipping it slow and it just doesn't behave. I support the brand, but times have changed. hope they improve or they won't last.

Pipe Used: Peterson system

Age When Smoked: fresh and 1 year.

Purchased From: tobacco pipes

Similar Blends: cobblestone creme Brule. c&d afterhours,Cornell & Diehl: Stovepipe, Comoy's: Cask No.12, Davidoff: Red Mixture and many more..

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	Amordad12 (14)	2022-06-09		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

This is a good aromatic tobacco and sweet cream caramel is bold in this tobacco. The taste and room note are good and pleasant. Enjoy your smoking pipe

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	LordSovereign (1)	2021-11-14		Mild	Extremely Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant

Fantastic sweet blend, casing is not wet or sticky at all nor is it overwhelming or even noticeable as being a casing, I thought this blend didn't even have a casing until I checked it out.

Pipe Used: Viking Classic

Age When Smoked: 31

Purchased From: pipesandcigars.com

Similar Blends: Orlik Mellow Mixture.

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	Lord Guyrox (24)	2021-11-11		Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium	Very Pleasant

This mixture does not deserve all the nasty reviews. Too many people either can't smoke a pipe adequately, pack their pipe with tobacco that is too moist, improperly pack it or invest in poor quality pipes. You get what you pay for and can't expect an inadequate smoking instrument to highlight your tobacco! I have found this mixture to be quite pleasant. Variously coloured Virginias combine with a bit of Black Cavendish. the caramel casing smells delicious. The cut is fine and thus packing, lighting and relighting are child's play. Yes, freshly bought, it might bite slightly but once the moisture level has decreased, it doesn't anymore. But this is quality tobacco and casing. It smokes well until one is done. The casing does sublimate the tobacco taste but it still delivers a very pleasant smoke. Sweet Killarney leaves a nice aftertaste and the room note is quite the crowd pleaser. Nicotine level is mild. I will definitively buy again and recommend this quality tobacco.

Pipe Used: Various Dunhill

Age When Smoked: Fresh

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	MacDaddy (8)	2021-09-12		Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

This was my first blend but I’ve smoked it several times again. Generally speaking, this review concerns it when I first bought it, and I loved it. Real nice fruity-caramel flavor, however, after a few months of aging, it loses 90% of it’s flavor. It also has zero nicotine. Recommended if you want something sweet yet fancy.

Pipe Used: Myon half bent

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Tobacconist Emporia

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	RobbieZA (12)	2021-06-06		Very Mild	Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant

This has always been a five star review. However I am editing my notes because I now have a much better understanding of pipe tobaccos and it is only fair I do justice to the product!

When I opened the tin I was greeted by a sweet smelling tobacco. I smell the caramel and fruit - however there is no synthetic smell. This tobacco was enjoyed with a nice cup of tea. I found it easy to light, easy to keep lit, smooth satisfying smoke. As it burned in the bowl it didn't get too hot and the room note was excellent! No tongue bite to speak of! I taste the caramel, no bad aftertaste either. Another hit from Peterson! Good for a special occasion smoke!

I’m have become a fan of Peterson Tobaccos, and I can’t understand why they aren’t reviewed more positively on this site!

Please do yourself a favour and try this one friends!

Robbie South Africa

Pipe Used: Falcon

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Tobacco City Klerksdorp

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	JohnSam (1)	2020-10-26		Mild	Medium	Mild	Very Pleasant

First review, new to pipes, only two months now. This is my first 'tin'.

Smells wonderful, lights and packs easily. First quarter light and sweet. I got so excited to taste an imported tabac I over puffed, got it too hot and started to get some bite. Set it down, also calmed myself down and relit once cool.

Boom! A real tasty sweet maple syrup mixed with peacan nut nougat... too excited and... too hot again. Set it down, again. I'm feeling rather stupid at this but also thrilled. It really tastes of quality. Just got to smoke it better.

Third time lucky... the rest was a slow and sweet enjoyable smoke. I'll update again once I smoke this in my Keyser which has a better fishtail stem.

Update: Second bowl in my Keyser No.1

Much easier to control the heat, no bite, taste the same but able to enjoy it more consistently. Very nice through the nose, quite sweet second time around. Couldn't smoke this a third time. I'm going to recommend this as you would a sweet aperitif after a meal. Like Frangelica or Controu. It's a good choice for a sweet pipe and would be followed well by something more hearty.

Thanks for reading

Pipe Used: Angelo bent apple, Keyser No.1 straight billard

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Smokers Store, Preller, Bloemfontein, South Africa

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	WorkingClassChap (197)	2020-09-18		Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium	Very Pleasant

Fresh from tin. Smoking now.

Tobacco is presented nice in the tin, ribbon cut of burley and cavendish with Virginia flake mixed in. Pretty interesting. The whole thing is “pressed” into one big hockey puck so some rubbing out is needed. Very fun to work with. The smell is caramel popcorn 100%. A sweet buttery caramel nutty aroma.

Packs fine if you rub it out nice. It’s not a heavy cased tobacco so it’s not too wet or goopy. Lights nice I didn’t need any relights and I’m 3/4 the way though my second bowl.

The taste is a subtler then the smell but it is a nutty burley with a caramel butter taste. Kettle cooked caramel popcorn. I do get some grassy hay from the Virgina as well. But this is definitely sweet as the name says. The retrohale is pleasant however you’ll notice the Virgina. Puff light and don’t chase that caramel flavor and you’ll be rewarded with a nice aromatic with a rewarding taste. Did leave moisture in the bowl though. Don’t puff this one hard and fast, pipe will gurgle and give you a bad taste.

All and all I’m glad I picked this up. The reviews set me up to not expect much but if you want a SWEET caramel flavored aromatic then here ya go. Aromatic fans I would recommend this too however this kept giving me tongue bite even after drying. So it didn’t work too well for me. Very one dimensional caramel flavor. Blended it with other aros for a nice treat.

If you want a caramel flavored blend then I would recommend if not I would pass.

Pipe Used: Peterson 80s

Age When Smoked: Fresh from tin

Purchased From: P&C

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	PipeDave (12)	2020-07-08		Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium	Very Pleasant

Hands down the best of the Peterson aromatics.

If you are new to smoking try the Virginia, And Virgina/Perique blends first before moving on to aromatics.

This was very wet and needed drying before it could be smoked.Otherwise it will burn your mouth out with steam bite.

Like all aromatics the flavour does die down after the 1/3 of the bowl and your left wanting.

I recommend you try it but only because it’s better than most other aromatics out there.

Peterson Royal Yacht is the tobacco to smoke!

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	Pikey Mick (49)	2020-05-31		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

The jar note is simply beautiful, fresh apricots and light fruit cake, however it has to be dried out for around 15 minutes, gravity filled and sipped slowly if you want to appreciate the nuances in the slight casing. Very enjoyable and lends well to a blend with Century Irish Cream which on its own is a bit meh. This is my breakfast pipe tobacco. Flavour lasts throughout the bowl and burns down clean to a light gray Ash. I've experienced no tongue bite but then I'm not a mad puffer. I can easily smoke a few bowls a day but I like to have this in rotation with other aromatics. Very pleasant tobacco and I recommend to anyone who is a newbie or an experienced pipe smoker who fancies something light and breezy with a fair amount of character. 7/10 for me but only because I love my Lakeland sauce!

Pipe Used: Balandis Tomahawk

Purchased From: GQ tobacco

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	AshenWanderer (7)	2019-10-12		Mild	Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant

Definitely my favourite pipe tobacco. The taste is spectacular and sweet and it leaves a really lovely fragrance during and after smoking it. I've had numerous comments and compliments about how nice it smells.

It burns quite warm but produces quite fine ash, I've found. I've had the tobacco for around 5 months as I've been savouring it whilst I've tried others. It seems to stay quite moist and ready to smoke.

Overall, I definitely recommend it as a beginner's tobacco or as a lovely aromatic and fragrant tobacco for those with a sweet tooth.

Pipe Used: Peterson 31

Age When Smoked: New and aged

Purchased From: Smoke King

Similar Blends: Gawith Hoggarth, Spirit of Scotland.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2019-04-20		Mild	Strong	Very Mild	Pleasant

First sample in 2009 when I first joined TRs under a different handle. I've since started the pipe hobby again & recently re-registered. I found this blend to be similar to Blue Note & Solani 131 Red Label in tin aroma & similar in taste, strength, etc., but not a total clone. This will bite like wildfire if one isn't careful to take slow, small sips while indulging. Not overly searing to the palate in that respect for an aromatic & does provide a slight sweet flavor.

One would expect more sweetness from the name & tin note. It leaves no goopy dottle in the bowl but it will leave a ghost in there for the next couple of rounds. I don't smoke many aromatics these days & this review is based only on the merits of an aromatic blend. It didn't propel me into purchasing another tin but it isn't totally awful. Could use a bit of "refinement."

Pipe Used: Peterson System 312

Age When Smoked: Fresh Tin

Purchased From: Pipes & Cigars

Similar Blends: Blue Note but more bitey & somewhat akin to Solani 131...

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2019-03-06		Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild	Pleasant

First sample in 2009 when I first joined TRs under a different handle. I've since started the pipe hobby again & recently re-registered. I found this blend to be similar to Blue Note & Solani 131 Red Label in tin aroma & similar in taste, strength, etc., but not a total clone. This one isn't too bitey but one must take care to sip while indulging. Not overly searing to the palate for an aromatic & does provide a slightly sweet flavor.

It leaves no goopy dottle in the bowl but it will leave a ghost in there for the next couple of rounds. I don't smoke many aromatics these days & this review is based only on the merits of an aromatic blend. It didn't propel me into purchasing another tin but it's not too bad. Could use a bit of "refinement."

Pipe Used: Peterson System 312

Age When Smoked: Fresh Tin

Purchased From: Pipes & Cigars

Similar Blends: Solani 131, Blue Note...

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2018-12-30		Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

First sample in 2009 when I first joined TRs under a different handle. I've since started the pipe hobby again & recently re-registered. I found this blend to be similar to Blue Note & Solani 131 Red Label in tin aroma & similar in taste, strength, etc., but not a total clone. This one isn't too bitey but one must take care to sip while indulging. Not overly searing to the palate for an aromatic & does provide a slightly sweet flavor.

It leaves no goopy dottle in the bowl but it will leave a ghost in there for the next couple of rounds. I don't smoke many aromatics these days & this review is based only on the merits of an aromatic blend. It didn't propel me into purchasing another tin but it's not too bad. Could use a bit of "refinement."

Pipe Used: Peterson System 312

Age When Smoked: Fresh Tin

Purchased From: Pipes & Cigars

Similar Blends: Solani 131, Blue Note.

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	FlatCapMatt (59)	2018-10-15		Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

I was initially reluctant to buy this after seeing the review scores, but I'm glad I did get a tin. I like it. Not the greatest smoke I've ever had, but still pretty good.

Opening the tin you get a nice caramel like aroma. It smoked nicely, and tasted pretty good up until the very last bits. My wife said the room note wasn't bad. Didn't make me feel sick afterwards, which is always a plus.

I could see myself adding this to my rotation.

As a side note, it was great to get an actual tin instead of a pouch, and a tin that wasn't covered in plain packaging or stickers. Very rarely happens here in Australia.

Pipe Used: Corncob

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: tobaccoblends.com.au

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	Liam Tyr (22)	2016-12-24		Overwhelming	Strong	Medium	Tolerable to Strong

I really like Peterson, I love their Pipes, I love their history, I love their passion for pipe smoking. That being said, I really disliked this tobacco.

Tin - After i purchased it and got it home i realized something a bit odd, the tin label looked like it was slapped on off center. I looked at the reverse side of the tin and that was off center as well. I looked closer at the tin and noticed that it looked like it had been used as a puck in a hockey match. This is just one of those simple things that irritates me, presentation is important. I opened the tin hoping for the promised creme caramel, and what I got was intense spiced chemicals.

Handling - The paper inner liner was saturated with stains and the card cover was warped from moisture. The story doesn't really get any better from here. The tobacco was a goopy mess. I tried to dry it out a bit (1 hour) before loading it in my pipe, but the oils were just too much to over come. It handled badly, smelled strange and looked pretty sad and lifeless.

Smoking - None the less, I put it into my pipe.... I so wish I hadn't. I wont even go into it. It was nasty and chemical tasting, with a foul aroma that even pissed off the dog. I ended up having to cleanse my pipe and ream it to get the funk out. It was awful.

Conclusion - Avoid it, it's not good, it's not friendly, it's just nasty. There are plenty of other great tasting blends from Peterson, this is just one that should be discontinued.

Pipe Used: Peterson Canadian

Age When Smoked: 1 year

Similar Blends: A chemical burn.

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	Sage of Pittsburgh (1)	2015-12-23		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant

A lite sweet aero, mid/mild room notes. A warm wintery mix built for a cabin by the fire. Well appricated by friends it has been shared with and a joy to smoke along with sips of cinnamon vanilla bailey's. I enjoy this blend, a soft bite when drawn hard; Consistent flavor from tip to tail.

Pipe Used: 2013 Peterson Pipe of the Year

Age When Smoked: 1

Purchased From: Maduro

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	PhillyB (70)	2015-03-17		Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

I was quite pleased with this blend. The taste is mild to a low medium, and is of a basic nutty and sweet tobacco with mild whiskey and apricot. The smell is wonderful, as told to me by everyone who walked past me in the shop where I bought it.

Mild and pleasant all around. Might not appeal to someone who is used to heavy flavor bombs. I find smoking this slowly but steadily gives it the most flavor.

Pipe Used: Comoy 'second' bulldog

Age When Smoked: fresh

Purchased From: Brown's Cigar Store

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	Kermit Dorman (5)	2015-01-16		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant

Sweet this tobacco is in aroma, smell and taste. A super tobacco with a pleasant after taste. It is a medium even burn in the bowl. An enjoyable tobacco and making you come back for a second bowl.

Pipe Used: Rattray

Purchased From: My Smoking Shop - http://www.mysmokingshop.co.uk

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	Grrr (4)	2015-01-08		Mild	None Detected	Mild	Pleasant

Quite honestly? Not one of Peterson's better offerings. The cavendish was barely discernible in my tin. Very much a bias to virginia than most other of their aromatics, and without much flavour other than dull and otherwise a bit unpleasant.

A disappointing experience I won't be repeating. I like a good hit of cavendish so would recommend Connoisseur's Choice or Deluxe Mixture on that basis. I haven't yet tried Gold Blend or Sunset Breeze so can't comment, but they seem to promise a better experience. Will follow up when I've had the pleasure!

Pipe Used: Savinelli 626 half bent

Age When Smoked: new

Purchased From: Edwards, Hanley, Stoke on Trent

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2012-12-15		Mild	Extremely Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

I was quite disappointed in the Sweet Killarney. I don't really note much caramel and the sweet is barely detectable. I would rate it better on tobacco notes but find that it bites even with slow puffing on my Petersen plip. Perhaps if I try another pipe it will get better.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2012-02-03		Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Full	Very Pleasant

This is my least favorite offering from the peterson line.I really tried to like this one too . I loved the aroma; and the taste was good until I got the scorch tounge! I only smoke aromatics sparingly so I might not be the best judge! However Vincenzo cannot reccomend this blend!Those still curious please smoke out of a knockabout briar or corncob to make sure this is your type of blend!

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2011-12-01		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

My first backy: I was in Ireland, at the cliffs of Moher. I digress...My version is that after a pint too many of Bulmer's, I, a non-smoker, decided I was tired of the stale, pungent smell of my mates' cigarettes and decide to smoke a pipe out of spite (and a slight whim of eccenterictity). I've never gone back. I cruised around Galway sporting my Peterson. I was an instant hit. The aroma (and new look) was the perfect chick-magnet. I actualy had a bowl on the train on my way to Scotland (you could actually do that, back in the day). Not a single complaint, only compliments- most importantly so from the womenfolk. Of course, I considered the brutal bite as a sacrifice, but as I improved in my skills (keep in mind the Peterson pipe was also being broken in), as saw my selection for a beginner's brand was well-placed. It was like lighting up a Snicker's bar: sweet with caramel.

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	who broke my clay pipe? (70)	2011-09-04		Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Initially purchased with the rest of the complete peterson range of tobacco to try out a tin of each for a trial.

As a beginner i was far too forgiving of bad mannered tobacco and i would overlook all too easily the bad aspects, because i thought it was just my own amateurism or i assumed this was a pipeing standard.

Sickly sour chemical topped tongue biter-an absolute uncompromising whore. Seeks every opportunity to bite-what does this?;-is it the topping or the tobacco? Possibly a nice tobacco underneath-the flake bits leaves a nutty cigarish aftertaste,and thats about all after your taste buds have been scortched beyond use.

This was complete shit and i will never ever purchase it again.

One star.

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	Prior Wrath (6)	2011-08-06		Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild	Very Pleasant

Sweet Killarney stings like a hornet during the first half of a bowl no matter how slow you smolder it. During the last half it gets much easier and more tasty. The flavor is so fantastic that I'll gladly suffer a bit of a bite for it. Definitely not a weed for everyone, especially if you have an issue with tonguebites. I love it! Extra point for a superior wife rating. I got laid just for the room note.

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	nismo270r (2)	2011-04-07		Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

This is one of the first tins I purchased when I started smoking. The tin has been open and aging roughly 5 months or so and is definitely still very moist in the tin. After sitting out to dry for about 30 minutes it stayed lit with minimal relights. Even after the aging, letting it sit out, and smoking slowly, it still seemed to burn pretty wet. The flavor wasn't bad for the first half of the bowl, but seemed to get a bit "chemical" tasting after that. The tin aroma is great, but not one I would purchase again.

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	gunner525 (66)	2011-03-27		Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I've seen a lot of bad reviews of this blend and I'm very curious as to why. The tin that I bought of this blend was quite wonderful. I loved the creamy caramel flavor. It's almost as flavorful to smoke for me as it smells in the tin. It burns pretty evenly and not nearly as quickly as the Sherlock Holmes blend also by Peterson. Anywhere I've smoked it Sweet Killarney as been well received, even by non-smokers. Personally I would absoultely reccommend this blend, especially to a first time or new smoker since it was the first tin I purchased very early in my smoking and didn't give me any tongue bite or problems with heat. I guess to each his own.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2011-03-26		Very Mild	Very Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant

Hmm... what can I say that hasn't been said already? I smoked this in my calabash because I read the reviews before I smoked it, but after I bought it. I didn't get any tongue bite, but I let it dry in a napkin for a day, and again, smoked in my calabash which makes everything milder. I can still notice that if I was too aggressive, it would bite back.

Use at your own risk.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2011-03-19		Extremely Mild	Very Mild	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Pleasant

I wish I would have read the review on this tobacco before I purchased it!! I figured since it was made by Peterson that it would be good. I was wrong.

It's very damp...let it dry for 24 hours and it didn't help. Barely stays lit.

The only thing I enjoyed was the smell when I opened the tin. Otherwise, don't waste your money.

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	Arkie (129)	2011-03-05		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

EDITED I have never tried this mixture. Evidently, someone posted this review under my name. Whoever it was, they evidently like SK.

This is fantastic stuff! It has a delicate taste of danish pastry and I find myself craving it. It is wonderful with coffee as a first pipe of the day. I feel compelled to warn anyone who smokes OTC baccy to avoid this blend. If they ever try this they can never go back to the cheap drug store muck. Highly recommended.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2011-01-12		Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

I found this blend to be similar to Blue Note & Solani 131 Red Label in tin aroma & similar in taste, strength, etc., but not a total clone. This one isn't too bitey but one must take care to sip while indulging. Not overly searing to the palate for an aromatic & does provide a slightly sweet flavor.

It leaves no goopy dottle in the bowl but it will leave a ghost in there for the next couple of rounds. I don't smoke many aromatics these days & this review is based only on the merits of an aromatic blend. It didn't propel me into purchasing another tin but it's not too bad. Could use a bit of "refinement." Therefore, IMHO, Peterson's Sweet Killarney blend merits three stars.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2011-01-10		Mild to Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Tinned tongue bite. Nothing more. It's hard to believe that any reputable pipe maker would allow their name to be put on a tin of this garbage. Note to self: Don't buy anything that says, "Peterson" on it.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2010-11-30		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

Not very satisfying. I like the way it smells in the tin but the taste of it is bland.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2010-10-21		Very Mild	Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant

This one is a company-pleaser, but my taste buds have long outgrown flavored cavendish, sadly. not unlike Erinmore Mixture, the virginias have a fruity taste, almost soapy, but the caramel topping compliments it nicely. Id say its a nice after dinner smoke, but not enought nicotine for my after dinner tastes. the tobacco itself is complex, but the casing overwhelms it. burns fairly hot, but is moist and springy and lights easily, like most peterson virginias. nice flavor, reminiscent of autumn leaves. Im not really into aromatics, but if you are looking to get into english blends after starting there, this would be a good place to go. tasty, but some great tobacco flavor comes through. not bad, just not my usual taste.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2010-08-31		Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

First I smoked this right after opening the tin, tasteless hot vapor, boiling in my pipe.

But after letting it sit and dry out for some time,it surprised me, caramel flavor is coming through with a little taste of tobacco, not my cup of tea but not that crap either, it's a typical aromatic,

not something fancy but it's better than lots of other aromatics.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2010-07-25		Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

A bit stronger than Sunset breeze, but not much.

The tin aroma stimulates your appetite. Big time caramel!

For the beginner smoker only.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2010-03-31		Extremely Mild	Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant

I got some of this for free with my Peterson Killarney (XL02). It smells really great but lacks a little in flavor. Don't get me wrong. It's not that bad. Just a little artificial, like Splenda. A mildly sweet, pleasant-to-smoke pipe tobacco. There are better aromatics out there, but if you get it for free. Don't throw it out.

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	Billy777 (18)	2010-02-20		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Pleasant to Tolerable

Upon opening the tin I thought I was in for an olfactory treat because this blend smells great; I couldn't have been more wrong.

It's a bland blend.

Don't smoke it. Instead use as potpourri, it'll make your house smell nice.

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	Big Nick (74)	2010-01-29		Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Great tin aroma. That's where it stops. Little hot. Little uneventful. Not a lot to offer to the match. Not one of Peterson's best offerings. Two stars because it's not horrid. IMHO

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	DEN-C1956 (35)	2009-12-12		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant

sadly not the best from Peterson's,i had one 50g tin and after that i never bothered to buy anymore,rather limp and uninteresting,it may well suit other pipe smokers but not me.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2009-12-09		Medium	Very Strong	Medium to Full	Strong

This one scared me. I was new to the game and loaded my nicest pipe with Sweet Killarney--not a mistake I will make twice mind you. I thought this mixture permenantly ruined my best pipe. The syrups were so thick that it lined the inside of the bowl with an odor that lasted about six weeks. Everytime I smoked the pipe with another tobacco, I found myself haunted by the flavors of Sweet Killarney. I have to say, I didn't taste any cream caramel. To me, it was like smoking suntan lotion--all coconutty. With none of the pleasure of hanging out beside the pool. Maybe I'm not the best person to judge--I don't know much about Virginias and probably couldn't even find Virginia on a map, but I do know that this blend was not my cup of chowder.

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	beaupipe (102)	2009-10-23		Extremely Mild	Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant

I'm not certain what passing fancy motivated me to pick up a tin of Sweet Killarney a few months back, but here it is nonetheless.

In the tin, Sweet Killarney looks a mix of black and gold Cavendish with some brighter yellow Virginia leaf. The tin aromas are pretty much as advertised—a pleasant vanilla custard nose with caramelized accents. My notes tell me that I found the first couple of bowls a little short and undefined as far as flavor goes and a little tongue nippy, too. Creme Caramel? Well…maybe. After all, the flavors of Creme Caramel are provided by little more than caramelized sugar and vanilla. The bowl I'm smoking right now is not especially nippy, but it is decidedly short on the intensity of flavor I expect from a good aromatic. And therein lies the problem with this stuff: there are far better similarly flavored aromatics available made from higher quality tobacco and displaying much better smoking characteristics.

To my mind, Sweet Killarney fits into the great bulky middle of the aromatic quality hierarchy. It doesn't approach the excellence of a handful of the genre but is also far from being genuinely unpleasant.

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	Tom Bombadill (121)	2009-06-28		Very Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant

This the second Peterson aromatic I've tried and i didn't enjoy it as much as Golden Blend, thye first. This blend is a vanilla flavored aromatic that smells good enough to eat out of the tin. When smoked, the "caramel" flavor translates into a slight, sweet taste of vanilla that stays throughout the bowl. The underlying tobaccos are nice and smooth virginias and burley.

It's a nice enjoyable smoke but I generally prefer more strenght and flavor. I didn't have any problems with tongue bite.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2009-04-08		Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant

I like some Peterson tobaccos very well. This is one that was just "ok" to me, the tin aroma is wonderful, the room note is light but pleasant...it bit me pretty badly, but then I'm still a fairly new pipe smoker. I will finish the tin, but will likely let my next bowl dry a little first.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2009-04-01		Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

I bought it because of the name and my experience with Peterson tobaccos. Sweet aroma from the tin and throughout the room.

I don't know, I wanted to love this stuff, but nothing worked. Somehow the wonderful caramel aroma from the tin never made it through the pipe. It had a decent tobacco flavor, but I was looking for more of the aroma from the tin to get to me.

The usual dampness I get from Peterson's. I aired it and tried it, aired it till it burned warm and still could not get a taste I liked.

I won't drop it to one star because it's quality tobacco and I'm sure I can mix it with...

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2009-03-02		Mild	Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant

The third Peterson I've tried. The tin promises caramel flavor and so does the unlighted tobacco. The tin aroma is very pleasant and you can sense the caramel in it. You light it up and yes, the caramel is still there but it is just a topping, just to make the tobacco more enjoyable. Even tough it's an aromatic, it burns dry and doesn't heat the pipe nor burn the tongue. The room note is fantastic, you don't want to loose it. Burns quite long and leaves just some dry ash.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2009-02-21		Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant

I had no problems with this; no bite, no bitterness, no burning or goop issues.

But, it isn't a full orchestra of flavor, just a trio, with some sweetness and gentle flavors.

I'll finish it and not suffer doing so, but I've bought my only tin.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2009-01-13		Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant

Update- 01/13/2009

I have solved the problem of lackness of darker leaf by incorporating some black CA into the mixture. It gives it a bit more complexity and removes the possibility of tongue bite.

SK is an interesting aromatic with the addition of BC; if smoked on its own, it quickly becomes bland.

I will rebuy occasionnally. For those who prefer milder tobaccos, this is a good entry point.

2 1/2 stars

Original review - 01/25/2008

With SK, Peterson managed to create a medium cased aromatic which allows both tobacco and casing tastes to reveal themselves in a harmonious fashion throughout the smoke. I can taste the tobacco and casing simultaneously. Outstanding!

The tin aroma is of caramel, but not overpowering. The tobacco is a long cut combination of golden, light brown and just a bit of black cavendish (not enough, sadly to my taste...),and partially broken flakes are quite present, adding some substance to the loose cut.

Filling is easy - I like to reduce the length of the leaf- and lighting up also is. As much as I cherish latakia, dark matured VAs, orientals and perique, this mixture is surprisingly delicious and constitute a refreshing change of pace...

The discreet caramel taste combines perfectly with the natural tobacco taste and both last all the way down to a pile of little, dry gray ashes. Past mid-bowl, the tobacco taste will dominate.

The room aroma is very pleasant, ensuring nobody will be offended (but ask me if I care!).

You must be careful with the puffing though: due to the lack of dark leaf, it can esaily bite. An unsufficient load of tobacco shall also provoke biting.

This cool, refreshing and charming blend is better enjoyed in pleasant company around a glass of port and philosophical discussion.

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	Dr.sadik (120)	2008-12-20		Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant

its a mild blend with no intresting features other than te slight touch of maryland which i oftenly miss,,V/B are traditional,,not too sweet and gies a clear ash burns good,,i would try other blends bcz this one is less intresting

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	Pipe4ever (204)	2008-08-28		Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

I am reviewing this blend based on my memory of 1 tin I v smoked 3 years ago.

The ?Sweet Killarney? doesn?t really mean that this is a sweetened tobacco, so please just make abstraction about the name, On clean palate (specially in the first morning pipe) you will notice clearly the cream caramel on the first half bowl, then it will disappear giving place to the tobacco taste, and its good tobacco, not very topped and not very sweet, just well balanced.

I will buy another tin to keep it around for now and then.

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	Classical (13)	2008-04-02		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

This is a reasonably complex aromatic blend. If you dry it out, there is little to no bite and it actually tastes like tobacco. If it was not for the price, I would keep more around, but for an imported tin this is a fine aromatic smoke.

Accompaniment: Corelli's Concerti Grossi.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2008-03-16		Mild	Medium to Strong	Medium	Pleasant

I got a chance to try this tobacco at a friends place. It was a fairly old tin (approximately 2 years) so it had some time to dry. I found the tin note to be a bit standoffish pretty sweet and chocolaty. I primarily smoke English tobaccos but not wanting to be rude gave it a try. What I found was a bit more tobacco taste that I expected, still less than I like, and a "Baileys Irish Cream. It was a bit better that I expected but still not my cup of tea. The blend of tobaccos made it an specially mellow blend that if the taste was your fancy could easily be smoked all day. I did notice that my mouth felt coated with wax when I was done, so that was not a high point. Overall as aromatics go, this is another in a long line of average tobaccos that I will probably not try again atleast for a long while.

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	RMBittner (66)	2008-02-21		Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Every now and then I like to add an aromatic to my line-up as a change of pace from my usual rotation of Balkans/English and matured Virginias. And while most aromatics don't appeal to me, this one works, delivering real tobacco flavor without being overly sweet (despite the name) and with an aroma (at least for the smoker) that is rich with vanilla and caramel overtones.

Nothing objectionable here -- it's dry and flavorful -- but also nothing that will likely knock the socks off die-hard aromatic fans. Although the flavor does vary down the bowl, there's no great complexity to explore. Just an enjoyable smoke.

I'd especially recommend this one to smokers who enjoy MacBaren's Vanilla Creme or Dunhill's A21000, vanilla blends that share similarities with Sweet Killarney but which burn hotter and with a tendency to bite, at least for me.

UPDATE: For whatever reason -- maybe I'm just not an aromatic fan at all -- I ended up tosssing much of this tin after it sat around for months without being smoked. While initially pleasant, there just wasn't enough on offer here to keep me interested.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2008-02-10		Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Mild	Very Pleasant

A mix of tobaccos Virginia, Burley, Maryland and Black Cavendish with a flavor of crème caramel.

This tobacco fills easily the bowl, and usually offers dry and cool smoking. It is dry enough but the perfume of caramel which you discover basically after the 3-4 first puffs, burns your tongue enough.

If you like him after the first puff, then you will also like the rest. It has a very nice perfume in the room and finally I believe that it makes the people around, more happy than the smoker.

I envy the reviewer of this tobacco who goes with his wife to choose tobacco even if she doesn?t smoke. Happy ?..

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2008-01-26		Medium	Strong	Medium	Very Pleasant

Good Virginia and Burley tobaccos cased with Bailey's Irish cream liqueur--that's how I figure this blend. And I like it. Everyone loves the aroma, and I can still discern the tobacco beneath the casing. It will burn a bit hot, so puff slowly. Two point seven five out of four stars, generally speaking, but a solid three stars for aromatic fanciers.

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	flaminbill' (57)	2008-01-26		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant

This is one aromatic that I actually enjoy from Peterson. I still have not found a Peterson blend that knocks my socks off. Being Irish, that is depressing.

However, I really like the flavoring in this one and have purchased more.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2007-12-23		Medium to Strong	Medium to Strong	Medium	Tolerable

Hmmmm... I discovered Peterson "Sweet Kilarney" at my local tobacconist. So, I bought a tin to try out.

It is not a nice mellow Virginia cavandish smoke. It is not a nice vanilla cavandish smoke either. I don't know what it is...

I showed it to my wife and opened the tin to give her a whiff of it (AKA the wife test). My wife instantly went, "Ewwwwwww!!!!" I will admit, I too was taken by surprise by the strength of the packaged tobacco, but thought it was okay.

Smoking a bowl of it, was interesting. It packed well and lit well. A few puffs and I could swear I was smoking a Milky Way candy bar or some type of caramel candy bar. It was "interesting" to say the least for a first impression. Then, after a few more puffs, I don't know what happend, but this tobacco decided to bite, and bite BAD! Ouch... my tongue!!

I am not sure if I will smoke this tin again, or maybe try to use it as a blend. This tobacco is best described as a caramel candy bar with the bite of a rattlesnake! Be careful....

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	Harvey54 (4)	2007-11-24		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant

Well, to start our I have been back to smoking a pipe for about a year now. I have come to enjoy Virginia's, VaPer's and some Dunhill and GL Pease, English blends. So this is a new avenue for a change of pace. So far I find it to be a bit moist out of the tin a few moments of drying seem to work better. The aroma has a very carmel like scent to it, and to date it has not bit, although I can see how it can get away from you and deliver a big hurt to your tongue. It is a pleasant smoke for a change up might try mixing it with something but not sure what yet. Looking forward to finishing the tin and possibly giving an update later on. As they say, "Smoke in Peace!"

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2007-10-30		Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

This is something different, never had anything like it. Everybody says they taste the caramel, I didn't it tasted more fruity to me. I must say I like it, not every day tho. I didn't get any bite out of it which is good. My recommendation is try it you either like it or not.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2007-04-22		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

This blend is off the beaten path for me. I've spent the last little while going through a tin. While it can burn hot, Sweet Killarney is a mild smoke. It has a pleasing flavor, especially towards the half bowl and beyond.

As an aromatic, there is a medium sweet component to the blend. It is not at all overbearing. I cannot say it is like a caramel as described, and it is not saturated with an additive to make your nose hairs stand on end. Rather, this blend is simple and forthright. A smoke that is very easy to make friends with.

A medium level of Virginia with a burley base to let the smoke ride ... the cavendish is understated and together, they carry the dark, sweet taste. For a mild aromatic this could be a very welcome choice. Virgninia or Virginia/Perique lovers would only be interested for a few bowls perhaps. But for the aromatic smoker, Sweet Killarney may just hit the spot.

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	geocritter (21)	2006-09-04		Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Tin aroma is wonderful, no doubt. I got awfully excited when I smelled it; I'm not all that much of an aromatic smoker, but it smelled almost edible.

Smoking was another story. I really had to fight to keep this stuff from getting too hot, and my tongue is still sore from the bite. I never could get it cool enough to actually get the complex flavors out of it; it generally either was harsh, or out. Different packing methods didn't seem to change it much; it just was a harsher smoke than I cared for.

The room note wasn't at all what I expected. I at least hoped for some of the casing to come out in the room, but no dice. It ended up having a strong, complex odor that actually became kind of cigar-like after a little while.

I was able to finish off the tin without tossing it, but I doubt I'll be buying it again. Others might have better luck; my tongue wasn't impressed.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2006-07-27		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant

This is a very nice aromatic tobacco with a nice, mild caramel aroma. The smoke is sweet, smooth, and "creamy." For those who enjoy mild aromatics as I do this is a nice choice.

Underneath that mild and pleasant flavoring is a very sophisticated blend, I would think enough to please even the very experienced.

Packs nicely and lights readily, just an all around pleasant and smooth smoke.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2006-02-21		Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Sweet Killarney - Raisins a blaze! I love the various cuts in this mixture, made it rather interesting but the tastes are a little too much for me, smelt like melting raisins. No doubt a quality weed just not for me. I will smoke up what I have and am thankful, as it was a gift just nothing I see myself purchasing anytime soon.

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2005-04-09		Very Mild	Strong	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

Occasionally I get into a nostalgic mood for an aromatic tobacco blend. I go to the local tobacco shop to pick up something along those lines.

Then I smoke it and rediscover why I have to remember what aromatics are like. If I really liked aromatics, I'd be smoking them regularly and wouldn't need reminding (Barbary Coast being an exceptional, uncased and "topped" blend I regularly enjoy).

This has good quality leaf and preparation. It smells good in the tin. Very heavily cased, but not as nauseating as most blends with modern Cavendish components.

The Lakeland Flake chunks made this interesting, though I usually reject Lakeland treatments (See my Gawith & Hogarth reviews). Here, it is just a hint.

Tin moisture is just right for me, meaning on the drier side and not gooey, wet or finger-fouling. It burned fairly dry, too.

If you do not mind minimal flavor, this can be puffed without much toll on the tongue. I had to harm myself for substantial flavor. There is some natural tobacco taste mixed up in the mild flavor.

The advertised "cream caramel" flavoring requires that I be told what it is, since, as with cherry, vanilla, chocolate, coffee cake, peach pudding and passion fruit Mai Tai, flavorings never seem to register on my taste buds once fire is applied.

For me, maple, licorice and butterscotch survive the inferno as do whatever the heck "Snowflake" and "Skilling" from the Tinderbox are flavored with. Rum goes AWOL, while whiskey/Scotch/Bourbon survive as but ghosts.

Yes, others around me really enjoyed the aroma from this high-end aromatic.

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	MozzMann (33)	2004-10-25		Mild	Mild	Mild	Unnoticeable

This is not a bad smoke, but it lacks the room note as well as the taste to become a more then occasional smoke. It may be better as a mixer then straight out the tin. MZMN

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	Emeritus Account (30167)	2003-02-14		Mild	Strong	Medium	Very Pleasant

I like earthy strong tobaccos without sweet flavorings. I could only tolerate two bowls of this due to the intense sweet flavor. I dislike it and it's much cheaper to rapidly ingest several Pixie Sticks if I want a sweet taste.

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