Peterson Sweet Killarney

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.