Peterson Sunset Breeze

Well, where to start, it is as advertised, it's an aero as describes, I'm primarily an aero person, but have recently been trying lighter english blends, but I do appreciate both. This I bought just to ad to the rotation, and for me at least it sits somewhere between connisuer s choice, and Killarney. But I will add you must, dry it for a good while out of the pipe, even then it burns hit, you must sip, and take your time. I'd reccomend it one to smoke after dinner,somewhere quiet to take your time with it. And really take your time.

At first I absolutely loved this first thing with a coffee. The combination worked . Once I had become used to the flavour of amaretto supposedly..but more like a latte to me, it became a quite dull experience in the finish and it did bite me in a small way, became hot too fast. So I never got anymore. When I have forgotten it I might buy another... because the first half a tin was very enjoyable. It smells like a werthers original

The tin smells delicious. It’s not bad to smoke. It’s a bit wet in the tin, so dry it first.

Upon initial lighting, it’s very nice. However, the flavour disappears after a few puffs and you are left with a bland tobacco.

Of the Peterson aromatics, Killarney is the only one worth buying.

If you are new to smoking, don’t start with aromatics.

Try a Virginia like Peterson Royal Yacht or Peterson flake. Or de luxe navy rolls (Virginia Perique). Then move on to My Mixture 965 to try a Latakia English blend.

Then, try an aromatic if you wish, and my suggestion would be Killarney.

Petersons Sunset Breeze - On the evening of Monday, 2/3/20 I tried Petersons Sunset Breeze for the first time. I had purchased this tin in Feb of 2019. I found the moisture content on this tin to be moist but not goopy. The Tin Note was a very sweet fruity/nutty aroma. Taking a dry unlit draw (Which I like to do) on a packed Morgan Bones Devil Anse pipe which had never been smoked I got the same light sweet fruity/nutty flavor mentioned for the tin note. The pipe was loaded in the morning and not lit until in the afternoon. The initial/char light was easy and with light tamping I easily established a good ember. I found this blend to be an easy cool burning smoke with little to no tongue bite and no gurgle from excessive moisture. It required few relights after the ember was established. The flavor was mildly fruity/nutty swapping flavors various times through the bowl. As to room note, I was the only person in the room at the time of the smoke. I did get up and leave the room and upon re-entering the room I found the room note to be pleasant and kind of fruity. I was drinking cold water time of the smoke. Over all I would give this blend a 2 out of 4 stars for my taste. It was not an unpleasant experience however it lacked in flavor for my taste.

Reviewed in 2011... Back in 2009 when I was a relatively newbie piper, this and Peterson's Luxury Blend were the first two samples of vacuum sealed tins that I tried. This stuff tasted pretty good as I recall but was a bit rough on my palate. The tin aroma smells good enough to eat... if it only smoked like that. The nicotine content of this mix was a bit lacking for me and it smoked a tad harsh.

Not bad for an aromatic but just didn't ring my bell. I've since moved to "topped" rather than heavily cased tobaccos... they always seem to burn cooler. I didn't get the tobacco flavor out of this that I was expecting. Not too bad, however. My rating is based only on the merits of an aromatic blend.

This stuff tasted pretty good but was a bit rough on my palate. The tin aroma smells good enough to eat...if it only smoked like that. The nicotine content of this mix was a bit lacking for me in Vitamin N & smoked a tad harsh. Not bad for an aromatic but just didn't ring my bell. This review is based on a tin I tried about ten years ago when I first joined TRs under a different handle.

I've since moved to "topped" rather than heavily cased aromatic tobaccos when I'm in the mood for a change of pace... they always seem to burn cooler. I didn't get much tobacco flavor out of this that I was expecting. Not too awfully bad, however. My rating is based only on the merits of an aromatic blend.

Reviewed in 2011... Back in 2009 when I was a relatively newbie piper, this and Peterson's Luxury Blend were the first two samples of vacuum sealed tins that I tried a few years back. This stuff tasted pretty good as I recall but was a bit rough on my palate. The tin aroma smells good enough to eat...if it only smoked like that. The nicotine content of this mix was a bit lacking for me and it smoked a tad harsh.

Not bad for an aromatic but just didn't ring my bell. I've since moved to "topped" rather than heavily cased tobaccos... they always seem to burn cooler. I didn't get much tobacco flavor out of this that I was expecting. Not too bad, however. My rating is based only on the merits of an aromatic blend and therefore, IMHO, Sunset Breeze merits 2.3 stars. Sampled in a Peterson System Pipe.

This was my first tobacco, ever, purchased along with a tin of old dublin, and a tin of blue note.

The recipe has changed over the years. The older recipe was a fairly moist virginia, burley, and black cavendish mixture which was heavily scented with amaretto. It was as heavily cased as blue note, and tantalized one's taste buds as well as every nose, even from an opened tin. I bought it regularly, and really enjoyed it.

Some years ago it was changed, in that it now had less black cavendish, half the moisture, and about a tenth, if that, of the Amaretto.

The old blend was 4 stars, the new blend 1 star. No middle of the road, as it went from a grand mixture, to a mediocre mixture.

It is only worth buying now, if you want to stimulate your imagination, into what it must have been like, back when it was saturated with flavor.

The best smelling tobacco I ever bought. It's a pleasure to smell it — or even behold it — in the tin. If I won the lottery, I'd consider using it as pot pourri. To smoke, I found it a bit too much work to keep cool, and not that memorable. But I did like how it's not overly sweet.