Peterson De Luxe Navy Rolls

Short and sweet as there are so many reviews

Fantastic coin cut VaPer that is very well presented in the tin. Doesn't need much dry time and is easy to fold and stuff or rub out.

Burns cleanly and has a most delicious taste. You can pick out the virginia sweetness and hay flavour, in the background is a plummy, figgy, spicy, peppery perique. Expensive but worth it

Since both tobaccos are manufactured at the Orlik factory by the Scandinavian Tobacco Group and both are Va/Per blends that come as a curly cut, a lot of people claim that DLNR is the same as Escudo Navy De Luxe. I don't know if that's true, but I find them at least so similar, that I can't tell any difference. In fact, in Europe, where Escudo is no longer available, DLNR was more or less marketed as its replacement.

Upon opening the tin you'll find about 20 dark brown coins that have a few tan speckles and are neatly arranged in an overlapping circle. The scent is kind of sweet and sour with notes of prunes or dried figs, brown bread and malt.

Depending on the size of your bowl, it takes two to three coins to fill your pipe. I usually use the fold and stuff method, but one might as well rub them out. However, fully rubbed out DLNL will give you a hotter smoke, which might ruin the complex aromas it has to offer. Lighting the curly flakes can take a few matches more than usual, but it's important not to draw too eagerly in order to avoid it getting burn too hot. A re-light is better than that. Enjoyed with care, this Va/Per will give you a delicious, sweet and spicy smoking experience. There's always the grassy natural sweetness of the Virginia grades, combined and alternating with the tangy, yet somehow fruity notes of the Perique. Especially when the tobacco is fresh, there's a slight acididy, that is lost once the vacuum seal of the tin has been broken for a few days.

The room note is dominated by the rich and sweet natural tobacco scent of the Virginias.

To me this is the quintessential Va/Per blend. It ages extremely well, creating an even mellower, more ballanced smoke.

The tin needs drying after opening, but other than that, this is a very good smoke, really. I am not sure whether I'd choose this one over Elisabethan Mixture, which is another Dunhill's in this range, but I have thoroughly enjoyed it anyway. These rolls do crumble quite nicely and they fill easily in your pipe. The perique bit is not as predominant as it is in the Elisabethan Mixture, but it is still in there in the background to keep you wondering every now and again. I'd class this as a medium/strong blend in terms of its nicotine content and it burns easily in your bowl if let to dry. If packed properly, this tobacco will leave a white ash with very little dottle residue at the end of it. I haven't been able to detect any flavouring apart from the perique, but, like I am saying, it is not very predominant anyway. This is a really good VaPer, I suppose, but I'm not sure I'd keep it in my rotation. Another good property of this tobacco is that it smokes really cool in your bowl and it does not seem to condensate that much, so I guess you could smoke it in any pipe. Also, I found it quite plain right through the whole bowl as it does not seem to evolve into something else. The only thing I'd mention about this is that you start getting the most out of it as you go past the first quarter of your bowl, but after this, it feels quite plain giving you the same smoking experience until the very end of it. This tobacco does not bite at all, it is somewhat sweet at times and not overtly spicy as any Virginia would suggest. I find these rolls quite mild, really, so give it a go and see how you get on with it. I am not sure whether these features could justify its price tag, but it is something worth trying anyway.

Edit1: I usually need to smoke a tobacco more than once to be able to fully appreciate it. Not that I'd not keep this tobacco in my rotation, but I have other blends I like more. This is not because I did not enjoy this blend, but due to the fact I always come to a point where I miss my old blends. Honestly, this tobacco is quite remarkable, so don't take my words in a negative way. These rolls are gorgeous, and the tin note is superb. Also, I said above that this tobacco does not evolve into something else and that it starts yielding after you go past the first quarter of the bowl, but this is not the case any more. The problem though is that I packed my first bowl right after the tin was open, and these rolls need drying a bit, so you need to let your tin breath a bit before filling up your bowl. I still think the perique in it is not overwhelmingly present, but the Virginia helps you forget all about this. Sometimes, as I was smoking this blend, it gave me the impression I was flavouring a straight Virginia (so sweet at times), so I can hardly complain about this. As a matter of fact, this blend does actually evolve every quarter of your bowl. At the very beginning it is quite mellow (I'd say quite Virginia), but then it evolves into flavours I can't even describe. And like I said before, you end up with very little dottle. I have thoroughly enjoyed every quarter of my bowls and it never gets sour in the end. Because of this, I am going to change this tobacco to 4 stars.

Edit2: I am starting to think this is a quite remarkable tobacco. As you go into the last quarter of your bowl, it develops into something that I can only describe as roast nuts/chestnuts. And the slower you smoke this blend, the more you get out of it. I particularly like its creaminess and the sort of piquant flavour you start with as you light up your pipe. I cannot see any reason why I should not keep this tobacco in my rotation.

This blend may have the single best visual presentation I've had the pleasure to witness. A perfectly designed product from the tin to the coin. The red circle around the label continues in the perfectly shaped coins with its Virginias and Periques harmonizing in a spiral to form a real pleasure to look at. This perfection of the circle is supplemented by the glorious smell of fig, plum, fresh bread and mowed hay emanating from within the tin. Two folds and a light rub of two delicious coins fills out a medium sized bowl and after a light, a tamp and a true light leads to a full, creamy sweet smoke. The word that lingers in my mind is still "round", because in the German language, which is my native tongue, that word is used for all things that are, not yet flawless, but unify all their qualities in a singular harmony. These Navy Rolls do just that in their taste and smoking qualities. Puffed carefully it is perfectly cool and smooth with a sweet and spicy taste of a bit of plum, fresh Virginia and subtle sugar. It gets your attention with a stronger nicotine punch but lets the mind wander and relax. In the last third of the bowl the spices get the upper hand. It turns darker and more complex. The fresh hay disappears and dark fruits arise without turning into roasted nuts like many other Vapers do. Whats left is grey ash and in my case a few curved baccy flakes since I seldom smoke til the very, very end, sparing my pipe the needed relights.

Each bowl leaves me satisfied but looking forward to the next. A truly rounded out experience and one of my all time favorites. Every pipe smoker should at least try it once. A true classic that has to be experienced.

The tin note hits you with straw. Yes its got Virginias what did I expect? Well I didn't expect to be tranported to my childhood laying straw down after mucking out stables. In fact I've even picked up a bit of a "cow country" smell, weirdly wonderful all the same.

The Virginias are what you'd hope but doubled. Sweet, citrus and clean. The Perique adds spice to the mix as is its job. A white pepper taste is what sprung to mind. Towards the end I worried for my pipe as the taste was so delicious that I was greedily toking like a child trying their first milkshake.

This is a wonderful clean, smooth tobacco taste that offers no tongue bite but pure joy.

I like this blend very much. For me it provides a full, tasty, Virginia smoke, and the Perique is just right. My 50gm tin was purchased after reading some favourable reviews on this website (well done, guys, it's fantastic). I'd been after a good VaPer experience for some time, and this blend delivers. I was expecting some bite, but there was none at all. Being currently a casual (albeit reasonably experienced) pipester I found it a bit strong at around 1.5 coins worth. Oddly, it started out rather hot as you might expect for Virginia blends but actually seemed to cool down as the smoke progressed. I'd rubbed the coins out somewhat and left the baccy in my pipe overnight after about 30min air-drying and filling up. I won't go into detail about the flavours (fruit, figs, etc) as there are many reviewers on this site that do. Will just say this is a tasty, well-behaved VaPer that deserves four solid stars in spite of the relatively high price. Highly recommended.

many say this is exactly the same product as escudo. i thought these were better. deeper, i guess. stayed lit better. seemed to have the same level of perique though. but if someone told me smoke them blindfolded i dont think i would know the difference. so given the price tag, i will probably just keep buying escudo.

Placing their Navy Rolls in the luxury (deluxe) segment of products, Dunhill took an ambitious aim - and hit it flawlessly.

The mixture is indeed of deluxe quality in every aspect, from visual to olfactory to gustatory. A tin of neatly cut and neatly laid coins looks like a little treasure from a sunken pirate wreck. It's a pleasure to handle and rub these curls. And what a burst of deep aromas comes out of the fresh-opened tin! De Luxe Navy Rolls burn slowly, giving a cool and rich smoke redolent of rare luxury sorts of wood. What's important as well, the mixture is not shy in regard of Nicotine (which I welcome in any blend, as Nicotine is essentially what tobacco is grown and smoked for).

With all my respect to this refined aristocratic mixture, I must admit that what I not just respect but really LOVE in the world of VaPers is not this marvel of tobacco-spinning but SG's St. James, be that in Flake or Plug form: outright plebeian but much richer, way sweeter and noticeably bolder than this dry (as in wine) woodsy blend.

Four stars, anyway. Taste and flavour are of course the most important qualities in any pipe tobacco, yet style and presentation weigh something too. And here in De Luxe Navy Rolls style and presentation are just impeccable.

My benchmark VaPer. I truly love this blend, though, because of its relative high cost i only rarely indulge. It really is worth every penny, and im reminded of that every time i open a new tin.

Im not a hardcore vaper fan, because i have a mixed relationship with perique. I love the nicotine it imparts, but the flavor is one im tempermental with. Sharper, more peppery perique is not my bag. Dunhill navy rolls are exemplary of the sweeter, pungent plummy sort of perique that i enjoy. There is pepper here too. And the integration with the first class virginas is superb. The whole thing is on the sweeter side of the spectrum, and smokes extraordinarily coolly. It also takes a darker turn midbowl, and becomes a spectacularly deep, brooding thing of perfection. It is most certainly not the same product as Escudo. It is laughable to me to hear some describe ot as such. Highly recommended