Peter Stokkebye Nougat (No.24)

Has a wonderful full flavor though totally different than G&H "Kentucky Nougat". I get more of just a general aromatic scent/note/flavor from it. Not a bad thing, just trying to describe it. Room note is good and burns/smokes alright.. though a tad goopy. One I may go back to when I want a bit more tobacco flavor than most Lane offerings. Has a couple sticks and twigs but I just pull them out and attribute it to the "bulk" pricing. When packing/smoking you can just tell this is a classic, all around tobacco that doesn't really shine but doesn't shy.

This is an adequate tobacco for what it is. I enjoy aromatics from time to time for room note and flavor. Lit well with few relights. This blend is similar to 1Q; however, a little more on the harsh side. This tobacco does best for me when sipped slowly. The burley and Cavendish are more apparent than the Virginia. It does have the chocolate and vanilla flavors and does have its share of sweetness at least for the first half of the bowl. It does have a tendency to burn hot and bite through the remainder of the bowl and I find it leaves a slight cigarette after taste when the bowl is finished. My sample has been jarred for about seven months now, and I revisit it every month or so. The time does seem to smooth it out a little. Not my favorite aromatic and will probably not buy again, but will give the rest of it a chance to redeem itself as time goes on. Not a bad tobacco, but okay for what it is.

This blend has a weird story with me. I got some from my local Tobacco shop (where I also got some Stokkebye Pistachio) and after getting a big whiff I actually just mixed the two together and it was like magic! It was like I was smoking S'mores by the campfire! Everyone who I smoked this around praised the room note for its amazing smell. Now, while pistachio I loved by itself, I didn't actually get to try nougat on its own for a little while until I got some again off of smokingpipes.com, and honestly I kinda hated it. Alone its very bland, really that's all I can say about it. I would most certainly get it to mix with pistachio though.

Extremely pleasant aroma and sweetness, burns well and mild, but sometimes bites. Nonetheless, I can't find anything special in this blend, it's definitely not a celebration. I didn't see other reviewers noted that, but I feel this blend is pretty strong with nicotine.

As some of the other reviewers have noted, the taste of this one isn't very complex, but it is smooth, not overwhelming and does have both a pleasant taste and an even more pleasing room note. It would be a good choice for a new pipe smoker. I don't think I could smoke it every day, but it has it's place in my rotation and one that I enjoy on occasions.

This is a good aromatic. The nougat and vanilla flavor is there but not in your face, the nuttiness and especially the Black Cavendish are a more prominent taste in this tobacco for me. I am not an aromatic smoker but I enjoyed it because the nougat was not invading but adding to the aforementioned tobaccos. Would I smoke it again? Probably not as I go for the least amount of topping or casing in my pipe. Two and a half stars for me.

Virginia lover

I started smoking pipes about a month ago (cigar smoker for over 20 years) and the first tobacco I picked up were Stokkebye blends – 2oz. of Cherry, Nougat, and Vanilla Crème. Got my first pipe earlier that Friday (a Missouri Meerschaum Patriot) and then planned to have an enjoyable weekend with these three blends while awaiting my first smokingpipes.com order that included several other well-reviewed blends and two new pipes. I left a review of the Cherry already (Boo! Hiss!), so I’ll only focus on the Nougat and Vanilla Crème here.

Both the Nougat and Vanilla Crème had very pleasant aromas from the bags – about what I would expect from a flavored tobacco. Definite and clear aromas of vanilla, cream, and generally buttery goodness. I had a really hard time making much of a distinction between the two, although the Nougat may have had a slightly more pronounced toffee flavor. Maybe a tad. It was different from the Vanilla Crème, but not in an obvious way.

Both tobaccos were fairly damp, so I set some of each aside to air out a bit for later in the evening. By the time I got around to each, they were easy to pack, although neither took the charring light right away. But once they were lit they stayed lit and I was able to enjoy a bowl of each over the course of the evening.

I was completely unable to tell the difference between either once they were lit. They both tasted exactly the same: a general sweetness that was rather flat. They didn’t taste terrible… but they also didn’t really wow me at all. The room notes for each were also identical – very mild, but mostly pleasant. There was nothing regrettable about these two, but they were also completely uninspiring.

Part of my smokingpipes.com order included Lane’s RLP-6 and 1-Q. The RLP-6 is a godsend and the 1-Q is close behind. Both of those Lane offerings put the Stokkebye Nougat and Vanilla Crème to shame. After having now sampled a few “real” aromatics, I decided to stuff the Stokkebye Nougat, Vanilla Crème, and Cherry into a single pint jar for an extended stint in the cellar. I’ll try them again in a year or so to see if anything has improved, but I just think there’s a huge difference between the Stokkebye aromatics and the likes of Lane Ltd. RLP-6 and 1-Q, or C&D Monster Mix. After having smoked several bowls of each of those far better aromatics, I really can’t imagine why I’d every go back to the Stokkebye blends.

Peter Stokkebye - PS-24 Nougat This is a good baccy. Sweet taste, but it bites my tongue like aromatics usually do!

Bite = 5 Burn = 6 Star Rating = 2.5 Room Note = 7 Flavor = 6

Peter Stokkebye - PS-24 Nougat

Star Rating = 2

Rating Scores - 10 is the Best and 0 is the Worst

Pouch Note = 8

Room Note = 8

Flavor = 8

Bite = 7

Burn = 7

After Taste = 7

Raw Score = 45

Rated Percentage = 75%

Comment = Smooth, a bit of a bite, Burned Hot, the casing leaves a little After Taste