Peter Stokkebye Sweet Vanilla (No.6)

Peter Stokkebye - PS-6 Sweet Vanilla

Star Rating = 3

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

Pouch Note = 8

Room Note = 8

Flavor = 9

Bite = 9

Burn = 9

After Taste = 9

Raw Score = 52

Rated Percentage = 87%

Comment = Very Smooth, Very Mild, good vanilla Flavor, a bit sweet on the Finish

The name is a bit of a misnomer. It is not as sweet as the name may imply. Yes there is a nice subdued underlying sweetness but not the gloppy overly sweet mess that might make you afraid to try this blend. You actually taste real tobacco particularly some nice Virginias. The vanilla is also lightly applied and adds more to the aroma than the taste. Over all this is a very tasty blend that will be enjoyed by all except the anti-aromatic snobs and the nic-heads. Smokes dry with no bite and is not overly mild. I could easily see this being an everyday smoke for many.I smoke mostly Va/Pers but this is a very nice change of pace and it's dirt cheap to boot. Enjoy!

At first light, its apparent that the quality of this blend is higher than what I'd expect in the price range. As with the vast majority of aromatics, you're not going to get much tobacco flavors. But what's impressive is how much flavor you do get from a topping so modestly applied. Definitely not a run-of-the-mill goopy, over sweetened mess. And I respect that. This stuff burns great, maybe a tad fast (probably the burley), but it has never burned hot, bit my tongue, or even gurgled (except in a Stanwell with a very narrow draw). In the bag, it smells of sugar, strong vanilla, with hints of liquor. The taste is not overwhelmingly sweet or vanilla, but the vanilla is there alongside a pleasantly mild, toasty sweetness. Creamy...mellow...smooth. This is an aromatic I will keep in rotation for the days when I crave a vanilla break from the non-aros. Just can't beat that price. Well done Stokkebye

First pipe tobacco I ever smoked. Enjoyed it then and still do. Opening the bag reminds me of my uncle who smoked a pipe. Not over powering and burns slowly and cool, even when straight out of the shipment bag. Only smoke when I go fly fishing and my non-smoking buddy enjoys the aroma.

I am new to pipe smoking (less than a month), so by no means am I qualified to review....but review I will. This is my first vanilla, and I like it very much.when first opening the bag, the aroma is exquisite. Definite vanilla. To look at, it is wonderful too. Great contract with the light brown and near black cavendish.

Char light was easy, but, as opposed to other reviews, I did have a little difficulty keeping it lit. The room note is very sweet, but the smoke is just right. I have tried a Bourkam Riff cherry, and this is much smoother. Definitely one I will smoke in my future rotation. Comparable to my beloved Suttcliff Molto dulce, and will rotate the two.

Stokkebye's Sweet Vanilla has a jar note that is exactly what you would expect sweet vanilla and nothing more. The smoke is very mild and the vanilla flavoring is out front from the beginning all the way through the end of the bowl. The tobacco does come through however. For me the burley is the most noticeable. It is nutty with a dry earthiness and a raw woodsy note. The VA's are way in the background and give the barest hint of grass. The toasted cav may be where I find a hint of honey like sweetness that comes up occasionally as well. The nic is unnoticeable. The room note is great! The sweetness lingers on the palate for a little while too. It does leave a little moisture in the bowl but not any goo. An easy 3 stars.

So for the purpose of transparency I'm not primarily an aro smoker, but they seem to catch my attention as the fall approaches.

This bulk vanilla does what I would expect - but rarely receive from a good aromatic: 1. It doesn't burn hot 2. It doesn't goop up 3. It stays lit with minimal maintanence 4....and a drum roll for this feat - it tastes kinda vanillany (surely not a real word).

This blend actually seems nougat - like, in smell and taste. It's sweet throughout most of the bowl, and odd as this may sound it becomes cool tasting (in a menthol mAnne associated with burley) at bowls' end.

Take into account the value associated with Peter Stokkebye and its Winner Winner Sweet Vanilla Dinner...err...dessert.

This is a very nice smoke, well behaved, no bite, and burns well to bottom of bowl with no relights. No goopy mess like you get with many aromatics. A very nice vanilla that is not overpowering and the room note is quite good. The tobacco itself is just a tad on the strong side for me (I prefer steamed black cavendish tobaccos) but otherwise its a great smoke. Recommend this blend to beginners, a good first smoke for sure.

As a beginner I was eager to try Stokkebye’s blends and figured they’d make a nice aromatic vanilla. The price is great, too. Very inexpensive.

First impressions: I picked the Peterson 68 bowl deep and fairly tight, and after one match and some generous starter puffing, it stayed lit the whole way down with just a few tamps at long intervals.

Smoking slowly, it does have tons of flavor that change a bit as the burn continues. The smoke tastes at once sweet and mischeviously spicy. The room note is sweet and toasty. Of all the tobaccos I’ve tried, this one rewards slow smoking the most. Burn it too hot and it is very steamy and bites. It is better if I spread it out in a glass bowl and smoke it after a few hours of that. Oddly, with all the flavor, the smoke seems to lack body. It’s not a super thick smoke. I wouldn’t call it mild so much as light. It has a slight woody taste that lingers, some marshmallow notes… I taste fresh burning grass, ice and vodka, tangerine, vanilla butter cream, and even water chestnut.

I’d say it’s pretty darned good. A nice change of pace from my standby daily smokes like Plum Pudding and Nightcap which are stonky and aggressive. The Stokkebye is more subtle but unmistakable and I continue to go back to it, ghost or no. I’d buy it again. Against Captain Black original, it’s a lot smoother and has more depth of flavor. Way more interesting and alert, but still relaxing. More to enjoy. Captain Black tastes pedestrian and almost cheap by compare.