Peter Stokkebye Peaches & Cream (No.303)

Bag note smells like delectably of peaches & cream. After lighting, there is zero peach flavor. Very disappointing. 1 star for the total absence of any actual peach flavor in the smoke. Taste is that of an unflavored cigar. To summarize, smells like peaches, but doesn't taste like peaches.

I bought some of this a while back and the first few puffs were delightful. Then came the tongue bite. There was no discernible nicotine. The room note was great. An average number of relights was needed. The blend lit easily and the peach note was very good. I know that tongue bite may have come from user error.

So I decided to search for a peach flavored pipe tobacco.The first few puffs were terrific, with a clear peach topnote. Tha next bowl wasn't so kind to me. I got immediate tongue bite and felt like my mouth was being roasted.

This blend lit well and required only a few subsequent relights. The pouch and room notes are terrific. The tongue bite, however, was so bad I cannot recommend it.

I originally ordered this blend thinking that I would absolutely despise it. I was wrong. Upon opening the pouch you are greeted by the delightful aroma of fresh, ripe peaches. The moisture content was just right; not too sticky and not too dry. Once the original char-light was complete the stage was set for this blend to perform its magic. It took to a light easily and produced voluminous billows of peach infused smoke. Not another light was needed. The taste was spot-on peach, not some chemical concoction.

The tobacco didn't bite once - even when I tried to make it bite. The burn was even and moderate, with the Cavendish supplying some sugar to the mix. It burned to the bottom of the bowl, clean and cool, leaving a light grey ash and almost no moisture.

Perhaps I made the mistake of comparing this to Ole Shenandoah Fuzzy Schnapps when I tried it but I just didn't care for this blend. The base tobacco is fine and burns well. The casing was the disappointment. The peach had a harshness to it that ruined the smoke and it left an unpleasant aftertaste. Room note was pleasant, I wish the taste had matched it

This was not nearly as wet or sticky as most peach blends I have tried, but was still fairly moist. The peach was not as heavy in taste as it was in the smell, but was definitely detectable. The vanilla is hardly present, but this blend has a bit of caramel backing up the peach. Is mostly a cavendish forward smoke. The room note is really nice. It is a bit boring however, and is a one note smoke.

The smell of the blend is great, very much like creamy peaches.

It took me a fair amount of lights to get it going, could possibly go away with some drying time. As far as the tobacco, I mostly taste the burley, specifically the nuttiness it has. The rest of the flavor is from the casing, and while it's not the peachiest aromatic I've had, it's there. It's a subtle flavor, but decidedly peach. The nic hit was more than I'd expect from such a light smelling blend, but was not overbearing. The people around me absolutely loved the room note from the second I started my initial light.

Let me tell you a little story. There once was a PhantomWolf who constantly grumbled about aromatic tobacco blends and how the toppings and casings came across as burning plastic to him. One day during a bout of PhantomWolf's TAD, he added two Oz of Peter Stokkebye- Peaches & Cream to his already bulging cart and checked out. Less than a week later, the hero of our tail ordered another half pound of said tobacco.

This is a staple in my current rotation and has been for the last 6-7 months. Maybe the only constant aromatic at that. The sweet hay, grass, and sunlight of the Virginias work so well with the rich, sublime peach topping which is never over-sugary. The Cavendish adds a smoothness that turns the smoke into a mouthful of peach milkshake. I am only now getting to appreciate Burley and I think this is an excellent example of tobacco playing a role in a blend. As it burns and the peach topping pulls back a bit, the burley comes through in a toasty, nutty, earthy way almost tricking my mind into thinking of a thick, brown pie-crust wrapped around all that peachyness.

Smokes well, but can be damp and may need some relighting.

No bite whatsoever and could be an all day smoke, though I like to smoke it as a desert. I don't want the flavour to get old or overly familiar.

I also smoke this when I have company and it gets rave reviews. I actually visited a friend who is ardently anti-smoking and was encouraged to smoke this blend in her home- It's that wonderful

This is an easy 3 stars for me. If you told me there was a better peach aro out there, I wouldn't believe you. Recommended to anyone who loves peaches.

Also, for fun give this a shot: I had a healthy pinch of Black House in my tobacco wallet that wasn't enough to last the night out of the house, so rather than opening another tin to add to it or tossing it, I mixed it at about 50/50 with the Stokkebye- Peaches & Cream. The Latakia and Oriental combined with that smooth, diminished peach.. It was very unique and actually worked quite well. Like a peach-glazed jerky. I have also tried it with just a pinch of Perique which was also very nice. Then again, I love mixing sweet and savoury elements in cooking as well.

If you are in the mood for peaches and cream, then you are definitely going to get it with this blend. Unfortunately for me, this blend was just too over the top for me, as the casing is just a bit too much. The tobacco seemed to be gloopy to me, and left a slight ghosting inside of the pipe, which took quite a bit of cleaning to get it to smell like anything other than peaches. This is not a bad blend if you like sweet aromatics, however it was just a bit too sweet for me.