Peter Stokkebye Peaches & Cream (No.303)

I bought this tobacco at The Briary in Birmingham, Alabama, under the name Briary Blend, but I am nearly certain that this tobacco is actually PS303 Peaches & Cream.

I am giving this tobacco 2 stars, in the expectation that 2 stars actually means something.

The peach in this blend is both the feature of this blend and the main component of the background. The cream comes from the Cavendish, which is exceptionally good. The basis of this blend is a solid, if uninteresting, backbone of Virginia and burley. If one is looking for a decent, well-blended aromatic where peaches and cream are expected to provide a simple, enjoyable smoke, it is hard to fault this blend. It's not monotone by any means, and it is not offensive.

This blend is a good blend for enjoying a pipe where pipe smoking is a secondary activity. If, on the other hand, one enjoys introspection by contemplating complex, intricate, and nuanced blends, this one is rather lacking.

Dipping your nose in a bag of this bulk tobacco there is just a succulent inviting perfume of sweet Georgia peaches, cultured creamy vanilla, and what I perceived to be some muted cognac-like odor riding herd over the influences of quieted nutty tart grass. Comprised by a well-crafted ratio of soothing Black Cavendish, flue cured Zimbabwean and Malawian Burleys, supported by a modest volume of tart Virginia, No.303 present a blackened bundling of rough-cut ribbons lightly disturbed by sparse golden strands. Applying suitable dressing, Stokkebye’s Peaches and Cream is richly flavored by a spray of sugary floral peach and rich delectable cream as one would anticipate.

With the immediate taste profile, one is greeted by a delightful and full registration of the subject sweet tangy yellow fruit as it rolls forth from an ample bed of silky heavy cream. The balance of the confluent flavors is invariably delicious and most pleasing. Elegantly tapered accents of soft vanilla and light nuttiness smoothly float in to fill out the blend’s forward feature, which holds impressively consistent for the entirety of the bowl.

Underneath and very distant, faint hints of tart Virginia grass and zesty earthen spice provides the natural supporting distinction, adding some interesting ambience to the overall encounter. Enabled by special magic of the Cavendish, Peaches and Cream endows a smooth, well-rounded, and enjoyable smoking experience. Not overly brash but rather tenderly presented for an impressive envelop of sweet affluent delight.

The room note is exceptionally lovely and vibrant as to be expected. Rich streams of sweet fruity fragrance permeate the nose inspiring a savory craving for a heaping bowl of this dessert wonder. The essence of peach is so remarkable it is, by my definition, really amazing. What is more, there is no bite nor nicotine rush to the blend’s mild tempered demeanor making it suitable for a repeat and frequent undertaking.

A great addition to any enthusiastic collection of fruit-based aromatic mixtures. On a chance I grabbed this one for trial. Looking back, I must admit Stokkebye’s Peaches and Cream opened my mind for the true splendor that can be found in improbable mixtures if given the opportunity. What a nice discovery I must say.

I usually am a fan of PS Aromatics, but this one did not do much for me. I won't delve deep into the component tobaccos as this is an aro and the underlying tobacco taste is rather faint and not really relevant.

My issue is the topping; more particular, the peach, as the cream, I believe, is just vanilla. I know you can't just squeeze the juice out of a peach onto tobacco and who is to say if burnt juice of a peach would even smell like a peach, so any topping, by its nature, is merely meant to replicate aromas. Thus, they are all chemical concoctions. Sometimes, when that aroma is off enough it can really irritate me even if the aroma is not per se bad.

That is what is going on here for me. To me this is close to the aroma of a peach, but enough unlike a peach that it comes off as "Chemical tasting" to me. I also found this to be a bite more of a biter than other PS aros I have smoked. Overall I did not find the blend terrible, but I would not buy anymore.

This blend is absolutely amazing!! The room note is extraordinary and it actually tastes like peaches... can't say that about many peach blends. Any and everyone should have this in their cellar.

Let me start by telling you, I don't eat peaches, so I may be a bad flavor judge. The bag does open to a powdered sugar, candied fruit kind of thing, that appears to be delivering the advertised treat. The toppings are not hiding; the aroma is strong, nut not to a nauseating level. Has a nicely moist, bouncy ribbon cut on the Black Cavendish side of the scale.

Certainly tasty. The smoke had a nice milky sweetness (cream I suppose), not unlike a mild Vanilla, that complemented the fruit. Easily sipable, and all day smokable without being a sweet stomach ache, or ghost inducing.

Will come as welcome change of pace for Aromatic fruit fans, or those who only ventured as far as cherry and found it too syrupy.

Sweet, somewhat peachy, but still nothing noteworthy imo. I've struggled finding an aro that brings me much satisfaction (autumn evening is the only winner so far). Despite some of the positive reviews here, this blend wasnt a standout.

As a positive, it is consistent. The slight Peachy note was steady throughout the smoke with the burleys adding a nuttiness and the virginas riding in the third seat. If you are an aromatic smoker, this may be a pleasing smoke for you.

It has a very nice peach flavor, great for a mid summer's night smoke. Beautiful peach fragrance and taste, excellent room note. If you want a nice smoking peach fruit tobacco this is worth a try.

Smells great! But that it. No aromatics comes in the smoke. Still a good tobacco. Just not very aromatic. Just bought one oz and that's enough.

I purchased two ounces of this over the summer. It's taken me three months to get through two ounces. I feel this is a special craving kind of tobacco. I'm not always wanting a super sweet taste.

Pouch note is very nice. A really smooth creamy peach aroma. My sample was a bit wetter than my liking so each bowl I dried quite a bit. Once dry it packs nicely. Stays very springy without the usual aromatic clumps. Lit nicely for a charing light. Produced alot of thick smoke which was very pleasant. Tamp to a fine white ash. Admittedly I leave too much ash in the bowl for a carbueration effect. So I had frequent relights. This had a very smooth and consistent peach flavor. Truly wonderful on a late summer afternoon. The flavor was somewhat one dimensional. But since it was just plain good I didn't mind. According to the peanut gallery the room note was very enjoyable. I'll be adding more of this to my canister collection for next summer. Perfect companion for a glass of ice tea.

If you like aromatics, I say try some. If you don't, why did you bother reading about this selection?

Rev