Peterson De Luxe Mixture

Was given a tin as winnings in a wager...So, my comments are already biased that I should like this. But, in fact I do. Tinned tobacc's are always a "gamble" for me. Some are very nice but more so I have been disappointed. Not here. A nice tweener smoke for a change of pace. Nice room note and will return to it again. If you're a Latikia fiend don't bother here...but may I say even a novice would enjoy this.

This is one of the best aromatics I've tried, and maybe the mildest in flavoring. In fact, it's one of the few aromatics in which you can actually taste de base tobaccos, and those Virginias and Cavendish are a pleasure to savor.

The subtle flavoring, the mix of honey and vanilla (I can barely taste walnuts here) is pretty unique, and the tobacco burns easily with no tongue bite whatsoever.

It's 3/4 only because there are similar tobaccos at much lower price.

I am glad I did not read the reviews on this tobacco before I purchase - I might not have bought this one. After years of smoking MB Burley London I have finally branched out to trying other tobaccos - thanks in most part to the guys on Pipe Smokers Forum. I purchased a tin of this while on a recent trip to Philadelphia. I generally try to smoke a sample bowl are two of a tobacco before purchasing but bought this one without.

I liked the smell when opening the tin - reminded me of MB Black Ambrosia of which I have smoked one tin. This tobacco was slightly dryer than I like upon opening. The smell of honey and Vanilla was nice. I did not get the "soapy" smell that others have mentioned.

This tobacco packed well into my Dunhill Cumberland and I packed it a little tighter than normal based on the feel of the tobacco. Easy to light it burned almost to the bottom of the bowl without a relight. Definately a light smoke. It took a few minutes for the vanilla and honey flavors to register. I doubt you could make this bite unless you really tried.

***Update*** After putting this aside for a couple of weeks I smoked some more. The more of if I smoke the more I like it. I have upgraded my recommendation and have decided to keep some of this in my regular rotation.

I agree that it was very very light on the tobacco taste but I found this a nice change. Overall taste was mild to very mild. It did not produce a thick smoke that I like in some other honey flavored tobaccos I smoke, but was very pleasant. I think this would be a great tobacco for a new pipe smoker and also makes a good morning smoke with a cup of coffee.

It exasperates me as to why people who hate aro's even bother reviewing an aro tobacco?!?!?!? Some of the negative views of this are from people who end up saying "...I prefer latakia, or full virginia's..etc..etc..." before giving the blend a slating, or 1 out of 4........WTF?!?!

I hate motor sport, but do you see me forcing myself to go and watch the dull, repetative noisy crap that I think it is?? Of course not! Anyway I digress....

DLM.... A 'fruit free' version of it's stablemate (and another Peterson aro that I enjoy) 'Connoissours Choice'. DLM has mild, soft vanilla overtones, with a hint of nutty tobacco. This one strengthens towards the end of the bowl as some of the flavours make way for the baccy. So far this blend just edges Connoissours into second place for my favourite Peterson aro..

A quality mild vanilla blend, that ABSOLUTELY doesn't deserve the hard time it's getting here. Try it through your own mouth though, instead of from the 'black and white' lyrical waxing's of others..

I like...A lot.

Pleasant but very mild tobacco flavour with a relatively subtle matched nutty flavouring but building to a very distinct amaretto in last quarter bowl. Moderate sweet tobacco room note. Absolutely no bite and requiring just a couple of relights. Very pleasant but a bit too mild for my taste.

In recent reviews, I have mentioned a group of pipe blends that seems to travel from my basement to my show tables and back every year. This current blend, De Luxe Mixture by Peterson, is one of them and has gone virtually unnoticed by show attendees at my tables for six years. I want to know why and, here we go, opening a tin that is several years old. Though sealed, I thought the tin opened a little easier than usual and, concomitantly, the tobacco inside was dry enough to smoke immediately. The tobacco showed a color range from medium brown to nearly black in a uniform medium-small ribbon cut that loaded easily. The tin aroma was a little more unusual, in that, it's aroma reminded me of a stick of Beaman's chewing gum. I could not grok either the honey nor the vanilla and wasn't sure about the Walnut. After thirty minutes of air-out, the aroma became more nut-like and, possibly, Walnut. This flavoring was noticeable in the top third smoke, but, dwindled after that. As to the smoking qualities of this blend; one star reviewers thought it was simply horrible, two star reviewers thought it was too mild and three star reviewers thought it was too weak. I disagree with both the one star and two star reviews but will agree that, although a pleasant enough of a smoke, it is a little lighter smoking fare compared to other blends that we are all smoking. That is the inherent nature of Virginia/Cavendish blends; they don't club you over the head. Not quite four star material, I felt a little more positive about De Luxe Mixture than the average smoker and give it three stars. Now that I've smoked it, I don't understand the cold shoulder it has been given at my tables.

The Tin aroma is very pleasant feels nutmeg, vanilla and honey, burns pretty well not very hot which helps you to maintain your healthy tongue feel the taste of tobacco and a good load of nicotine makes your extremely pleasurable smoke, personally I like the aromatic feel when smoking tobacco in the taste, and that I do it only in few tobaccos such as Captain Black - Dark and in the VBC of McClelland. the aroma in the room is quite nice and emphasizes more the aroma of walnut. Finally I am very fond to the mark for being the one that introduced me to this noble art.

Not bad. I was a bit disappointed for the vanilla flavour is unnoticeable. Walnut is much more present there. There was a little tongue bite (which I take the blame for it). Great smoke and even burning from beginning to the end of the bowl.

A nice aromatic, suitable for the smoker willing to have a try with aromatics, but not on the level of other aromatics from the brand. The blend of the tobaccos is fine in itself but the aromas are a little weak. The 'nutty mixture' from the brand is more remarquable.