Peterson Early Morning Pipe

This is a classically English blend. When I think of what an English should taste like, this is what I think of. Yes, it is a lighter English, but that is the point of the blend. If you are like me and love a pipe in the morning but don't like the heavier blends early on then this is a blend for you. It has a mild sweetness about it which I like. The Latakia has notes of campfire, earth and are a little sweet but does not overpower the Orientals and VA. The Orientals have a slightly sour note that reminds me of butter milk (in a good way). The VA's add some complexity to the blend. The red is tangy and slightly fruity. The lemon adds citrus notes and notes of hay. This blend is complex like a Davidoff Classic is complex. Mild does not mean bland. If you are newer to the pipe you will miss all the nuances, but with time and patience it is a wonderful first bowl of the day. The finish on this is short for an English blend and I like that because it allows me to pick up another blend and not loose everything it has to offer which is unlike what many English blends tend to do for me.

I love this blend. Early Morning Pipe has been one of my favorite mixtures for the decade that I have been smoking. It's light, subtle, and simple. It's clear in other reviews that this is an issue for a lot of pipemen. For me, however, this is it's strength. It packs easily. It smokes so easily, so effortlessly, that it's hard to for it to turn on you.

This is a tobacco for the beginning of the day, when blowing out your palate with a full flavored leaf is ill advised. This is a blend that you can puff on while you go about some chore or duty. This is a utilitarian blend to be smoked when the act of smoking your pipe isn't your focus.

Happy puffing.

Any similarity between this and the original Dunhill Early Morning of years gone by is not even in the realm of possibility. This stuff, made in Denmark is apparently residue from the floor sweepings of the old Scandanavian blends. I smoked Dunhill for years and even had several private blends with them. This is not even close to anything Dunhill ever put their name on. Newbies may like it for the name but certainly not for the reputation. Ordered 8 ounces of this stuff and am still trying to find someone I dislike to give it to.

I only had a sample of this but enough to make a mark on me an to write a review. This is another awesome blend. No aromatics. The tobacco heap in my hand was just ..... oriental. Its like walking somewhere in the middle east; or maybe on a tour of Paul's missions to Laodicea, Philippians, Corinth, back to Syria. OK, so the Oriental / Latakia is there. And I like that lot. The same notes of the fresh tobacco was also the room note.

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The nice thing is; that "overpowering" Oriental smell was just rightly balanced in the bowl. You smell it when you exhale, but on the palate, a well balanced smokiness and a touch of sweetness. I don't know if it was the coffee or the tobacco, but I had a lingering and satisfying sweet spicy creamy after taste on my tongue.

I can see why its Early Morning - the tastes you like (Latakia & Oriental), yet not in quantities that will shock you back to reality.

Highly recommended.

This is a superb blend that is flavorful but not too strong. A mild English blend with rich flavor. And what a glorious aroma! Great for all hours of the day. Doesn't need any special drying. Consistently great flavor,especially good in older English pipes. I've stopped smoking anything else. It gradually builds in strength as you move from the top to the bottom of the bowl, but never is overwhelming. If you like Squadron Leader,Skiff, Rattray's Red Rapparre, 221 Baker street, King Charles and the like, you must try Early Morning: it is the most flavorful of the bunch. Note: this blend is, in my opinion, superior to the old Murray blend: the ingredients are of higher quality and it is much smoother than the older, greatly over-rated blend. The only other blends in it's class are Dunhill's London Mixture, which has too much Latakia for me, and Dunhill's Royal Yacht, which is similar but with added sweetness. p.s. when E.M.P. was unavailable, many other companies tried to replicate it--with very limited success. I've noted some peppery accents in the middle to late bowl. You should go for the original & best.

A fine blend. I like this as a wake up but I would think this might be too strong and maybe too much smokiness( Latakia?) for some in the early morning . I love the stringy cut that makes packing and lighting easy. Immense smoky Oriental flavor with a slight sour lemon background . Although Latakia is not listed , I find this smoky .Allow this to breath some in the tin before you load up or it will steam. No bite, big flavor, smooth, all day anytime smoke.

It's a great "on the go blend" no messing around rubbing it out, charing lights , tamping, just stuff the pipe, hit it with a match and smoke. When packing, I like to roll the tobacco in a tight ball and stuff the one piece into the top of the bowl. This method tends to smoke slower and less ashy.I Always have a tin close at hand.

Do you want something milder but similar, try Germains, King Charles Mixture?

Well, a classic English blend. Fresh outside the tin you can smell the orientals and the latakia. Red Virginia is present but not dominant when you light it up. If you choose to cellar this tobacco, it's going to develop a sweet taste and the leatherness of the latakia will fade away but in a positive way.

Burns cool without any tonge bite.

Over the past few months I've gradually progressed from aromatics to light English and Oriental blends and a few flakes. So the time came to order a tin of 'Early Morning Pipe' and see what all the fuss was about.

My first surprise was when I opened the tin and found tobacco cut into such thin little ribbons. When I picked it up it reminded me of RYO tobacco. In fact if I had some papers I could have tried rolling a cigarette.

The second surprise was when I loaded up and smoked. This stuff smoked so fast it disappeared in a flash. Wow - one moment there - the next moment gone. I was so surprised I just stood there wondering what on earth this stuff was. So I tried again, and again it smoked so fast it was gone.

Luckily I'd just bought a slightly larger pipe, so I tried EMP in that and the smoking experience was much better. This is a tobacco that, due to the very light ribbon cut, either needs to be packed expertly or smoked in a larger pipe.

Once the packing and pipe have been sorted, the smoker will be rewarded with a distinctive, pleasurable smoke that has a slightly 'sour' edge. This sourness is something the smoker will either love or hate. For me, EMP has gradually become a regular daily smoke and I find the taste satisfying and moreish.

There's usually a reason why a tobacco becomes a best seller and remains so for a long period of time. In EMP's case it's due to the particular cut which when packed properly produces nice clouds of medium strength slightly sour smoke which leaves many smokers just wanting to load up and smoke it again and again.

While I can't find any strong fault with this baccy, I can't find anything with it to get excited about.

Came a little too dry, Packed and lit easily, but doesn't stay lit well. Taste seemed a little fruity to start out, went bland by the half way mark and got a little nippy close to the bottom with a slight bitterness creeping in. The Virginias were there until about half way down and then there was no obvious distinction of any particular tobacco.

My overall impression is of blandness. According to some of the glowing reviews below, maybe I had a bad batch but, I can't really recommend this above 2 stars.