Peterson Nightcap

Maybe because I have yet to develop more discerning tastebuds I find Nightcap to be pretty much the same as Dunhill's EMP which may seem rather odd given their respective names.

Tin note seemed the same but more pertinent to me was the fact that once fired up I was still smoking BO! How Dunhill managed to capture the flavour of body odour, let alone add it to a tobacco blend is beyond me. Granted, it was not quite as strongly tasted as in EMP but it was still very evident to me.

As an experiment, last night I loaded an Everest Selecta with NC and left it sitting overnight. I am now smoking that very bowl and have to be honest, there is a slight improvement overall. The BO is still there but very much in the background and other flavours are coming through. What they are I cannot quite put my finger on but they are not unpleasant. In fact now that I am beyond mid bowl the nasty BO flavour seems to have disappeared and I can almost enjoy the smoke.

Would I buy this again? No I think not but am glad I tried it so I give it two stars. Now to finish the bowl and refresh my tastebuds with a large bowlful of lovely Condor RR.

My tongue gets numb over this that I could not differentiate the flavor; never try the old version; Don't think it deserves the hype. However I should try rocker311 suggested: jar it and let it breath for a while. Maybe then I will change my comment.

A strong English blend that bites fast and hard. Very little balance. Many blends are strong AND smooth, it fails at the latter.

Bottom line: there are other tobaccos that hit the mark much better than Nightcap; try Magnum Opus for a strong, yet deliciously smooth English blend.

Can't really argue with this blend. It's strong enough, plenty of nicotine and latakia smokiness, but certainly not overly strong or unpalatably so, just rather average. Wasn't really blown away though, and in my humble opinion, certainly doesn't live up to it's hype as a defining latakia blend. I probably would smoke this last thing at night, but simply because it's heady and slightly boring, and ergo perfect before sleep.

More practically though, this tobacco is robust and lights very easily and stays lit. Absolutely no problem to smoke at all, a monkey could load and smoke this blend no bother. I really wanted to love this tobacco, but I just can't bring myself to say as much. I'll keep a tin knocking around, but I won't bother buying a vast amount and storing, because I honestly can't see it improving to the extent that it would be worth the time and effort.

not a huge fan of the amount of perique.... not a great smell in the tin ....but an alright smoke

I am not usually a big fan of blends that contain Latakia, but decided to try a tin of Nightcap anyway. My first impressions when opening the tin were was of a strong smell of the Latakis so I was a little apprehensive about trying a bowl full.

However, the Latakia in this blend does not overpower as it can in English Blends and therefore makes for a much more pleasing smoke in my opinion. The various tobaccos really do make up a complete blend here and provide an overall taste rather than any single type taking centre stage.

Although this isn't one of my personal favourites, it is worth trying if you like Latakia or you are looking for a variation on the traditional English Blend.

It's a very strong English, in my book, the new mix, probably the strongest English I've tried. As a mark of my indifference, I still haven't finished the tin after several months. Good if you want your socks blown off before going to bed.

As if the site needed another review of this over-reviewed & over-rated blend!! In any event, here goes. I hadn't smoked this blend since the early to mid 70s & am not sure whether the blend from that era was done by Dunhill, Murray's or what. Picked up the pipe again a couple of yrs ago, which was coincidental with Dunhill for a period not being available on the U.S. market. So imagine my elation when I learned it that it was coming back! So all of the retailers are taking pre-orders for weeks/months on end for these famous Dunhill blends made by Orlik. Nightcap was one of my 3 or 4 favorite blends back then, so I couldn't wait to try it. What a disappointment!! I remember the 70's version as a rich, luxurious, full-bodied English that had complexity & character. This Orlik version tastes like a cheap one-dimensional lat bomb! Not all is lost however, as I collect the tins & will gaze occasionally @ this one in sad reminiscence of the enjoyment this blend used to afford me.

This is an overpoweringly strong blend. Almost unbelievably strong enough to knock one off ones feet. Literally, one has to sit down. That said, if strength is something your after, this will not disappoint. I will say, however, that when I want something with this much Latakia in the future I will just go to good old Abingdon which has all the Latakia without the bite. Final word: not for the faint of heart, and not what I would smoke right before I retire to bed.