Peterson Nightcap

Not my idea of a nightcap - kicks to hard for me. I'm looking for the same flavour but softer and a little more refined. I have tried for sometime to get to like it more amd more but we are not suited it seems. However after a while of not taking a bowl I find the first light and taste leaves me wanting another - which leads me to start disliking again. Conflicting and confusing I know.

Taste can be gratifying - wife hates room note - and the nicotine surge at bedtime wakes me back up.

Opted to go for Esoterica - And So to Bed as an alternative..but Dunhill still pulls me back from time to time, so it has something there !!

I'm writing this as I finish a nice bowl of the blend. I have mixed feelings on it... on one hand, I like it because it's like smoking an excellent cigar that doesn't leave a cigar smell in the room at all, and on the other hand... I'm smoking a pipe and it's leaving a cigar taste in my mouth where I'm wanting something more... tasty. It's defiantely a straightforward blend and leaves me with a good nicotine high, which I don't mind at all. It goes well with a good scotch or bourbon. It's something I COULD smoke every night and be fine with, but I find something a little more mild to be better in that scenario. I'm only recently getting in to English blends, and this is one of the better ones definately, but I'm much more a fan of Frog Mortons. It has a wonderful aroma that doesn't stay in clothes and is wonderful to come back to after a short outing after a smoke. The aftertaste is a bit cigarish and spicy. I've got some set aside in a jar waiting a couple months that I'll try later and see how it progresses. Hopefully it will take a bit of it's edge off. There's a lot of potential here, but some things are just keeping me back from really enjoying it.



The context in which I LOVE it is after a hearty dinner alongside a good drink and dessert.





***update***

It seems the more I smoke this tobacco the less and less I enjoy it. As I've let it age in it's jar it seems to get more and more cigar like. The tin aroma (er... jar aroma) is overwhelming and gross and has overpowered all the other tobaccos sitting in the cabinet with it. I've also noticed a stronger room note that I really don't like all that much. It seems the stuff I got was a lot better straight from the tin. I don't think it's for me.

This is a potent English. With uncommon strength. I cannot smoke it often- for this use EMP. When you want to get 'high' keep this in your rotation for as needed use. Strong, somewhat, relatively- smooth, Latakia dominates with building perique. Sandalwood, Leather, Raisin, Black Pepper. I would ALWAYS keep it on hand when you have the need for a stiff drink and a strong smoke. Newbies who love English-dont be afraid, I was scared with stories about 'nicotene poisoning', thats a load of crap. Nicotene poisoning generally occours with pesticide exposure, not pipe exposure. If you ARE seeking a nicotene explosion-this isnt it, Try Samuel Gawith Black XXX Rope. sticks to your teeth...

Whatever its past glories, the current incarnation of Nightcap is simply not that good. Could this be the most overrated blend on the market? The Latakia lacks the fullness, the woody leathery smokiness, of the really good stuff (as found in Margate and Squadron Leader). Instead, it?s just strong and a bit bitter. There?s also Perique, which doesn?t add much flavor but does do a pretty good imitation of tongue bite by virtue of its spice. Nightcap packs the biggest nicotine punch of any tobacco I?ve tried, so if you want to get high for 15 minutes, this is the stuff for you. If it?s just a Latakia blast you want, then Old Ironsides tastes better. Otherwise, the best thing about Nightcap is the beautiful design on the tin. Once you open it, it?s all downhill.

This is a mighty tobacco, and you need to use superlatives to describe it. That doesn't necessarely mean that the result is all positive. Nightcap is to me a little paradox : I consider it as well-balanced, very rich of taste, with the spicy-sweet perique binding it all together.... but at the end of the race is all a bit to mighty .... I prefer it a bit more discreet, and I prefer London mixture to Nightcap. It must also be said that I'm not an all-day Latakia smoker. Ik have a bit of a love-hate relation with that stuff. From time to time I long for the melancholic taste of Latakia. It makes me think of ships and long travels.... but after some bowls of it, I have enough of it for some time. So, after all ... just 2 stars.

Farewell, old friend ! I'm a dedicated follower of Latakia Mixture Passion ! You were my mate for twenty years. You've filled countless of hours with great pleasure. But now the magic of those days is gone ! Something is lost on your way from Dunhill to Orlik. Once there were 4 shining stars, but nowadays.....

Hard to pin down. The main palate the pepper spice. A little woodsy. No sweetness on the palate but a touch on the nose. Smokes a little hot.

3rd time smoking it and there jury is still out for me.

Nightcap is one of those legendary blends. Legendary for its strength mainly. However, sometimes you try a "legend" and you find yourself wondering whether the legend is really rooted in fact, or whether it isn't just a mythology that is perpetuated by simply hearing it over and over.

Having tried Nightcap, there's certainly a nic-kick to it, that much is true. Is it over-powering? Not really -- and I'm not really one who particularly enjoys the strong blends. To be perfectly honest I found Dunhill's Royal Yacht to be much stronger in terms of the taste -- which is also why I found Royal Yacht much less enjoyable.

Nightcap was "okay" as a pipe smoke goes but to be honest though I really don't see what the big deal is, unless it's simply that you're after the nic hit. Taste wise, it was okay, but I actually find Samuel Gawith's 1792 flake much more interesting flavour-wise with that same strength to go with it (if that' is what you are after).

I am glad to have tried it but for me the legend is little more than a myth. There are far more interesting and flavourful blends out there.

Robust, mellow, and satisfying.

The tin note was wonderful: nutty and smoky, with an undercurrent of cedar. It lit easy and smoked dry and velvety to the dottle. The flavor was full-bodied and rich. Fired tobaccos provided a grounded base, reminiscent of a clean hardwood campfire, while the Virginias provided a bright, toasted barley counterpoint. I loved this smoke, but the room note was lingering and subversive. Unfortunately, for many of us in this forum, room note matters. After several smokes, Nightcap left a charcoal grill smell in the drapes, which was very unfortunate, and has affected my rating. That said, I will continue to sneak this blend, and burn incense to cover my trail...