Peterson Standard Mixture

It's not without a reason this blend is called a Standard. It's like the zero point on coordinate plane, all other tobaccos being to the left, to the right, above or below, and this one right in the centre.

Carefully balanced, simple, calm and honest mixture. It tastes exactly like what its smell tells. It burns evenly and steady from the first match down to the bottom of the bowl. It's neither mild nor strong. There's no tobacco type in it that dominates the rest: Oriental is what welcomes you first but it's not fragrant, Latakia is lurking somewhere in the deep but never pops on the surface, Virginias are firmly standing at the background, potent and dry (like dry wine) and not sweet at all.

Would I call this the Golden Mean? No. Or maybe Mediocrity? No, again. It's just a STANDARD.

Full, well balanced, leathery and satisfying. Enough has been said already about this blend. The room note was better than tolerable. It smoked dry throughout, with no gurgle.

I was sent a good sample of this from a forum friend and enjoyed it. This did not come as a surprise as I find all the Dunhill blends to be well done and have enjoyed them all except Durbar, but that is because it tastes like a noxious tire fire. Although I didn't like Durbar, the quality of the leaf and the presentation of the same are typical of the high standards behind the Dunhill name; as is Standard Mixture, but it did not blow my mind to the point where I would hang four stars on it and fill my cellar with pounds of it.

I find it a good representation of the standard latakia blend; that being a blend containing Virginia, Latakia and Oriental(s). It is a good smoke for someone curious about this mix of leaf types before jumping into deeply exotic blends like Odyssey or joining in the fray to fight for the next bag of Penzance to come across the pond.

To me, I would rather puff on the newly introduced Aperitif or even 965 before this one as I feel they offer more complexity, but I would not complain about having a tin or two of this in the cellar.

This is what I have come to expect out of an English blend. The lat. is smokey, earthy, with notes of leather and does not over power the other elements. The Orientals have a little creamy taste and at times a musty and floral note comes through. The VA's remind me of hay and have sweetened just a little. A very good blend that is sure to be someones go to blend. I would think that with 5 yrs. on it it would be better still, maybe at 6-7 at the peak of what it will be. I will pick up more eventually and age to that mark to see. There are blends in the med. cat. that I like better but this is what a good English blend should taste like. 3. 5 stars and would be a good place of the non-English smoker to start at if they are willing to cellar a tin to at least the 3 yr. mark. The earlier tin was not what this is if my memory serves and it did bite a little at the 6 month mark. This does not unless you just push too hard.

Well... this is standard and medium, indeed. It can very well serve as a term of comparision against other english blends. It's a nice all day smoke, sturdy, maybe a little monotonous for some folks.

Top virginias in there, no cavendish, enough tasty orientals, good cyprian latakia. White/gray ashes. Don´t expect a sweet creamy smoke, neither a spicy one... just a standard medium, very well balanced, classic english 🙂

I like it and don´t find it boring.

(note: my tins are labelled simply as "Dunhill Standard Mixture" - no "medium" reference)

An enjoyable and well-balanced English mixture, though perhaps a touch too light to really satisfy the English mixture enthusiast. At least in Europe, you are not now allowed to describe tobacco as Medium, Mild, etc., for fear of encouraging children to take up the pipe; but Standard Mixture in its present form is very like, and perhaps exactly like, the old Dunhill Standard Mixture Mild. In my view, the stronger and more full-bodied Skiff Mixture does the same kind of thing better. As with all Latakia mixtures, the room note of SM will not endear you to innocent bystanders.

Not a classy dinner at a French restaurant with lots of finesse, but a nice lunch with home made pasta, freshly made tomato sauce, olive oil and fresh basil at a small trattoria. Somewhat basic, simple, standard (sic!), but really really tasty. Pure joy without surprises, maybe even a bit boring, just a WYSIWYG English blend. Delightful. I love it.

Prep: The moisture level was right on target.

If your goal was to find the perfectly balanced English blend, I'd say your search is likely over. What's the base of the blend? The Virginia? Maybe, delivering grassy, tart notes. The Latakia might be more prevalent at the very top of the bowl but evens out with its notable smoky, woody, notes. And spicy, earthy, floral, Turkish leaf holds right along the other two components.

So what is going for this blend? Quality and consistency. You can't go wrong here. If you are looking for an unique blend, you wont find it here however. That isnt a fault per se, just a fact. 7.5/10

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Lovely blend, I find it quite nice. Upon first light the Virginias put off a little sweetness and I pick up some woodsy campfire like flavor from the Latakia. From the point halfway down the flavor kind of takes on a herbal tea like taste which I am assuming are the orientals. Only one relight, using the frank method, and it consistently burned all the way down the bowl to fine ash. I’m really primarily becoming a VaPer guy, and when it comes to English I broke the cherry on Nightcap, which I also love dearly. But I could see SM being something i keep around as a nice alternative to NC. It’s just a solid manly smoke that won’t disappoint.