Peter Stokkebye Kentucky Nougat

I find this a delightful clean smoke from start to end. The taste alternates between a rich creamy oatmeal to mild chocolate. It burns nice and slow and the strong casing is evident in every single delicious mouthful.

The nicotine hit is good as is usual with such mixtures. And unlike some aromatics is smokes quite dryly.

After trying many of Stokkebye's aromatics, I finally gave this one a go. It's a mix of brown and black leaf, with the brown being the majority of the blend. The pouch aroma is extremely nutty and hints of things like chocolate, vanilla, etc. The cut is a ribbon cut but like all of Stokkebyes blends, there's a fair share of broken flake too. I find the broken flake to mean quality tobacco and time involved, plus it slows down the burn and cools things off some. This one will burn forever and will need a couple re-lights to get through the bowl. It's not overly wet, but will leave a dottle if not smoked in a meerschaum or a well broken in pipe. A filter pipe might do this blend best. The taste is nothing like the pouch aroma and the tangy Virginias hit you right away. During the bowl, you'll get a few hints of the nutty/chocolate taste but it doesn't last long at all. It's a typical Danish blend in the sense that the natural leaf will dominate the casings. It's also fairly complex and very spicy-something I've found in blends like Dan's Patriot Flake but never in an Aromatic before. The aftertaste really reminds me of a mild salsa. I like it but wouldn't recommend it to new smokers because of the spice, moisture and the tendency to puff a little too fast to get more flavor.

Update: After smoking a bunch of this, I realized the spicy/bitey taste is not really up my alley. I'll keep some around for the occasional smoke, but won't buy any more

Tantric is spot-on with his review of this tobacco. I think only this tobacco's spicy edginess distinguishes it from any number of other boring aromatics. Not a keeper. But maybe good for beginning smokers.

My experience follows previous reviewers. This tobacco has a chocolate taste somewhat reminiscent of Lane's 1Q, but it is not overpowering; indeed every puff has both the taste of the flavoring but also lets you know that you are smoking Virginia tobacco. Even though it needs to be smoked slowly, it stayed lit and burned cleanly.

I purchased an ounce of this tobacco, and I suspect I will enjoy it very occassionally over the next few months or so. Not something I would smoke on a regular basis, but for the very, very occasional after dinner smoke it isn't bad at all.

This tobacco has a nice creamy smoothness to it & I enjoyed it very much. I think it's good for both the new comer & very nice for those who seek a sweet "non sickly" taste! (It's not a goopy sweet tobacco) The Virginia taste is there with a suttle sweetness without being overpowering,the Burley & Cavendish are just perfectly formed in the back ground as well.It also hold's it's taste very well,without being boring. In it's class-I'll give it 3 Out of 4 Star's.