Peterson Irish Cask
(2.92)
A rich blend of cavendish, Zimbabwean, orange Virginia, Thailand burley & black perique, matured in oak sherry barrels.
New Tin Description (Irish Cask): A blend of Virginia leaves from Eastern Carolina, Malawi and Brazil is mixed with a dark brown Cavendish tobacco.
Notes: Previously know as Irish Oak.
Details
| Brand | Peterson |
| Blended By | Peterson |
| Manufactured By | Scandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Cavendish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Sherry |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin, bulk |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium to Strong
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium to Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.92 / 4
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Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 16, 2004 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I like to add just a pinch of perique to this blend just to make sure I'm smoking pure perique. In other words, this stuff is heavy on the perique. The oddest thing is that, as other reviewers noticed, it's not even noticable early on. By mid-bowl, it has a pleasant role. By the final third of the bowl, it's dominating.
Stay away if you don't at least like perique.
Stay away if you don't at least like perique.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2003 | Strong | Mild | Medium | Tolerable |
I see this as a work-shop, puttering around the yard smoke. It lets you know that it is there, and has some decent flavor. However, it is not in the class of blends that I would describe as sit-back and "Experience It" types.
It definitely has a unique taste. "nice, pleasant, unobtrusive." The cavendish is probably responsible for keeping this blend smooth and consistent throughout the run of the bowl. One needs to take care not to puff too fast as this can be an unforgiving blend in this regard. The perique seems to be the main character that interplays on the way down the bowl.
It burns to a fine grey-white ash with little dottle left. Nice, O.K., smoke
It definitely has a unique taste. "nice, pleasant, unobtrusive." The cavendish is probably responsible for keeping this blend smooth and consistent throughout the run of the bowl. One needs to take care not to puff too fast as this can be an unforgiving blend in this regard. The perique seems to be the main character that interplays on the way down the bowl.
It burns to a fine grey-white ash with little dottle left. Nice, O.K., smoke
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 08, 2003 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This is one of the blends that will bite if you are not patient with it. Don't confuse the "picante" spiciness of the perique with "bite" though.
The aroma's and flavors are well described above. I seem to have noticed a little more of the oak flavor than most though. Just in the background as it should be in a fine red wine. In fact, this tobacco goes well with a good zinfandel or shiraz. Very complimentary, not contrasting.
The aroma's and flavors are well described above. I seem to have noticed a little more of the oak flavor than most though. Just in the background as it should be in a fine red wine. In fact, this tobacco goes well with a good zinfandel or shiraz. Very complimentary, not contrasting.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 28, 2003 | Medium to Strong | Mild to Medium | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Well, I followed Blue Train one day with my first bowl of this stuff. Blue Train was a waltz with Ginger Rogers, and the bowl of Irish Oak was one minute in the ring with George Foreman. The nicotine was a real gut punch and I thought I was going to lose it. Oddly enough, I later smoked a tin of this, and didn't find it too bad. I'm not a great Cavendish fan, I find it too colorless, but the Perique gives this blend some much needed character. The scent of the tin is very much a whiskey/oak smell, no doubt because of its aging in sherry casks. I'm sorry, I don't know a Zimbabwean Orange from a Shirley Temple, or Thailand Burley from Hurly Burly. Lately I've found that following Frog Morton up with this one isn't too bad. Moisture content is OK right out of the tin. It packs well in a medium sized bowl, and stays lit pretty well. A former pipe smoker thought the room note was pretty good, but to me it's indifferent, not notable. I'm going to withold final judgement on this one and come back to the review later.
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