Peterson Irish Whiskey
(2.74)
A traditional Irish ready rubbed blend renowned for its smooth smoking quality. This blend incorporates various selected Virginias to provide roundness of taste. Kentucky fired, Indian cured and aromatic Thai Burley are also added. Finally, a light spray of Irish Whiskey essence gives this tobacco its unique aroma.
Notes: Due to regulations this is now called "Irish Mixture" in the EU.
Details
| Brand | Peterson |
| Blended By | Peterson |
| Manufactured By | Scandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Blend Type | Virginia/Burley |
| Contents | Burley, Kentucky, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Whisky |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium to Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.74 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 11 - 20 of 148 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2014 | Medium to Strong | Mild to Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
Oh HELL YES. This is exactly what I was looking for. Just finished a tin of The Royal Yacht and was looking for a good replacement to accompany my mornings of coffee and a reading. Something was going on with this blend as its usually plentiful but when I went to order, 3 of my usual 4 tobacconist had it sold out.
Scored a tin from PipesandCigars. Thanks guys you rock. Loaded my Peterson XL305. The flame took to the bacca like a fat girl to a pizza. This is a great tasting burley blend with great aroma and room note. I don't consider this an aromatic but a good solid natural tobacco blend with a topping. The topping shows and is wonderful for this Irishman. And, yes it's a great Irish Whisky flavor. It adds interest with sweetness and flavor to an already quality and pleasant burley blend. Nice nicotine kick to give it that morning punch. I already like it better than Royal Yacht because it taste more natural. RY though good, had a unnatural chemical taste to it. Irish Whiskey is a man's tobacco. It will put hair on your chest.. so if you are a female fellow piper and smokes Irish Whiskey watch out… or email some pics…. 😉 I will give it 4 stars as I can't find anything negative to this blend. Its just right for me. However if you aren't looking for this style of blend you will be disappointed. Happy smoking fellow pipers.. Smoke it up!
Scored a tin from PipesandCigars. Thanks guys you rock. Loaded my Peterson XL305. The flame took to the bacca like a fat girl to a pizza. This is a great tasting burley blend with great aroma and room note. I don't consider this an aromatic but a good solid natural tobacco blend with a topping. The topping shows and is wonderful for this Irishman. And, yes it's a great Irish Whisky flavor. It adds interest with sweetness and flavor to an already quality and pleasant burley blend. Nice nicotine kick to give it that morning punch. I already like it better than Royal Yacht because it taste more natural. RY though good, had a unnatural chemical taste to it. Irish Whiskey is a man's tobacco. It will put hair on your chest.. so if you are a female fellow piper and smokes Irish Whiskey watch out… or email some pics…. 😉 I will give it 4 stars as I can't find anything negative to this blend. Its just right for me. However if you aren't looking for this style of blend you will be disappointed. Happy smoking fellow pipers.. Smoke it up!
Pipe Used:
Peterson XL305
PurchasedFrom:
PipesandCIgars.com
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 02, 2017 | Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
Conclusion: Great stuff. I intended to review this the time I got my first tin. But before I knew it it was gone. Finished. I just enjoyed it so much that I was all out before I had gotten around to it. But this is a great tobacco. Full of flavour, enough nicotine to make it noticeable, but not to make me drowsy. One of those suitable for any moment, but I prefer it in the spring and summer; it is warm, smooth and flavourful. Highly recommended.
Taste: First light gives off a slight sweetness reminiscent of vanilla, mixed with a grassy bitterness. It is light and smooth. Pretty quickly it deepens and traces of white pepper are added. Reminds me slightly of vanilla ice cream with white pepper, but not overly so. A detect a woody note, and around the halfway mark there is some leather as well. After that it actually takes on quite a dark character, and I almost find the alcohol a bit more pronounced, but I am not sure that it is the topping. Rather it appears that the parts of the blend come together in a way that reminds me of a glass of whiskey; sweet, ever so slightly abrasive, creamy and chest warming. By now, the grassy note is gone. There is a complexity to this, where none of the flavours are too loud but lends itself to the seeker.
Mechanics: Ribbon cut, perfect moisture from the tin. No bite. Medium nicotine.
Pipe Used:
Various briars and cobs
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 06, 2017 | Strong | Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Peterson - Irish Whiskey.
A review I've re-typed, it read a bit poorly!
Quite evenly sized ribbons with an o.k. amount of moisture: a touch too moist, but not dreadfully so. It's easy to ignite, and gives a relatively cool smoke that's free from bite. The smoke didn't taste as heady with whiskey as the tin-note had me anticipating; when I took a sniff I'd expected the whiskey to totally domineer it but it only gently flavours the smoke. The Burley accounts for a large proportion of the tobacco flavour, with the Virginia making up far less of it. For some reason I also get a very nebulous floral note.
The nicotine's pretty strong, to me, and the room-note's only pleasant-ish.
Although I don't particularly favour whiskey blends, the mildness separates this.
Recommended.
A review I've re-typed, it read a bit poorly!
Quite evenly sized ribbons with an o.k. amount of moisture: a touch too moist, but not dreadfully so. It's easy to ignite, and gives a relatively cool smoke that's free from bite. The smoke didn't taste as heady with whiskey as the tin-note had me anticipating; when I took a sniff I'd expected the whiskey to totally domineer it but it only gently flavours the smoke. The Burley accounts for a large proportion of the tobacco flavour, with the Virginia making up far less of it. For some reason I also get a very nebulous floral note.
The nicotine's pretty strong, to me, and the room-note's only pleasant-ish.
Although I don't particularly favour whiskey blends, the mildness separates this.
Recommended.
Pipe Used:
Various
PurchasedFrom:
Various
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Sep 02, 2014 | Very Strong | Extremely Mild | Very Full | Tolerable |
This is a labor of love, but worth the work it needs to get it.
At first, its damp, kinda tasteless and one dimensional. You try and try to get the whiskey going, or get some depth into it, and you push and push......for nothing.
However, I took a bigger bowl pipe, went outside with it to where there was nothing else crossing my scent detector but this, and sat there.
Then I got it, and it made perfect sense.
This is strong, subtle and refined genius. The flavors are placed here like clues, they don't shout, they whisper, they coral around each other and come out in small and perfect doses. Big and loud this is not, this is soft and cool and confident in how it delivers it goodness.
If you want a flavor smack, try elsewhere, if you want to sit and sip old scotch that you savor for 2 hours, step right in and load up.
Careful of the nic though, such quiet confidence wards off people looking for a fix in cruel ways, as it did me on the first occasion.
At first, its damp, kinda tasteless and one dimensional. You try and try to get the whiskey going, or get some depth into it, and you push and push......for nothing.
However, I took a bigger bowl pipe, went outside with it to where there was nothing else crossing my scent detector but this, and sat there.
Then I got it, and it made perfect sense.
This is strong, subtle and refined genius. The flavors are placed here like clues, they don't shout, they whisper, they coral around each other and come out in small and perfect doses. Big and loud this is not, this is soft and cool and confident in how it delivers it goodness.
If you want a flavor smack, try elsewhere, if you want to sit and sip old scotch that you savor for 2 hours, step right in and load up.
Careful of the nic though, such quiet confidence wards off people looking for a fix in cruel ways, as it did me on the first occasion.
Pipe Used:
Big Billard
PurchasedFrom:
Pipes and Cigars
Age When Smoked:
3 years
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Mar 09, 2005 | Medium | Medium to Strong | Medium | Tolerable |
Burley. Chemical casing purporting to taste like whiskey. Mmmmmm...
I LOVE Irish whiskey wisely and well, but would rather sip it neat out of a glass, while smoking something far more entertaining than this.
I LOVE Irish whiskey wisely and well, but would rather sip it neat out of a glass, while smoking something far more entertaining than this.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Dec 08, 2021 | Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
Nice blend of Burley and Virginia tobaccos with Irish whiskey giving a nice top note. Sweet without being overly done. This tobacco can be packed too tight if you use a heavy hand. Room note is pleasant, a light whiskey scent floating above the tobacco. Va. grassiness without the tarry odor some Va.s have. As a previous poster noted, the nicotine can sneak up on you. Overall a great choice. Could easily be an everyday smoke.
Pipe Used:
Various
PurchasedFrom:
Gifted
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 02, 2016 | Strong | Very Mild | Full | Very Pleasant |
Remarks by many reviewers that whiskey is better sipped from a glass than smoked from a pipe are absolutely right. Upon opening the tin I smelled that toffee-like "whiskey" essence that recalled in my mind the horrors of Borkum Riff Highland and similar "whiskish" fakes.
Luckily, my apprehensions turned out to be wrong as the scenting didn't transfer to the smoke. Instead, the lighting invoked a cloud of complex Burley and Kentucky aromas, nutty and smoky, giving a thick smoke and a very pleasant room note.
The weed is quite strong and full with flavour, newbies most probably won't like it but for a seasoned pipe-smoker it could become a favourite. It comes rather dry out of the tin, tends to smoke hot and may bite viciously if approached with no proper respect.
Highly recommended for an experienced pipe-smoker.
Luckily, my apprehensions turned out to be wrong as the scenting didn't transfer to the smoke. Instead, the lighting invoked a cloud of complex Burley and Kentucky aromas, nutty and smoky, giving a thick smoke and a very pleasant room note.
The weed is quite strong and full with flavour, newbies most probably won't like it but for a seasoned pipe-smoker it could become a favourite. It comes rather dry out of the tin, tends to smoke hot and may bite viciously if approached with no proper respect.
Highly recommended for an experienced pipe-smoker.
Pipe Used:
Peterson 268, Hardcastle Bent Bulldog
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| May 13, 2015 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Tin note hinted at a mellow whiskey flavor, which was inviting. Moisture level was just right out of the tin. Thin ribbons pack easily and stay lit. A light burley flavor is noticable with a touch of VA. The whiskey flavor was quite subtle, but tasted pretty good. Nic level is noticable but I didn't get the nic kick that others spoke of, might be because I tend to lean heavily towards more robust blends like VAPers, so blends like this don't phase me. I'll definitely finish the tin, but not sure if I'd buy this again. It's a decent blend, just not something my palate gets too excited over, but I recommend it for those who like blends that are middle of the road in most respects.
Pipe Used:
Cob, Briars
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Feb 13, 2015 | Medium to Strong | Medium | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
Highly anticipated smoking this tobacco since I love Irish Whiskey.Tobacco has a nice dark color and a sweet aroma in the tin. Tobacco feels slightly moist but packs into the pipe nicely. The charring light doesn't reveal any special flavor,actually I can't detect any whiskey flavor at all. The tobacco quickly takes on a harsh almost cigarette like flavor. I have left this tin to age and have noticed the harshness has subsided. Nice go between an aromatic and non-aromatic.
Pipe Used:
Molina bent rhodesian
PurchasedFrom:
Emersons Tobacco
Age When Smoked:
new
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 25, 2014 | Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium to Full | Strong |
First bowl: high hopes, first Peterson blend I've tried, anticipated a flavorful, enjoyable smoke......
First light: nothing much to brag about, mid bowl, ok, where's the flavor?....End of bowl, wait a minute, did I just smoke a cigarette?
Second bowl: pretty much same as the first one. The "nic" is definitely there, but so is the taste of cigarettes. I'm not a fan of cigs. That's why I smoke a pipe.
I'm not really sure about this blend. I don't like wasting anything but this one just doesn't do it for me. I guess I could mix something with it but I'm afraid that the ciggy notes will play through anyways.
Will not purchase again. Disappointed.
First light: nothing much to brag about, mid bowl, ok, where's the flavor?....End of bowl, wait a minute, did I just smoke a cigarette?
Second bowl: pretty much same as the first one. The "nic" is definitely there, but so is the taste of cigarettes. I'm not a fan of cigs. That's why I smoke a pipe.
I'm not really sure about this blend. I don't like wasting anything but this one just doesn't do it for me. I guess I could mix something with it but I'm afraid that the ciggy notes will play through anyways.
Will not purchase again. Disappointed.
Pipe Used:
Peterson Killarney
PurchasedFrom:
JR Cigar
Age When Smoked:
Fresh Tin
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