Peterson Sherlock Holmes
(2.68)
An old 19th century blend of orange and red smoking leaf, Brazilian burley and Virginia Mysore Indian tobacco.
Notes: From the current Peterson website: A signature Peterson tobacco made with an old Irish recipe dating back to 1889. It is one of the finest tobaccos smoked in the time of Sherlock Holmes. The straight Virginia blend possesses all of the natural flavour associated with a premier Virginia tobacco.
Moderator note: there is a conflict between the tin description and Peterson's website regarding whether or not burley is present. We have elected to use both descriptions for now.
Details
| Brand | Peterson |
| Blended By | Peterson |
| Manufactured By | Scandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Blend Type | Virginia Based |
| Contents | Burley, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Fruit / Citrus |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.68 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 41 - 48 of 48 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 20, 2006 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Full | Very Pleasant |
This is a new review for the new EU made Sherlock. It is good, real good. The weed has a mild sweet peach scent. When fire is introduce, what left is true mild and sweet virginia taste and I cannot detect any peach or any other flavoring. This is perfect for everyday pipers who spend more time with a pipe in the mouth then without during conscious hours.
At slow burns (in speed which I need to relight every 1-2 minutes), a very pure sweet tobacco taste unmatch by any other blend I had tried.
At medium burn (when engaged in a home movie when the end of one bowl matches the timing of a 90 minutes movie), the flavor comes across with a bit more layers yet still on the mono tone side. And I cannot detect any difference between the taste of top, mid and end bowl. Of course with the mid bowl, the smoke is the thickest and richest. It is real thick, like liquid in mouth but the taste balance remains the same.
At fast burn (after a long dinner at a non-smoking resturant), the taste becomes lighter, less sweet and gives off a more woodsy kind of aroma.
All in all this is good. The strength of it is kind of light. I had been doing some reading on the net, and I wonder if people can really get nicotine from smoking a pipe. However, when I smoke intensely with heavier weeds like Peterson's Uni Flakes, I do experience sweaty hands. With this SH blend I cannot get this effect. So I assume it is on the light side.
This is a very stable tobacco. In my world, I like stable taste . The more stable the weed, the better I like it.
At slow burns (in speed which I need to relight every 1-2 minutes), a very pure sweet tobacco taste unmatch by any other blend I had tried.
At medium burn (when engaged in a home movie when the end of one bowl matches the timing of a 90 minutes movie), the flavor comes across with a bit more layers yet still on the mono tone side. And I cannot detect any difference between the taste of top, mid and end bowl. Of course with the mid bowl, the smoke is the thickest and richest. It is real thick, like liquid in mouth but the taste balance remains the same.
At fast burn (after a long dinner at a non-smoking resturant), the taste becomes lighter, less sweet and gives off a more woodsy kind of aroma.
All in all this is good. The strength of it is kind of light. I had been doing some reading on the net, and I wonder if people can really get nicotine from smoking a pipe. However, when I smoke intensely with heavier weeds like Peterson's Uni Flakes, I do experience sweaty hands. With this SH blend I cannot get this effect. So I assume it is on the light side.
This is a very stable tobacco. In my world, I like stable taste . The more stable the weed, the better I like it.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 11, 2006 | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Gentlemen,
I am new to the art of pipe smoking and this is one of the first non "corner store" tobaccos I have tried. I must say I enjoy it very much as an everyday smoke but would hanker after something a bit more tasty every now and then.
I have a question though, my tin is purple and unfortunately without the Sherlock portrait, it says it is "A Virginia and burley blend."
...whereas the tin shown here says "An old 19th century blend of Orange & Red smoking leaf, Brazilian & Mysore Indian tobacco."
Has Peterson changed the blend or are there two Sherlock Holmes? Very mysterious.
I'm assuming the reviews here are for the tin shown in the photograph at the top.
UPDATE 12/July/06
Having now tried a wider variety of tobaccos I can say that this blend is one that really grows on you. With a little time in the tin to dry out it really is fantastic. Upgrade to four stars.
I am new to the art of pipe smoking and this is one of the first non "corner store" tobaccos I have tried. I must say I enjoy it very much as an everyday smoke but would hanker after something a bit more tasty every now and then.
I have a question though, my tin is purple and unfortunately without the Sherlock portrait, it says it is "A Virginia and burley blend."
...whereas the tin shown here says "An old 19th century blend of Orange & Red smoking leaf, Brazilian & Mysore Indian tobacco."
Has Peterson changed the blend or are there two Sherlock Holmes? Very mysterious.
I'm assuming the reviews here are for the tin shown in the photograph at the top.
UPDATE 12/July/06
Having now tried a wider variety of tobaccos I can say that this blend is one that really grows on you. With a little time in the tin to dry out it really is fantastic. Upgrade to four stars.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 27, 2006 | Medium | Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
The tin of Sherlock Holmes that I opened, (with the new purple label), was drenched with a casing! The aroma was heavy and musty, and was reminiscent of malted barley mashing in the beer brewing process. It was not unpleasant, just a little unexpected and certainly different from anything else I've experienced.
Fortunately, the casing played little or no role in the enjoyment of this quality offering from Peterson. The Virginias and Burley work well together to provide an enjoyable smoke that lit easily and only required one re-light two thirds of the way through the bowl. The taste of the Burley was there, but so was that of the Virginias - a truly delightful marriage!
SH smoked cool, without bite and the flavor intensified and deepened in strength as the smoke progressed. SH is a great Peterson offering and it will have a regular place in my rotation!
Fortunately, the casing played little or no role in the enjoyment of this quality offering from Peterson. The Virginias and Burley work well together to provide an enjoyable smoke that lit easily and only required one re-light two thirds of the way through the bowl. The taste of the Burley was there, but so was that of the Virginias - a truly delightful marriage!
SH smoked cool, without bite and the flavor intensified and deepened in strength as the smoke progressed. SH is a great Peterson offering and it will have a regular place in my rotation!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 06, 2006 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
this is the first time i try peterson's tabacco, "sherlock holmes" is really special for me, i luv its flavoring and taste so much! its really different with other tabaccos (borkum's riff, golden blend, captain black, etc...) that i have! after try this, i think im 1 of a fans of peterson now!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 27, 2005 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This tobacco is one of the best I've tried until today, it has a very unique taste without surprises that you can recognize from distance, an all day high quality blend with a stong but not aromatic personality.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 05, 2004 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Perhaps it was the delightful imagery of the tin that first drew my attention to this tobacco. I had gone to the tobacconists planning to purchase my usual Mellow Virginia, but decided to treat myself - what a treat!
This is a tremendous tobacco, it passed the taste test with top marks. I highly recommend this.
This is a tremendous tobacco, it passed the taste test with top marks. I highly recommend this.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 01, 2004 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I tried this due to being intrigued not by the Sherlock Holmes picture but by the image of tasting exotics from places one usually doesn't get tobacco from. The smoke reminds me a a Sumatra cigar (which was the Cuban of the early 20th century), which was mild, very full mid flavor, very slightly sweet in a dusky or musty sort of way. The bright leaf threatens the necessity of benzocaine for the tongue, but I found it smokes dry, and with virtually no bite, if at all, certainly none if just sitting in a still room. The flavor is subtle, in fact, it took a couple of pipes to have it come out fully in the one I was using to try it. As I've smoked it more and more, other flavors are coming out, and I get hints of other types of leaf flavors and a subtle casing that I don't identify as apricot or anything yet. It's a light smoke, but if you inhale it, it is dry enough to be cough inducing, and the full medium body can make this just a hair bit too much for all day smoking. However, it's now in my rotation as a change of pace and light smoke instead of sweeter virginia blends, and it's different enough to not recommend to not just any smoker, but to say the the right smoker will find this one a must to have with the rest of the collection.
Update 5/1: I'm finding that I like this blend more and more, but be warned, it WILL leave it's flavor in any pipe you smoke it in. I highly recommend that you devote a pipe to it, as it's flavor can be detected even in a pipe I use mainly to smoke heavy English blends in.
Update 5/1: I'm finding that I like this blend more and more, but be warned, it WILL leave it's flavor in any pipe you smoke it in. I highly recommend that you devote a pipe to it, as it's flavor can be detected even in a pipe I use mainly to smoke heavy English blends in.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 14, 2003 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
This blend arrives a bit damp in the tin. It lights well however and remains lit with little effort. It has little to no tongue bite and smokes cool. The aroma is a delightful apricot that leaves a pleasant room note that my wife really likes. Although the flavor is rather monochromatic throughout the bowl - I really like the change of pace that this blend offers. It offers a rather unique taste and aroma compared to my other tobaccos. I find it a pleasant late-night smoke. I would recommend this blend to anyone looking for a mild, steady, change of pace tobacco. Neat tin artwork also.
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