Peterson Sherlock Holmes

Unbelievable,

I wasted ten quid on this faeces.

I wont compare it to its namesake and what he would have smoked or made of this because he never existed and isn't real. (Sorry you Americans but its true. He was a figment of the imagination of some moustachioed Victorian Brit, who had far too much time on his hands)

A bright leaved mess of a mixture that bites like a hungry ferret down your trousers, burns as hot as freshly squeezed tea-bags, and tastes like air.

Smoked two bowls, and the rest of the 50gm's is now in good company with some potato peelings, empty crisp packets, and some unwanted cauliflower cheese at the bottom of my kitchen bin. Actually that's an insult to the potato peelings.

Do yourselves all a massive favour. Spend $12 (£8) on a 100gm tin of Orlik Golden Sliced, or $6 (£4) for 50gm and revel in the knowledge that you will never have to think of Peterson's Sherlock Holmes ever again. This takes pride of place next to their other disaster/abortion of a blend, Sweet Killarney.

However, Old Dublin, Irish Flake, De-Luxe & Connoisseurs are the stand-outs from Peterson(IMO)

The rest are, well

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quite shit.

**UPDATE** - This blend is still entirely shit. 0/4

mike102 (above) :-

1. 'Brit' refers to 'British' which incorporates Scotland, Wales, and Northern Island. (*sigh!!* geographically inept Yanks!)

2. It was the Russians that saved us ALL from speaking German, not you eleventh hour hero's with your tins of Prince Albert!

3. The tribal Lenape Indians? I take it that was before you wiped them out with their allocation of buffalo as well?

4. Just 'Yank'ing your chain too!!! ;o)

I've been smoking the pipe for 45 years. I have a very wide taste range for both non-aromatics and aromatics. As hard as I tried over the course of a couple months,I just could not enjoy smoking this blend. It is a quality premium blended tobacco, no doubt about that. It may just be the rare blend that can't satisfy me in any way as a smoker. I'll always encourage people to try what interests them. But, this one is not for me. And I am a big Sherlock Holmes fan from way back! Too bad for me, I guess.

First impression: "Oh no!!! Such a good leaf spoiled!". The tobacco leaf is quality, but destroyed by heavy flavoring. The smell from can is much worse than the taste you get when it is smoked. The tobacco is also very moist and needs some drying before it could be smoked well. I see a difference in the descriptions about flavoring, some say it is mild while others say it is strong. Tobacco in my can was covered with a layer of sticky sirop. This could also explain why you either hate or love the blend. I would love it if it had less sirop in it, which i tryed to do by putting tobacco on a sheet of paiper, so that it soaked some juices. Then I liked it more. Overall impression: pity for a good leaf.

This blend burns hot as the temper of a woman from the tropics, flavorless as certain rare poisons culled from exotic flowers, and tastes like papers burnt to cover a crime. That is, when you can keep it lit.

The scent is very unusual but not totally unpleasant. Reminded be of blackberry brandy, though this isn't what I would call a sweet aromatic by any stretch of the imagination. The scent doesn't really make it's way to the flavor at all. After several attempts in different pipes, this is the first tobacco that I just gave up on and gave away. The guy that I gave it to couldn't keep it lit either, but said that it didn't taste bad. Hopefully he wasn't just being polite.

There is an outside chance that this could be your thing. The only thing this blend has going for it as far as I can see is that it's ver unique. If you really want to try an unusual crossover and just feel like taking a gamble, go for it. Otherwise, I'd skip it.

I am really struggling to think of something positive to say about this particular blend, all I can think is that it packs very easily due to being a ribbon cut.

The smoking experience itself is a very bland one with zero flavour & minimal taste......it really is that bad. Granted, come mid bowl it picks up ever so slightly but still lacks flavour. This is one very dull & boring smoke and not one I feel I could recommend.

I did not get on well with this blend.

Nice tin note, very moist, well presented.

Dried some out and fired it up. Lights very easy, packs and lights well.

Then it all goes horribly wrong. It tastes like low grade cheap and nasty cigarettes. The smoke is sharp and harsh, the aroma bitter and cheap, the aro elements just make the bowl burn incredibly hot.

Gave it a few bowls in a few different pipes. Every time I tried it the same result. It actually stings my nostrils, leaves me with a film of crud on my palate which I cannot seem to get rid of, and each time I feel like a teenager who just tried a cigarette for the first time.

How on Earth Peterson produce this at the same time as the Irish Flake and Irish Whiskey is beyond me.

Give it a wide birth.

If you think this stuff is a treat then you may also like to smoke a citrus scented pile of barber shop hair 👎🏻 Not a fan at all

Fruity because of the added flavour, nutty and hay-ish because of the tobacco. That's not bad. I enjoy the taste, it is but a mild aromatic. I do not enjoy the smoking qualities. This one burns HOT and it WILL bite you if you are not careful. Slow is the way to go, if you are a slow smoker and are looking for a light and fruity smoke - this one might do the trick. For me it does not. Can't stand that bite.

I think if Holmes were a real person, he would not be caught dead smoking this blend. Yes, SH smoked cigars, cigarettes and pipes, he always went for the stronger blends. Read the books and find out how many times Dr Watson complained about what Holmes smoked. With that being said, I must say that this is an aromatic that seems in line with the other Peterson aromatics I have tried, they usually suck. It is too moist out of the tin and just does nothing for me except puts gunk in my pipe at the end of the day.