Peterson Wild Atlantic

Reminiscent of D.P.E. (Levitt & Pierce) Cambridge MA (USA) Although, not a cube cut. Easy to load & light, medium to fine cut, burns quickly out-of-doors. Not wet, perfect moisture content and ready to smoke directly from the pouch. I will definitely keep some on-hand.

This is completely new review for May 2021 on tasting some old cellared pouches. Obviously we have a good quality 'English' mixture which generally behaves well and burns easily, but the importance of this one is the strength of the oriental element, which is higher than you might have expected, giving a marked dry spiciness which you will love or hate. I LIKE that spice for a change every now and then, but it can easily become too much if the pipe is smoked too quickly, at which point it becomes an annoying hot peppery overlay to everything else. Gives of its best when slightly dry. Take it easy, and you have a good English with interesting spices!

Peterson - Wild Atlantic

Neither feral nor turbulent, nor quite natural.  It's tame really but I like the image its name evokes.  *Balkan* latakia??  Okay.  Its a fine ribbon almost shag touting a bag note of leather and dulce de leche.  For cheap tobacco in a bag I'm impressed.  This seems somewhat comparable to the Wessex Tradition I wrote about a couple weeks ago, but here the flavors aren't as bold or distinct and there's more topping.  The topping is like a spicy liquorice, anise I suppose, it's not strong but is noticeable.  The blend wants to smolder and at that pace I can catch some virginia.  Abuse it some and the hay goes away, and it becomes a mildly leathery spicy beast, I like it better at this pace.  Nicotine hit just approaches medium at most.  Pairs well with coffee (but what tobacco doesn't, right?)  Would make a decent first bowl or all day smoker, which I suspect was the main idea here.  This one exceeded my expectations.

woody,asian spice. good price with accepable quality. just okay flavor compare to other Peterson blend like Old Dublin(almost twice price).If you are a cigar fan like me just sometimes enjoy pipe(just below 10pipe a month) maybe you can consider just pass this and go straight to other more expensive/ classic blend.

Why: You want to get a pouch that is above par and have likely experienced one of the four pouches from Peterson or want to try them. Wild Atlantic leans in the Latakia/Virginia direction with some Oriental/Turkish. It makes it an English blend.

Looks: Ocean with an island on a turquoise pouch package. Open it up for a gold reflective inside like the other four pouches have. Bust the seal and you get ribbons pressed into a pouch shape that you break up with your fingers without too much trouble. The Virginia is Red and the latakia darker in with brown Oriental/Turkish. Red Virginia from Peterson is amazing and helps turn this blend into a top pouch.

Using?: You can use it right out of the pouch. It is designed to work without drying out. It keeps well just in the package without a mason jar making it a carry around pouch. The ribbons are fairly long and large so get your pipe tool ready to pack.

Result: The latakia is made mild and not heavy in that taste by the red Virginia and Oriental/Turkish added to it. A great day to day afternoon pipe tobacco that is neither too strong or too light. A medium smooth enjoyable pipe tobacco taste that is a notch up from an early morning starter. Burns medium to quickly and not too much smoke. Room note is light. Your expectation is to spend half hour max on the bowl but will likely be gone before that because you like it.

Conclusion: If you try the Peterson pouches you will find that the four are variable to cover the range of usual pipe tobaccos and then you know which one you want more often. I really like Connemara black and have Wild Atlantic as number two Peterson pouch with Aran and Irish Mist last. Peterson pouches are good quality tobaccos but which one you like most requires trying them all out. They are not the expensive tins but they are far from cheap pouches. It really is Peterson quality tobacco made affordable.

Very nice English blend. Mild in strength yet with a good dose of nicotine with Virginias giving it body and Latakia taking center stage without being overwhelming. Strikes a nice balance between the Latakia smokiness which is smooth and reminds me a little of the aroma of ground coffee and the mildly sour and nutty flavours οf the Orientals. Could be an all day English. No bite and burning qualities are good but it gives με a little tingle in the throat. It’s not the most complex blend around but it’s good.

A medium-light EM, balanced but without any peaks. Its strenghth is its price, and it's a good blend for light-hearted puffs and as a first approach to EMs. 3,5/5 in my personal rating system.