Pipe Tobacco

 A powerful blend of Latakia, Orientals and Virginias, a treat for any Latakia Junie.

The tobacco has an oaky aroma from the packet. Once lit the tobacco is alive with the creamy nature of the Orientals, a wonderful oaky colouring from the Virginias and rich BBQ pungency from the latakia.

The Latakia takes centre stage with the others creating the mood and backing.

Medium strength ribbon cut blend of the finest Cyprian Latakia, Oriental and flue-cured tobacco. Recommended for the experienced smoker. 50g.

Strength: 3/5
Aromatic Taste: 1/5
Room Note: 3/5

In true character to the Germains style the Uncle Toms is another fine undressed blend from this characterful British factory.

The blend is produced using Black pressed Cavendish with matured air cured and flue cured tobacco which provides an old fashioned style with plenty of taste for those who love and appreciate the natural Tobacco flavours.

Strength: 1/5
Aromatic Taste: 2/5
Room Note: 2/5

The Germains Full Latakia is made using Cyprian Latakia leaf with the usual distinctive leathery, tarry odour accompanied by a characterful smokey flavour, which is due to a long curing process over smokey fires.

Germains have sufficiently moistened the tobacco to provide a clean cool smoke.

Latakia is the Marmite of the tobacco world, you will either love it or hate it.
It is usually added to a blend in small proportions to add extra character and complexity to a blend, it is not generally smoked pure by even the most avid Latakia enthusiasts.

Strength: 4/5
Aromatic Taste: 4/5
Room Note: 3/5

Peterson Nightcap is a rich blend designed for the evening. It's stronger than many but burns long and cool, perfect for seeing the night out with. Can be smoked at other times of course. You needn't pay too much attention to the details but they are there if you want to discover them. Tasty, deep and affluently smoky, smooth, woody Latakia at the heart of this warming blend allows the Virginias to shine brightly of grassy hay and citrus tones. The Oriental assists the Latakia, giving some further wood and a little spice and the Perique, oh wondrous Perique, gives this blend top notes of fruity plum sweetness and pepper. Then, later, off to bed... Sleep soundly.

Gawith Hoggarth's American CV Blend (Cherry & Vanilla) is a wonderfully flavoured mix of Cavendish and Burley tobaccos lightly cased and topped with cherry and vanilla flavours. It reminds of an ice cream cone with cherry sauce and a light sprinkling of nuts. The base tobaccos work harmoniously with the added flavouring and can be tasted through it, though this blend can be enjoyed while relaxing and dreaming of a sunny seaside.

Opening the packet reveals coarse cut rich black ribbons entwining with chestnut and golden brown strands. The aroma is sweet and fruity, of the added flavours but you can also make out the base tobacco notes too. It's easy to pack into the bowl and burns evenly, thoroughly and gives a long, cool smoke.

Strength - Mild
Flavouring - Mild to Medium
Taste - Mild to Medium
Room Note - Pleasant

Peterson My Mixture 965 is medium strength and full of English flavour. Smoky, woody and a touch sweet, the blend contains choicest Latakia, spicy Oriental, Sweet citrus Virginia and some lovely sweet and nutty Brown Cavendish. Ribbon cut and so easy to pack a pipe with, it's a pleasure in itself, with the fragrance of a log burning fire alongside the sweetness, it's like Autumn any time of the year! If you like your Latakia blends, you'll love this!

This may be a sweet English mixture, or maybe it should be classified as a Scottish mixture? Either way it's not overly sweet. It has some fermented flavours as well, an acidity in the background that you may detect, which compliments the woodiness, the spice and the citrus elements of the respective Latakia, Oriental and Virginia. There's creamy nuttiness in here too. Altogether very enjoyable.

Peterson's Sherlock Holmes is an elementary blend of high quality Virginias and Brazilian Burley. There are no mysteries here unless you're looking for the Oriental tobacco, as it has a slight spice to it but no Orientals. The flavour comes mainly from the Virginias, of which there are Orange, Red and Mysore Indian varieties. They give a sweet, somewhat citrus grassy flavour. The Burley comes through as nutty but doesnt overpower the Virginia. This is a well balanced tobacco which has very little casing. It smokes well without the need to relight often, if at all.

The tin aroma is mildly fruity, of apricot and citrus. You can tell this is a Virginia blend. The ribbon is cut into short lengths that are easy to pack into the bowl. The colouring is of chestnut brown with lighter golden browns and darker sepia to chocolate tones. This tobacco blend is an easy smoke that dates back to the 19th century.

Plentiful, rich, sweet and peppery smoke tingles the tongue and nostrils. As you continue smoking you can notice the flavours becoming richer, caramelised and deeper.

This Virginia/Perique tobacco is highly recommended, it's a beautiful, tasty blend.

Strength: 2/5
Aromatic Taste: 2/5
Room Note: 2/5

Peterson Royal Yacht is Virginia based, with a unique flavour added that reminds a little of plum, raisin and Perique without some of the pepper quality. It's made from the best selected Virginia leaves, from lemon and bronze to richer, fuller bodied varieties. They are naturally sweet because they have been well conditioned and matured but the topping is lightly sweet too. Smoked slowly, you can appreciate this tobacco to its fullest, it burns cool, smooth, doesn't bite and delivers consistent strength. The bowl progresses slowly towards a sweeter end.

Peterson's Luxury Blend is a delicious tobacco that would appeal greatly to vanilla lovers. There's enjoyment to be had by all and that's because the flavouring is not overpowering. The smoke gives flavours of vanilla, citrus, spice and honey though this tobacco is not overly sweet. It has a refreshing quality to it. In the blend are gold and orange Virginias, Black Cavendish and Burley which are skilfully combined with perfect quantities of casing and topping.

Inside the tin, you are greeted by an array of light browns to contrasting dark browns and black. The aroma is fruity, with the vanilla and honey coming through to tickle and delight the olfactory senses. The ribbon cut is easy to work with and packs into the bowl effortlessly. It smokes well and burns thoroughly down to a light grey ash.

A satisfying, spicy and aromatic blend of Black Cavendish, Golden red Virginia, mixed with luxury broken flake. The aromatic recipe of tropical fruit, vanilla and rum make this blend smooth and very pleasant.

Peterson Early Morning Pipe is Latakia, Oriental and Virginia, blended to suit the morning hours of the day when you're sipping your first warm drink of the day. Is it coffee or tea for you? This pipe tobacco has been waking up the palates of pipe smokers around the world for well over half a century! The manufacture may have changed hands a few times over the years, the original brand owner, Dunhill may have dropped it but it's still here and going strong, with new owner Peterson. Peterson and blending partner, STG have not changed the recipe this time around, so you can experience all the same rousing flavours you used to.

The tobacco is ribbon cut, which leads to a straightforward packing of the pipe. Mostly brown and tan in colour though there is Latakia in here, it is a small proportion. You're given a gentle waking up with mildly sweet Virginia, slightly dry, woody Orientals and an undertone of smoky wood from the Latakia. Early Morning Pipe is an apt name. Breakfast smoking is a delight.

Delicate slow burning mixture. Sweet oriental tobacco blended with bright and red Virginia, enhanced by latakia.

A traditional English mixture that sets the standard. The finest grades of Cyprus Latakia and Oriental tobacco from the Mediterranean are blended with flue-cured grades from East Carolina and Georgia and lightly toasted in dry drums to enhance the flavour. This provides a rich aromatic smoke.

Flavour 3
Strength 3
Aroma 4

Truly, a high quality tobacco. Highest quality bronzed Virginia leaves are carefully conditioned and are added to rich, heavy-bodied Virginias, noted for their aroma. A unique flavour is added to the final blend to enhance the subtle and piquant aroma. This mixture is ideal for smoking when in company or amongst friends when sailing your yacht.

Flavour 3
Strength 3
Aroma 3

Peterson's Old Dublin is a superb blend of Cyprian Latakia with Gold Virginia and sweet Oriental from Greece. The flavours are well balanced and each leaf can be identified by their taste and aroma. There is no forcefulness from the Latakia of this mixture and it doesn't dominate with its smokiness. There is sweet spiciness from the Oriental which leads throughout, backed up by the Virginia's sweetness and more grassy, earthy flavours. The Latakia is there providing its rich smokiness like a camp fire smouldering in the background.

Inside the tin you are met with a delightful aroma of smoky spiciness. The tobacco is golden brown to mid brown ribbon, with ribbons of black interspersed. It's an easy tobacco to work with and takes light well. It burns thoroughly leaving a fine grey ash. If you are not a fan of overpowering Latakia blends but enjoy smoky flavours then give Old Dublin a try. It would work well as an all day smoke.

Peterson De Luxe Mixture 50g tin is made up of a selection of matured Virginia tobaccos from Brazil and Africa blended with a loose cut mellow Black Cavendish. A tasteful flavour consisting of Vanilla, Walnut & Honey has been added

Peterson Flake is a straight Virginia, medium in strength which burns cool and smooth that has had an avid following through the years. A welcoming tin note of hay, a little citrus and grass, earthiness and sweetness, greets you as you open the lid. The flakes are wonderfully deep and rich in colour, especially for a Virginia and they are a pleasure to work into your pipe. Lighting is easy, as there is the right amount of moisture and the tobacco burns long and cool without biting. The smoke is naturally sweet and one of the best examples of a straight Virginia out there. It's no wonder people keep coming back to this tobacco.

Peterson's Irish Cask Pipe Tobacco is definitely a savoury smoke, though it's not without sweetness. There's a bitterness to be enjoyed here and it's of raw cocoa or unsweetened coffee. As you continue to smoke the slight bitterness becomes less defined and turns to a nutty creaminess. It's unsurprising why the tobacco is called Irish Cask as the woody flavour is predominant and reminiscent of oak barrels that mature premium sherry.

Once opened, the tin gives its pure tobacco and woody scent. There's chocolate and a meek acetic quality to its fragrance. The aromas of hay and fermentation delight the nose. The shag cut is a multitude of mid to dark browns and is easy to put into the pipe bowl. It lights well and burns throughout, giving a rich smoke.

Ideal as the first pipe of the early morning, arousing the palate for the further pleasures of the day. The First Bowl blend consists of a mixture of slow burning Oriental tobaccos and bright red Virginia leaves. The mixture is then pressed and lightly heated. To further enhance the blend a touch of medium fired Latakia tobacco is added.

Flavour 2
Strength 3
Aroma 2

A traditional richer, more thoughtful mixture to smoke as nightcap in the evening. A subtle blend of the best American leaf with Latakia and a small leafed Turkish matured by our blenders and specially processed for a slow, lasting smoke. Perique is added to enhance the bouquet

Flavour 4
Strength 3
Aroma 4

The luxury tobacco composition that is prepared to produce these rolls of tobacco is based on high quality, carefully selected ripe Virginia tobacco, finished with some traditional cured Perique and Cavendish tobacco. Whilst we believe the recipe is very close to a recently discontinued Navy Rolls. We have purposely avoided the same 'look' by finishing the roll with a 'Cavendish Bulls Eye' rather than spread this unique tobacco throughout the mixture.This will allow the pipe smoker to sprinkle and mix the tobacco to satisfy their own taste.

​Flavour 2
Strength 4
Aroma 2

This blend has a distinctive flavourful blend of pressed, darkened tobaccos with Perique added for character. A rich flavoured blend of light and dark Virginia tobaccos with a touch of Louisiana Perique for added zest. This air cured, ribbon cut tobacco is medium to strong in strength. Victorian Mixture has a mild flavouring and a medium to full taste.

Flavour: 2
Strength: 4
Aroma: 3

Peterson's Irish Flake Pipe Tobacco is a dark Burley, Kentucky and Virginia blend that has no topping added so you get the full flavour of the rich tobaccos. With a deep, woody, smoky flavour it is quite a savoury smoke that satisfies the taste buds. To begin with there's a slight peppery taste but as you continue to appreciate the bowl the flavours take on a creamy quality, a mellow oak and musky grass.

Uniformly cut, the dark coloured flakes are marbled with light golden browns. They are presented like a line of soldiers in the tin and give an earthy, grassy scent. The tobacco is moist but not wet and rubs out well. It catches the flame with ease and burns slowly, evenly and thoroughly. The nicotine content of this blend is quite high, so you may want to take it slowly or use a smaller bowl.

A full bodied blend made of equal proportions air-cured, flue cured and dark fired. True to the pure, unspoilt tobacco taste. Recommended for the experienced pipe smoker. 

Peterson's Sunset Breeze is a mild sweet amaretto aromatic blend that incorporates Black Cavendish, Burley and Virginia tobaccos. You can taste the individual leaves in this blend and they work harmoniously with the casing. The Virginias and Black Cavendish give their natural sweetness to support the almond flavour. The Black Cavendish adds a mild fermented tone and the Burley's natural nuttiness embraces the amaretto. Together, it is a well rounded and perfectly balanced smoke that would make a fabulous evening starter.

The tin aroma is sweet, almond in nature and enticing. You can smell the tobacco flavours coming through, with the Virginia ever so slightly grassy and the Cavendish offering fruit. The ribbon cut is golden brown to darker shades, with black strands coiling in and out. It's an easy packer and stays lit well giving a very pleasant room note of ripe almonds.

Peterson's Special Cut is a medium sweet blend of golden, red and dark Virginias, Burley and Black Cavendish that incorporates flavourings of subtle coconut, creamy macadamias and a shot of mellow rum. If you're new to aromatic tobaccos or have had a bad experience with them, don't be afraid to give Special Cut a try as it's quite a rewarding smoke. It's a relaxing, steady flavour that reminds of Hawaii, with a hint of spice.

When you open the tin, you are greeted by a delicious aromas of sweet coconut, nuttiness, fruitiness and rum. It's not unlike a tropical fruit and nut mix and almost seems edible. There's nothing fake here, no chemical metallic smells or flavours. The colouring of the ribbon cut varies from golden browns to mid browns with flecks of deep black. It packs well into the bowl and smokes with ease.

A blend of superior tobaccos make this traditional mixture a must for all pipe smoking connoisseuers. Made from the finest Virginia tobaccos and complimented with a touch of Louisiana perique and a lavish portion of Cyprus Latakia.

This mixture is named 1992 to commemorate the inauguration year of Tor Imports. A selection of small Latakia leaves is used to impart the rich nutty flavour and aroma. Bright oriental leaf from Macedonia is added for roundness. To complete the blend, brown Cavendish tobaco, rich in natural oils and aroma is added. A delightful fragrant smoke for the more experienced pipe smoker.

Flavour 4
Strength 3
Aroma 3

A traditional flake cut tobacco, comprising of the highest quality Virginia leaves carefully balanced with bronzed and heavy-bodied Virginias. Finished with a special flavour providing a delicate spice aroma.

​Flavour 4
Strength 3
Aroma 2

Back in late 2017, Dunhill announced they would cease producing their famous and much loved pipe tobacco range, which left many devoted fans with a heavy heart. Two years on, Peterson have boldly taken the torch and relit the fire without altering the recipes, to bring back some old friends.

Peterson De Luxe Navy Rolls are premium coins of Virginia and Perique. The Virginias are from Africa and Brazil, hand-stripped, aged perfectly and give a sweet raisin quality to harmonise with the Louisiana Perique that has a deep, fruity, figgy-plummy flavour and mild peppery spice. The tin note of this treasure chest is like sweet and fruity bread. How you decide to prepare the coins for smoking is up to you but the universal rubbing out method gives great results. The resulting ribbon is easy to load and smoke.

Plentiful, rich, sweet and peppery smoke tingles the tongue and nostrils. As you continue smoking you can notice the flavours becoming richer, caramelised and deeper. This Virginia/Perique tobacco is highly recommended, it's a beautiful, tasty blend.

The Samuel Gawiths Ready Rubbed Squadron Leader epitomises the traditional English tobacco. Blended dark and bright Virginias, together with Latakia and Turkish leaf results in a perfect, medium bodied product which gives a rich slow burning smoke.

Ready Rubbed Pipe Tobacco: The Samuel Squadron Leader, Pipe Tobacco is a ready rubbed tobacco blend. Ready rubbed tobacco is made up of loose strands and is ready for immediate use in the pipe with no preparation for added convenience and enjoyment.

Samuel Gawith | Firedance Flake Pipe Tobacco | 50g Tin

Samuel Gawith Firedance Flake is a subtly flavoured with a combination of Blackberry, Brandy and Vanilla. The smoke is a mild, cool experience with the Blackberry the predominant flavour, the Brandy in the background and rounded off with the Vanilla. A mild and fruity smoke with the strength of Best Brown and a very pleasing room aroma.

Samuel Gawith Firedance Contents
Virginia - Flavoring - Brandy, Fruit / Citrus & Vanilla - Cut is Flake

Average Ratings
Strength is mild to medium - Flavouring is medium - Taste is medium - Room note is pleasant.

The Samuel Gawith Grousemoor Ready Rubbed is a 200 year old blend that is comprised of hand-stripped flue cured Zimbabwe Virginia leaf, steamed to a golden color then stoved into a unique melange of flavors. This one has a unique floral lakeland scent with a hint of lemongrass.

The Samuel Gawith Grousemoor is for lovers of pure Virginias. Created in the heart of Lakeland, using the finest Virginia leaves that Samuel Gawith are renowned for which has been top dressed with the infamous floral Lakeland flavouring. The smell of the tobacco is almost that of a flavored tobacco. When it's burning it produces a very sweet aroma at the beginning and then dissipates into a less evident, and yet pleasant, aroma. The taste is also very sweet, without being irritatingly so. Highly recommended if you're after a traditional British Virginia that is serious and yet sweet.

The Samuel Gawiths Black Cherry Cavendish is a black Cavendish blend with a delicious Morello Cherry topping. The dark brown coarse cut texture is rich and satisfyingly sticky. It packs and lights well, the Cavendish providing a cool burn with thick creamy smoke and practically zero bite. Ideal to have in when you just need to satisfy that Black Forest Gateaux craving.

The Samuel Gawiths BC Black Cavendish pipe tobacco is a ready rubbed tobacco blend. Ready rubbed tobacco is made up of loose strands and is ready for immediate use in the pipe with no preparation for added convenience and enjoyment.

Presented in a classy beautiful decorative box depicting Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man, one of his most famous and oldest works.

For connoisseurs with the highest demands, grandiose tobaccos were composed for this Leonardo blend: two varieties Black Cavendish, Brown Cavendish and three different Virginias were refined with a touch of hand-ground Burley Flake. This results in a delicate, sweet, deep and creamy aroma with a breath taking scent of coffee, chocolate and vanilla

Broad cut Virginia’s, mellow Black Cavendish and smoky Latakia expertly blended in harmony. A traditional English mixture.

A mixture of Red, Mottled Virginia’s and Golden Carolina Flue cured Leaf, blended with small quantities of Turkish Havana and medium strength, Dark Fired Kentucky. The finished leaf composition is then allowed to infuse together for several days. The leaf infusion is divided into cakes of 10 pounds, a little Rum is added and cold pressed for several weeks during which a harmonising of flavours takes place resulting in a very slow burning, perfect Navy flake tobacco.

Selected Virginia tobaccos, expertly blended and then aged under pressure to produce an extraordinarily mellow flake tobacco.

Virginias which have been matured for three years are the base for this blend. A medium blend consisting of Red Virginia and Oriental Leaf, lightly flavoured with mixed fruit essence

Flavour 3
Strength 3
Aroma 4

A classic eample of a traditional London style mixture, with the skilful blending of Latakia with Virginia and Turkish leaf being of medium cut and strength. It has a pleasant aroma and a flavour which never seems to cloy.

Flavour 2
Strength 3
Aroma 4

This blend is designed for the more mature experienced and mature smoker. It has a composition of four different tobacco - Virginia, Latakia, Oriental and Cavendish. It has a pronounced smoke, delivering a robust taste for smoking later in the day, making it an ideal aperitif.

Flavour 4
Strength 5
Aroma 4

This blend pays tribute to Frederick Charatan who founded Charatan in 1863. Generally a full bodied, smooth, rich and balanced smoke, full of nice tannins, with a clear smoky base due to the premium quality of Latakia tobacco in this fine mixture. Overall taste notes are woody, smoky, tannin and spicy.

Flavour 4
Strength 4
Aroma 4

Whilst Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon was responsible for the spectacular 1903 Delhi Durbar celebrating the accession of Edward VII as Emperor of India. This name celebrates the heritage of this blend which is designed for the more experienced and mature pipe smoker and has a composition of Virginia, Latakia and Oriental. It has a well balanced smooth, dark brown smoke with floral and tannin tones.

Flavour 4
Strength 4
Aroma 4

This dark flake utilises Virginia and dark air cured Perique tobaccos to provide a full and balanced smoke. The prominent flavour notes are sweet tobacco and dried fruit.

Flavour 4
Strength 3
Aroma 4

Mild to medium smoke with a distinctive flavour and aroma. Cool and slow burning, made predominantly Virginia tobaccos with added Burley and Kentucky. Satisfying rich smoke with a Caramel topping. Not one to be overlooked. 50g.

Strength: 2.5
Flavouring: 2.5
Taste: 2.5
Room Note: 2

Heavily aromatic mixture of Burley tobacco and dark Kentucky, enhanced with the taste of cherry and a hint of vanilla. Light sweet aroma.

Strength: 2/5
Aromatic Taste: 3/5
Room Note: 3/5

Serious yet dynamic, Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey has a unique, captivating taste and aroma.

Infused with eight-year old Kentucky Bourbon, it combines the natural flavour of the tobacco with a distinctive aroma that is both traditional and discreetly masculine.

Unique and exquisite taste and aroma, with a rich, cool smoking burn.

Strength: 2/5
Aromatic Taste: 3/5
Room Note: 3/5

Being ready rubbed, the tobacco needs little preparation before loading your pipe and lighting up.

Please feel free to give the leaf a little rub of your own, if only to get a feel for it and to enhance the already exciting scents.

The smoke is long, cool and gives flavours of the Virginias grassy, sweet hay like glow, complimented by some earthy and nuttiness from the Burleys and a little spice and zest from the Orientals.

Later in the bowl there are flavours of caramel and toasted brea

Keep puffing and enjoying this one!

Strength: 3/5
Aromatic Taste: 4/5
Room Note: 4/5

The Burley is the base of the blend with chocolate topping to accentuate its natural nuttiness, creaminess, and earthiness.

Kentucky brings out the boldness, giving a darker chocolate feel. The orientals offer a little floral spice and some minor sour.

Finally, Virginia balances the burley with grassy citrus earthiness. The blend burns cool and consistently, behaving well as it is smoked.

Strength: 3/5
Aromatic Taste: 3/5
Room Note: 3/5

Erinmore Flake pipe tobacco is a blend made with majority aged Virgina tobacco along with some mellow Burley and a hint of sweetened air cured tobaccos for flavour. The blend is pressed into cakes and aged before the loaf is cut into slices of tobacco and packaged in tins. The blend is a very mellow smoke with wild notes of citrus fruits. The aroma the smoke gives off is lovely and flowery.

Packaged in a 50 gram tin.

A plug tobacco comprising of selected Virginia leaf from Africa and Brazilian blended with Burley leaf from Malawi. The tobaccos are lightly cased before drying and processing and then heated and stored for two weeks before cutting. The result is a full bodied yet fruity blend.

Strength: 4
Aromatic taste: 2
Room Note: 2

Peterson Elizabethan Mixture is ribbon cut Virginia and Perique, masterfully blended to a perfect ratio. It's easy to prepare for smoking due to the ribbon cut and gives the smoker who may not be used to Perique a good introduction. Of course there's plenty here for the seasoned Perique lover too, with the bowl changing as you progress, becoming richer and deeper, with a little more pepper to end on.

Virginias give the blend it's light hay, citrus, grassy flavour as well as some earthiness and Perique gives a tangy sensation with raisin, fig and plum. This is a classic favourite of many and a benchmark for which other Virginia/Perique tobaccos are rated against.

Strength: 3/5
Aromatic Taste: 3/5
Room Note: 2/5

This exceptional blend has been enhanced with flavours of rich chocolate and coffee for a creamy and well-rounded tobacco that we are sure will be one of the most popular to date.

Visually, it's a rich sea of browns with black speckles texturing the waves. The ever faithful tobacco, as reliable as the tides, gives the smoker cool, non-biting, woody, subtly spicy Orientals as the horizon.

The Virginia, mildly sweet and a smidge sour, plays the ocean. Latakia is everything animated in the scene, it bobs in and out, ebbs and flows, with its cheerful smoky character.

Dependable to the end.

Strength: 2/5
Aromatic Taste: 3/5
Room Note: 3/5

Peterson's Irish Mixture (Irish Whiskey) Pipe Tobacco is a delightful Burley based tobacco that is lightly flavoured with Irish whiskey. There is no overpowering of the base tobaccos and the topping allows the real flavours of the leaves through. With Virginia in the mix there's a slight sweetness but the Burleys give a stronger body of nuttiness. To begin there's a tantalising bitter smoky quality to the taste of this blend, which evolves elegantly into a smooth gentle woody whiskey flavour.

The cut of this mix is ribbon, which enables easy packing and lighting. It burns effortlessly and throughout, leaving a fine grey ash. To look into the chocolate browns of this tobacco is to invite temptation. Its aroma is of honey and whiskey, almost mead like with peaty notes. To call this tobacco an aromatic is no lie and to say it's true to the leaves is honest, there's the best of both worlds here.

Peterson's University Flake is a relaxing enjoyable blend of Virginias and Burley with a mild flavouring of plum. It's based on select Virginia grades combined with orange, brown and mahogany Virginia and sun cured leaf from India. The leaves are pressed together for days to form a cake, which is then sliced into uniform flakes. It smokes well, reliably and steadily, giving lots of delicious smoke full of Virginia's sweet grassy hay and earthy notes and Burley's nutty tones, with a hint of plum that weaves in and out, tantalising the taste buds.

This flake is wide cut, dark brown to golden brown and is marbled in the usual flake fashion. It appears almost river like, with currents and eddies apparent on the surface. It rubs out quite well and gives a slightly nutty, fruity aroma of plum and the base tobaccos. Once you have filled your pipe using your preferred method, it takes the flame easily allowing you to enjoy at your leisure. This flake is enjoyable as an all day smoke, or for times of restful contemplation.

Peterson's (Sweet) Killarney is a delicious cream caramel aromatic based on Black Cavendish and gold Virginia. Once lit, the flavouring of the topping is instantly apparent. Rich sweet cream caramel that tastes almost toffee like. Beneath the topping you can taste the base tobaccos that are perfectly mixed to suit the flavouring. It's a joy as a dessert smoke or a treat for a sweet tooth.

The aroma that comes out of the tin is of fine Virginia and Black Cavendish laced with a glorious sweet caramel scent. It is ribbon cut with broken flakes of Virginia mixed throughout to give a luxurious texture. Golden brown ribbon and flake with contrasting black from the Cavendish appeal to the eye. It packs into a pipe with ease and smokes well leaving a fine grey ash.