August-BOM-Peterson Sweet Killarney

Ok, since I chose Sweet Kilarney, I suppose it's fitting that I go first.

When I opened the tin and took a few sniffs, I could sense quite a fruity aroma in this blend. I'm assuming this is cased in something - maybe not, but regardless, it smells great in the tin.

The tobacco in my tin was quite wet, so I did the '10s in the microwave' trick and it dried it out nicely but not too much.

I loaded it up in a mm Legend Rob Roy and set it on fire.

I could detect a real sweetness in the smoke. Even though I smoked it outside, the room note for this would be superb - it's one to smoke in public. It might even turn the hard-core anti-tobacco lobbyists into pipe-lovers (or at least into Legend Lover lovers).

I tried to think of what was in the smoke - best I can think of was buttered pop-corn. It was lovely.

Half way down the bowl it went out so I dumped the ash, stirred and re-lit (never tried this before - I think after half a bowl of tamping, a stir to loosen up the tobacco helped me). Anyway, at that point the buttered pop-corn gave way to more of a nutty flavour - possibly a hint of marzipan. This was also very nice and remained until the bowl was done.

For an aromatic, I like it. It's definitely sweet and it's definitely an aromatic. You know the way you get some blends that are labelled 'aromatic' but there isn't much of an 'aroma' in the smoke - this is definitely aroma-tic. I'd say it might get sickening after a few bowls in a row. I would call it a 'desert smoke', so it would be one I'd go to when I'm in the mood.

For an aromatic I think it hits the spot.

This stuff smells good in the tin and smells great as a burns. The flavor is just not there for me. Could be because I'm getting over being sick. Now that the pipe is out, the smell still lingers on my clothes 15 minutes later. It's a sweet caramel/hazelnut scent which I dont mind at all. Creamy thick smoke, no bite. It left my mouth bone dry as well.

I'll revisit this in a day or 2 when im feeling 100%. This is just my initial take on it.

Smoked in a MM Legend

Excellent review Legend Lover. I'm looking forward trying it. Buttered popcorn sounds interesting.

Also, roadsdiverged, in another thread you said you were waiting for your Sweet Kilarney to dry. Did you find it overly moist too?

So you can taste more than "just smoke"!     Or is it just a very strongly flavored aro?  I have a tin on the way, by the way.

actually, for the first time since brm I could taste something other than smoke. Well, when I say, 'taste', I'm more talking about what I smell after I exhale.

When I have a mouthful of smoke and sit there trying to taste something, I get nothing... Not even the taste of smoke.

But thanks for noticing, @chico.

Just had my first smoke out of my tin. Didn't have time to sit down and study it but fist take is:

Holy Butterscotch, Batman!

I'll spend some time with it later...

More to follow.

I know that this may sound strange, but I don't try to taste the smoke itself. I try to taste the flavors that are left in my mouth after the smoke is gone.

This tobacco, however, was butterscotch immediately upon putting the match to it. Not that it was a bad thing, but I'll look for some nuance later

Thank you, antb. I wouldn't go that far, but you're kind to say so. I find it so hard to detect anything, I suppose strong flavours (either latakia or strong casing) helps the tastes to rise above my detection threshold, so I appreciate blends like this a bit better because I can detect something else when I'm smoking.

None in my cellar.

I did however notice that the latest batches available in the EU has the "Sweet" in the name deleted by the nannies. Now known as Peterson's Killarney.

Here we go again with Rattray’s Exotic Passion! From what I see the only “ fruits “ are those European nannies I read about on the Patch😝😜😂

I appear to have chosen a lemon. I don't think this is a blend that many want to try.

It's not blowing you away from the get to though, is it?

Did you read my thread towards the top of this post??? Might help you make a better decision “ if “ you can smoke another bowl. It’s one I’ve visited and needs to be shipped to Transylvania....😜😜😜