Tobacco: Peter Stokkebye Peaches & Cream 2008

Pipe: A Washington Cob

Prequel: Everyone else is reviewing the ol' Peaches and Cream, so I figured who am I to change things up? Plus that aromatic smell was kind of luring me towards it since I opened the package to be honest!

Tin Note: Very pleasant smell, which scared me, because most aros that smell great taste awful Hint's of the peach was there, but very faint. Other than that, not much different than your everyday run of the mill aro smell.

The Smoke: PG Goop! Oh No's!!!! This stuff is soaking wet! Even after leaving it out for over an hour under the lamp it was still really wet. But time was short, so I packed the bowl damp. It was difficult to light, but after a good char cake was built, it was easy to maintain and keep lit. The mouthfeel was rather wet and produced extremely light, wispy smoke. The room note was great, as is expected with a quality aro. The tobacco itself burnt down to a light grey ash.

Flavors: From the get go I could taste the "cream" but didn't pick up any "peach." The sweet, typical aro Cavendish was definitely there, as was a nutty burely taste. Sadly, the Virginia flavor I was hoping to find was very lacking. It shined through from time to time, but not enough for me to really notice. As rare as the Virginia taste shined through, the peach flavor shined through even less. Not that I was expect a peach bomb, seeing as how long this aro has been resting. As I approached the end of the bowl one thing crossed my mind: Prince Carter that fell into some sugar water. The sweet and cream overtones were there, followed by a nutty burley flavor that sometimes hinted at peach.

Conclusion: Overall it wasn't a bad smoke, but it didn't grab my attention. I smoked 2 bowls of this blend over the course of the day, both times reading a book and taking some notes. More than not, I found myself forgetting I had a pipe clenched in my mouth while reading. The overall one dimensional flavor profile wasn't enough to keep me interested in the tastes vs. the words on the page. Not that that is a bad thing. For how wet the tobacco was, it behaved very well. No tongue bite and the flavor was pleasant while the room note was great. It is the perfect smoke for when you are looking to have a pipe, but don't want to have to sit down and focus on the complexity of a blend. If the cost was right vs. a PA or CA, then I could see stocking up on this just to have a "no-brainer" smoke on hand.