Tin Description: A mild easy smoking blend of fine Virginia and Burley tobaccos, made the traditional way.
A light berry essence melds nicely with the Virginia and what I believe is likely some dark fired Kentucky Burley. Whether you crumble Peterson University Flake out or fold and stuff, I find it burns evenly enough even fresh from the tin. The Burley makes it a fairly hearty blend with a few robust moments coming throughout the smoke. I experience no tongue bite from University Flake.
Peterson University Flake has become somewhat of a classic pipe tobacco. While being unique, it also sets a standard for Virginia and Burley Flake pipe tobacco. Try smoking Peterson University Flake with the air pocket method.
3 Comments
Hey Eric,
Do you think it’s like stonehaven at all?
Nothing like Stonehaven. Well, not comparable anyway.
Hi Eric, I currently have a tin of this. ( as recommended by my father-in-law )
You state, correctly, that it has a little bit of a berry essence.
Well…to be blunt, what I dislike about this tobacco is the fact that it has little to no flavour at all! Don’t get me wrong here though, it’s high in the old Vitamin N! Now there’s nothing wrong with that in my humble opinion, ( I smoke the occasional bowl of Condor Long Cut so go figue
) it’s just that this tobacco seems to me to be rather tasteless. In fact, it’s like a boring strong cigarette.
Anyway, that’s my tuppence worth. Can I end by saying to you two things….
1) Greetings from Scotland!
2) Great site! ( as someone who’s recently returned to full-time pipe smoking again, after several years on the old rolling tobacco, I find your advice and musings both refreshing and an education sir ! )