Old Dublin by Peterson - Pipe Tobacco
This traditional mixture of the finest Latakia, Turkish oriental, and Virginia Leaf is slowburning, cool and still blended by hand.
Two thoughts struck me as I lit up my first bowl Old Dublin. The first was "wow, this is so middle of the road, but in a good way." The second thought was "where you been all my life!" Further bowls have revealed a most pleasant English that is perfectly tolerable in every way. I think this is what I noticed when I was seeing Old Dublin in the middle. There wasn't anything extraordinary that I had to interpret, it just tastes good - it tastes like an English blend rather than an English blend but only little more this, or like and English blend, but with a lot of that. Like the tin description says - traditional English. Old Dublin was not an attempt to reinvent the wheel.
If anything stands out it is the Orientals. They are absolutely heavenly to my taste, much like a dry white wine. I love Old Dublin after a meal whether it is breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It has this dry fragrant character. Of course, when I say dry I don't mean the moisture content, but the taste. So, the Turkish is right up there with everything else. Latakia fanatics may be underwhelmed, but those of us who would rather the Latakia leave room for others will find the proportions a wise choice on the blender's part. There is more tang than sweetness from the Virginias. You have to pay attention or you may miss it.
The cut is ribbon, fine to medium. Moisture was perfect from a fresh tin. The burn is perfect and a good fill is near effortless. I had no problem with tongue bite and the strength is suitable and satisfying any time of the day. If you like English and Balkans, especially in the medium range, you'll want to try this if you haven't already. If you have tried it, or even if you haven't, please comment below.
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10 Comments
Hi from Down Under,
Well after reading this review, I had to just nick down town and grab a can. At $40 fo 50gm that a big leap of faith! Well I go home and lit up that bad boy, and thought, okay, nothing to blog home about. I’m now half way through the can, and I must say it really grows on you. The flavor is complex wihout any one of the tobaccos out doing the others. Now I am merrily puffin’ away on it during the day.
Goes well with a single malt!
Give it a really good try… I betcha get hooked.
Smoking it as I type. Very nice. Getting better as the Cost me ~$11 & change USD. That maybe steep compared to other tobaccos, but as a cigar smoker I have to say that’s a great deal given how many smokes a 50g tin can provide.
woops… I meant to say “Getting better as it smokes…”
As a quite new pipesmoker this was about the fourth brand of tobacco I have tasted. So far this is my favourite. As my tin is almost empty I will have to buy another one. Great buy if you ask me. It cost me about $22 for a tin here in sweden.
Hi,
I’ve been smoking pipe for many years now but I never came across Peterson tobaccos until about 8 months ago. I promptly bought a tin of each blend that my tobacconist had in stock. The Old Dublin soon became a firm favourite; it is on the expensive side but I consider it money well spent.
A little off-topic, but I’d like to mention that I find the Peterson range very agreeable in general. My other favourite is University Flake (nice video review of this BTW).
As I’m typing this comment I am busy smoking my first bowl of 2009 Special Reserve in my new Peterson Limited Edition Ebony – it doesn’t get any better than this.
Happy smoking!
Hi
I’m a new pipe smoker, and having started off on aromatics, I moved onto this one. The change in taste is vast, as is the strength – which perhaps is a little bit too much for me. I havent touched it since I smoked the first couple of bowls, because to tell the truth it scared me a bit! (although I have blended it with some aromatics). However, now I am several months into my pipe foray, I’ll take it out again.
If you are new to Petersons – try the connoisseurs choice – its my current favourite.
I have not tried this blend yet. But it goes to show that even though you may like a lot of blends from a particular manufacturer, there will still be some blends from the same manufacturer that you simply will not like.
Hi there,
I’ve been a pipe smoker for a year and a bit now, and must say that I find both Peterson pipes and their tobacco incredibly enjoyable, Old Dublin in particular.
I enjoy the latakia, but I like that it doesn’t dominate the entire tobacco.
Thanks for a great site.
Justin
On my second or third bowl of Old Dublin, I was a true convert to pipe tobacco. The tobacco is wonderfully smoky, savory and sweet; it has an agreeable richness and balance that I have really grown to enjoy.
Good review. When I smoked my first bowl full of Old Dublin, I wasn’t sure if I liked it. Four bowls later, and smoking it in a smaller Rhodesian right now, I’d have to say this is superb stuff. I like English blends, but I’ve found that far too many of them get stupid happy with the Latakia, but not so with Old Dublin. They got the Latakia and Oriental (Basma) right, IMHO, in that they used them as condimentals to support the Virginia and Cavendish. Damn good stuff, if you’re looking for a well-behaved English blend that offers nothing more than a bowl full of contentment. I’ve been through about five different English blends thus far, and this is my hands-down favorite. I;m going to be sure to keep a tin of this on hand at all times.