Peterson Irish Oak. What say you?

tarheel1 · Oct 19, 2015

Back in 99 or 2000 I had been smoking aromatics for a year or two. I stopped in a local b&m in Fayetteville NC called Ansteads. I was wanting something different that an aro and something that smelled more like a fireplace or something not sweet. They introduced me to Irish Oak. Fast forward to 2005 and I switched to English blends because I wanted to smell a campfire and never looked back till now. I remember what I thought the smell and the enjoyment from Irish Oak but can't truly remember as I have matured a great deal and my tastes have changed. I now long to try it again and would like your thoughts on this blend. I would love to find a sample so a whole tin is not opened but probably have to get a full tin and just jar it.

deathmetal · Oct 19, 2015

I like it. It's a strong English with a flavor of its own.

derfargin · Oct 19, 2015

I didn't care for Irish Oak, to me it tasted bland. Granted I tried it in the early stages of my piping. I would try it again if had the opportunity, but I won't buy a tin to test that theory.

aldecaker · Oct 20, 2015

I like it quite a bit. Not a daily smoke for me, but I open a tin every 3 or 4 months. For me it's unique enough to be a nice break from pretty much everything else. Peterson's Irish Whisky, on the other hand - I couldn't stand that stuff.

cosmicfolklore · Oct 20, 2015

Someone said English?

It is a VaPer made with a unique stronger Virginia, dark earthy and tasty, with a good frolic's worth of perique, tangy, verging on spicy. It is deep, bass-like (bass as in low frequency, not the big fish), spicy, and goes very well with raking leaves in the Fall and long walks in the woods. It is not the pixie bright VaPer that Annie Cake or OGS can be, it is more the deep baritone with a splash of some liquor that attempts to brighten it up a bit but fails drastically after the initial lighting. It also has some good nicotine in thar to brighten your day, and give you good thoughts.

YMMV

cosmicfolklore · Oct 20, 2015

Crap, double post :roll:

warren · Oct 20, 2015

I've been through a couple of tins in the recent past. I like it, every now and then I've gotten an "explosive" taste jolt. I love that and should pay attention more when smoking it so as to figure out the why and so to duplicate it more often.

okiescout · Oct 20, 2015

Not my favorite but it is a good smoke. Do not push it.

deathmetal · Oct 20, 2015

Let's see what's in it:

A rich blend of Cavendish, Zimbabwean, Orange, Thailand Burley & Black Perique, matured in Oak Sherry Barrels. Made in Ireland.

I tasted something like an Oriental in there but it may be from the interaction of those others. I wouldn't stick it in with any Va/Pers except perhaps a stronger, vinegar-bitter version of Dunhill "Elizabethan Mixture."

sthbkr77 · Oct 20, 2015

I find it can be pretty rough on my mouth despite a slow cadence. The room note is wonderful but hard to notice unless you leave and come back.

hakchuma · Oct 20, 2015

I smoked int once about a year and a half ago then put I into the cellar. I remember not being very excited about it.

oldreddog · Oct 20, 2015

Is it made in Ireland?

stickframer · Oct 20, 2015

Interesting. Irish Oak was my first non-aro, suggested by the b&m. I didn't like it at the time, but I'm sure I didn't give it a fair shot. It would be a much different experience smoking it now.

deathmetal · Oct 20, 2015

I didn't like it at the time

It took me awhile to warm to it as well. But then, no regrets.

tarheel1 · Oct 21, 2015

Maybe I can score a couple bowl fulls off someone before I open the tin I have. Sometimes I wish all blends were sold in bulk. Easier to sample that way.

hakchuma · Oct 21, 2015

Have a B&M near you? Wonder if any would allow a sample.

tarheel1 · Oct 21, 2015

I have one not too far but they only sample out bulk tobacco.

michiganlover · Oct 24, 2015

Irish Oak now comes in 1lb bulk bags, so maybe your B and M sells it in bulk. My B and M started selling it in bulk about two months ago. It's a little pricey at $6 an ounce but two ounces is still cheaper than what they sell the tin for ($15).
As for home it tastes, I recently sampled some very dry Clan, which I thought was pretty horrid. I guess the flavoring of Clan is sherry, as Irish Oak to me tastes very similar. Irish Oak is not as terrible as the Clan of course, but I didn't find it great.

deathmetal · Oct 24, 2015

Irish Oak now comes in 1lb bulk bags

I know what to ask for this Christmas.
Look, fellas... the 'Oak is a bit of a particular taste, but it's a good one. I don't taste the sherry, just a vinegar taste, but I haven't tried sherry since Dave Feingold and I tried to get crocked on my Mom's cooking sherry and some Mogen-David he found in the basement back in '84 or so. I taste sweet Virginias, a light bittersweet fruitiness, and a rich dark undertone. It's an acquired taste in the best way, meaning it took me about halfway through the tin to realize I really liked it, so you have to be persistent and stuff.

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