I thought about putting this in the tobacco review discussion but I don’t think I can do a good job. I’m mainly interested in others thoughts. My go to tobacco is Royal Yacht but after reading the reviews on Sherlock Holmes, I thought it needed a go. Also, I finally just finished the BBC Sherlock Holmes series! My overall impression is that it’s a toned down Royal Yacht. The burley smoothes everything out, the nicotine level is steady and overall it’s just good and easy. I have enough RY to last years but I think I’ll get a few more tins of SH just for variety sake. Thoughts?
Sherlock Holmes
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I enjoy variety, and when looking to do so, I don't necessarily seek something similar to what I already know I enjoy. Otherwise I haven't really accomplished the variety goal.
If you're seeking to determine if the potential blend will satisfy the same itch as your current blend, well, many will have opinions, but only your palate will tell you the truth.
Happy hunting.
If you're seeking to determine if the potential blend will satisfy the same itch as your current blend, well, many will have opinions, but only your palate will tell you the truth.
Happy hunting.
I like Sherlock Holmes now and then, but I must disagree on it being a toned down Royal Yacht. SH is a Peterson bend, and always has been. RY is now sold as Peterson, but it was originally a Dunhill blend. RY has the famous plum topping, which is totally absent in SH. I enjoy SH; can't stand RY.
I agree 100% with your assessment, @okiematt, and have long said the same thing about SH being like a “Royal Yacht lite.” The Yacht was the first tobacco that I really fell hard for as I was returning to piping, so for me, the discovery that SH was so similar was a great (and welcome) surprise.
The topping and tin note in SH are in the same ballpark, and the cut is as well. The nicotine level is lower in SH, but the satisfaction level is about the same (and at lower cost per tin).
I’d say that SH has less bite than RY when properly dried down before smoking, but I also have improved my technique since I first fell in love with RY/SH, so that is overall less of a problem for me now.
The topping and tin note in SH are in the same ballpark, and the cut is as well. The nicotine level is lower in SH, but the satisfaction level is about the same (and at lower cost per tin).
I’d say that SH has less bite than RY when properly dried down before smoking, but I also have improved my technique since I first fell in love with RY/SH, so that is overall less of a problem for me now.
Sherlock Holmes is a decent va but im not really into that citrusy casing. Nothing special to me. You would think that they could have come up with a shag blend befitting the name.
I find all of the Peterson blends to be very good at what they are. Try Irish Whiskey while you're at it. My buddy and I are really liking it as fans of the Royal Yacht you almost are forced to enjoy it.
Absolutely. Holmes smoked nothing but a high-nicotine black shag, and when that didn't do it for him he reached for the cocaine and syringe. He had no taste in tobacco at all and used it only as an instant-gratification brain stimulant. Not a good role model for the discerning pipe smoker.
Sherlock Holmes was the first non-aromatic blend I ever smoked, back around five years ago. My first impression of it was how plain and one-dimensional it was. I barely noticed the citrus note at all, especially once I discovered far more citrusy Virginias like OGS and Ashton Gold Rush. In fact, when I first tried Granger a few months later, my first thought was, "Hey, this is to burley what Sherlock Holmes is to VAs." It's not that it was a bad blend; I just didn't feel like there was a whole lot going on in it. Nevertheless, I found it to be a nice "gateway" blend to the menagerie of more complex VA-based blends out there.
Individual tastes are just that.
For me, I don't really enjoy either Peterson's SH or RY and don't find much similar in them except that I'll never get any more of either.
If I want to pay homage to Sherlock Holmes I enjoy Wilke No. 515 and the 515 with extra rum - 515 is what Basil Rathbone smoked. No. 515 is the blend I have more of than any other, but the match for EGR is close in terms of tonnage.
For me, I don't really enjoy either Peterson's SH or RY and don't find much similar in them except that I'll never get any more of either.
If I want to pay homage to Sherlock Holmes I enjoy Wilke No. 515 and the 515 with extra rum - 515 is what Basil Rathbone smoked. No. 515 is the blend I have more of than any other, but the match for EGR is close in terms of tonnage.
I pay homage to Sherlock with the decor in my smoking room, not the tobacco I choose. Nether Sherlock, nor any actor's choice makes a difference to me. I smoke what I like.
Yep, I smoke what I like, but the connection led me to try No. 515 in my first pipe, a SH Rathbone - I don't like it because of its connection, I like it because to me it's really good.I pay homage to Sherlock with the decor in my smoking room, not the tobacco I choose. Nether Sherlock, nor any actor's choice makes a difference to me. I smoke what I like.
I notice that the sun shining in the window put a glare on one of the posters. In case you wondered what it was here it is. All of them are original except the Hound of the Baskervilles, and if you look close you can see that Jeremy Brett signed his.
The BBC Sherlock sucked, especially after the second season.
Ha! My dad thought the same. Says the original Basil Rathbone movies were the best. He’s old. I liked both the old and new. I even liked the RDJ movies.
I haven’t tried SH, probably because I find pipe smokers’ infatuation with Holmes kind of annoying (no offense to anyone-that’s just me).
However, I do like Royal Yacht quite a bit, so I’ll be trying some SH, I always like something that can scratch an itch at a cost savings.
Now if someone can direct my to a budget black twist sliced at almost shag thinness (ironically probably something SirACD’s character would’ve actually smoked), I’m all ears!
However, I do like Royal Yacht quite a bit, so I’ll be trying some SH, I always like something that can scratch an itch at a cost savings.
Now if someone can direct my to a budget black twist sliced at almost shag thinness (ironically probably something SirACD’s character would’ve actually smoked), I’m all ears!
Wasn’t aware of this detail. I wonder if the blend was something like Gawith‘s Kendall Dark:
I purchased a 2oz sample years ago and still have finished it because of how strong it is. Somehow knowing that SH smoked something like this stout shag makes me only slightly more interested in packing a bowl of it.
The first episode, A STUDY IN PINK (both versions), was great. After that it slowly got worse and worse. Looked to me like the writers shot their blot the fist time and after that....
