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Dunhill/Peterson My Mixture 965
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After a decade of smoking this blend, almost exclusively, I've come to teh same conclusion on the brown Cavendish. No other match blend lists Brown cavendish.
I have been smoking 965 since the Murray days. I remember being disappointed with the blend when it switched to Orlik. Maybe the recipe wasn’t correct or I smoked it too moist.
Regardless of such variables, I never really thought how much aging probably had to do with it. Granted, the Murray’s version had a slightly coarser cut and more of that buttery, leathery dunhill profile.
I recently finished a 2015 tin of dunhill 965 and a current tin under the new Peterson name. Both by the same manufacturer and of equally high quality in my view. The aged tin definitely has more of that Latakia flavour coming through more homogeneously. This gives you the impression of a fuller and more leathery smoke and is why I believe this mixture benefits from aging.
In summation, STG’s 965 is as close as it gets and I couldn’t be happier.
Regardless of such variables, I never really thought how much aging probably had to do with it. Granted, the Murray’s version had a slightly coarser cut and more of that buttery, leathery dunhill profile.
I recently finished a 2015 tin of dunhill 965 and a current tin under the new Peterson name. Both by the same manufacturer and of equally high quality in my view. The aged tin definitely has more of that Latakia flavour coming through more homogeneously. This gives you the impression of a fuller and more leathery smoke and is why I believe this mixture benefits from aging.
In summation, STG’s 965 is as close as it gets and I couldn’t be happier.
Thanks to this forum my "list" keeps growing. I love Maltese Falcon and this blend has been compared to it here...on the list it goes!
I recently order some Sutliff match 20 and a tin of GLP Maltese falcon
They are very similar and I really like both.
I never had the original Dunhill/Peterson blend so I can't say how close the Sutliff match is but I will be ordering more. I'm really enjoying English blends recently. I just put in an order for some Balkan II to try out.
They are very similar and I really like both.
I never had the original Dunhill/Peterson blend so I can't say how close the Sutliff match is but I will be ordering more. I'm really enjoying English blends recently. I just put in an order for some Balkan II to try out.
I’ve never smoked 965, I was able to get an STG tin of it about three months ago. I’ve only smoked a few bowls, but this post got me excited to fire up another bowl, as I type this.
Since I’m only on bowl 3, I’m still figuring it out, plus I don’t remember the other 2 previous bowls.
For now it comes across like a slightly more savory Samuel Gawith Squadron Leader, but my SL tin is 8 and half years of age.
I’d say for anyone enjoying this or any English, you definitely need to get an aged tin of SL too.
Since I’m only on bowl 3, I’m still figuring it out, plus I don’t remember the other 2 previous bowls.
For now it comes across like a slightly more savory Samuel Gawith Squadron Leader, but my SL tin is 8 and half years of age.
I’d say for anyone enjoying this or any English, you definitely need to get an aged tin of SL too.
Nicely done. I should revisit this one, as my only experiences with it came with the bulk version several years ago when I preferred more extreme Latakia blends. I would probably appreciate it more now. Maltese Falcon is a favorite of mine, though the mystery spice is so critical that I couldn't really imagine it without it!
I like Maltese Falcon a lot. I only recently tried MM965 and it is smooth as butter. The Latakia is there but not overpowering. The Cavendish makes it smooth and sweet to me. Unfortunately I don't get to smoke all day, otherwise this might be an "all day" blend for me.
Yes. Aging changes it, but as to whether it's for the better or worse is your call. I love the stuff.
Thanks. My current jar of MF is from 9/19 and it seems to be a little more creamy over the last month or so.
I'm hoping the 965 will be pretty close, but I plan to jar it when I get it, maybe try a bowl or two but mostly leave it be until I finish the MF.
My next tin of MF will be from 2014... I'm very curious about that one. I'm not sure if it will have changed in the sealed tin or if it will only start to age once I jar it.
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