Peterson Royal Yacht Less Aromatic?

[mso489]

I was gifted with a tin of the newly branded Royal Yacht by Peterson, after Dunhill ceased to sell the blend under their brand, with all their other blends. Royal Yacht is blended by the same company as Dunhill used, and there should be no noticeable difference. However, I taste much less of the "plum" or whatever flavoring than I remember from the Dunhill branded version. The base Virginia is the same good quality leaf that I've enjoyed, and the flavoring provides a faint nuance to the blend, but it is decisively less flavored than before. Does anyone else have this impression? It's a good smoke, but different, to me.

 

[JOHN72]

I havent't been lucky enough to smoke Dunhill. But it's an interesting subjet................

 

[BROBS]

I was gifted with a tin of the newly branded Royal Yacht by Peterson, after Dunhill ceased to sell the blend under their brand, with all their other blends. Royal Yacht is blended by the same company as Dunhill used, and there should be no noticeable difference. However, I taste much less of the "plum" or whatever flavoring than I remember from the Dunhill branded version. The base Virginia is the same good quality leaf that I've enjoyed, and the flavoring provides a faint nuance to the blend, but it is decisively less flavored than before. Does anyone else have this impression? It's a good smoke, but different, to me.

I’m guessing the Dunhill is much older so you may be tasting the effects of aging it.

They should be the exact same product barring any difference in production runs.

 

[verporchting]

I just finished a tin and I didn’t notice any significant difference in the taste.

I wii say that I’ve always noticed fluctuations in RY and sometimes the toppings are more noticeable than at other times so I just figured it was in the same zone.

It still scratched that particular RY itch for me.

 

[kcghost]

I really don't think there's any difference but MSO is getting on in years and we must make allowances.

 

[verporchting]

I really don't think there's any difference but MSO is getting on in years and we must make allowances.

Aren’t we all, lol.

 

[anotherbob]

Aren’t we all, lol.

most of us a few are going the other way.

 

[sablebrush52]

Might be a batch variation. The only thing that changed was the name on the label. Same manufacturer, pipeline, components, and processing.

 

[mso489]

Older and wiser; that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

 

[anotherbob]

I've had more then a few aromatics that have had variable levels of flavoring over the years from tin to tin. Personally I imagined that it's not even a batch issue but well have you seen the factories? The way some people top tobacco is in a large industrial spinning drum that sprays the leave. I imagine it's not 100 percent even like a weak topping must be that bit of tobacco that gets stuck on the outer edges and hence not as saturated. I mean that's a report from the fantasy land of my mind.

 

[BROBS]

I've had more then a few aromatics that have had variable levels of flavoring over the years from tin to tin. Personally I imagined that it's not even a batch issue but well have you seen the factories? The way some people top tobacco is in a large industrial spinning drum that sprays the leave. I imagine it's not 100 percent even like a weak topping must be that bit of tobacco that gets stuck on the outer edges and hence not as saturated. I mean that's a report from the fantasy land of my mind.

You’re telling me there isn’t an elf spraying each individual ribbon? ?

 

[anotherbob]

You’re telling me there isn’t an elf spraying each individual ribbon? ?

you're confusing snuff manufacture and pipe tobacco manufacture. Snuff is dominated by elves. They grind the stuff and scent it (you really don't want to know how). Alright snuff is scent with elf pee. (this is funny to me I ask Roderick at toque about his elves all the time and he's admitted to me that I am right and his factory is manned by a tribe of elves.)

 

[verporchting]

You’re telling me there isn’t an elf spraying each individual ribbon? ?

I just had an image of a Keebler elf on all fours hiking a rear leg to spray a batch of RY just prior to being tinned. ?

 

[rushx9]

 

[BROBS]

 

[RookieGuy]

Oh. I thought this was just how Lakelands are made.