Elizabethan is one of my go blends especially with some age on it. It is a solid vaper.
Peterson's Elizabethan Blend?
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Escudo is probably still my favorite but I love Elizabethan. Has a certain creaminess you don't get in other VaPers.
I just can't get used to calling these Peterson blends. I still have reams of tins in the cellar that I am working on, so mine are all still Dunhill blends... even though Dunhill had jack squat to do with them.
When it comes to Elizabethan Mixture, I'll skip the Peterson and go with Match Victorian from Sutliff, which is based on the Murray's version of Dunhill Elizabethan. I like the balance better, to me Sutliff's components are better quality , and as a bulk, it's very reasonably priced.
It that's not available, then the Peterson/STG Elizabethan is an option.
It that's not available, then the Peterson/STG Elizabethan is an option.
If you ever smoked the Murray's version, you'd see it was night and day from the current production.The Match version is not an exact copy of the Murray's Elizabethan, but it's not far away either. The Match isn't as spicy as the current Peterson blend, but it has a greater variety of Virginia flavors.
This is great advice. I found it very bland the first run though. Reminiscent of cigarette tobacco to me.
Funny, I enjoyed it the first time through a tin. Today I smoked a bowl after having Escudo earlier in the day and for the first time got that cigarette taste. First time I didn't enjoy it.
What am I missing ? I hear people talk about Elizabethan as being their number one tobacco. I can barely taste anything. It’s like a parched mouth and cardboard. I’m similarly baffled by Escudo. But at least with Escudo there is some complexity. Is it just that my taste buds are dead from English blends ? I am still confused by what people are getting in these two “classics.” Do I need to try a different pipe in search of the aha moment. At least with darker Virginia flake tobaccos I taste something. Or with things like Aged Burley Flake. Someone explain !
I just smoked second bowl and I am getting it better. I think one needs to choose the right pipe. Also, I think you have to slow down and clear your palate of English first. I am also starting to dedicate pipes to Virginias.
I noticed something interesting with Virginias, which is that if I put down the pipe and let it cool, then return to it later, I’m getting more flavor. I notice that the last third of the bowl is really giving off flavor more than the first two thirds; Whereas English blends reveal their flavor almost immediately. It also seems that Virginias are their best with at least a couple of years age. Perhaps I should purchase some tins to cellar.
Seems as if you're simply "learning" what this type of leaf requires.
For me, yes often a different pipe, a different cadence, expectation, and perhaps a few forays to settle the palate if having spent too much time in the presence of Latakia. With practice, that palate gets more flexible for you...