Tobaccos Peterson - Gold Blend

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2011-10-06		Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant

If I could only smoke 1 Peterson aromatic for the rest of my life it would be this one. There is enough nicotine here, and it's not sickly sweet like some of the other petersons (not that there's anything wrong with that). The taste is a bit more subtle that their other aros, but it's done well. I like this in the morning with coffee, the slight honey taste is delicious, and I sorta get the cinnamon. It would make a great Xmas day smoke and keep the non smokers happy to have you nearby.

This concludes my test of all Peterson aros (except special editions) and Gold blend is the only one I will be buying from now on. The others are all very nice, but this one turns the intensity of the casing down a notch and it is sweet but subtle. 10 out of 10 on the aromatic scale.

12 people found this review helpful.

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	StevieB (2075)	2014-06-10		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant

Peterson - Gold Blend.

As usual with Peterson it's a lovely smoke. The unlit mix has a pleasing appearance, being a mix of light brown to black in colour and it varies in the sizes of the pieces. Considering this has added flavours to it, the mix only really gives off an aroma of the tobaccos with a slight sweet touch and none of the falseness associated with aromatics, which is refreshing! It's of a brilliant moistness to ignite it with ease and once lit its magic is allowed to shine! The flavour is my kind of aromatic, as it is not like a spray in the face from my wife's perfume bottle nor is it unnoticeable; it's a nice and gentle flavour. The added aromatics are all nicely balanced with each other and create a wonderful flavour, which is a little like a slight taste of Nutty Ice cream but even though the aromatics are there you can still identify the different tobaccos in it: a nice standard Virginia hay note with a sumptuous sweet Cavendish touch. Nicotine level is good and if chosen to inhale it's very easy to do so. The room note is pleasant as well, being not too heavy or light and does not offend non-smokers in the room! Would also make a great entry into aromatics as it is not too much or too little in the additives.

Very enjoyable and highly recommended!

Pipe Used: Mr Brog

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Smoke King

11 people found this review helpful.

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	BTGreenwald (13)	2013-01-04		Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

Update: My previous review was horse crap. That was my first tobacco review and I hadn't the experience that I now have. Gold Blend is a waste. A complete waste. There are many blends, many a time as good.

Cheers!

Pipe Used: Legend Cob

Age When Smoked: 2 Months

Purchased From: B&M Houston

Similar Blends: Anything overdone..

5 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2012-04-20		Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I should mention right away that I normally smoke aromatics and I like them "usually". Well this my first Peterson tobacco and if the rest of them are this good I will be really impressed. Gold blend is a mild, smooth smoke with just enough flavouring to let you know its an aromatic. The room note smells nice to me but its not as sweet smelling as most others so non smokers may or may not like it. I can taste a hint of nutty and a little vanilla but its not over powering at all. In short I think this is a terrific blend, its burns clean, stays lit, smokes smooth and smells good too. Highly recommend this to anyone including new pipe smokers.

5 people found this review helpful.

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	Room Note Professor (44)	2014-02-12		Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant

Tin aroma: mango, cream, cinnamon and honey. On the tongue: Virginia with nutmeg and just a hint of the aforementioned tin aromas. Mild in taste but a pleasant tang adds to 'mouth feel'. No tongue bite. Room note: warm, slightly sweet with a touch of mango. Golden, yes. Loud, no. A very subtle aromatic. Try at least once, when in the mood.

3 people found this review helpful.

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	TallPuffO'Burley (632)	2012-07-09		Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium	Pleasant

My only aromatic experiences previous to trying GB had consisted of OTC and cheap no name cavendish blends with sickly chemical taste. Moving on to english blends and American English blends I thought I was becoming one of those can't stand aromatic type of smokers, but this blend changed it for me.

I tried it based on my enjoyment of University and Irish Flake. I figured if the base tobaccos were good, I may like an aromatic. Indeed this seemed to be the case.

I enjoyed this as there was none of that chemical taste I so despise. It is sweet, but not so much that I can't taste the tobacco. I think I still prefer my aros a little less sweet, but I do recommend this blend. As I have since had some other aros I enjoy more, I can't really give it a four star rating.

3 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2011-12-29		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This is my go to blend. It has a nice nutty flavor through most of the bowl, but it does need to be taken slowly as it will bite. Not my ex-wife's favorite to be around regarding room note (she preferred Peterson's Sunset Breeze in this regard). I prefer mild aromatics which usually means nice pleasant tins and boring bowls but GB actually gives me something to enjoy. There's more here than just the flavoring, though, as the tobacco is just a little more robust than any other Peterson blend which I've tried.

3 people found this review helpful.

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	Calamiti (84)	2016-09-30		Mild	Strong	Medium	Pleasant

This blend has got two strong points: the first is it's appearance which is just a gorgeous mix of black, golden and orange speckles. Really beautiful look. The second is its room note.

Other than that I can say just Don't Waste Your Money. Well, it's quite a quality tobacco (it's a Peterson after all). However, the casings applied feel so outright synthetic, non-natural and annoying, I see little difference with cheapo drugstore "aeromatics". Nothing like hickory and cinnamon advertised in the tin description.

Peterson in my opinion has never been really good in making aromatics. When one wants some true good aromatics it's better to go for G&H Lakelands. And go for Peterson when you want a really nice Latakia (Old Dublin), light and complex VaPer (Irish Oak), earthy Kentucky (Irish Flake) or deliciously and delicately cased VaBur (University Flake). There's little competition for Peterson in those realms. However, making aromatics is where Peterson obviously fails. That's true, Gold Blend is probably the best of all Peterson aromatics. But Peterson's aromatics are the worst tobaccos in whole Peterson's product range IMO. Just not worth the price.

YMMV but me personally didn't like this tobacco and wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

Pipe Used: Comoy's Tradition Yachtsman

Age When Smoked: 1

Similar Blends: Cheapo drugstore "aeromatics".

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Kyohan (13)	2013-11-28		Mild	Medium	Mild	Pleasant

I received a tin of this with the purchase of a new Peterson pipe and, not being an aromatic smoker, I just let it sit on the shelf for several months before giving it a try. That was a mistake. My experience with aromatics in the past had been limited to the drug store stuff that I guy who worked for me smoked (and that pretty much turned me off to all aromatics). So, after looking at this tin for a few months I decided to give it a try.

The tin aroma is sweet and fruity, but it still tastes like tobacco to me, which is a big plus. I don't know if I would buy this, but this tin has been enjoyable and I'm glad I tried it.

Purchased From: SmokingPipes.com

2 people found this review helpful.

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	machinebcon (50)	2012-07-26		Mild	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

Not bad! It's an aromatic, but it doesn't weigh as heavy as other aro's from the House of Peterson. When I was 10 years old, I found Grandpa's old pipe in a drawer. It smelled exactly like this blend: a bit like honey, cookies, cinammon, sweet overall without tasting cheap. Smoke it slowly, it's worth it. 3.5 of 5

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-12-15		Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild	Pleasant

Being a fan of Peterson pipes and having heard good things in general about their tobaccos as well, I was looking forward to trying this blend. Unfortunately that anticipation quickly dissipated.

Opening the tin it was hard to tell if there was actually tobacco inside, or if it had been mistakenly replaced with potpourri. A very overpowering, almost perfume-like smell emerged. The tobacco was very moist, to the point where I decided to dry it out quite a bit before trying it, this thankfully also seemed to reduce the fragrance a little.

The taste was nowhere near as bad as the smell, but still nothing to write home about. The tobacco was still overpowered by the casing and the whole blend felt quite bland and artifical. I gave it quite a few more tries, but halfway through the tin I just gave up and handed it to my neighbour, who interestingly enough was very positive and thought it was quite a good tobacco.

One star is perhaps a little harsh, apart from the initial smell it's not a horrible tobacco, it's just obviously not suited for my palette. But it's a subjective review after all and the simple fact is that I just wouldn't recommend this blend to anyone, and then one star is the only fair score.

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Pipestud (1829)	2008-02-02		Mild	Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Very Pleasant

Not that I've been hunting for anymore of this light, airy and aromatic blend, but with Murray's shut down, I'm simply wondering if Gold Blend was picked up when the Peterson's blends made the shift.

Gold Blend is classy in leaf and presentation, but the flavor is just not there for me. I like an occasional puff on the sweet side, but I also like to taste the tobacco and feel like I'm smoking without having to check the bowl to make sure the weed is lit.

Lovers of light aromatics with quality leaf will enjoy this one and that is why I give it three stars.

2 people found this review helpful.

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	FlatCapMatt (59)	2020-09-16		Medium	Mild	Mild	Tolerable

I'd recommend this for someone who likes aromatics, but doesn't want something excessively sweet or flavoured.

I personally like a bit more flavour.

Overall it's a good blend, and you can't really go too wrong with it.

Pipe Used: Missouri Meerschaum Hardwood

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: tobaccoblends.com.au

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Bird101 (8)	2020-02-03		Very Mild	Extremely Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

Petersons Gold Blend. On morning of Friday, 1/31/20 I tried Petersons Gold blend for the first time. I had purchased this tin in Feb of 2019. I found the moisture content on this tin to be normal. The Tin Note was a slightly sweet or honey aroma. . Taking a dry unlit draw (Which I like to do) on a packed Comoy's Prince-Bent Pebble Grain (337PG) which had never been smoked I got the same light sweet/honey flavor mentioned for the tin note. The initial/char light was easy but it did take several relights with light tamping before I could get a good ember going. I found this blend to be an easy cool burning smoke with little to no tongue bite and no gurgle from excessive moisture. It required few relights after the ember was established. The flavor was mildly sweet with no noticeable topping and the flavor increased about ¼ to ½ way through the bowl. As to room note, I was the only person in the room at the time of the smoke. I did get up and leave the room and upon re-entering the room I found the room note to be pleasant. I was drinking cold water and later a diet Mt. Dew at the time of the smoke. Over all I would give this blend a 2 out of 4 stars for my taste. It was not an unpleasant experience however it lacked in flavor for my taste.

Pipe Used: Comoy's Prince-Bent Pebble Grain (337PG)

Age When Smoked: About a year old

Purchased From: Smoking Pipes . com

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Marquis13 (1)	2017-12-12		Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

At my local tobacco shop, I'm accustomed to purchasing Dunhill blends. Out of curiosity I purchased Peterson Gold blend, and I was extremely impressed by this wonderful mixture. The sweet, aromatic blend tastes pleasantly on the palate, tasting some hints of vanilla. Overall a great blend to start off with if one is not used to the Peterson brand.

Pipe Used: Brigham Algonquin (2 dot)

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Pops Pipe (19)	2017-06-20		Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

If anyone remembers Wessex Premier Rich Aroma this is almost the same. Light , sweet with the hickory nut extract aroma. Hickory nut i like, tonquin i dont ( go figure) but if you like hickory nuts then you will find this pleasing. Its light and mild and the room note is very nice. You do taste virginia and a little burley here and there but hickory nut runs the show here.

Similar Blends: Wessex Premier Rich Aroma (Red ).

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Giovanni Palomino (21)	2015-10-01		Mild	Mild	Medium	Very Pleasant

This being my first tobacco and who introduced me to this noble art and bad habit smoking pipe I have much appreciation and moving this will be the most objective possible aroma on Tin as most of the aromatics is lovely for my it is creamy and Caramelized, an aromatic that does not heat lot and easy burning is what helped me to maintain my healthy language and have the frustration of relight the pipe to all times at Bay for a nobel smoker as I was is much to be desired for a mixture and highly recommended for new smokers, its strength is mild to medium which gives a quiet smoke its flavor is pleasant in the mouth and the note in room is very good is that he would buy it again.

Pipe Used: Maple Hardwood Country Gentleman

Purchased From: Tabacofilos pipe club Colombia.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	bearded_cavalier (11)	2015-06-16		Mild	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Maybe I got a bad batch, but I just didn't get this blend. I smoke a lot of Petersons, and enjoy most of their English and aromatics. This one bit like a terrier and smoked very hot. No discernible taste other than hot air.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Telling it how it is. (73)	2015-05-05		Mild	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

This blend, especially since coming from Peterson, was a real disappointment to me. It also is the first blend from Peterson i sampled since their move to STG and i hope its not characteristic for the new make of the Peterson blends. But since their pipe production also reached an undescribeable low, i have not much confidence into that.

It did not offer me any pleasures whatsoever, the smell out of the tin already greeted me with an artificial, chemical note to it which carried on in the smoke. I bravely emptied the tin but was tempted more than once to toss out what i had left over. I also didn't care much for the crossover it offered to my pipes. Also it had a tendency to burn hot, although even, and overall was really unpleasant.

I really would like to write something positive as well but nothing at all comes to mind. Not even the usual scapegoats like price (too high for whats being offered) or the tin (too dull and boring). But ok, the room note was ok.

In the end i cannot recommend this blend to anyone. Even if it would have worked on me then there still would have been a dozen cheaper blends out there with the same composition, so in the end, why contemplating to hassle with it?

Pipe Used: It went trough rotation.

Age When Smoked: Fresh

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2013-12-21		Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

This Peterson Gold blend aromatic, like most of the aromatics I've enjoyed in the past, smells delicious but unfortunately does deliver in the taste department when smoked. I find it to be a little thin for want of a better word, and as with some of the other Peterson aromatics has to be smoked slowly to ensure that your not bitten back. I guess I suffered the tongue bite due to wanting to get the full taste like the scent and rushed it at first!

Needs to be dried or aired a little before smoking as its very moist when new. The room note is pleasant but heavy.

Please I've tried it,and I have left it year before smoking again before this review, but won't be buying another tin.

I guess these type of aromatics don't suit me, but still a quality tobacco.

Pipe Used: Peterson Killarney 338

Age When Smoked: Straight from the tin & 1 year later.

Purchased From: James Fox Dublin.

Similar Blends: Peterson Luxury Blend..

1 person found this review helpful.

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	krg1000 (183)	2013-12-14		Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant

This is another stop on my Peterson parade of tobaccos. Like a lot of the aromatics in Peterson's repertoire, it really does nothing to hit me in the right spot. Maybe its because I have found other blends that seem to me to be far superior to these here. I find nothing really wrong with this blend, just that it does nothing for me, as I say. YMMv, of course. I will recommend that you give it a try, it may be just what you are looking for. Smoke away, lads and lasses.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	o3Ho3 (28)	2012-12-18		Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant

Well, this one is for relaxing time, slowly puff... It will never give you, or others, the feeling of cheap (and is not btw) but somehow it miss something that you feel as important...but...whatever, is good.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	who broke my clay pipe? (70)	2012-01-16		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant

50g Tin

An aromatic that is as good as any that are good. Produces a sociable aroma, but beyond the casing is nothing complex underneath to describe really ;-a cake is a cake. Medium confection, room note of perhaps rich fruit cake ,tastes as it smells-glace cherries-Cherry Genoa cake. Medium burner . Ash like little charcoals,black pellets,coarse black ash."

The aroma was to my mind regardless of the tin description of honey/vanilla and walnuts.

For a third trial i decided to change pipe and use a "The Smoke","Graduate shape", a red pyrolytic graphite liner pipe from the early 70s which had a bowl liner made out of the same stuff as NASA rocket cones ,to see what the tobacco would deliver on its own with no fear of pipe burn out

Its a 2 star tobacco with me,its an OK Cavendish aromatic. I will probably not repurchase another because i feel there are other aromatics with more substantial tobacco bases with nicotine factor

UPDATE 20 MINUTES LATER AFTER WRITING THIS REVIEW:-

Its 7:15 am and my dad has just left the house for work and i have took the liberty and lit up inside the house using my "The Smoke" pipe and have to take back some of my previous statements.. The dry warm inside air has changed the tasting properties of this tobacco completely and i can now taste it properly. (The cold frosty night air on the porch with the mist probably meant i was drawing moisture condensation from the outside atmosphere which was creating steam and muting the smoke factor). I now get a mild toasty breakfasty tasting tobacco akin to a honeyed toasted waffle or a pancake.. I still stand by my 2 stars but its a better two stars. I now know why i repurchased this one. Also i am massively impressed with my pyrolytic pipe combination for this tobacco which really works and brings out and amplifies the subtle taste. I will revisit some other aromatics with my other pyro linered pipes.

Pipe Used: Clays, Falcon Internationl , THE SMOKE

Age When Smoked: Months, 3 years

Similar Blends: Other Peterson aromatics..

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2011-11-07		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

a light aromatic. smells very nice in the tin and looks good. i would recommend drying it for a few hours out of the tin to get more of the honey and cinnamon out of it which is used very sparingly. do not recognize any hickory nut. if you smoke it straight out of the tin moist, it tends to burn too hot and you get very little flavor except vanilla. this stuff tends to get gooey and wet even if you air it to bone dry. this is the type of aromatic that you don't really taste the flavor you can just smell it if you blow through your nose. i like gold blend, it will be a nice change of pace during the holiday season to have a bowl every now and then. i do wish it had a little more honey and cinnamon flavors.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	gunner525 (66)	2011-07-21		Mild	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

I liken this blend to Peterson's De Luxe Mixture. Both blends share a combination of the vanilla and nutty flavors, but Gold Blend has cinnamon instead of honey. The cinnamon, like De Luxe's honey, was just put in to add a little something to the blend, it's not really concentrated. The main flavors were the hickory nut and vanilla. Gold Blend didn't seem as quite of a "holiday blend" to me since the hickory nut wasn't nearly as Christmasy as the walnut used in De Luxe Mixture. Overall it's a great blend. It burns well and tastes great. A good smoke any time of the year.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Susanna Hoffs (74)	2010-06-10		Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

This is ok...

Not my favourite Peterson aro. I didn't quite take to the cinnamon if I'm honest. It smokes like De Luxe Blend by the same firm, but with added cinnamon.

I like DB, as it's a nice mild aro that suits my needs when required. The quality of tobacco in both blends is very good.

I just haven't taken to Gold Blend as much as I thought I would. The cinnamon just adds heaps to the toastiness you get from most aro's as you get towards the end of the bowl..

As such it put me off a bit. Not a bad tobacco. I'll take my cinnamon in bagel, bread, cinna-bon, cookie (biscuit to us brits) and cereal format.... ..... just not in my tobacco.

But thanks for the offer anyway.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Tom Bombadill (120)	2010-01-14		Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

This is the blend that got me into pipe smoking and as a sentimental favorite I'm giving it four (4) tasty stars.

I decided to try pipe smoking after ten years of enjoying premium cigars and started out with a Peterson pipe and a tin of Gold Blend. That was in December of 2008. I resolved not to write a review of Gold Blend until I was more experienced. So here I am a year later, somewhat more experienced, smoking a new tin of GB after trying aromatics, vapers and English/Oriental blends. The engliish/orientals are my favorite.

Gold blend is a classic quality aromatic that manages to be sweet and mellow without being heavy on the vanilla. The smell in the tin is delicious. The smoke taste is more complex than standard vanilla aros. Cavendish on the bottom. The room note is very nice. Both the room note and taste are sweet without being perfumy.

This is a nice mellow aromatic for when you want a sweet smoke and you want something different than staright vanillas. Personally, I like strong English blends in the morning and a nice aro every now and then in the evening.

Smoke on Brothers of the Pipe!

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Skando (203)	2009-08-09		Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I have still some aromatics in stand-by after I started with MacB's Black Ambrosia on Apr22/2009.

Golden Blend - no. 3 in that list - was waiting unsealed since. I had just a couple of bowls or bit more just after the purchase.

GB (golden yellow lid) has a beautiful contrasted colour similarf to an EM. The tin smells aromatic, of course, in the vein of the Danish Pastry (vanilla, nuts and a bit of cinnamon). At the touch I feel high quality leaves.

The smoke is mild both in strenght and body. The resemblance to Golden Ambrosia is remarkable, GB is just two notches more flavoured. GB smokes very smooth, cool and velvety (same 9mm filtered Savinelli Spigot). No bite at all. The flavouring is consistent - difficult to trace true tobacco taste, as it happended with GA instead - but not overwhelming or cloying.

GB is truly a quality aromatic, which I could recommend *. The fact is that I don't see any good reason to pay all those euros. GA perfectly fits the bill when I'm in the mood for an aro.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-03-17		Mild to Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

Probably a very good everyday smoke. I've gotten more compliments over the aroma than anything else I've lit up.

After almost two tins I've given up trying to pick out the flavors.

It's damp,dry it. Burns warmer than most of my choices and has bit me more than I like to admit. Seems to lose the sweet flavor twards the end of the bowl

I didn't lose interest in the smoke, I just have aro's I enjoy more.

It continues...

1 person found this review helpful.

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	PipePaladin (78)	2007-05-08		Mild	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

A well balanced aromatic. Mild sweet taste with no bite. Good packing and burning properties. Even people loathing aromatics could savor it. Well done Peterson!

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2006-08-09		Medium	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

A little better than W. O. Larsen, but along the same lines of a sweet, candied European. Too much oil of coconut to make the blend hot and windy. Not worth the time or trouble. Too many other good things out there to enjoy, even within the Peterson family.

One of five stars

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2006-07-02		Mild	Mild to Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant

For me, a good blend...not a great blend, mind you, but a good one.

Starting at the beginning, the tin aroma is wonderful...kind of a vanilla, nuts, cinnamon, and spices mixed with a sweet cavendish and all rolled into one. This translates quite nicely to the room note. I'd say that the room note quite literally smells like a "smoky" version of the tin...nothing misleading at all.

As for the smoking, I'll start with the taste. Mild, but not too mild so as to become boring. The taste tends not to change for most of the bowl...the only exceptions are that the first few puffs (1/8 bowl, maybe) seemed quite sweeter than the rest, and the last few puffs (1/8-ish again) seemed to be less flavorful. This is par for the course, though with cased aromatics. I also didn't get bit at all smoking this, although I don't think it'd be too difficult to let the heat get out of hand with this one, so be sure to puff slowly.

The flavor itself was very pleasant. Much like the aroma, although spicier...by spicy I mean like nutmeg/cinnamon/all-spice, not what we often equate with perique blends. Very much a vanilla cavenish with the addition of these nutty and spicy qualities...it makes for an enjoyable smoke.

The only downside is that this will definitely not be for those looking for a "strong" smoke. If you typically smoke English blends (or anything heavy on virginia, oriental or perique tobaccos) and are looking for an aromatic to change the pace, you probably won't find much redemption in this one. But, to those who enjoy aromatics (or even the lighter of the English blends) this makes for a good "dessert" tobacco...great for late at night when you want something sweet and not too serious. I also find that its a great first smoke of the day...with my coffee, its as good a compliment as spice cake or a good muffin.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Philo Beddoe (221)	2006-03-08		Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

I enjoyed this very much, I could definitely taste the cinnamon as well as nutmeg, very spicy, not in the peppery perique way, but in a walk through a spice shop way. Not for all the time, as it is too distracting for relaxation, but if you want a nice aromatic with a wonderful aroma this would be a fine choice.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Hunter (54)	2006-01-18		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant

I'm a big fan of aromatics, and vanillas especially. Although the vanilla and spice flavoring is very understated, this is a terrific tobacco. I usually smoke this in the mornings. It is a mild, hospitable first pipe as well as a good evening smoke. Excellant tobacco quality and variety. It packs easilly and lights well. I did not find any significant bite to this, unlike a great many aromatics.

I like the flavor as well. It goes well with coffee or tea. It doesn't overpower the pallette or the pipe, and tastes like tobacco, of all things! It's a good, cool smoke, easy on the nose and of those in the room. Potentially an all-day kind of tobacco. I'm keeping this in my regular rotation.

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	romaso (45)	2005-03-21		Mild	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

This is one of several aromatics I've tried with a strong plum type sweetness as a background. Gold Blend is similar to Dan Tobacco Blue Note, but turned down a few notches. Or Evening Stoll or Sunday's Fantasy turned up a few notches. Peterson uses good tobacco too.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2004-12-08		Very Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I'm not usually a fan of highly aromatic blends but, for some reason I decided to plop down some of my hard earned dollars for a tin of this stuff. Upon opening the tin I was met by the typical aromatic blast of sugary sweet cavendish that was matched to a nutty aroma, just as the label describes. I bought this blend just to see how the burley effected this aromatic. After the initial light I thought to myself, "this might be nice after all." After a few puffs I was starting to loose interest in this smoke. The initial taste on the pallet was no longer pleasent but obtrusive and overbearing. This blend is so overbearingly sweet, that not even half way through the bowl I felt like a child who had gorged himself on a mountain of cotton candy. The other draw back to this blend, and many other aromatics is the intense tounge seering that I get. I have a passion for the most robust of tobaccos and almost never experience any form of bite. My mouth and smoking style just not condusive to heavily processed and cased tobacco. I curse myself for spending money on a tin of tobacco that will surely go untouched from now on out. My opinion of this blend and other aromatics falls back on a matter of taste preferrence. Some brothers of the briar prefer aromatic, some latakia, some natural, and many other types. I just happen to shy away from anything scented cased, flavored, perfumed, etc. To each his own I say. Tobaccos of this nature just don't "float my boat."

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	Pounder 5000 (178)	2003-06-16		Mild	Very Strong	Medium	Very Pleasant

This blend had me vexed. It is a very strong aromatic much like Blue Note, although a little lighter. It is also very obviously made with quality leaf. The problem I had is that it bites like a rabid ferret! The taste is wonderful- but that just gets me to smoking faster and getting bit that much worse. Smoking slower didn't help much either. Drying out and DGT were also useless. I finally had to give the rest of the can to a friend who ended up having the same problem. The blending in the can was also very inconsistent. There were all sizes of cuts involved and even a ball of paste I can only hope was casing! All in all a tasty tobacco that I just couldn't handle. (And I regularly smoke red VA flakes!!!) Stick with the pricier Blue Note- It's worth it!!!

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	Eulenburg (193)	2003-03-23		Extremely Mild	Medium	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Pleasant

Fragrant burley? Mmmmm....?

Whenever I read "black cavendish" my eyes glaze over; whenever the flavour of this processed leaf predominates, I fall right down to sleep. This is the mildest, lightest aromatic excuse for wasting a match.

The hickory nut, a Dixie cousin of the Tonka bean, more usually seen hereabouts as a flavouring agent for basse cuisine cheeses and meats, gives this concoction a cute smell when you burn it, but you cant't rally taste it. Ditto the cinnamon.

For fanciers of the lightest aromatics.

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	JaWiBr (433)	2023-03-01		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Tin note of sweet nuts, vanilla and spices. Tobacco is a mixed cut of light brown, brown and black. Moisture content is great and larger chunks may need some attention. Burns moderate with few relights. The strength is mild to medium and nic is mild. Flavoring is mild to medium, with notes of Hickory Nut, Vanilla and Cinnamon. The nut and vanilla are very evident in the initial light up but fade to the background. Cinnamon seems to stay in the background. Taste is mild to medium and moderately consistent, with notes of sweet vanilla, spices, nutty, wood, molasses, sugar, savory, mildly bitter, bready, tangy and tart dark fruit, cocoa, orange peel/zesty, sweet grass, citrus, a cinnamon and graham cracker background note, and a peppery retro. Burley is leading with Black Cavendish, Flavoring and Virginia supporting. Room note is pleasant, and aftertaste is good.

Pipe Used: 2015 XXX Ashton Brindle Author

Age When Smoked: 5 years

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	Courtney Fish (33)	2022-04-13		Mild to Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

Flavourful medium strength tobacco with balanced casing. Gentle honey sweetness with a hint of nutty spice throughout. Verging on transcendent! Strongish pleasant distinctly tobacco room note. Smoke is warm and there is a tendency to a little bite toward the end of a bowl. Packed lightly in a largish packed bowl reaps the greatest rewards.

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	Hrhead (6)	2021-12-28		Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I'm smoking a 10 year-old 10 for the first time that I just bought at my local b&m. It compares favorably to Erinmore Flake and to Sunset Breeze. While the description doesn't include any fruit there are hints of mango or something like Erinmore which are definitely there. A mild pleasant light aromatic that is easy to enjoy. Smokes very nicely.

Pipe Used: Cob

Age When Smoked: 10 Years

Purchased From: B&M

Similar Blends: Erinmore and Sunset Breeze.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2011-09-19		Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium	Tolerable

I remeber enjoying this blend maybe something like last year. I have try it tonight and the experience wasn't exactly the same. On this more recent smoke I have taste a non-well balance aroma.

I have to tell you that the tobacco wasnt so fresh so I had to humidified it a little bit before I could pack my pipe with it.

The smell of the tobacco in the can was ok, but I was sad that this taste didn't reflect in the smoke. However I still think it's a good blend when You have nothing else near You.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2011-07-27		Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Very Pleasant

This was my first tobacco. I loved it then, so decided to give it a try recently. I was quite disappointing. Needless to say, after smoking blends from C&D, Lane Limited, Peter Stockkabye, Peterson tins leave quite a bit to be desired. To weak, with far to much flavoring and casing.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2011-05-12		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

My first and favorite tobacco. Once I learnt how to smoke a pipe it struck just the right spot to convert me. And that was before it had dried. Whilst still moist it did burn a bit too hot and had cases of tongue bite and tasted only of vanilla. But then after I let it dry and age a few weeks and fixed my technique, it changed like John Lydon after he left the Sex Pistols and formed Pil. The vanilla is still there, but in the background. it now tastes of honey, cinnamon, room note of fresh buttered bread. Still burns hot, but tolerably. Suits my churchwarden pipe very well. I'm going to stop smoking it for a while now, if I can stop myself. I want to let it age, bring out some sugars more and keep it for special occasions or sleepless nights. Good for beginners like me, or experienced smokers who want something that ages well.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2011-04-18		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Excellent mix of Light Virginia, with Dark Burley, and a touch of even Darker Cavendish. A mild smoke with full tobacco flavor. Went through a 50g tin in no time. Definately worth keeping an extra tin around.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2011-04-16		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This is not Peterson's best aromatic. Unlike their worst aromatic (Sweet Killarney), the tin description on Gold Blend is pretty accurate as to the taste of this blend. It is sweet, and as you are smoking you can detect hints of vanilla, nuts, and nutmeg. Probably the most prominent flavor is cinnamon. I smoked this mainly in my Peterson bulldog and it smoked fine; no tongue bite or excessive moisture.

But it is not worth the price of the tin. It is not an unpleasant smoke, but not a real memorable one either. All the different flavors are present, but not in a rich, satisfying way that is characteristic of the great aromatics. I like aromatics; I've been smoking them for years. But this blend doesn't deserve all that much praise.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2011-01-08		Mild to Medium	Mild	Medium	Very Pleasant

Peterson wins again. My search for a vanilla blend that actually tastes like vanilla, but doesn't smoke hot and wet, has come to an end. Gold blend is solid aromatic tobacco. Sweet, creamy, with lots of vanilla flavor, and other bakery flavors like cinnamon, nutmeg, and a rather buttery taste to case it all. This leaf reminds me of a good croissant roll or home made cookies. The tin note is nothing like the taste, as it smells rather fruity, characteristic of the Virginia tobaccos within. The Cavendish and Burley add creaminess and an overall toasty flavor to the smoke, and the Virginia adds that mild spice and sweetness. A delightful smoke indeed. I would recommend this to beginners, as it is very mild, sweet, cool smoking, and pleasant. A seasoned aromatic smoker might find it dull and lacking, but I can see it being a staple tobacco in anyone's regimen for whenever they want a quality, mellow, smoke. I can see myself enjoying this in a park, or out on the porch watching the sunset. The nicotine in it isn't bad either, so it won't slam you with that weird buzz feeling right away. Gold Blend is a thoroughly enjoyable smoke for when you want to feel content, relaxed, and mild.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2010-02-07		Extremely Mild	Extremely Mild	Very Mild	Very Pleasant

A very light aromatic. Good clouds of smoke once started. Flavoring is more of a background than a foreground kind of thing. Smoked dry, no gurgling.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-10-23		Very Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild	Pleasant

Upon opening this tin you are hit with a wonderful aroma of cinnamon, vanilla, and nutmeg. The smell is so good that I actually left the tin open in my car in hopes that it would stick around (it did not). I packed a bowl and set off for a long walk as I tend to do with new tobacco to fully enjoy the new flavors. This proved to be the wrong decision, the smoke was HOT, and that flavor that I smelled was non-existant. I actually quit smoking it half way into the walk. Needless to say I was disappointed.

I left the tin about 4 weeks and returned to it yesterday………This can't be the same stuff I was smoking a month ago!! It's a very light smoke, but the flavors were great, and it burned cool and clean! For me Gold Blend is a winner after some time to dry out and some patients. Gold blend thanks for not giving up and loosing hope…. Original Blog Link: http://ow.ly/15WsuK

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-05-07		Very Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

I picked up this tin from the B&M because it had about 4-5 years of age on it (based on date from price tag) and from the tin description, I had no idea this was an aromatic. Well, it is, but it is more tasteful than most.

It's at least a unique and tasteful blend of casings, so it doesn't smell like a cheap lotion marketed for pubescent girls like many aromatics do.

It actually tastes rather nice, too. It's an easy blend that's good to keep around for sharing. The only problem, and for me it's a big one, is that it leaves behind its mark quite strongly in a pipe in which it is smoked.

Starting at a baseline of two stars, I'm docking this a star for not having any true complexity and docking it another for leaving its calling card in my pipe. But I'm giving it a star for being a rare tasteful aromatic and giving it another star for being so easy-going in its smokability and approachability.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2008-11-08		Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant

Another great change of pace tobacco, I enjoy aromatics but they seem to be shallow, and lack depth. A good step up for the novice smoker from the drug store brand.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2008-01-26		Very Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild	Pleasant

This was my first Peterson blend. Not too much nicotine and lots of artificial flavoring but translates to great room note. Oh yes, this one bites like rabbit on crack. Recommended for beginners.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2008-01-02		Mild	Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant

One of petersons better efforts. I found it to have a good taste and very pleasant room note. The hickory nut is subtle, a nice background to the burley. The only negative was a little tongue bite.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2007-02-05		Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I was pleasantly surprised by this blend. I use a churchwarden, and this tobacco smoked cool with almost no bite. It was quite relaxing, puffing away in my local tobacconist's shop. Taste and aroma are both reminiscent of cinnamon and nutmeg. Might look elsewhere if you want a strong, robust smoke, though.

While smoking this, I have visions of the Irish countryside -- a cold, crisp morning with dew all about. I imagine sitting in a small cottage with pleasant smoke wafting throughout. A small fire burns in the corner keeping the teapot warm. My rocking chair is the perch to reconsider the day's events.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2006-07-06		Mild to Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

An aromatic that you will not get tired of smoking. All the cinnamon, hickory nut, and vanilla produce a unique flavor. It's kind of like curry many tastes go in but a singular taste emerges.Better than ANY of thte other European Aromatics I have smoked.Very similar to McClellands "Easy Street" in all characteristics- only better stuff overall. 3 of 4 stars!

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2006-03-01		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This had a very mellow flavor. Casing was not overbearing. The cavendish was noticable but tied everything together nicely. Overall a pleasant smoke.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2005-12-31		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant

Smoked very carefully, I found that I could actually taste the cinnamon now and again. They aren't lying when call it mellow. Very light on the aromatic front. The Va was a bit weak, the burley seems to overpower it.

Room note got great reviews. Guess I might have liked it better if someone else had been smoking it.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2005-01-31		Very Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant

This was the second Peterson tobacco I tried. I still found the flavor inconsistent. The tobaccos smell nice according to my girlfriend; however, I'm the one who wants to get something out of it. These seem to be good tobaccos for people to be around. I'd just not suggest this one to smoke.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2003-07-03		Medium	Strong	Medium to Full	Pleasant

This is one of the first tobaccos that I smoked. It has a wonderful aroma, it lit and burned well and has no bite.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2003-07-02		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant

I find Gold Blend by Peterson to be of my favorite ocasional tobaccos to smoke earlier in the day. It presents itself as an aromatic from the moment you open the lid you get that Cinnamony-Vanilla aroma. The cut of the tobacco is in all shapes and forms, which to me looks more like a potpourri of diversity of tobacco.

I love an aromatic tobacco and like any aromatic they do have a tendency to bite thhe tongue if smoked too fast. Personally I really did not notice any tongue bite with this blend.

The aroma of the tobacco while smoking is not overwhelming but yet presenting itself as a mild sweetness.

I do recommend when selecting this tobacco to have one or more pipes designated for this tobacco. I find that Gold Blend, Blue Note and Sweet Vanilla Honeydew compliment each other and can be all smoked in the same pipes.

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