Peterson's Irish Mixture (Irish Whiskey) Pipe Tobacco is a delightful Burley based tobacco that is lightly flavoured with Irish whiskey. There is no overpowering of the base tobaccos and the topping allows the real flavours of the leaves through. With Virginia in the mix there's a slight sweetness but the Burleys give a stronger body of nuttiness. To begin there's a tantalising bitter smoky quality to the taste of this blend, which evolves elegantly into a smooth gentle woody whiskey flavour.
The cut of this mix is ribbon, which enables easy packing and lighting. It burns effortlessly and throughout, leaving a fine grey ash. To look into the chocolate browns of this tobacco is to invite temptation. Its aroma is of honey and whiskey, almost mead like with peaty notes. To call this tobacco an aromatic is no lie and to say it's true to the leaves is honest, there's the best of both worlds here.
