As with all my reviews, the opinions expressed are 100% my own and your mileage may vary. The tobacco being reviewed has been purchase by myself and I’ve personally smoked several bowls, in various pipes before writing this review. I’ve also linked the TobaccoReviews.com review for your cross reference.
Photo Info: Peter Stokkebye Luxury Bullseye Flake, Savinelli Roma 602 , Generic Golf Tee, Generic Kitchen Matches, Northwest Gentlemen Bison Leather Tobacco Mat. Photo by TheSaintlyCatholic
Pipes Used: Briar, Cob
Age When Smoked: New
Purchased From: SmokingPipes.com
Strength – Medium
Taste – Medium
Flavoring – Mild
Room Note – Tolerable
Tin Note – Grass, Hay, Earth
Rating – **
Cellared – No
My Review
Pretty much off the heels of the review I published last week for the Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake, I’m providing my overall thoughts and impressions of Peter Stokkebye Luxury Bullseye Flake. I think what I’ve learned from these two blends is that I’m not a huge fan of Louisiana Perique. Or perhaps I should say that I haven’t smoked enough Perique to fully develop my palate to the unique taste this tobacco offers. Either way, I’m of the opinion that we all love what we love, like what we like and can choose to pass on the rest if we want.
While I’m not 100% sure, my assumption is the main difference between the PS Luxury Navy Flake and the Luxury Bullseye Flake is the Bullseye Flake features the additional Black Cavendish center. Regarding tin note, my nose couldn’t detect any difference between the two blends. In other words, the Black Cavendish isn’t enough to show itself on smell alone (at least to my nose). The tin note of the Bullseye Flake features the grass and hay smells I talked about in the previous review. It’s actually very nice. However, in my opinion…the Black Cavendish helps to tone the blend and reduces the spice of the Perique just a bit.
All-in-all, while I enjoyed smoking this blend far better than I do the PS Navy Flake, I’m not sure I will keep this blend on-hand. Life is short and we need to focus on the things we truly enjoy and as this all relates to pipe tobacco, there are just too many blends I absolutely love to necessarily worry about trying to develop a taste for a specific type of tobacco.
TobaccoReviews.com
https://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend/2679/peter-stokkebye-luxury-bullseye-flake-no-403
Coming Up
As I just mentioned, life is short and we need to focus on things we truly enjoy…I picked up a few OTC blends the other day from my local store including Velvet and Half & Half. I haven’t tried the Half & Half yet, but the Velvet…OMG! No really! OH MY GOD! While Lane 1-Q will most likely always be my absolute favorite blend and certainly my favorite aromatic blend, Velvet will be something I’ll keep on hand. But I’ll save the review for later and let you get on with your day.
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Happy Smoking!
Jerry
