REVIEW | Peterson Nightcap - formerly Dunhill Nightcap Pipe Tobacco
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- Опубліковано 16 лис 2023
- Let’s review this legendary blend and deconstruct its full-bodied English flavor profile.
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Thank you so much, Wes, for supporting my efforts! 🙏-Kevin
Happy little pipes😄
Kevin, you are the Bob Ross of the pipe world. You are a calming influence for me and I appreciate that. Keep on keeping on
That is the highest compliment. Thank you! :)
He really is. Can’t argue how genuine this man is.
Agreed.
Hear, hear!! 😊
You’ve got a great voice and speaking pattern for this work. So relaxing. Thank you!
My mixture 965 and Nightcap are the backbone of my pipe smoking routine. Actually if these two tobaccos were the only two I could have for life, I would be happy ;)
Awesome, hopefully you enjoy this review of one of your favorites! :)
Same!
If nightcap was the only blend left on earth, I too would be perfectly content.
You Sir, have a voice made for late night radio, very easy on the ears
@@leedobson that’s great to hear! Hopefully it helps you relax for a bit while watching the videos here :)
I recently asked if you could review Nightcap and and sure enough I got the notification. Thank you so much. This is my favorite UA-cam channel for a reason.
I was listening. Hopefully you’re pleased with the review! :)
@@hobbitonpiper of course I am pleased. You described those flavors nicely. With Nightcap I get a pleasant leather note as well. Also your pipe is really awesome. I have one poker pipe in my collection and it is a Stanwell 207.
I just ordered a tin of this. I can’t wait to try it!
@@68sawgunner Awesome, tell us about your experience once you smoked it.
As a newbie pipe smoker, I appreciate how descriptive you are. You're the only one I've found who describes the tobacco flavors in such detail.
Thank you so much, I’m glad you enjoy listening to my experiences and find them helpful!
The transition from the thumbnail to the first shot is pure cinema 😂
Haha, cool! :)
Nightcap and Early Morning Pipe are the two blende that really helped me fall in love with pipe smoking and two i reach for most often. Prior to watching your review i have just enjoyed a bowl of Nightcap in my ambiently lit pipe lounge/study with a fantasy novel, a cup of tea and a dram of whisky, perfect way to unwind before bed! Goodnight, God bless brother.
That’s a perfect way to end the night!! :)
Nightcap is definitely one of my favorites. Always a treat.
It’s great to hear from you! How have you been? :)
Recently started smoking pipes and just found your channel. Such relaxing videos. Your explanations are so accurate and to bring in memories to the blends is amazing.
So glad you are enjoying the videos here! Be sure to see the Playlist tab, lots to explore. Welcome aboard! :)
That's a gorgeous pipe. Nice, elegant take on a poker. Since the nic hit builds up in the bottom part of the bowl, choosing a shorter bowl would be advantageous, or simply give yourself a short fill on a taller one. Chimney style bowls provide a longer smoke in general, but also tars, moisture and things like nicotine build up even more toward the bottom.
Good tip for those concerned about that nic hit!
Great video for such a fabulous blend. Nightcap along with Early Morning pipe were my first english blends. It is one of my favorite smokes still.
Thank you! Yeah this is a great English blend worth the attention it receives
Hi buddy and greetings from a snowy North Yorkshire U.K. I’m finding my way around the ytpc and have found the community amazing and so interesting as I continue my pipe my pipe journey.
Nightcap isn’t one for me at the moment but in time my taste may change as I’m more into aromatics, and my daily smoke is gawith hoggarth Cherry and vanilla mixed 50/50 with Ernimore and the two together really do work producing a lovely smoke.
Greetings and welcome to the channel! At this stage in your journey, I think you might enjoy my thoughts on this topic in the video below at the 6 minute mark:
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Coming from cigars, this was suggested to me when switching to pipes. It was the first one I tried. I loved it and it got me more into pipe blends than cigars.
That’s super cool!
Happy New Year, my friend! Thanks for all you do! 😊
Thank you! We are having a great New Year’s Eve, Happy New Year! :)
Beautiful pipe. I’ll have to order some nightcap. I have been using G.L. Pease Quiet nights.
Both are great blends!
your videos are always an ASMR. your voice and the calming nature around you❤
This is great to hear, thank you! :)
To me Nightcap isn't strong - it is, however, very _cozy_ and calls for a warm blanket, a cup of tea, and a good book. Or a nice puzzle video-game. And yes, Englishes go real well in the colder months - although it doesn't stop me from enjoying them all year round. :D
Absolutely! :)
Very new to the pipe world, came from cigars. This has become one of my favorite blends. Enjoy more than early morning pipe. Love the channel and have learned a lot here. Thank you.
You’re welcome! I predict you’ll come to appreciate virginia leaf blends as well…those are the flavors you just can’t get from dark leaf cigars
So nice to see you again - been a rough week, you made me smile for a bit
Good deal, I hope your week gets better!
You did such a great job of describing how you go about smelling the tobacco before smoking it. It has helped me when I went back to old tobaccos I’ve smoked to do a better job of smelling them; slowing down, thinking, etc. you, Alan Harrelson, and of course Muttnchop have helped me so much. You are truly appreciated.
Thank you for this encouragement! There’s a lot to explore and enjoy with pipe smoking, and I’m glad there are people like you that appreciate my shared thoughts!
Love your style bringing in the story telling and how your mind wanders with the blend setting the stage. Great video!
So glad you enjoyed it! :)
I just bought Nightcap the other day and tried it for the first time. Instantly enjoyed it and will definitely keep it at the top of my rotation. Thanks for your videos. I enjoy them very much.
I’m glad you enjoy it! :)
Well done. Great description, especially enjoined your instruction on the first smell and training your brain to smell other things. Also liked your instruction on lighting method. 👏
I’m glad this was helpful! :)
Oh man, so happy this one came out. Excited to watch this tonight
Good deal, I hope you enjoy it! :)
I'm a relatively new pipe smoker, having started only 3 years ago. My first pipe, which i still use, was a Chacom montbrilliant 155. And my first 3 blends, recommended to me by my father in-law, was Maltese Falcon, Capstan Blue and Nightcap.
I remember when I first tried Nightcap, because it knocked me on my butt so hard it scared me away from Latakia for the first year. But now i find myself unable to part with it in my weekly rotation.
Tastes change. It's a damn good blend.
Many do not know that Latakia is actually one of the lowest nicotine content components. It’s been pre-cooked, so most all of the sugars, oils and nicotine is gone. It’s other components (in calculated amounts) that are providing the nicotine hit in strong blends.
As always, a great smoke with you. I love grabbing a bowl of whatever you're talking about. I do love nightcap occasionally and found that I did pull out some of the nuances you described in ways I had not before. Thanks for the great videos.
This is great to hear! I’m glad your tasting enjoyment has been expanded in new ways, that makes me happy :)
Wonderful to not see people hating on tobacco in the comments. Pipe tobacco is so much better for you than cigarettes. (Still bad for you) but comparatively, much better.
Source? I've smoked for 28 years. Most of those years were cigarettes.
Pipe is much easier to put down.
Remember kids, cigarette companies want you to be an addict. Pipe tobacco companies want to make a pleasant product.
There are inherent risks in almost anything you choose to participate in during your one life, aren’t there. The primary keys to mitigating the risks here are: don’t inhale, and don’t burn your mouth/throat. Relax and use proper tasting techniques. I’m so glad you’re off the cigs!
@hobbitonpiper Yes. The nicotine will absorb through your saliva. And if you're feeling extra dangerous, push it out through your nose and it'll absorb through the mucus membranes in your nostrils as well. I've gotten plenty of small head rushes without inhaling
@@EldenDong you’ll see me demonstrate the “retrohale” (through the nose) in this video. That technique is very valuable for tasting a blend’s flavor nuances.
Have just ordered a tin - thanks Kevin for such a well rounded and considered review 👍
You’re very welcome, I hope you enjoy exploring that tin!
You do an awesome job Kevin. I think your channel is the best! Keep up the good work
Thank you so much for the encouragement, I’ll continue to do my best :)
Thanks Kevin, keep up the good work. Enjoy your youtube videos.
Thanks, will do! :)
Another great review! Thanks again.
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You’re welcome, D! :)
Kevin I really enjoy your channel and the reviews that you do. I have my Peterson nightcap in my pipe and smokin right along with ya. Keep up the good work I appreciate the effort you put into your vids. Take care
Wes from Cincinnati!
Thank you for this encouragement, Wes!
So far in my own pipe journey, this is my favorite blend!
Very cool! It’s a good one!
This a very nice blend good for after dinner and wash it down with a plum brandy and sit in my office reading a book and listen to the BBC
Well that all sounds wonderful! :)
Another excellent video Kevin, when I started my pipe journey a few years back I got Early Morning Pipe, Autumn Evening and Nightcap. Originally I thought Nightcap was strong so I gave up on that blend. But after your video I'm going to revisit that blend. Thanks Kevin
I think you should! :)
New pipe smoker here - your videos are excellent. Thank you so much for sharing.
You’re very welcome! Enjoy the journey! :)
Been waiting for this one! Thanks Kevin!
You’re welcome! The wait is over haha :)
You’ve convinced me to try this blend . Great description
I hope you enjoy exploring this one!
Thank you! That was informative. I have a small sample bag coming!
Awesome!
just purchased a tin in part thanks to your review, thanks!
Hope you enjoy it! :)
Great breakdown! Thanks Kevin.
Thank you! You’re very welcome :)
I dont normally enjoy "sit down and smoke with me" while I narrate life and its aspects videos and interact with the listener. However, I have come to enjoy your videos as you balance your review "objective" information with your subjective commentary. Thank you for your content. Easy listen. Happy Smokes
I’m so glad you gave me a chance and have found enjoyment here!
I'm about to try this now. I enjoy your videos man you got me on to pipes
Hope you enjoy!
Another great video, Kevin, thanks. I started smoking between when Dunhill stopped production and Peterson / STG picked back up, so I read all those fond reminiscences about the iconic, and temporarily unavailable, Dunhill blends. I have a four-year-old tin of Nightcap that I'll have to open next. Or maybe Ten Russians.
Love the poker. I have the best luck with Peterson system pipes, but I would like to get one that I can set down.
Pokers are cool! :)
Hello Kevin,
Thank you for a thoughtful and enjoyable review video.
Be Well!
You’re very welcome! :)
the very FIRST tobacco I ever tried as a pipe smoker. Loved it, didn't kick my butt. The second one I tried was Early Morning Pipe, one of my top 5!
Ah yes, two great blends!:
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This blend is on my wishlist. I love a full body blend and love the smokiness as well. From your review if it, I think it’ll be in my next basket.
Cheers and Happy Sipping,
Z~
It’s definitely worth exploring! :)
I really enjoy my Savanelli 311's. Ive had my eye on one of those Nordings though. Good to see a video again! Thanks for the review!!
You’re welcome! Savinelli pipes are fantastic :)
Good Friday Morning - love your channel and your style. I will definitely get some Night Cap into my cellar and into my rotation. Dave
I do think you should try it, let me know what you think of it after spending some time relaxing with it! :)
Will do@@hobbitonpiper
Hello Kevin, I am smoking Nightcap as I’m watching this video. As always your reviews are spot on. Every time I get a new blend I look to see if you have done a review of it. Thank you sir and have a happy new year.
That’s great to hear, I’m glad we were on the same page about this one. Happy new year! :)
Hello Kevin very nice the Nording pipe.A complete review .I have smoked in the past the Murrays version and was very good i dont have smoked the new version but i think its very good. Than you my friend and goods smokes.😊😊😊😊
Thank you for always being here, Jose! :)
While scrolling instagram one of your posts popped up. I thought it was time to check your videos. Your description of Nightcap is intriguing!
I’m glad you took the time to watch one of my videos, thank you! Lots to explore here on the channel, many relaxing videos, be sure to see the Playlists tab! :)
👍👍 thank you, sir! 😊
You’re welcome! :)
Thanks!! I definitely am not trying to inhale for sure. Interesting on the mouth chemistry piece. Thanks again
Glad it was helpful!
I just bought this before i saw your video for it and im very happy with my choice after hearing your review on it it sounds like exactly what i wanted
Hope you enjoy it!
Great review sir, definitely a blend that benefits from at least a couple of years of ageing. As I find with most Latakia or Oriental blends.
The first time I tried Nightcap it was fresh and I was new to Pipe smoking and English blends and was way too strong for me and didn't even get half way through the bowl. Decided to put it in my draw along with other blends I had bought and didn't enjoy. How surprised I was about 3 years later after learning about ageing tobacco that it was absolutely fantastic.
Now it's one of my go to evening smokes. 😊
That’s a great story, thank you for sharing it with us! Aging blends can make a huge difference
One of my all time favourite blends, it’s hard to beat on a winters evening
It’s a good one! :)
Great review, cool pipe!
Thank you, man. I do like this little poker! :)
My non-alcoholic night cap is a bowl of this and a Guinness 0. Which is what I’m having right now as I watch this video!
Perfect!! :) I love it
@@hobbitonpiperthanks Kevin! I’d be curious to hear your thoughts on G L pease Quiet Nights? Ive got a jar of it with almost 6 years of age now and I very rarely smoke it. Maybe I’ll break into it tomorrow!
Great blend my wife and I love it.. we just started a UA-cam channel on the YTPC.. have a Merry Christmas.
Enjoy!
I enjoy your content. Would like to see your pipe collection on a video. Thanks for sharing the information and review of the different blends of tobacco
Here are a couple of videos that show many of them. If you watch these plus the Pipe Stories playlist videos, that’s a lot of them!:
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Sooo Good to see you again Kevin, must have been a busy summer for you. Pipes always smoke so much better in the cool Autumn weather. Thanks for a great review haven't tried that blend but I'm one of those "Uck Latakia" smokers so I will probably pass on this one. Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving and God Bless you.
Yeah definitely pass on this one if Latakia isn’t for you! :)
Currently smoking Nightcap, while watching a thunderstorm out on my porch. I’m sure Haunted Bookshop would be a good one for storm watching as well.
It definitely would, especially with the right stories included :)
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Good morning my friend. I always love to hear the happy music. I loaded up some EMP to enjoy while watching this. That is a really beautiful pipe. I like many of the Nording pipes and have several in my collection. I imagine you will also be bringing out the Thanksgiving Day soon as well. I see you managed to get some local birds in at the end as well. Have a good one and que the happy music.
Happy Holidays, Frank! :) Thanks for being here as always
I wonder if Esoterica’s And So To Bed is modeled after Nightcap? Love your videos. Thanks.
To me ASTB is quite different, here are my full thoughts!:
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Great vid. It was interesting to hear about Germans and cold air, in Norway we tend to be opposite where we let children sleep outside in the winter. Once read of a Canadian woman who said that the norms in Norway would be child abuse in Canada 😂 Just love different cultures and of course a good pipe
It’s very interesting isn’t it! Come back tomorrow for a brand new Smoke With Me video! :)
@@hobbitonpiper sure will!
Great tobacco, one of my favourites... In the 70's/80's even greater... Ah, the loss of Syrian Latakia... 😢
I know, it’s sad
Even Oriental tobaccos have not been the same for a few years, unfortunately.
They say it depends on the harvesting methods...
@@gianluca386 it does, and the crop itself. It all factors in
@@hobbitonpiper Once upon a time the Orientals harvest took place by single quality of tobacco... Now they collect them all together, and the quality Is dropped!
Great review!
Thank you!
I do not have the pallet experience that you have. Thank you so much for describing everything that you’re tasting so that I have a description of what I’m trying to taste. I don’t seem to be able to taste anything much unless I do a retro-hale. I think I do taste a little bit of the sour note. Thanks again your friend John.
That’s great! Hey, ultimately if you enjoy it that’s ALL that matters :)
I agree about the sour fruit flavours, and liked the evocation of the fireplace as you said it because that is how it smokes to me. I had to order a tin after tasting a few bowls of this one. As a new pipe smoker even I can see why this one is so popular, it is full-on and wonderful. Thanks for your video, I'll be keeping an eye on the blends you smoke.
Glad you enjoyed it, but sure to see the Pipe Tobacco Reviews playlist here! :)
Just got a “poker” a nording even but it’s a compass. I’ll have to smoke some of my tin of night cap in it to see if it makes a difference. Glad to see another video from you Kevin.
Very cool! Hopefully it makes for a good smoke! :)
J’aime beaucoup ce mélange anglais, son odeur fumée, son goût pas trop fort et plein de caractère…
C’est un grand plaisir de fumer ce tabac dans une Peterson…😊
Yes, this is an excellent blend! :)
I recently acquired an AKB Meerschaum poker and it has quickly become one of my favorite pipes for its easy clenching and medium bowl size. I have my eye on some Nording Compass raw pipes this Christmas. Have yet to try Nichtcap, wonderfully descriptive review as always Kevin. Hope you and your family have a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday together. Happy smokes my friend!🙂💨
Happy holidays to you as well, John!
Great video. You certainly described what I feel about the blend. Not the easiest tobacco to get a hold of in Brazil, but damn... it has certainly become one of my favourites, alongside Gaslight. I'm currently on my second tin of it. I was also scared at first with trying it based on what some people said, because I am sort of a nicotine lightweight, but I'm glad I tried it. Love it. P.S. I wasn't done with the video when I typed this and lo and behold, you mentioned not one, but TWO favourites of mine: HH Old Dark Fired and Gaslight! (Which I mentioned above). I love them both, but Old Dark Fired specifically gives me more of a buzz than Nightcap. Gaslight, not so much, but more than Nightcap too.
Yes, there are some much stronger blends out there!
What a great review
Thank you! Many more to listen to in my Pipe Tobacco Reviews playlist if interested :)
Thanks!
Thank you so much for supporting my efforts, Allen! 🙏-Kevin
Peterson Arklow 80s pipe + Peterson Nightcap + Jameson Irish Whiskey (neat) = Perfect evening.
Ooh very nice!!
Hi Kevin. I’m just now getting to smoke a bowl of Peterson nightcap in my Peterson Newgrange Silver Spigot, model 999 pipe. I hope that you have a blessed Thanksgiving. John.
What do you think of it, John?
My go to is John Bull tobacco but I just ordered this and super excited to try it!
I think you’ll enjoy experiencing this one!
Amazing blend, I tried it last night for the first time. Idk why but I taste marshmallows cooked over a campfire.
Yeah man, lots to enjoy and explore with this one :)
I just smoked my first bowl of nightcap. I could taste something.....not sure what, perhaps marshmallow. I'm excited to explore it more
@@nicklomas181 give it some time, it will present itself to you :)
Hi Kevin. I hope you had a blessed Christmas. I was smelling the nightcap with you today. I pulled it out to smoke, however I decided to do an experiment, so I pulled out the early morning pipe tobacco. What I was doing is loading about a half a bowl of the early-morning pipe in my only meerschaum pipe, That I just got from Etsy. And then a half a bowl in my Peterson system silver spigot 303 pipe. And then lastly, I put a half of a bowl in my Savinelli 673-KS. PEOPLE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT having A PIPE THAT THEY SMOKE SUCH AND SUCH TOBACCO IN BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO TASTE THE BEST IN THAT PIPE. I DON’T HAVE THAT MANY PIPES. FOR SMOKING FOR ONLY ONE year, since I STARTED LAST JANUARY. I HAVE WHAT I THINK IT’S PRETTY GOOD COLLECTION. I HAVE FIVE PETERSON SILVER SPOTS. I GOT THE PETERSON PIPE OF THE YEAR FOR 2023 AND THEN I HAVE FIVE Savinelli’s ‘AND SOME CORN COBS AND THEN I just purchased a meerschaum pipe because PEOPLE WERE RAVING ABOUT HOW GREAT THEY SMOKED SO I WANTED TO TRY IT. SO ANYWAY, I WAS JUST TRYING TO SEE, IF I COULD TELL if ONE PIPE SMOKED BETTER THAN ALL THE REST. I THINK THE meerschaum AND THE PETERSON WERE PRETTY CLOSE TO THE SAME THE SAVINELLI WHEN I FIRST STARTED SMOKING IT, HAD THIS HORRIBLE, STRINGENT, BITTER FLAVOR COME OUT, ALMOST LIKE THERE WAS SOME SORT OF WEIRD THING INSIDE THE PIPE before I loaded it. THAT WAS DEFINITELY THE WORST EXPERIENCE. BUT AFTER SMOKING A LITTLE BIT THAT ALL WENT AWAY SO THEY’RE VERY SIMILAR TO EACH OTHER. I STILL KIND OF THINK the meerschaum SMOKEd THE BEST OVERALL. I LIKE THAT 303 THE BEST OUT OF THOSE THREE PIPES. HAVE YOU EVER TRIED SOMETHING LIKE THIS EXPERIMENT JUST TO SEE WHAT STYLE OF brand of PIPE OR SMOKE THE BEST FOR CERTAIN BLENDS? NOW. THE REAL REASON WHY I WATCHED THIS VIDEO FOR PROBABLY THE THIRD OR FOURTH TIME was because I WANTED TO CONTACT YOU BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I KNOW YOU THE BEST OUT OF EVERYBODY THAT I’VE EVER CONTACTED IN THe YTPC. I SAW SOMEBODY CLEANING A PIPE AND THEY WERE USING ALCOHOL TO CLEAN THE WHOLE PIPE OUT LIKE I ALWAYS DO AND I SAW ONE OF THE COMMONERS SAYING DON’T EVER PUT ALCOHOL OR ANY OTHER SOLVENT INTO AN ACRYLIC STEM. SO I GOOGLED THAT, AND A BUNCH OF LAB GUYS HAD RESPONSES THERE AND THEY SAID THAT IF YOU PUT ANYTHING LIKE ALCOHOL INSIDE ACRYLIC, IT WOULD START to IMMEDIATELY CAUSE IT TO BREAK DOWN AND FORM HAIRLINE CRACKS AND YOU SHOULD ONLY CLEAN IT OUT WITH WARM SOAPY WATER. SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW BECAUSE I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED DOING THE ALCOHOL IN THE STEAM. I USE IT STILL IN THE STummel PART, BUT I JUST WANTED TO WARN YOU BECAUSE MOST PIPE GUYS USE ALCOHOL IN THEIR STEMS. JUST LOOK THAT UP AND SEE WHAT YOU THINK. YOU HAVE A BLESSED WEEK. JOHN.
Hi John. Using alcohol in acrylic stems has been a debate for a long time. Acrylic is not a single formula. Each house has its own blend. Castello for instance has a fantastic proprietary blend they’ve used forever and it’s very alcohol resistant. Others may not be as good. Regardless, I think it would take a very long time to cause problems. My friend Russ has 30+ year old acrylic stems that have seen lots of everclear and are holding up just fine. As a matter of fact, he said he’s never had any alcohol damage in any of his acrylic stems. And he’s never seen a vulcanite or ebonite stem crack from alcohol either. So I wouldn’t worry about it at all.
Love watching your podcast, my go to aromatic is a cherry vanilla that I top with Bird Dog Cherry bourbon.
Very nice, have you ever tried this cherry blend? If not, you should!:
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Yes I have several times, but I prefer the one I fix myself better. Though it is very good.
I have quite a few tins of this Nightcap in storage, so I decided to break out a loose tin and smoke with you. I went with the trusty Falcon pipe and a meerschaum lined briar bowl with the dry ring. The smoke is cool and flavorful, pretty much like you said -I got the fruity notes on top of the smoky Latakia. The second half is my favorite, and I do love the stronger tobacco. I retro almost all the time, too.
The second half is indeed great!
I don't quite know how I made my way to this video - I don't smoke pipes, but I am enjoying your passion for it 👍
That’s really cool! It’s relaxing to listen to at least, I hope :)
It’s one of my favorites, though I haven’t got it in my rotation right now. A can in the cellar.
It ages pretty well!
Merry Christmas Kevin!
Thank you! Merry Christmas to you and yours! :)
Kevin, glad to see youre still here, i had to search to find this vid. I checked, im still subscribed and the all notifications bell is checked. Has anyone else reported not getting notifications? I hope the new year is being good to you! I thought about your vids today, and I couldn't remember the last time i got a notification for your channel.
You should be all set! No one has reported having issues. It’s been several weeks since I posted a new video so you should be able to catch up easily if you missed any :)
@hobbitonpiper Thhanks! Keep up the good work!
I've been eyeballing this at my local tobacco shop, I'll have to grab it to try. I love latikia.Pirate Kake is my favorite so I'm sure I'll like Nightcap.
Oh yeah you should definitely try this then! :)
You've been one of my favorite pipe youtubers out there for a while now! I really enjoy your reviews and they have helped guide me through my pipe journey so far (which I am beyond happy with).
If you don't mind, I would like to ask for your advice. I figured, if I really need advice, I might as well ask someone as experienced and seasoned as yourself. I'm stuck in a tough spot, and I have to make a choice: EMP, Nightcap or MM965. Haven't tried any of these before and (at the moment) can't really afford all three.
I'm leaning Nightcap, but still unsure.
You can’t go wrong with any of these. EMP is a favorite of many, and is lighter while still being smoky. Nightcap is richer, stronger, and an evening smoke for many. MM965 is considered by many to be their favorite overall with its flavor profile. There’s no right or wrong answer here, it will be a matter of preference. If you’ve never had any of them I’d start with EMP.
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@@hobbitonpiper Thank you very much, sir. I am looking forward to EMP then! I'll get em all in due time, but for now I'm stoked to get this blend.
My pipe journey wouldn't be half as enjoyable without your channel!
Good afternoon Kevin, so good to hear from you again. I'm totally out of nightcap so opted for some Revelation in my Lorenzetti Titus apple. While not as Laramie forward as nightcap it does have some in the background with a hint of anise present. Quite enjoyable. Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. By the way, beautiful Poker. I don't have one. Might have to ask Santa.....lol🎇
Yes, Santa needs to bring you a poker! :)
I’ll tell you what. I waited a while to try this blend. I absolutely hated it on my first try. It tasted like super bitter stale mushrooms with wicked tongue bite. HOWEVER, I saw someone online said dont smoke it fresh out of the tin. So I took his advice and did what he said which was to fluff up all the tobacco and let it breathe with the lid off for 10 minutes. Close it up. Come back in a week and do it again. Smoke it a week after that and…. It is literally my favorite tobacco. It took me a few months to finish the tin because I wanted to savor every last drop of it. Let me say, by the end of my time with that Tin, the tobacco was so mellow, full, and sweet. What a beautiful deep flavor. There is nothing harsh about it. I’ve been holding off so hard for the majority of this year for buying more because I want to try so many other tobaccos. If I keep Nightcap on hand, it’s all I’m going to reach for. Beautiful blend. Air it out, let it age a tad, find the right pipe and cadence, and it very well may be your favorite as well. I’m currently cellaring about 60 different high end tobaccos and I’ve been hard pressed to find anything quite like Nightcap. It is popular for good reason. It is such a deep and satisfying blend. They really nailed it with that perique.
Great comment! Thank you for this input and for sharing your experience!
I love your analysis, historical information and your descriptive breakdown in your videos! I've had the Match Evening blend but not Petersons Nightcap! Have you ever done any comparisons of the Match blends with the Peterson or Dunhill counterparts? Thank you for another wonderful video!
You’re welcome! I tend to go ahead and buy the real thing as opposed to match blends personally. It costs more but in my experience it’s almost always worth it, to me.
Great review as always!
I do like some of the blends with latakia. Plumb Pudding Special Reserve is my fave.
I'm always amused by how people describe the aroma or tin note as smoky, fruity etc. To me it smells like a mixture of old leather and dirty gym socks lol!
Old leather is a nice note to find! Dirty gym socks not so much haha :)
I tried this blend years ago in the evening. I loved the cozy old timey aroma...but had to let it rest as the nicotine will def make you sleepy. Maybe that's the point.
Maybe it is! :)
One of my favorites! Love the richness of this blend. I don't find it especially strong (nicotine).
Yes, rich is the word, and I’m with you on the strength
Reminds me of pumpernickel bread midway through it. It's a heavy blend, but I like it, moreso than Early Morning Pipe. I'm still a VaPer fan and tend to shy away from Latakia centric blends.
I hear you, VaPers are great!
Well, after 9 months of it sitting in a Ball jar on my shelf tonight I finally mustered the courage to try Nightcap... and frankly I'm not sure why I waited so long lol I was already a big fan of Early Morning Pipe, which is one of my four most smoked blends, and Nightcap was very similar; just with more latakia smokiness, darker Virginias, and Orientals that are deeper and more incensy tasting rather than being bright and zingy.
The nicotine content was considerably higher in Nightcap as well, but considering it was a nicotine fit from cutting back on my cigarette consumption that drove me to finally try Nightcap, I was pretty darn fine with that. I went from wanting to pull my hair out to feeling very relaxed and peaceful in about 15 minutes with Nightcap, then set the pipe down and came back later to finish it in two separate sessions. I probably would have gotten nicotine sickness if I had tried smoking the whole bowl of Nightcap in one go, but thankfully English blends (and Virginias) seem to taste just as good when set down and relit later so I didn't mind taking my time with Nightcap.
All in all it was a really enjoyable smoke (or three smokes, as the case may be) and I can definitely see myself returning to Nightcap many more times in the future! Even though they're a little different in character it might be tied with Early Morning Pipe for the tastiest English blend I've ever had, and there are times when a hefty dose of vitamin N is appreciated.
This was a great description of your experience! Thank you for sharing this, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
I love this blend
It’s a good one! :)
It was one of my first blends funny enough. It actually made me like pipe smoking more. I know some of the English blends can be daunting but this one is really good.
I've been wanting to try this one for a while. Although I haven't been a little scared of it. Because i've heard it such an Nicotine Hit. But I didn't have to hear hearing your review of this one. I'm a little more introverted in it now. Just because it sounds so much more complex than I been led to believe with other reviews. And such
Great review. I enjoyed spe sing some time with you.
If you give it a try, let me know what you think! :)