Peter Stokkebye 31 Optimum

This reminds me of a tobacco I first started with decades ago. I like aromatics a lot & this one takes the cake! I bought a whole pound to divide it out & cellar it for testing over the years. The bag note is excellent, I love it! As another buyer stated, my tastebuds and nose sensors are basically gone, too, so tasting & smelling nuances are lost on me, but what I do get is absolutely wonderful. It lights nicely & has few relights. It burns evenly with no tongue bite. The next experiment is in a meerschaum pipe just to see how it does. This makes a nice all-day smoke, too. When the weather is nice (in the Goldilocks range of not too hot, not too cold), I spend a lot of time smoking outside on the porch or go to the park where I've had numerous folks stop by & ask what it is I'm smoking! Happy to tell them what it is & where to get it. I really like this and very glad I took a chance on it. Ladies, if you're a pipe smoker, I think you'll like this, too, give it a try!

The aroma and note were fine but far to maild a taste for me.

good smoke but something is missing compared several years ago.

First time trying this and I can't even remember why I wanted to try it. It was a good decision. Disclaimer: My taste buds are pretty much roached so I cannot pick out nuances that others might. I will say this is a very good tobacco. Not harsh, not overbearing, pleasant pouch note, cant' really speak on room note as the nose taste buds are pretty well shot too. If you like a nice mild aromatic, give this a try, I went for a 4 oz trial size and was kind of disappointed it went so quickly. Good stuff!

Peter Sokkebye's 31 Optimum is nice smoke. Nothing special and not bad, but not something I'd buy again.

I smoked a pipe 40 years ago and recently started up again. Been looking for that old favorite and finally found it in Optimum! Perfect balance of Virgina, burley & cavendish. Wife loves the aroma! It may be a bit more "robust" than some others but this is my one & only "go-to" tobacco.

Good solid smoke, but a little harsher than LL7.

Nice aromatic blend. Mild blend with a great room note.

Nice taste, pleasing texture and enjoyable.

31 Optimum is a good overall tobacco, not to much bite, pleasant room note and burns very evenly. Very enjoyable.

My husband loves it.

this is the best tobacco ive ever smoked, some sort of fruity flavor i cant quite place and excellent leaf quality, this is definately one of those blends that will attract tye non smoker, room note is exceptionally pleasant. burns nice but requires a little drying.

Optimum 31 is a great tobacco and Pipes and Cigars provides an excellent price for it, Plus they give top notch service!!!

Great slight fruity taste with hints of that rich African burley which just doesn’t get enough credit. Has its own unique taste. I feel this gets better if dried out but that can take some time with one

Good Tobacco Good Smoke

Excellent

My husband's favorite. And believe me when I say that he is one picky man when it comes to his smoking enjoyment

Great pleasureable smoke!

The first thing that struck me was the dark cherry/fruit aroma in the bag - not overly sweet but very pleasant. It smokes cool and dry. There are other aromatics I prefer but this is one I would smoke again. It grows on you. Encouraged me to try other cherry/fruit type blends. Give it a go!

Nice blend. No bite, smooth, but full-bodied. Very enjoyable. Highly recommended.

This tobacco is excellent i.ll recommend .