Friedrich and Heinrich Kapp, German immigrants to Ireland from Nuremberg, founded the famed Kapp Brothers store on Grafton Street, Dublin in 1865. Shortly thereafter, a Latvian immigrant, Charles Peterson, strolled into the Kapp workshop and declared that he could make better pipes than they could. Armed with an imaginative flair for pipes and a craftsman’s background, Peterson not only proved himself correct, but became the third partner in the fledgling firm.
Originally based at 53 Grafton Street the business moved to 56 Lower Sackville Street (now O’Connell Street) on the corner with Bachelors Walk shortly after the Easter Rising. The name Kapp & Peterson Ltd can still be seen on the parapet of this building and the letters KP are formed in timber panelling on the shopfront.
Today, Peterson, run by Thomas Palmer, makes about 100,000 pipes annually, distributed all over the world. After Europe, the United States is the largest market with 12-15% of Peterson’s production.
Elizabethan Mixture Pipe Tobacco original recipe. Now made by Peterson after Dunhill ceased the production. Dark Virginia tobacco mixed with Louisiana Perique. The resulting blend has a distinct, medium-bodied profile. No flavours are added and this allows the natural sweet and fruity tones to develop. 50g.
Strength: 3
Flavouring: 0
Taste: 3
Room Note: 3
Flake Pipe Tobacco original recipe, now made by Peterson after Dunhill ceased the production. Virginia pipe tobacco pressed into rich flakes. Can be rubbed down or smoked as is. 50g.
Strength: 2.5
Flavouring: 0
Taste: 2.5
Room Note: 2
A blend made of equal proportions of air-cured, flue cured and dark fired Virginia & Burley. 50g.
Strength: 3.5
Flavouring: 2
Taste: 2.5
Room Note: 2
A smooth and exquisite blend of three different Virginias, sweetish Black Cavendish, fragrant Burley and a fabulous aroma of Orange, Honey and a touch of the all time favourite Vanilla flavour. 50g.
Strength: 2
Flavouring: 2.5
Taste: 2
Room Note: 1.5
Mixture 965 Pipe Tobacco original recipe, now made by Peterson after Dunhill ceased the production. English mixture with Brown Cavendish. 50g.
Strength: 2.5
Flavouring: 0
Taste: 2.5
Room Note: 2.5
Nightcap Pipe Tobacco original recipe, now made by Peterson after Dunhill ceased the production. A strong smoke to end the day with, mixing Latakia, Oriental and Perique. 50g.
Strength: 3
Flavouring: 0
Taste: 4
Room Note: 4
An old 19th century blend of Orange & Red smoking leaf, Brazilian & Mysore Indian tobacco. Named after the world famous character of Arthur Conan Doyle’s books, Sherlock Holmes Pipe Tobacco honours a literary classic. 50g.
Strength: 2
Flavouring: 2.5
Taste: 2.5
Room Note: 2
Originally manufactured in Ireland by Murray, and now manufactured in Germany by Kohlhase & Kopp. The new tin description reads “An easy smoking blend of fine Virginias and Burley tobaccos, made the traditional way.” 50g.
Strength: 2.5
Flavouring: 2
Taste: 2.5
Room Note: 2