Peterson: 3 P's Peterson's Perfect Plug 50g Pipe Tobacco

Product Number: 003-050-0021

"3 P's" stands for "Peterson's Perfect Plug," and this pipe tobacco blend's popularity and reputation affirm that proclamation. Virginias from Africa and Brazil join Burley from Malawi in a dense plug cut that's pressed under heat and stored for two weeks before being cut into individual blocks and tinned. A slight, fruity casing enhances the Virginias' natural sweetness and balances the Burley's boldness for a delightful plug that ages exceptionally and allows the smoker to cut flakes according to their desired preference.

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Components: Virginia, Burley
Family: Burley
Cut: Plug

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Smooth and Sweet Daily Smoke

May 05, 2025

By: Mohammed A.

Product: Peterson 3 P's Peterson's Perfect Plug 50g

Very nice. Tastes like sweet plum, with full and rich smoke. A great everyday smoke with no bite at all. Easy to prepare—just slice, rub out, let it sit for 15 minutes, then load your pipe and enjoy.
I truly wish they’d bring it back in bulk!

Didn't Like it at First, but Now…

April 12, 2025

Product: Peterson 3 P's Peterson's Perfect Plug 50g

I bought a tin of this over a year ago. I liked the taste but didn’t like all the fuss of messing with a plug cut (I was new to pipe smoking). But I revisited it today, and man is it good! Deep fruity notes come through beautifully, accented by the deep and rich burly flavor. It’s incredibly cool and smooth as well. A very comfortable smoke....Read More

Revisited

November 29, 2024

Product: Peterson 3 P's Peterson's Perfect Plug 50g

I bought my first tin of 3P's in 2022. I tried it and I was not impressed with it. Fast forward a couples years and I found it in a jar that had been forgotten. Tried it again and found that it was much better than it was during the previous smoke. Bought another can to put away since it aged well....Read More

Quality vabur

February 26, 2025

By: Katherine S.

Product: Peterson 3 P's Peterson's Perfect Plug 50g

Good stuff. I enjoyed it. Accurate description, in that the burley outshines the Virginia. Quality tobacco. Love plugs.

One of the best plugs left

February 02, 2024

Product: Peterson 3 P's Peterson's Perfect Plug 50g

Most plug tobacco does good to stay together halfway through, this stuff is like chocolate till rubbed out, nice smoke and potency. A pleasant casing without ruining the tobacco

Finally found my everyday stuff!

April 24, 2024

Product: Peterson 3 P's Peterson's Perfect Plug 50g

Yes, after trying over 100 different pipe tobaccos of more than 15 brands, I finally found the one which I am not just able, but also willing to smoke on a daily basis.
It is rich, tasty, strong enough, but not overwhelming for all day everyday smoking, it packs and burns easily, cool and dry, it is also complex enough and has some development not to get bored, and it's not cloying as some fancy stuff. It is just great!
Who might think that simple combination of Burley and Virginia could bring such great result? Well, maybe it's not that simple, because similar mixtures don't give similar outcomes for me. It's more on Burley side, but not really much Burley prevailing like Old Joe Kranz for example (including its Blue version).
Highly advisible for all pipesmokers. To me it's just classics of tobacco. I'm sure that this tobacco can find decent place on anyone's shelf, even if not accepted as the daily one....Read More

deliciously mild

April 29, 2024

Product: Peterson 3 P's Peterson's Perfect Plug 50g

I didn't like this blend all that much at first. I was looking for more of a dark fired or tangy Virginia. This is much mellower but in really great ways. It must be the burley in the blend. It's highly smokable, consistent, tobacco flavors. Doesn't coat your mouth the way some virginia blends do. Not cloying in any way. The topping, if there is one, I'm doubtful, is incredibly subtle. Interesting all the way down but not super demanding....Read More

awesome!

May 10, 2023

Product: Peterson 3 P's Peterson's Perfect Plug 50g

Tin note of sugared plums and spices. Tobacco is a plug of marbled dark brown, brown and a little tan. Moisture content is great, recommend using a sharp thin knife or razor to slice plug and rubs out with a little effort. Burns slow with a few extra relights. The strength is medium and nic is medium. Flavoring is mild, with notes of dark fruit/plums. Flavoring seems to come from a casing as it doesn't really go away but remains in the background. Taste is medium to full and very consistent, with notes of tangy sweet dark dried fruit, floral, fermented peaty vegetation, wood, mild citrus, creamy, spices, bread, sugar, nuts, earthy, savory, bitter orange peel, a sweet grassy background note, and a peppery retro. Virginia is leading with Burley and Flavoring supporting. Room note is pleasant to tolerable, and aftertaste is great....Read More

The taste is very powerful

May 30, 2023

Product: Peterson 3 P's Peterson's Perfect Plug 50g

The Virginias have a fair amount of tangy dark fruit, earth, wood, bread, sugar, some grass, tart and tangy citrus, vegetation, mild floralness, a couple of cigar notes, and a pinch of spice. They are bolstered by the bold nutty, earthy, woody, sweet burleys. Has a pleasant, lightly lingering after taste....Read More

Should perfect be in the name?

January 30, 2023

Product: Peterson 3 P's Peterson's Perfect Plug 50g

… I don’t know and I will say this is the only plug tobacco I’ve ever tried. That being said, this stuff was great while it lasted. I smoked this at the same time as was smoking C&D’s Five O’clock Shadow but let me tell you, this stuff was great. I had been given this tobacco around the same time I had been given a bag of really strong Guatemalan coffee beans. Both the Coffee and the Plug are now gone, but while they lasted, they gave me some of the most sublime smokes I’ve ever had in my 12 years of dabbling with pipes. I smoked it in two different small Stanwell pipes. Both just under 5 inches in length with shorter chambers, about 3/4 of an inch in diameter....Read More