It is apparent that some people read too much into pipe tobacco names. In fact, they actually expect and demand to taste a specific flavor based on the name printed on the tin or bag. It is also apparent that sometimes people who name a pipe tobacco often sit down and start drinking until they either pass out or a …
Monthly Archives: October 2017
I believe there are three different types of tobacco blenders in the world. First are the Professional Blenders. These are blenders who make their living by mixing different varieties of tobacco into the commercially available pipe tobacco we buy. They are blenders like Joe Lankford, Russ Oulette, Craig Tarler, Carl McAllister. The number is too long to list them all. …
Tin note: If you open this tin and expect the usual ketchup or grassy notes of Virginias, you will be disappointed. The Virginia is a yellow Canadian leaf that has been processed using the Perique method. This smells like sour cherry or homemade red wine just before it turns to vinegar. I really like this tin note and after one …
I purchased two tins of Russ Ouellette’s Series Acadian English in August 2016 and opened the first tin about a month later. I smoked it at least once a day after that, so I’ve probably had about 15 or 16 bowls before writing this review. The tin note is enticing. I get the sweet, smokiness I associated with Latakia mixed …
By Cornell & Diehl I smelled the hay. I smelled something reminiscent of a vinegary BBQ sauce. (This was the Perique component) I fell in love with the smell when I opened the half ounce sample pack and stuck my nose into it. I broke off one corner and rubbed it out, looked at what I had, and decided it …
How many times have you tried a blend that didn’t deliver on the promise of the name? With that in mind, I was not expecting much from BriarWorks Peach Cobbler. I was wrong on this one, and surprised. While not exactly a baking peach cobbler aroma, I smelled peaches. I also get a little vanilla and some light whiskey/rum flavor …
In my younger years, I wouldn’t smoke anything considered a Lakeland Blend. I hate the soapy floral aftertaste and the “Old Lady Perfume” smell I get from those tobaccos. If I would have tried Rum Flake back then, it would have been tossed over the side and float tested (militarize version of thrown in the trash). Ah…but time changes all …
My first memory of someone smoking a pipe is of my grandfather. Paw Paw, as we called him, was a pipe smoker and, since this was about 55 years ago, I will say he favored the tobaccos that he could get at the local drugstores. The ones I remember him smoking the most were probably Prince Albert and Mixture #79. There …
I went “old school” this morning with my tobacco choice. How Old? The tobacco in my pipe came from a 14-oz. tin with a price stamp of $1.19. The tobacco in my pipe is so old that it went out of production before I met my wife. The tobacco in my pipe is older than our oldest son. The tobacco …
