Boswell Pipes & Tobacco Cupcake

(3.08)
Created by Dan and J.M. in the fall of 2013. A rich, buttery blend of black and cavendish, reminiscent of fresh baked cupcakes and sweet butter cream frosting.

Details

Brand Boswell Pipes & Tobacco
Blended By Boswell Pipes & Tobacco
Manufactured By  
Blend Type Aromatic
Contents Black Cavendish, Cavendish
Flavoring Butter, Caramel, Cream, Sweet / Sugar
Cut Ribbon
Packaging Bulk
Country United States
Production Currently available

Profile

Strength
Mild
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Very Pleasant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

3.08 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 05, 2014 Mild to Medium Medium to Strong Medium Very Pleasant
If you're a sweet aromatic smoker, this is a must have. Absolutely delicious. I've worked my way through most all of Boswells blends, and they just seem to get better every time. This is definitely a full aromatic. This is not one for those who like light casings. Whenever I'm in the mood for something sweet and rich, this is the one I grab.
Pipe Used: Magic Inch
PurchasedFrom: Boswells
Age When Smoked: Fresh
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jan 13, 2014 Very Mild Strong Full Pleasant to Tolerable
I am thoroughly impressed with the Boswells - their customer service is superb (very rare these days) and their aromatic blends are quite well done. I'm not an avid aromatic smoker, but their blends tend to be light enough in casing that the tobacco flavors show through. Their choice of foundation tobaccos seem to be of high quality - a true testimony to the integrity of their house. Having said all of that, "Cupcake" is essentially just as described - very, very "cupcakey". The person who won the 'Name that Blend' contest for this one hit it right on the nose. To the blenders credit, there is no dishonesty in the name. The blend smells and tastes exactly like a child's buttercream topped cupcake. It reminded me of those sweet pink, green, yellow and blue frosting covered cupcakes I used to help my children make for bake sale day in elementary school. While those are fond memories, they aren't so cherished that I want to smoke them. Cupcake is simply too sweet and heavily flavored for me. It's a little sticky and gummy in hand, and without any real robust tobacco base at all, at least for my taste. Make no mistake, I am still an ardent fan of Boswell's tobacco blends and pipes. This particular blend is just not for me. I recommend it for those who have a serious 'sweet tooth' when it comes to their tobacco.
Pipe Used: Brebbia Churchwarden
PurchasedFrom: Boswells Pipes
Age When Smoked: Freshly blended
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 08, 2013 Mild to Medium Medium to Strong Very Full Very Pleasant
I received a sample of this with my last order and was invited to give it a name as a contest to win a pound of it. My submission was not chosen but none the less this is a great blend. I smoked the whole 1 oz sample before i really even tried the others i had ordered. I am glad they finally named it because now i can order some, which i just did a few days ago and should be here very shortly. I can't wait to thoroughly enjoy another sit down with this blend. It is smooth, sweet, and cool burning. Not too wet but i find that all Boswell blends are of good moisture content. This blend also has a wonderful room note that is often REQUESTED in my household. A must try for any aromatic enthusiast, and another home run by Boswell's.
Pipe Used: Savinelli 320 KS
PurchasedFrom: Boswell Pipes & Tobacco
Age When Smoked: Fresh, new
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 15, 2015 Very Mild Mild Medium Very Pleasant
Boswells cupcake was certainly just that. This sweet aromatic takes on a flavor of just pure dessert. Another aromatic by Boswells that just smells edible and smokes how it smells it all matches up. I absolutely enjoyed this tobacco as it does provide for my occasional sweet tooth. The tobacco was easy to work with and burned well I didn't really need to dry this out a bit. The smoke was very enjoyable and the room note was superb. I would def. recommend this and I plan on buying more of this treat.
Pipe Used: Sharrow bulldog
PurchasedFrom: Www.boswellpipes.com
Age When Smoked: Fresh
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jan 22, 2014 Mild Mild to Medium Mild Pleasant
A winner for sure... this blend lives up to it's name... it's sweet before it's lit, it's sweet while it burns and it's even sweet at the bottom of the bowl. It's not just sweet- it's sugary sweet. A lot of sweet aromatics lose their sweetness at the end, often the base tobacco shines through, and sometimes the horrible bottom of the bowl sneaks up on you. In this case the sweetness mellowed but didn't ever drop out and the base blend of tobacco come on stronger - huge plus for me. I honestly thought this was TOO sweet for me when I opened the pouch, but I am very pleasantly surprised at the bottom of bowl #1 that I want more. Boswells high quality tobaccos and subtle hand on casings shows through with this blend.

I was a little disappointed by how mellow the start of the bowl was but it got better and better as it went along... I HIGHLY recommend this blend to anyone who likes sweetness. Mild, warm burning (but NOT hot), and a very nice room note. I am going to give this a rare 4 star review... and again- I wasn't impressed when I started...
Pipe Used: Grabow Color Duke Bent Bulldog
PurchasedFrom: Boswell's B+M visit
Age When Smoked: 1 week
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 10, 2013 Very Mild Strong Mild Very Pleasant
The taste, the smell... It's all there. It lives up to the name. Highly recommended for anyone with a sweet tooth. Surprisingly I found that the sweetness is enhanced towards the end of the bowl. Another win for Boswell.
Pipe Used: 1960 stanwell nosewarmer
PurchasedFrom: JM Boswell & Son
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 18, 2018 Very Mild Mild to Medium Full Very Pleasant
WOOOOOOOOOWWW that all i can say basically !! This Tobacco is sooooo good it smells Amazing better than every room freshener !! It smokes cold no tongue burn the taste is very good low nicotine level tobacco perfect for a whole day smoke!!
Pipe Used: Peterson XL60
Age When Smoked: 29
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Nov 25, 2015 Mild Medium Medium to Full Very Pleasant
This is probably the sweetest of the Boswell blends. The caramel and sugar pulls through giving you a sweet treat on each pull. It is definitely a sweet aro lovers dream. With that said, as sweet as it is, it isn't all artificial and over the top like so many aros wanting to be sweet. It is a little toward the moist side but there's no relight issues and it burns straight through nicely. The flavor and sweetness is also consistent from beginning to end. It is smooth and creamy on the palate. Boswell seems to find balance so well in their blends and this blend is no different. A fine balanced sweet delivery. If you want a good even sweet offering, this is it. Truly a dessert. Nicely done. It's cavendish and smooth at that. No other tobaccos to give you varying tobacco nuances. With that said, knowing that up front you know what you should be getting on that front. Great room note. The smoke and the note are a match (great taste and a great note that matches what you are enjoying).
Pipe Used: Rossi, Red Point, La Strada, Cob
PurchasedFrom: Boswells
Age When Smoked: 3-6 mos
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Apr 07, 2019 Mild Strong Medium Very Pleasant
A year ago I ran into someone with Boswell's Pipers Pleasure, it was pleasant, so I become curious about their other concoctions, especially one as delicious as a cupcake! I ordered 5 of their Aromatics and a few days later a box came in the mail with a nasty toner ink smell (possibly from the bag labels), but still they had an overpowering stench.

Inside was a syrupy Cavendish, topped beyond recognition (in fact all of their other pouches had the same treatment). It was certainly cased with vanilla, likely caramel, possibly maple syrup, or any sugar product really. Imagine walking into a Gloria Jeans (or some heavy syrup using coffee shop), where the air hangs of artificial sweeteners. You know your teeth are about to ache.

Packing was a bit sticky, but the match loved the contents. The smoke tasted much as the contents smelled, an amalgam of sugary things. It was all too much and performed much like a flavored Hookah.

I asked the misses about the room note, and she correctly guessed it was a cake/frosting smell or something caramel, so to this blend's credit it is accurate on the nose. I can't say it was bad, but I just felt duped for paying twice as much for what likely a bulk Lane product with even more artificial seasoning.
PurchasedFrom: boswellpipes.com
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Oct 22, 2021 Extremely Mild Medium to Strong Medium to Full Tolerable
Smells great in the pouch like a fresh, vanilla cupcake from a bakery, but that's it. Huge aromatic fan here, but it tastes like the plastic wrapping around a vanilla cupcake that's been lit and melted. Very chemical tasting and unpleasant room note that tastes like burnt plastic and death. I'm not sure why some people like this one. Boswell's P&T are usually amazing but this is painful. I smelled someone lighting up crack cocaine once and it tastes like the chemical way that smells, like an industrial fire. Sorry Boswell. Finishes like ash and powdered sugar and a bunch of Walmart bags lit on fire with lighter fluid. Probably the worst aromatic I've ever had (I have literally hundreds in a walk-in humidor). Burns nicely though and only took 1 light in Boswell fashion perfection otherwise. Wish it didn't taste like grandma's old '70s plastic beach foot sandal. Ghosted my clothes in a cloying cupcake sort of way that is suspicious and a lie to the taste.

After some consideration, it reminds me of white cake mix with no moisture, just the mix, eaten dry, and washed-down with powdered sugar.. and plastic.
Pipe Used: Savenilli Dolomiti
PurchasedFrom: Boswell Pipes & Tobacco
Age When Smoked: 1 month
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