House of Windsor - Bourbon Street pipe tobacco reviews

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Briarabbit	01/14/2004	Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
Here is an old drug store trobacco, of pretty good quality. Of course, it was formerly "Bond Street", and Bond Street's claim to fame was that it stayed lit,and I believe it had latakia? This is Burley, good burley, cube cut burley almost as good as C&D's Brigadier (which I prefer). The aromatic agent is strange,but very good and not over powering at all.This actually tastes like good tobacco. It burns down all the way to the bottom,and isn't sticky sweet cloying or wet at the bottom. I seldom had a bite, and it held it's good flavour all the way down the bowl.A very good Burley blend that is really worth a try.
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hjorte_tak	01/12/2004	Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant
As a new pipe smoker (under a year full time) I am still learning the fine nuances of rating a tobacco. That being said, I wanted to start adding my two cents' worth. I have smoked Field & Stream before Bourbon Street and find that I prefer Field & Stream to this blend. They pack similarly and smoke the same. There is no bite and both have a somewhat soapy flavour (at times but you actually get used to it). If you regularly smoke Virginian type tobaccos then you will really notice the difference if you try either of these. Bourbon Street smells like fruity prunes when you open it up. The flavour is not the same, however! I leave it to the others above to discern the particular flavourings and toppings etc...but suffice it to say that the room note of this tobacco is good. I had a few positive compliments when I smoked this enjoyable offering. I'm not sorry I bought it, but it is not one of my favourites...and that's o.k. I think.
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mesacactus	08/06/2003	Medium	Strong	Medium to Full	Pleasant
Wow! that was the first expresion I had when I first lit Bourbon Street. This was one flavorfull tobacco. This tobacco was a throwback to yesteryear. A traditionally made, American tobacco, by House of Windsor. Until I smoked this tobacco, I thought you had to use heavy flavor casing to a cavendish style tobacco, to obtain, aroma, and flavor like you do from this tobacco. I was very wrong. When you first open the container, you are enveloped in a wonderfull aroma, which best can be discribed as orchard like. A cross between a flower shop, and orange trees maybe? I don't know, but it was very nice. the tobacco, is cut in my favorit way, cube. Cube cuts for me, seem to almost pack themselves. When I placed fire from my lighter to the tobacco, that was when the "WOW" factor kicked in. It was almost overwhelming. The flavor was great, to great maybe. I just sat there, smoking, thinking I should stop, but I couldn't. So I continued, I continued till about halfway through the bowl, then the tobacco, turned. This is not a mild tobacco. It has a lota omph, and the nicotine became very noticeble halfway through. The flavor also stopped, being replaced with a rough tobacco flavor, almost as if the remnants of the original flavoring, was mixing with the tobacco flavor, causing it to become almost sour. I had to stop about two thirds down, and dump the bowl. I was disapointed. A tobacco that turns on you, can feel like a betrayal. Like when a dog turns on the master. That was how I felt about Bourbon Street. I still smoke it on occasion, but like a turning dog, I keep my distance. I just smoke it halfway down. I won't let it turn.
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Pounder 5000	07/28/2003	Very Mild	Very Strong	Mild to Medium	Tolerable to Strong
Anyone want to smoke a stick of incense in their pipe? This stuff is definitely floral and soapy too say the least! Their is some tobacco flavor but as Pipestud points out it is definitely cheap. I think the history of this blend and its very unique casing makes this tobacco relevant, but that's about it. I doubt I'll be able to finish the whole pouch.
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CJ	07/16/2003	Medium	Medium to Strong	Full	Very Pleasant
Here's a blast from the past from The House Of Windsor. Although, I do not normally smoke aromatics, there are a few exceptions. This is one of them. The pouch aroma is loaded with flowery aromatics. In appearance, there are little chunks of what may be the Burley along with some small bright flakes, and some darker little chunks. At first, I was concerned about smoking this heavy aromatic. I filled a small Meerschaum and applied the flame. Ah! Welcome to smoking just for the fun of it. I do not taste the aromatic in the smoke. I taste tobacco, on the sweet side, but good tasting tobacco none the less, with a good amount of strength. And then comes the magic. This is one of the few blends that I can smell the aroma while smoking it. The aroma is pure magic. People in your presence will find the aroma just as enjoyable as the smoker. I find myself doing heavy puffing on this one, generating large clouds of wonder. No matter how hard I puff at it, there is absolutely no bite. There are two other fun aromatic blends that I smoke, and both are similar to Bourbon Street. One is again from The House of Windsor??-Field and Stream. The other is Pennington Gap from Cornell & Diehl. A caution is in order. Smoking any of these blends can create a very large smile, that if not careful, may cause the pipe to fall from your lips. Give this a try just for the fun of it. All I can say is Bourbon Street: Welcome Back.
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Pipestud	07/16/2003	Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant
As I continue to weave my way through the recently re-released golden oldies now being produced by House of Windsor, the latest stop on memory lane was Bourbon Street. CJ was right on when he said the smell in the tin and the taste at the match are quite different. Yes, Bourbon Street does have a tobacco taste, albiet a rather cheap one to me. I was not enamored with the Burley/Bright combined with whatever the flavoring may be. When you first pop the lid of the plastic tin (unless you bought a pouch)and take a whiff, you will swear you have just unwrapped a bar of Ivory Soap. The chunks are on the dry side and easy to pack. Bourbon Street smokes fairly cool too.
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Noorrmm	02/01/2002	Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
Formerly sold as BondvStreet. A plain mostly Burley cube cut with Va. and light topping. Easy to pack and light, stayed lit well. Gentle easy to take flavor, could be smoked all day without bite.
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