I was pleasantly surpirsed - I expected lots of artificial flavour and bite - but it smells great in the pouch and makes a good bowl for a beer time smoke.Cheap cigar like - but sometimes you just have to !

If I come across it again -- I would not be adverse to getting pouch or two - but won't be shopping hard for the one.

Really not my cup of tea.

I was a bit appalled when a friend lit up a bowl while we relaxed at a local coffee shop, as the room note bordered on the standard English scent that some non-smokers find unpleasant. Oddly, a young lady next to us seemed intrigued by the room note and commented on it - though another sitting not too much farther didn't seem to appreciate it as much (despite my friend's protest that we had to endure the cigarette smoke of others, I find smoking English in close quarters to be in poor form).

The taste is pleasant, though for smokers acclimated to English, it may be a bit underwhelming once one's mind starts to wander with thoughts of say, Nightcap. I enjoyed it, however, and may find it a good transistion on nights I want to stretch out on the porch and work from aromatic to Nightcap with a mild English between the two. The Latakia is pleasing here, and from time to time the Virginia shines through, but I couldn't really detect the Perique as much as I had wanted.

Overall, Fox & Hound is perfect for those looking to try English blends without leaping face-first into sterner stuff, and is a pleasing blend for those of us already in love with English.

I suppose that's why I found comfort in this blend; it was something familiar to what I normally smoke. Fox & Hound has that discernible Latakia odor upon smelling a fresh envelope. When lit, it behaves like a mild English. Everything appears in a balanced proportion, no single constituent dominating another. Supposedly there's Perique added to the mix, though it's lost on me.

I do detect a slight aftertaste, which leads me to believe there is a topping, similar to Old Dog, in that regard. It fades rather quickly, but does taint the smoking, which is probably my only complaint.

With such a flood of English mixtures already upon the market, I'd likely pass up another serving. Though I'll certainly find time to finish what I've got, and I can't say the same for the many other Altadis blends sitting in the box.

Three of Four.

Other reviews have compared this to Walnut but, since I have not smoked that for many years, I can't really comment.

I will say that this is a decent light English, with a bit too much PG, it lights well enough and does not leave much gunk in the bowl.

I realize I am damning the blend with faint praise, but I do prefer this to most drugstore tobacco and it is pleasent enough for an introduction to English style tobaccos.

Generally tame and well-behaved other than the initial lighting issues, this Fox & Hound is a reasonable---if somewhat weak---facsimile of an english blend in taste.

Local B&Ms would do well to carry this in addition to the sweet aromatics in this Tobacco Galleria line that they usually offer; I would happily reach for this before the old drugstore standards if it was available.

This smelled strong in the jar, but when smoked, proved to be a decent,mild, American-English blend. It reminds me of an untopped version of Barking Dog. I can't taste the Turkish in this at all. Not bad at all...

Walnut seems to have a bit more Turkish flavor, which I enjoy, and so, of the two, I'd buy Walnut before I bought Fox and Hound. So, then, only two stars.

This is quite tasty and all the traditional English elements are here, just like it says on the package, except in such small quantities that you have to do tongue-detective work to find them. However the result is, for me, not bland at all, but very pleasant and cool.

Extremely easy to smoke, I cannot imagine a better introduction to English blends for the new piper. Or a good hot weather morning smoke for the more experienced.

While veteran smokers of Latakia blends will most likely find it really mild, this blend is great for an introduction to latakia. With its quality of leaf at such a great price, I have to give it 4 stars, with the understanding I do so as a "starter" blend for those wishing to experience Latakia for the first time without being overwhealmed by it.

There is a lot to like in Fox and Hounds. It tastes only of tobacco and stays very cool. It was a fairly dry smoke, as well, though the tobacco was not particularly dry in the pouch. My only objection was that there were definite cigar notes in the taste about two-thirds of the way through the bowl when it began to gain a little in strength. If you like the taste of a cigar this may be welcome to you; for me it was not.

This blend has just enough Latakia to show up on your radar, but not so much as to get you chased out of the room by moderately tolerant non-pipesmokers. The Perique (or as I suspect ? Perique flavoring) is mild and unobtrusive. Actually, everything in this blend is pretty mild and unobtrusive. It is a cool dry smoke, with a bit of character to it. F&H gives the smoker an overall melding of the flavors of its constituent tobaccos. It has a slightly smoky flavor that is almost sweet, but not in a sugary sort of way.

Fox & Hound doesn?t demand your full attention through either its complexity, nor any tendency to bite. Take it fishing on one of those days when you go out hoping you don?t get disturbed by anything like the fish biting. Sit and read a book with it when you want to get totally lost in the book, but want a pipe for more the feel of it than the taste. When you want to settle in and get lost in a bowl of tobacco, find something else. In this case, you will no doubt find that Fox & Hound comes up short.

It reminds me a lot of Finck?s Istanbul. Like Istanbul, F&H is not the kind of blend you break out in the evening for a long, slow, contemplative smoke. But it is a good, inexpensive, all-day blend. The kind of blend to smoke when you want some nice English flavor but, because you aren't really going to focus your attention on it and savor every draw, you don?t want to waste some of your favorite blend from Pease or Esoterica.

So give this a try, if you can find it; I?ve never actually seen it for sale in a store or online.

There is nothing wrong with it! It is just way too mild for me. It smells great in the bag, and it smells good when lit. But I cannot taste it. I have burned my tongue from puffing too hard to try to get flavor.

IF you like a mild tobacco, this will probably be a delight. It just doesn't work for me.