For anyone that likes Burley, this is a must try. First, this blend is quality leaf. This blend contains larger pieces that burn cooler and slower than any OTC Burley. I am consistently left with only fine ash to dump after a bowl that burns at an even pace.

Second, and most importantly, the cavendish and any flavoring component is deftly added. Just enough to add some smoothness and sweetness. Not too much to kill good burley tobacco flavor. A similar blend following this concept is PipesandCigars Butternut Burley - a good blend, but one where I find the flavoring drowns the Burley too much. Boswell Premium Burley is superior in this regard, and also that it remains biteless and doesn't goop or sour and stays in the flavor zone all the way down. Relights never harsh.

I give all tobaccos a little air time before smoking, this is no different. A previous reviewer said pouch aroma reminded him of a peppermint pattie. I get a similar nasal vibe of a chocolate covered candy. Smoke flavor is burley tobacco nuttiness with a cocoa or choc. milk essence on nasal exhale. Smoke feels full and dense in the mouth.

All in all, one of the best Burleys I have tried.

An unlit sip brought hardly anything to the palate, but every so often I thought I tasted a faint cocoa before the light. The charring light brought a bit of the nuttiness of the burley, and occasionally a light floral sweetness. Overall in small bowls, this blend reminded me of a certain famous chocolate syrup, in bigger bowls a borderline bitter dark chocolate taste came through. Either way it was a pretty good breakfast blend and was great with the bitter coffee I like. It was definitely slow and clean burning like the description on Boswell's website. The finish was very short leaving a slight sweet dark cocoa taste on the tongue. The room note was pretty pleasant and toasty, though I only smelled it when getting in my vehicle on a cold night after smoking in it on breaks and during lunch.

This was an okay blend, nothing to get real excited about from what I could tell. I liked that it didn't scorch my tongue at all, and that it didn't overly sweeten my palate like some Cavendish blends tend to do. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a light, clean, and easy aromatic.

By the numbers: Taste:3.5/4 Burn: 3.5/4 Room Note: 4/4 Value: 3.5 Average: 3.625 = ****

I certainly cannot call myself an aficionado of any blend or any blend style at this point. But, I can say what I like. And I really like Boswell's Premium Burley.

One of the challenges I have had as a new pipe smoker is a failure to detect much flavor other than just a generic tobacco taste. Initially I thought the same thing about this blend. But, once I cycled through my samples and came back to this one, something special happened. I genuinely enjoyed it as something unique from my other samples.

The bag note is very sweet. More than my other blend samples, this one carries the bag note of tobaccos that I used to sniff at the drug store-- back when they just left bags of cheap pipe tobacco out where kids can get a hold of them. This one, however, is more subtle.

The blend packs nicely and stays lit well.

Upon smoking, my untrained palette actually picks up on two things. First, there is a unique flavor and mouth-feel as compared to my non-Burley blends. For lack of a better word, I would say "nutty." There is also just a hint of sweetness on the lips and tongue. The dominant flavor is, of course, tobacco. But, there is something riding along side it that is something akin to a good hazelnut coffee. But, the novice (like me) might not pick up on it at first.

As for the room note, this blend lends a warm, sweet aroma that is what you classically think of as pipe smoke.

My third or fourth bowl of this blend was a special experience for me. It was the first time I smoked my pipe and just quietly enjoyed it without thinking about it. It was just good and comfortable. It was the first time I actually felt like a pipe smoker.

In short, this is a "happy" tobacco. It is content to be simply enjoyed for what it is-- a pleasant, slightly nutty, slightly sweet companion to whatever else you are doing. I highly recommend this one to the newbie.

In the bowl this stuff has no detectable flavoring, save for a mild nuttiness and sweetness derived from its constituent parts. Could be an all-day smoke. Nothing to write home about, good or bad.

would I buy this again... no, could you do worse... yes.

if this was the last tobacco i was able to smoke before i die i would die a happy man. call them and order some today!!