The Country Squire Tobacconist Hunting Creek
(3.45)
A truly exotic cocktail of tobacco; full flavored, yet mild. We refer to this blend as a "hybrid" because it has characteristics of English and aromatic pipe blends. Semi-sweet flavors are accented by a dash of Latakia to make each bowl its own adventure. One of our most complex blends. Extremely pleasing to your companions, Hunting Creek has an intoxicating room note.
Details
| Brand | The Country Squire Tobacconist |
| Blended By | |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Latakia, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Other / Misc |
| Cut | Mixture |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.45 / 4
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Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 01, 2022 | Mild | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
To give you a hint from where my below impressions are coming from; I favor aromatic blends, although I am finding I enjoy English/Scottish blends more frequently, which I could not stand when I first started smoking a pipe. I have been trying more of the English/Aromatic combo blends, which I have found being more and more of that I am reaching for for my everyday smoke
Opening the bag what I smelled was a lite note of Virginia/Burley/Cavendish (could not detect the Latakia), with none of them overwhelming the other... I did smell a sweet scent from the toppings, but it was hard to make out what it was if you didn't know what it was from the description.
The flavor I tasted was mostly the sweet Cavendish with chocolate being the topping I could taste, maybe some of the vanilla (but it lent itself more to sweetness than actual vanilla). I could not detect any Latakia (which I was looking for, I like a little but not a lat-bomb). The room note was pleasant although not to Christmas blend smells, just what I would call nice... This blend is advertised as an English/Aromatic, I feel this is mainly an aromatic.
It arrived semi-dry, so absolutely no drying time was needed. Was able to light this without issue and almost no relights. I did not have any tounge-bite with this blend.
Opening the bag what I smelled was a lite note of Virginia/Burley/Cavendish (could not detect the Latakia), with none of them overwhelming the other... I did smell a sweet scent from the toppings, but it was hard to make out what it was if you didn't know what it was from the description.
The flavor I tasted was mostly the sweet Cavendish with chocolate being the topping I could taste, maybe some of the vanilla (but it lent itself more to sweetness than actual vanilla). I could not detect any Latakia (which I was looking for, I like a little but not a lat-bomb). The room note was pleasant although not to Christmas blend smells, just what I would call nice... This blend is advertised as an English/Aromatic, I feel this is mainly an aromatic.
It arrived semi-dry, so absolutely no drying time was needed. Was able to light this without issue and almost no relights. I did not have any tounge-bite with this blend.
Pipe Used:
Rattray Goblin 99
PurchasedFrom:
thecountrysquireonline.com
Age When Smoked:
new
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2023 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Medium | Tolerable |
Hunting Creek from TCS in a Rossi Notte poker. Given that this is described as an "English aromatic," I figured a taller, narrower bowl might enhance some of the tastes.
I find it to be stronger on the aromatic side as opposed to the English side, in the way TCS's Northwest Trek or Just For Him's Hornblower is. This isn't a negative, by any stretch, but if something has an English description to it, I want there to be a bit more depth.
Flavors are good. Tobaccoreviews.com has it listed as vanilla/fruit, and I can taste that. It's quite light, gives you enough room to taste the tobaccos themselves, and together they meld into something very nice.
One last thing - previous reviewers have mentioned that every bowl is different, thanks to the various tobaccos and various toppings used. I've even noticed that even within one bowl, different puffs are different in character. This is by no stretch a one-trick pony.
I still have a couple ounces left, and will be interested to keep trying it every couple weeks to see what else I can tease out, but barring something fantastic taking over, for me it's a 3/5. Good, but not great, and probably not something I will keep stocked.
I find it to be stronger on the aromatic side as opposed to the English side, in the way TCS's Northwest Trek or Just For Him's Hornblower is. This isn't a negative, by any stretch, but if something has an English description to it, I want there to be a bit more depth.
Flavors are good. Tobaccoreviews.com has it listed as vanilla/fruit, and I can taste that. It's quite light, gives you enough room to taste the tobaccos themselves, and together they meld into something very nice.
One last thing - previous reviewers have mentioned that every bowl is different, thanks to the various tobaccos and various toppings used. I've even noticed that even within one bowl, different puffs are different in character. This is by no stretch a one-trick pony.
I still have a couple ounces left, and will be interested to keep trying it every couple weeks to see what else I can tease out, but barring something fantastic taking over, for me it's a 3/5. Good, but not great, and probably not something I will keep stocked.
Pipe Used:
Various
PurchasedFrom:
TCS
Age When Smoked:
Fresh
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