War Horse War Horse Bar

Nice anise and floral smell and taste. The moisture level out of the tin was ready to go. Full earthy and sweet taste. I found this similar to the Lakeland blends from Gawith & Gawith. I love their dense plugs, which I slice up into very thin strips. I bundle them into a wad and stuff the pipe. This makes for a long lasting, smouldering smoke. This is why I prefer plugs to crumble cakes, which is essentially War Horse. The issue I have with any crumble cake is you end up with too find a cut, and it therefore smokes too fast, too hot, and I

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'm not a fast puffer. So four etars for taste and body less star for the cut.

On week later. I cut out a chunk of it, squished into a cylinder, and stuffed it into the bowl filling it a up 2/3\\\'s. Then rubbed out the remaining third, which got it started then began a slow smouldering. The essence was more noticeable and flavors came out. I\\\'m changing this to four stars.

This tobacco kicks like a mule. The strongest nic hit I have experienced from any tobacco. The flavour is not bad either, although the intensity of the nicotine overtakes it. The dark-fired Kentucky adds some character to this burley-based blend. There is reportedly an anise flavour, that didn't come through for me. Perhaps it was due to the antique pipe I used for this blend. I will say that this almost feels like an English blend with the pronounced smokiness, but at the same time it is nothing like that genre.

I came for the nicotine and stayed for the flavour. Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys the occasional heavy nic hit after a long day. Also great for the winter if you must smoke outside, since a little goes a very long way.

I really like this blend. It's a powerhouse of flavors from castings, toppings and Dark Fired Kentucky. The Virginia and burley play a solid base. I like how the Anise and Tonquin bean play well together. I call this an American Lakelands. Not quite the same as Gawith Hoggrath. It is a bold, strong smoke. I get the Dark Fired Kentucky on the retrohale.

Great tin note, sweet and aromatic to start. Best to gravity load, and will still require many re-lights. I’m about done trying different tobaccos now that I have this. Strong, delicious, downright satisfying.

What a neat smoke! The bar itself had moisture, but in a very good way. It was a no way dried out, and cut very easily. Plus it was fun to rub it out after cutting it.

The tin note was of cream and licorice. The funny thing is, I hate licorice and anise. But this had a very nice, moderate note to it.

It burned exceptionally well, and left a very nice, anise flavor in the pipe, so beware if you’re afraid of ghosting this flavor.

The room note was a creamy licorice flavor that was subtle yet pronounced.

I somehow feel compelled to write my first review. To say the least this “bar” pipe tobacco seems on the wet side. I believe it may be from the original having roots as a chewing/smoking blend favored by Irish miners (source not recalled). I cut two 1/2” sq., 0.125” thick pieces w/ no drying time & did a stuff, fold , stuff job, topped w/ some loose bits in the tin into the bowl of a new Pear-wood apple shaped pipe. So, it was hard to keep lit.

A couple of charring lights later w/ light tamping, I had a fruity, cherry taste & then the nice tobaccos. The aromatics seemed to fade rapidly & I was left primarily w/ pleasant strong tobacco flavors. [ w/ these hybrid aromatic blends I almost always have the same experience with taste of anything waning rapidly & then dominated by tobaccos .] As Elvis might, "I liked it very much, thank you." I might push it as a small sample to friend(s) ‘cause for me it was that good.

Also a noticeable hit of nicotine appeared @ abt one half hour & continued for another 30 mins; during the several relights of the bowl. I’d buy this again, if I ever use it up, which is doubtful as I enjoy the taste experiences of changing tobaccos frequently w/ many blends. My trends lately have been toward a strong preference for flakes, bars, crumble cakes & ropes almost exclusively.

I really did not seem to be able to find a www site for the manufacturer of this bar blend. So, I am a bit worried that it may meet an unanticipated, early demise ?

My best to all that share in the communities of pipe smoking and/or smokeless tobacco.

I'll just go ahead and say it - this was a love at first smoke.

I love the tin note of this blend. While everyone tries to guess what's in it I'll just say what it smells like to me: Soap/shampoo. Not a chemical note, but that smell after a shower. It first reminded me of the Peter Stokkebye Luxury Twist Flake aroma, but after smoking LTF again, I came to see that they have a similar character, but are different. What's this special smooth top note in Warhorse Bar? I'm glad to remain ignorant and just enjoy it.

Right off the bat, what I get in the smoke is a bit of spiciness, fair amount of fruit sweetness from the Virginias, and that special secret topping ingredient. The Kentucky adds a very welcome volume to the blend and just the right amount of smokiness. The Burley adds just the right amount of cocoa without overpowering other flavors. This is not a typical Burley blend by any means.

Despite the Kentucky only playing a secondary role, it does define the overall character of this blend and, together with the toping, makes it unique and hard to pin point. The topping is very mild and serves to highlight the natural sweetness as well as a perfectly balanced contrast to the Kentucky. It is absolutely not an aromatic blend. And by the way, my girlfriend is not a big fan of many of my more usual Virginia room notes, but she likes this one.

Despite its name, this isn't a plug, but rather a block of crumble cake. Crumbles very easily, packs very easy, and smokes very easy. I sometimes have to relight, but not every time. It's a very well behaved tobacco and the moisture is ready to be packed right from the tin. Whatever Russ Ouellette put to moisture this, it kept moist in my tobacco pouch for over a week.

I smoked only this blend for five days and still had enough to go for about a day or two, and I smoke several times a day. It didn't get boring, it didn't smoke too fast, it didn't get my pipes hot. All the mechanics were perfect. And while some view it as too strong, for me it was a perfect medium strength and an excellent all-day smoke.

It's one of those blends that have a complexity, but allows you not to distract you from whatever you're doing. The flavors balance perfectly, and it remains fairly similar throughout the smoke. Medium-full flavor, medium strength. Can be smoked in every shape and size, but I get the most out of it when smoked in a small bowl. In particular, my small apple-shape WDC pipe gets the best result.

I'm going to go ahead and order more of this. I think there's a serious competition to my current favorite. 5 stars out of 4.