House of Windsor Bourbon Street

(2.09)
A unique traditional aromatic blend of quality cube-cut Burley and Virginia flake. A small amount of Latakia and Perique.

Details

Brand House of Windsor
Blended By House of Windsor
Manufactured By  
Blend Type Aromatic
Contents Black Cavendish, Burley, Cavendish, Kentucky, Latakia, Perique, Virginia
Flavoring Bourbon
Cut Ribbon
Packaging 2 oz. tin, 10 oz. tin
Country United States
Production No longer in production

Profile

Strength
Mild to Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

2.09 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Oct 15, 2014 Mild Medium to Strong Mild to Medium Tolerable
The soapy, floral perfume topping sublimated the other components, including the bourbon, which was moderately applied. The toasted, nutty burley, and grassy citrusy Virginia were the base of the blend, and the most obvious tobaccos. In minor roles were the sugary black cavendish, a pinch of spicy perique and smoky, woody Cyprian latakia. Those varietals were rather hard to find most of the time. The nic-hit was very mild. Burned fast, dry, and rather warm, and could bite if pushed too hard. The flavor was fairly consistent. Needed few relights, and left little moisture in the bowl. Was just about an all day smoke, depending on one’s preference.

-JimInks
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Sep 29, 2010 Mild Medium Mild to Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
I've had a 2 oz tin of this opened for about 6 months, mostly to see how it might change over time. Thankfully, the airing out time dispensed with a lot of the soapy characteristic that it exhibited when fresh.

As mentioned by others, this is a nice looking cube cut burley with a dab of other condiments thrown in. When I cracked the tin, I was greeted with an obnoxious topping odor, reminiscent of the anise in Mixture #79. The flavor was soapy and irritating. But with some airing out time, the natural burley taste came through a bit more. I still found it objectionable, but it is now smokable. It's nowhere near the best burley or OTC out there and I won't miss this since it's out of production. But it's not nearly as nauseating as it once was.

If you find some of this and you insist on smoking it, let it air dry in the tin with the cover on for at least a month, preferably longer. You'll then get something that's almost decent, and something you could get from another blend without all the work involved. 1.5 stars rounded up to 2, because I found it less revolting than Mixture #79.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 31, 2015 Overwhelming Extra Strong Overwhelming Overwhelming
Do you like to smoke talcum powder? Me neither. Not even half a bowl before I tossed this There should be a "no star" rating just for junk like this.
Pipe Used: Basket Pipe
Age When Smoked: New
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 12, 2015 Medium to Strong Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Tolerable
Not good, as is the original, match, what ever........these reviews get so confusing when trying to review. "Am i reviewing the match or the original?" maybe its just me. Either way, this stuff is bad.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Aug 08, 2009 Medium Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Pleasant
The tin aroma of this mixture of cubes and very short-cut, medium ribbon is a slightly earthy tobacco note along with a fruity topping.

Composed of gently sweetened light and brown burleys along with a nice helping of VAs for added richness, the flavor is companionable and satisfying. Any other tobaccos which may be present, though undoubtedly contributive to the flavor profile, are nearly negligible insofar as being detectable as distinct components. The blend is topped with a refreshingly citrusy combination of orange and vanilla, which gives the impression of an orange creamsicle.

Bourbon Street is delightful, truly unique, and lamentably extinct. It is an all-day blend which is both flavorsome and smooth. It will definitely ghost a briar and seemed best in a narrow gauge chamber.
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Jan 29, 2009 Mild Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Pleasant
I first smoked this decades ago when it was a Phillip Morris product and went by the name of Bond Street. I don?t know if PM changed the name to Bourbon Street when it was still in their family or if House of Windsor changed its moniker when they brought back many of the Phillip Morris products in the 90's. I have enjoyed this blend from either manufacturer regardless of the name applied to it. This is a cube cut burley, with a light flavoring. Phillip Morris used to advertise Bond Street as ?absolutely different pipe tobacco?. It is ?absolutely? difficult for me to pinpoint the light flavoring applied to this blend, all I know is I find it pleasant indeed. This burns cool with no bite, is dry out of the can and can be enjoyed all day. I will miss this blend when my supply is exhausted, will have to investigate one of the ?matches? being offered.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Oct 09, 2008 Mild to Medium Mild Mild Tolerable
Just got around to trying this stuff. To me it tastes pretty much like PA or Carter Hall, with a little flavoring. I really could not taste much of the floral notes, or the dryer sheets others have commented about. Much milder than Field & Stream, which I find an occasional pleasant smoke.

Limited recommendation, for what it costs, it doesn't seem worth the money to order it and pay for shipping. This tobacco is not available locally.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 14, 2008 Mild Extremely Mild Extremely Mild (Flat) Tolerable
I missed this HOW blend a couple of years ago when they were such a big deal here. Found a mail order cigar outfit this summer that still is selling the package of 8 2oz tins so got some. I have to wonder if I got a proverbial "bad batch". It's the flattest, least flavored tobacco I think I've ever had in a pipe. I smell the topping in the can but it's a plain, almost bitter smoke. Yeah it packs well, is cut nice, blah, blah, blah. First time in forever I couldn't finish a pipe! Your mileage may vary. I've enjoyed the other HOW stuff, but this was a bad experience, and I love basic burleys!
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 10, 2008 Medium Strong Medium to Full Pleasant to Tolerable
I suppose this is either an acquired taste or maybe you're just born liking or disliking it. I fall into the latter camp. The cheap scent of dryer sheets and floral perfume made me gag when I cracked it open, much to my disappointment. If this smell is intentional, I have to assume someone likes it on their tobacco, but I think this is not for me.
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Apr 24, 2008 Mild to Medium Medium Mild to Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
UPDATE TO INITIAL REVIEW 12/08/07: I'm downgrading my review to 2 stars. Everything I said in my initial review is still true. Bourbon Street is still and very serviceable and satisfactory smoke with fair to good smoking manners and very little bite. The starched shirt casing provides something a little different but not at all unpleasant. The problem is THIS STUFF LEAVES ONE HELL OF A FOOTPRINT! Despite only smoking a half dozen bowls or so of this stuff, every pipe that touched it now seems to have the ghost of starched shirt in it. I've never seen a burley leave such a footprint. Normally burley, is burley is burley and I don't really have pipes dedicated to blends I have burley pipes and aromatic pipes. That arrangement has worked well up to now. If you insist on a Bond Street remake, I would totally recommend Pegasus by Cornell and Diehl over this. And if you insist on smoking Bourbon Street be sure to dedicate a pipe strictly for this blend. INITAL REVIEW: First, Let me point out that this is a WAY preliminary review. I've smoked about four bowls of this today out of my trusty 4 digit Kaywoodie Pot. Being a burleyphile, any burley is just about guaranteed at least a two star rating and this was certainly no exception. The enourmous cube cut burley sometimes looked like it could stand a bit of rubbing out but I pressed on unabated. The floral, laundry soap, perfumy casing? Yeah it's there, upon taking a big whiff of a newly opened tub, it immediately hit me, this stuff smells like a freshly starched shirt! Sounds crazy but it's true. Kind of a soapy, very clean smell, not at all unpleasant but just rather surprising for pipe tobacco. Fortunately, starchy flavor didn't come across as strongly as the unlit tobaccos would suggest. Throughout the bowl there was an occassional little hint of something in the background (an occasional immergence of the starchy taste) but for the most part it lingered only long enough for me to quickly think "Freshly Starched Shirt!" then it was gone and the weed smoked and tasted very burley. Probably way too early to document any final thoughts but for now this is a good serviceable burley with a clean (and freshly pressed) taste. It has good smoking manners, is bite free and while the topping is a bit different, I'm sure I can warm up to this blend which overall I found totally unoffensive and very serviceable.
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