House of Windsor Bourbon Street

I first tried Bourbon Street a couple of years ago, before Willian Serad's review in P&T magazine. I had never smoked Bond Street, but had seen adds in old magazines & the pouch of this on a store shelf reminded me of it, so I thought I would try it. My first experience wasn't good. It was dry as could be & about a third of it had turned to dust, but that floral (soapy) smell was overwhelming. I smoked a few bowls of it and pitched the rest. After The House Of Windsor reviews in P&T magazine these tobaccos showed up in the local discount tobacco store in 2 oz. cans. Something made me try Bourbon Street again. This time around I didn't find it so offensive. The floral smell seemed more subdued in this can compared to the pouch I had previously, plus there wasn't a lot of tobacco dust. I have smoked the whole can and find it OK. It smokes cool & dry to the bottom of the bowl leaving a light grey ash. MY wife has even commented on the floral smell favorably. The House of Windsor website describes this tobacco as "A unique traditional aromatic blend of quality cube-cut Burley and Virginia flake. A small amount of Latakia and Perique". I couldn't taste the latakia & perique myself. Just aromatic burley to me. "Absolutely Different Pipe Tobacco" it is. If you like to experiment, give this a try.