House of Windsor Field & Stream

A Cube cut, burley base, topdressed tinder. Dry as anything I have ever seen in the pouch. I tasted no Licorice, however, a flowery top dressing was noted. This Blend Scorched my Tounge upon the first match, but then settled right down into a clean dry tollerable smoke. 2.75 out of 4 stars.

Another disappointment from the House of Windsor. As a lover of Mixture No. 79 and Grouse-Moor, two highly distinctive, love-'em-or-hate-'em tobaccos, I was hoping from the reviews here that Field and Stream would be right up my alley. As with Bourbon Street, however, Field and Stream ultimately left me cold. Not freezing, but cold nonetheless.

My fellow reviewers are right when they identify the major flavor of this tobacco as licorice. It's pouch aroma is immediate and powerful, and when lit, Field and Stream retains its strong flavoring. I didn't particularly care for it, but it is cool and somewhat refreshing, and you won't find another tobacco that tastes like this (for whatever that's worth). And yes, Gerald Ford, a dedicated pipe man until he gave it up 10 years ago, made Field and Stream his blend of choice.

My major complaint about this tobacco is its cut. This is simply too chunky for my taste; I prefer a ribbon cut any day. It is also, like Bourbon Street, ludicrously dry in the pouch, which, combined with the thickness of its cut, makes it something of a bitch to get and keep lit.

To each his own, however. I'm grateful that House of Windsor has revived these old blends and kept (mostly) their original packaging. They've done a service to us pipe smokers, and maybe the tin of Revelation that's in the mail will redeem the last two blends. We'll see.

I truly have enjoyed many of the H.O.W. blends but I have had a hard time getting this one to grow on me. The only problem I seem to have with it is the cut. The tin I had was cut much finer than say the Bourbon Street I tried and therefore burned hotter. I think the flavor is very comparable to Bourbon Steet, which I do like, however I will not re-order this blend.

It's worth trying. However,a little bit of this goes a very long way. The Lakeland Floral is overwhelming and it lingers in your pipe for a very long time.

First of all,You've just gotta love the nostalgic presentation here.It comes in a brown plaid pouch packaged in a box with beautiful art work of a mountain reflected into a lake in Autumn.When out purchasing some of my usual english blends at my local tobacconist I came across a few boxes of the stuff.It seemed quite a bargin at under three dollars so I purchased a pouch.I suppose I'm a little biased here because I just never warmed up to aromatics of any kind.However this is different.It's not harsh,does'nt burn the tongue and smokes fairly dry.In closing although it's not something I'd buy by the case,it was surely a nice change of pace.Highly reccomended to the die hard aromatic fans and those who need an un-offensive tobacco to smoke in public... Recommended To Aromatic Fans Everywhere! prep

Like others have noted, a pretty interesting blend. I had wanted to try this for some time but didn't want to buy the big can from JR incase I hated it. I think the P&T mag helped a few on-line shops get the small pouch and thats what I wound up buying. Upon opening the pouch, I also got hit with a heavy aroma of black licorice. I usually hate licorice, so this didn't set in well from the get go. I do like the cut, though, and it loaded easily and burned slowly making that part an enjoyable smoke, although it needed a bunch of re-lights to get started. Thankfully, the lit pipe didn't taste like the aroma and it was very much like the scented flakes others talk about. Unlike pipestuds sample, mine was the perfect humidity and burned for a long long time, but the flavor wasn't what I had expected. I'll finish the pouch for sure and there's a slight possibility I'll buy another but it might be a longshot.