The Country Squire Tobacconist Northwest Trek
(3.75)
Ambling along an overgrown trail in Washington State, you stop for a breath. You close your eyes to smell the forest: moist earth, fir trees, and peat become apparent to your senses. You are now aware that you are thoroughly enjoying your Northwest Trek. An incredibly complex mixture of choice tobaccos, Northwest Trek is for the smoker who enjoys rich, smoky flavor paired with delicate sweetness. This Virginia, burley, Latakia blend will make you a believer in savory tobaccos, and is perfect for fall weather. Pairs well with your favorite whiskey or single malt.
Details
| Brand | The Country Squire Tobacconist |
| Series | English Aromatic |
| Blended By | Caleb Crawford |
| Manufactured By | The Country Squire Tobacconist |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Latakia, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Maple, Vanilla |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| 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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3.75 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 02, 2019 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
The smoky, woody, earthy, musty sweet Cyprian Latakia is the primary component. The very nutty, earthy, woody, molasses sweet burley is a supporting player. The grassy, citrusy Virginia sits in a secondary position behind the burley. There is alittle sugary black cavendish is in the mix, too. The creamy sweet maple and vanilla toppings sublimate the tobaccos to a moderate extent. It also sports an alcohol note, but it's not very distracting at all. The strength is just past the center of mild to medium, while the taste falls just short of the medium mark. The nic-hit is just shy of the center of mild to medium. Won’t bite or get harsh, and has few rough edges. Burns cool and clean at a reasonable pace with a very consistent sweet and mildly savory flavor that translates to the lightly lingering after taste. Leaves little moisture in the bowl. Requires an average number of relights. Can be an all day English aromatic smoke.
-JimInks
-JimInks
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 05, 2023 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
Living in the PNW, right off the puget sound, this was an absolute must try. Ive been day dreaming of this blend for some time and finally got my grubby paws on it. I must say there was a little disappointment on my part. I didnt get as much "english" as i was hoping. Here and there i got that english zing, and the topping/flavor was almost barely noticeable. Good thing? Sure. Bad thing? No...not really. Apparently....its the room note that does it. The wife ran up to me saying how good it smells, while taking the pipe out of my hand(without asking) to take some puffs. I almost didnt get it back either. She immediately caught the maple notes and how it smells smokey too. Almost half way through is when you start to get those sweet smokey bitter notes, that i can only assume isnt from the addied topping. Burns cool all the way through. I wish this had a little more.....something to it. Body isnt the word. Strength, may be it. Flavor wise.......this is something special that i need at least another pound of.
Pipe Used:
OMS billiard
PurchasedFrom:
The country squire
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2022 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Okay . . . mixed results with this one. My impressions have been quite variable depending on the pipe. In my best briar, this earns a solid three stars, with a nice creamy texture and vanilla custard flavor from the Cavendish. In other pipes, Savinelli 673 (6mm charcoal filter), an old English Hardcastle bulldog (no filter), and meerschaum, not so good. The negative smokes all had the same thing in common: an initial light that made me physically recoil. Flavors of burnt marshmallow (propyl humectant!), burning plastic (no, there weren’t pieces of baggie in the bowl), scorched brown sugar, muted Latakia with flavor of burnt fat/grill scrapings.
The positive smokes were almost like a different blend, with smooth and savory flavors (like creamy brown gravy), toasted wheat bread, and subtle and pleasing teasers of sweet vanilla, brown sugar and maple. Even so, in this style of Aromatic English I much prefer Solani White and Black (four stars), in part because it tastes cleaner being based with Virginia and Latakia (without the Burley). I also somewhat prefer Boswell’s Magnum (I give that 3.5 stars). Neither of those varied so wildly when using different pipes.
Bottom line: be wary of the high rating and start with just a couple ounces until you are sure this is going to be something you enjoy!
The positive smokes were almost like a different blend, with smooth and savory flavors (like creamy brown gravy), toasted wheat bread, and subtle and pleasing teasers of sweet vanilla, brown sugar and maple. Even so, in this style of Aromatic English I much prefer Solani White and Black (four stars), in part because it tastes cleaner being based with Virginia and Latakia (without the Burley). I also somewhat prefer Boswell’s Magnum (I give that 3.5 stars). Neither of those varied so wildly when using different pipes.
Bottom line: be wary of the high rating and start with just a couple ounces until you are sure this is going to be something you enjoy!
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