The Country Squire Tobacconist King's Highway
(3.00)
King’s Highway is a medium-full Virginia-Kentucky mixture with the natural sweetness you expect from yellow Virginias and the rich, smokiness characteristic of dark fire-cured leaf. This tobacco burns clean, and will have you longing for an adventure on the open road.
Notes: This blend was formerly named Kingsfoil as part of Country Squire's Middle Earth series.
From the blender, Jon David Cole: Kingsfoil has no topping whatsoever. We use a variety of unflavored bright leaf Virginia and fired cured Kentucky in the blend only.
Details
| Brand | The Country Squire Tobacconist |
| Series | Middle Earth |
| Blended By | Caleb Crawford |
| Manufactured By | The Country Squire |
| Blend Type | Virginia Based |
| Contents | Kentucky, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2020 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
I simply can't make up my mind on this blend. It has undertones of the virginas that I love but the kentucky dark fired to me overwhealms that. It's not unpleasant but also not a flavor I like much. This is the second blend I've tried with dark fire that I didn't much care for. Not sure if in a smaller dose I'd enjoy it more as there is something about the smokiness I do like. I may try blending this with some virgina to see what happens as well as trying a little more age on it. Overall I think the tobacco is well made, packs and burns well, just not my cup of joe.
Pipe Used:
Billiard, corncob
PurchasedFrom:
The Country Squire
Age When Smoked:
Fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 08, 2023 | Very Mild | None Detected | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
First Take: I went lunting with this blend in a new cob. Kingsfoil is advertised as medium-full, but I thought this blend was mild. The first few puffs barely had any flavor, but once I got a full ember going, this bowl came to life a bit.
This blend has the characteristic Country Squire white-pepper spiciness that I find in most of their blends, which I like. I believe I could pick out a TCS blend blind from that note.
When I got the flavor, it was good. My problem with this blend is that I found it really hard to get to the flavor. When I smoked it slow and low, I got a few hints of sweetness with nothing backing it. Bigger clouds produced more flavor, but never a lot of it. Smoking like a train never produced any acrid turning of the tobacco, but it hit the back of my nose like wasabi, and I had to back off. For the majority of the bowl, it was a 2- or 3-note production. That said, I am surprised that this blend doesn't report any burley, because it vaguely reminded me of Haunted Bookshop. However, I find Haunted Bookshop infinitely complex and this one just isn't.
The aftertaste is mild and lingering. It's the most pleasant part of this tobacco. It's there if you want it, and you can forget about it when you're done. That alone will bring me back to this jar.
This blend burned very clean. Mechanically, it's superb. I only had one re-light.
This is my first bowl of 2 ounces. I give it 2 stars now, and I'll see if it goes up as I go through the jar.
This blend has the characteristic Country Squire white-pepper spiciness that I find in most of their blends, which I like. I believe I could pick out a TCS blend blind from that note.
When I got the flavor, it was good. My problem with this blend is that I found it really hard to get to the flavor. When I smoked it slow and low, I got a few hints of sweetness with nothing backing it. Bigger clouds produced more flavor, but never a lot of it. Smoking like a train never produced any acrid turning of the tobacco, but it hit the back of my nose like wasabi, and I had to back off. For the majority of the bowl, it was a 2- or 3-note production. That said, I am surprised that this blend doesn't report any burley, because it vaguely reminded me of Haunted Bookshop. However, I find Haunted Bookshop infinitely complex and this one just isn't.
The aftertaste is mild and lingering. It's the most pleasant part of this tobacco. It's there if you want it, and you can forget about it when you're done. That alone will bring me back to this jar.
This blend burned very clean. Mechanically, it's superb. I only had one re-light.
This is my first bowl of 2 ounces. I give it 2 stars now, and I'll see if it goes up as I go through the jar.
Pipe Used:
New Cob
Age When Smoked:
1 month
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