The Country Squire Tobacconist Cowboy Coffee
(3.27)
Intriguing Virginias, smoky dark fired Kentucky, and a splash of mild cavendish make this delicious tobacco a strong eye opener! Smoky, earthy, and great for breakfast, this blend will put a pep in your step as you break camp, saddle up, and set forth about your day.
Details
| Brand | The Country Squire Tobacconist |
| Blended By | Liz |
| Manufactured By | The Country Squire |
| Blend Type | Virginia Based |
| Contents | Cavendish, Kentucky, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Coarse Cut |
| Packaging | 2 ounce pouch, 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
Average Rating
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3.27 / 4
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Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2021 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
First, I highly recommend you try this, read on...
This took me a long time to write this review. Every time I thought I had it, I did one more smoke and dang, it was different. After a lot of trial error I found two things. First is that this blend is subtle, but full flavored. Because it is subtle, you'll get any bit of ghosting in a pipe to throw you off. Best to use one consistent pipe while you get to know this or something that just doesn't ghost. Second, this blend is physically tricky. It has what appears to be a ribbon cut virginia, but there are also darker rubbed out flakes of some kind and larger strands of what I think is black cavendish. The darker rubbed out flake I think is Kentucky. I think the cavendish is slightly sweetened, but I don't pick up a significant aroma. I think it's there for the mechanics and to augment the natural sweetness of the tobaccos. This makes packing tricky if you want a great smoke. That's not bad, because once you learn this, you can make this blend's flavor over the top amazing.
I took the rubbed out flakes and broke them up a bit. I then packed the more homogeneous ribbons first to create a bed and then took an even mix of the flake, ribbon and cavendish and filled the middle of the pipe. I then topped with a good mixture of smaller pieces.
The initial light has distinct sour note. If I didn't know the ingredients I would have guessed Oriental, but I think that's the Kentucky. The sourness is consistent throughout and is much like a sour coffe blend. Nothing like a dark roast or a toasty donut shop blend. The sourness is quite good if you like something like Honor Blend or the sour fruitiness of Eight State or Temple Bar.
Once you've smoked about a third the fun really begins. This is a blend that shifts between flavors making it totally intriguing. There's a sweetness from the cavendish that pops now and then along with plumes of smoke that are round and full in the mouth. When this hits, it's like wow! It'll then settle back to the sourness. This will accent either the Kentucky or the Virginia which causes the flavor to shift back and forth. When the cavendish fades, you're back to straight tobacco goodness. This is by far one of the most dynamic and interesting smokes I've had.
If you like to puff and like volumes of smoke, like me, you will find this a winner. And since the volumes come and go, you anticipate the next plume but you're not quite sure what exact flavor you will get.
I smoked this in the morning with a medium roast coffee with cream. Makes for the beginning of glorious day. My fall morning just started off beautifully.
The nicotine is noticeable, but I don't tend to get wholloped no matter what. Your mileage may vary.
Picking the right pipe is essential due to the composition of the leaf. I tried several, but have come back to my 114 KS. The larger bowl makes packing this just right easiest and allows the flavors to shift whereas a narrower bowl tends to blend the flavors consistently and frankly makes this blend less interesting. I did use a 6mm Savinelli charcoal filter because my mouth requires it.
BTW, retrohale... I have to in order to pick up all the nuances.
This took me a long time to write this review. Every time I thought I had it, I did one more smoke and dang, it was different. After a lot of trial error I found two things. First is that this blend is subtle, but full flavored. Because it is subtle, you'll get any bit of ghosting in a pipe to throw you off. Best to use one consistent pipe while you get to know this or something that just doesn't ghost. Second, this blend is physically tricky. It has what appears to be a ribbon cut virginia, but there are also darker rubbed out flakes of some kind and larger strands of what I think is black cavendish. The darker rubbed out flake I think is Kentucky. I think the cavendish is slightly sweetened, but I don't pick up a significant aroma. I think it's there for the mechanics and to augment the natural sweetness of the tobaccos. This makes packing tricky if you want a great smoke. That's not bad, because once you learn this, you can make this blend's flavor over the top amazing.
I took the rubbed out flakes and broke them up a bit. I then packed the more homogeneous ribbons first to create a bed and then took an even mix of the flake, ribbon and cavendish and filled the middle of the pipe. I then topped with a good mixture of smaller pieces.
The initial light has distinct sour note. If I didn't know the ingredients I would have guessed Oriental, but I think that's the Kentucky. The sourness is consistent throughout and is much like a sour coffe blend. Nothing like a dark roast or a toasty donut shop blend. The sourness is quite good if you like something like Honor Blend or the sour fruitiness of Eight State or Temple Bar.
Once you've smoked about a third the fun really begins. This is a blend that shifts between flavors making it totally intriguing. There's a sweetness from the cavendish that pops now and then along with plumes of smoke that are round and full in the mouth. When this hits, it's like wow! It'll then settle back to the sourness. This will accent either the Kentucky or the Virginia which causes the flavor to shift back and forth. When the cavendish fades, you're back to straight tobacco goodness. This is by far one of the most dynamic and interesting smokes I've had.
If you like to puff and like volumes of smoke, like me, you will find this a winner. And since the volumes come and go, you anticipate the next plume but you're not quite sure what exact flavor you will get.
I smoked this in the morning with a medium roast coffee with cream. Makes for the beginning of glorious day. My fall morning just started off beautifully.
The nicotine is noticeable, but I don't tend to get wholloped no matter what. Your mileage may vary.
Picking the right pipe is essential due to the composition of the leaf. I tried several, but have come back to my 114 KS. The larger bowl makes packing this just right easiest and allows the flavors to shift whereas a narrower bowl tends to blend the flavors consistently and frankly makes this blend less interesting. I did use a 6mm Savinelli charcoal filter because my mouth requires it.
BTW, retrohale... I have to in order to pick up all the nuances.
Pipe Used:
Savinelli Trevi 114 KS
PurchasedFrom:
Country Squire
Age When Smoked:
Fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Dec 25, 2022 | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This is really more of a 3.5 star blend for me, but I can't quite go four stars, which to me means a really great and distinctive blend, like Rivendell. But this is the blend I enjoy more than any other with morning coffee. By the way, the Cavendish in this isn't coffee flavored, but does impart a subtle brown sugar sweetness. Tastes like it could be the same brown Cavendish (TS-3?) that is used in Cherokee.
So, if I give this only three stars, why do I always keep this on hand, when I gave four stars to Indian Outlaw but won't be buying that again? What's the logic in that? Well, I try to keep only a couple of the best blends in each category for my permanent rotation. For full aromatics that means Rivendell year round, and Figgy Pudding for a seasonal treat. I don't need a third one. But Cowboy is a deft rustler who earns his keep by wearing more than one hat . . .
When I receive a fresh shipment of Cowboy I divide it into two jars: one jar is kept as it is for my morning coffee needs, the other jar is for tweaking. Cowboy makes a perfect base for easy customizing. For an afternoon smoke with a little more umph I add a pinch of dark-fired. For a savory after-dinner smoke I add a little Sutliff 507 stoved Virginia. I've even tried a crumble cake version I made in a noodle press combining Cowboy and Rivendell, and I called that one "Cowboy Cookie Crumble." Mmm-mmm good! There's also a piper on one of the forums who has a good variant called "Urban Cowboy." So you see, this one is just too much fun to be without!!
But let's say you're not one inclined to tinker - what can you expect from Cowboy? Mostly good, smooth, natural tobacco taste, like a good codger blend with an added Michelin star. It does have a little more flavor and backbone than Burley-based favorites like Edgeworth or SWR. yet is still very smooth on the finish, and doesn't outstay its welcome, if you know what I mean. I get a hint of scorched brown sugar, probably from molasses in the pH tempering sauce, a faint bit of earthiness from the dark-fired, some cereal notes (like Cheerios), and a bit of mellow malt; all well-integrated without anything drawing attention to itself. Sometimes it come a little moist but still burns fine without the fuss of drying.
In a nutshell: I like it!
So, if I give this only three stars, why do I always keep this on hand, when I gave four stars to Indian Outlaw but won't be buying that again? What's the logic in that? Well, I try to keep only a couple of the best blends in each category for my permanent rotation. For full aromatics that means Rivendell year round, and Figgy Pudding for a seasonal treat. I don't need a third one. But Cowboy is a deft rustler who earns his keep by wearing more than one hat . . .
When I receive a fresh shipment of Cowboy I divide it into two jars: one jar is kept as it is for my morning coffee needs, the other jar is for tweaking. Cowboy makes a perfect base for easy customizing. For an afternoon smoke with a little more umph I add a pinch of dark-fired. For a savory after-dinner smoke I add a little Sutliff 507 stoved Virginia. I've even tried a crumble cake version I made in a noodle press combining Cowboy and Rivendell, and I called that one "Cowboy Cookie Crumble." Mmm-mmm good! There's also a piper on one of the forums who has a good variant called "Urban Cowboy." So you see, this one is just too much fun to be without!!
But let's say you're not one inclined to tinker - what can you expect from Cowboy? Mostly good, smooth, natural tobacco taste, like a good codger blend with an added Michelin star. It does have a little more flavor and backbone than Burley-based favorites like Edgeworth or SWR. yet is still very smooth on the finish, and doesn't outstay its welcome, if you know what I mean. I get a hint of scorched brown sugar, probably from molasses in the pH tempering sauce, a faint bit of earthiness from the dark-fired, some cereal notes (like Cheerios), and a bit of mellow malt; all well-integrated without anything drawing attention to itself. Sometimes it come a little moist but still burns fine without the fuss of drying.
In a nutshell: I like it!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Nov 21, 2023 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Cowboy coffee is a blend from the country squire containing bright and red virginias, cavendish, and dark fired kentucky. Upon receiving it the moisture felt bang on out of the bag. Smelled a little bit like hay, grass, bbq notes, with an underlying sweetness and some of that breadiness people tend to describe with virginias. It's a ribbon cut, mostly in the light to medium browns and maybe some yellowish lighter tobaccos. It packed easy enough and took to a light fairly well also. Bear in mind i've only had one bowl so I firmly believe there is more to be gained from this blend than what I can share here today. That being said, you can definitely taste the virginias right off the bat with that hay and grass and breadiness. To me the dark fired plays second to the virginias in a 60/40 way. There is for sure a subtle sweetness that persisted throughout the bowl kind of playing with the bbq like nature of the dark fired. This is likely from the virginias and cavendish. This is a tobacco flavored tobacco. For you coffee snobs out there this is like that high quality house blend that isn't trying to be anything other than a really nice cup of coffee without all the excessive tea like qualities you find in light roast geshas or those dark chocolate smokey notes of well developed dark roasts and i mean that in the best way. It reminds me in some ways of how I feel about HH Burley Flake. It's just good tobacco and it isn't doing anything fancy. For me, this sits in the place where a pure virginia might sit for some of you. What I mean by that is I don't have the patience to age virginias or to smoke slow enough to enjoy a fresh one, though i'm improving in this regard. That being said I can get virginia flavors out of this without the patience or risk. I did get moisture in the bowl/gurgle but this is almost certainly from my pacing and smoking out in the cool and less to do with the pipe or blends dryness.
Overall Its easy to work with, tastes good, doesn't bite, and its from a good company and available in bulk. It isn't the best blend i've ever tried but it is far from bad. The taste is medium, nicotine seemed to be about the same, room note is tolerable to good depending on who you ask.
Overall Its easy to work with, tastes good, doesn't bite, and its from a good company and available in bulk. It isn't the best blend i've ever tried but it is far from bad. The taste is medium, nicotine seemed to be about the same, room note is tolerable to good depending on who you ask.
Pipe Used:
Nording Compass Matte Brown
PurchasedFrom:
The Country Squire
Age When Smoked:
New
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