House of Windsor Revelation

Invariably dry in the pouch as I have purchased it, this is one of those strange tobaccos which I like, but can't quite bing myself to smoke continuously. I'll start thinking about Revelation, I'll go out and buy a package, dump its crunchy contents into a ziplock and spray with distilled H2o to rehydrate, then I'll get on a "Revelation kick", I'll revel in the complexity of the 5 tobaccos, drink like mead the smooth pepper/campfire notes, I'll marvel at the discreet topdresing and I'll fall in love with the way my dank old Volvo smells after I smoke it with the windows closed. I almost completely abandon my usual daytime burleys, burn through about 1.5 packages in a week and all of a sudden I loose my taste for it all of a sudden it seems flat and harsh...then in about a month or two, the same thing happens again...this has been going on for at least a year now...I suspect that it was better in the olden days and came across as something more along the lines of a Fox and Hound or other mild mild english. The top dressing is berryish, similar in some ways to that of Kentucky Club (different blender) and I can't seem to notice any perique at all, although I certainly can smell the latakia in the mixture and it probably would smoke alot hotter without it in the mix. The room note has recieved the typical unfavorable commentary from the female but I can't imagine it's any worse than any other tobacco. Try mixing this 2:1 with Middletons Cherry blend,the combination is pretty damn good as an all day smoke if you are a lover of "industrialized tobacco" like I am...

If you haven't tried it, go ahead and grab a pouch just to see what all the hoopla is about. I concur with the folks who have mentioned that if it came in a fancier tin with a heftier pricetag it would probably get better reviews for it is a strangely engaging kind of a smoke.

Recommended

P.S By the way...Did you know Einstein smoked this?...;)

UPDATE 1/15/09: Took a year long hiatus from this and started back in on some pouches I purchased about two years ago. I seem to have gotten what might have been the last of the production run. Very "quality uncontrolled" from pouch to pouchwith a ton of casing on one pouch, almost none on the others, just seemed like a different blend of tobacco too. Unfortunately this tobacco is apparently completely out of production now. Just the other day I picked up a sealed plastic tub that had beeen lurking on the bottom shelf of my tobacconist for at least 5 years for HALF of it's sticker price (total cost about $12). I figure MAYBE it is still the quality stuff I remember. I'll probably hold onto it for a while before opening it...

what a shame...

I have no personally smoked this brand of tobacco, but remember my grandfather smoking it exclusively. I have tried to find this brand everywhere, but have been told the company is out of business and no longer sells this brand. Does anyone know where I can find Revelation sold? Any help would be much appreciated!

I received this in a sampler pack of House of Windsor tins. Revelation was several cuts above the rest of them. I have no way to compare to the old blend, but from the old Life magazine ads I've seen, it looked to be a very popular and easily obtainable brand, economically priced.

The cut of the tobacco was rather short and chunky, and it loaded easily. The aroma in the tin was hard to pin down, very pleasant and spicy. When I first smoked this, it seemed very strong to me as a very new pipe smoker. It stayed lit well even with a laid back puffing speed, and didn't taste like it smelled, just a fairly full tobacco flavor. I burned through this quicker than any of the other tins, but was discouraged from grabbing a large tin of this by strangely high prices of these blends.

ok the truth, once I found out that albert einstein had smoked revelation,I to had to try it,well he was one of the most gifted minds. now that I have tried it,I still don't understand e=mc2 now that said,it is a good all day smoke. good for those hot summer months. I compare it to h/h and prince albert, I find I like it better out of a corn cob pipe.all around not bad

Whenever I smoke this tobacco, I am more aware of the Burley and Virginia than I am of the Latakia and Perique. The topping is more noticeable in the aroma than in the flavour, and I'm actually quite impressed by the quality of this renowned "drugstore" tobacco. My sample came to me at an optimum moisture level for packing and lighting, and the tobacco burned to a fine grey ash without repeated lightings.

This tobacco is quite good. As with most burley blends, it's best enjoyed in a corncob.

This is an update review. I recently purchased a 10oz tin of this and I am kind of sorry. I like the taste and the nicotine punch but this blend is rough on my gums. It don't bite the tongue but it makes your gums sore until you get used to it. It still tastes good and has lots of nicotine.

To me, Revelation is like my wife's vegetable soup recipe. She takes every veggie she can find in the fridge and dumps them all in a big pot. I hate my wife's vegetable soup, but this technique seems to have worked well for Revelation.

Made of 5 or 6 different tobaccos, Revelation is a hodge-podge more so than a proper blend. It tastes unrefined, unbalanced, but not unpleasant. It has a distinct old-fashioned feeling about it and a strong spiciness from the perique. The best words for this "blend" are rustic and woodsy - makes a great choice to take along on a camping trip or hike.

This is one of those blends that I remember my Dad smoking back in the sixties. So many have reviewed this blend that I will keep my comments short. The blend is easy to pack, seldom needs a re-light and burns down to a grey/white ash. I find this smoke experience very pleasant and a nice chance of pace from my usual heavy English blends. On the initial light one does need to take care so as not to develop tongue-bite from the get-go. This can be an easy blend to overheat due to the type of cut. The virginia and burley seem to be the main components with the other tobaccos dancing in and around them. A nice change of pace.

Tasty and my favorite from HOW. I would not go out of my way to look for this, yet I enjoy it occasionally when it is around. It seems to me that the HOW blends I have tried (all except Mapleton, Argosy, Bond/Bourbon St. and not planning to) are warm weather friendly.