House of Windsor Revelation

I love this stuff. It isn't choosy about its pipe, almost packs by itself,it's easy to keep a smolder going w/out huffing, price is very good and, oh, yes, the taste is terrific.

I bought 10 oz about 18 mos ago, misted it lightly with distilled water and put it away in a Ball jar. The treatment definitely didn't hurt and may have helped.

Couple caveats: my missus, who is usally reasonable about my pipeweed, complained that this one is beyond her tolerance level. Einstein may have liked it, but she doesn't. So I confine Revelation to my No Girls Allowed room.

Personally, I like the aroma a lot when I leave and then return to the room I've been smoking Revelation in. But smell seems to be an especially subjective sense ...

My supply of Revelation seems to have quite a bit of dust -- or small particles -- mixed in it. My packing routine usually deselects them.

Based on smoking Revelation in pipes that have been (mostly) dedicated to pipes used for either Latakia or Virginia blends, I'd say it has some tendency to leave a signature in a briar, although not a permanent one.

If you haven't yet tried Revelation, you certainly owe yourself a sample. Sometimes, in mid-bowl, I ask myself, "Why wouldn't someone like this?" And I haven't come up with an answer, yet.

Revelation has been my favorite and only tobacco I smoke now for several years. I cannot say enough good things about this wonderful blend! For many years I smoked Dunhill Nightcap and Dunhill My Mixture 965 and upon trying my first pipeful of Revelation, the Dunhill Tins were moved to the back of my humidor. I enjoy this blend in every pipe I own. For those who love a blend that will wake you up in the morning, restart you in the afternoon and relax you in the evening,this is the one! A great all day smoke, it fills the bill for me at all levels. After smoking this in everything from Dunhill's right down to Kaywoodies, I fully understand why this was Albert Einsteins favorite smoke!! HIGHLY recommended!!

Why am I even reviewing this? Hasn't been available for years (though I wisely stocked up, have been savoring every pipeful, and actually still have several cans left.) Maybe this is just a cry in the wilderness - someone reading this might be in a position to bring this wonderful mixture back.

As with every mixture, those who like this kind of thing will find that it's the kind of thing they like. Just for the record, I'm a big fan of non-aromatic burley blends. And this was, in my opinion, the crown achievement in that category. The nutty, slightly sweet flavor, rich body and comforting aroma all say "honest". The cut is like nothing else - so easy to pack a caveman could do it. And something about the easy way it holds a fire just says "Take your time, baby. Smoke me real slow." I've smoked this stuff in every type and size of pipe imaginable, indoors and out, in all manner of conditions, and it simply doesn't bite. Of course, no mixture is perfect, and this is no exception. Like most burleys, it can occasionally suffer from a somewhat bitter finish - this seems to happen when moisture collects in the heel, so I go slow and dry it out a little in the summer to compensate for higher atmospheric humidity.

HOW Revelation is kind of like a Paul McCartney bass line - it isn't terribly complex, still I find it hard to put my finger on what's so special about it. Guess they must've sprinkled it with fairy dust. Those of you who love(d) it will know what I mean.

(Just a note about the various Revelation matches: They all have their good qualities, and I continue to smoke them off and on, but they all suffer from the same deficiency - no fairy dust!)

This delicious beauty has everything, and it all works! Spectacular blend, I rate it off the scale, with Five Stars and highly recommend this blend. When I was younger, I couldn't stand Revelation, but as my tastebuds grew in maturity... Don't let this tobacco get away. Flavors are complex yet subtle. Room note, very pleasant. Strength, medium. Personally, I mix one pound to 4 ounces added of Latakia. I'm beginning to wonder if I add more Oriental or Turkish, what flavors it would yield. I always considered Revelation, an American spin, on a British-type pipe smoking mixture. When the sky is pewter, air is damp and dismal and my bones ache (I live 18 feet off of the Atlantic Ocean), I smoke nothing but Revelation, to restore my spirit. If I require the campfire tones, I light my pipe with wooden kitchen matches. Usually, I use a Zippo, and love it. What a loss to the pipe smoking world, since House of Windsor went out of business. Now I aggressively hunt down remaining stock of Revelation, and thankfully, there is Revelation-Match.

This Tobacco is a BEAUTY!!!The only Tobacco i can take..CLOSE MY EYES AND LITTERALLY,Fill "ANY"one of my pipes(Calabash,Briar,Corn Cob,Clay,Ch'Wrdn,Meer..Big,Small,Medium)...smoke it Fast-or-Slow...ALL GOOD,ANYTIME! Just Fill,Light,and...GO,GO,GO!!! :+)

Now this is an interesting and compelling blend for me. I'll be honest and state that my palate is not discerning enough to fully distinguish everything in it. But what I can taste is enough to keep me comming back for more. I've gone through several tins of this, and it never seems to taste the same twice. I've never picked up the "fruity" taste others have commented on, the words which come to mind are "nutty" "woodsey" and "earthen."

My wife and kids have told me it smells "ok" which means it smells rather pungent to them.

This is my favorite American blend. It has almost everything. The balance between the composites is uniqe, in my experience; and I first smoked a pipe at age 5, 55 years ago.

All of the various tobaccos are first-rate. I love the taste and smell so much it is almost good enough to eat.

If you like a complex smoke ( like the best English) then give this a try. I think you will like it.

This has been one of my all time favorite blends for almost 40 years. I smoked this on occasion years ago when it was a Phillip Morris product, back in the day we used to consider this a ?very strong? blend. Ten or so years ago when House of Windsor brought it back I was ecstatic and it became my ?go to? tobacco for a number of years. This appears to me to be predominately burley with a seasoning of more flavorful condiment tobaccos, topped with a very light flavoring which some have described as almost ?fruity or citrus? in nature. I certainly no longer consider this as a ?strong? blend simply flavorful for an over the counter burley. Burns cool with not a hint of bite. I am carefully hoarding my remaining supply of Revelation and will definitely seek out one of the ?matches? currently available.

I decided to give a free sample of Revelation a try, after reading that Albert Einstein was a fan of this. The aroma is unflavored but pleasant, the strength is nearly overwhelming after a full bowl, and it is best smoked in the car or wherever else pipes are tolerated. Revelation does not have a luxurious flavor, and it is less aromatic than Field & Stream. Yet, Revelation has a full earthy richness to its tobacco taste.