Details
| Brand | House of Windsor |
| Blended By | House of Windsor |
| Manufactured By | House of Windsor |
| Blend Type | American |
| Contents | Burley, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Maple |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 2 ounce tin, 10 ounce tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Very Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.69 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 41 - 42 of 42 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 05, 2003 | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Generally, I'm neither a fan of burley blends, nor am I a big fan of light aromatics. For all the excitement over the re-released blends of years past by House of Windsor, I hadn't really anticipated finding one I would like. That's not to say that I don't think these are great blends. I'm primarily a straight virginias smoker and I find that I'm often dissappointed when I sojourn outside of that realm.
Given that, I started my journey through these blends with Union Leader, it being among the least cased/topped of the batch. And I'm glad I did! The topping is mild and pleasant-- just slightly sweet. It ties the virginias and burleys together nicely. The nuttiness of the burleys is certainly present and in good measure. It doesn't have that flat flavorlessness that I often associate with burley blends.
Without question, this is burley put to good use-- and the virginias seem to enliven the significant burley component. All in all, it's a very well balanced, pleasant blend. It won't become an all day smoke for me, but would serve as a nice change of pace.
Given that, I started my journey through these blends with Union Leader, it being among the least cased/topped of the batch. And I'm glad I did! The topping is mild and pleasant-- just slightly sweet. It ties the virginias and burleys together nicely. The nuttiness of the burleys is certainly present and in good measure. It doesn't have that flat flavorlessness that I often associate with burley blends.
Without question, this is burley put to good use-- and the virginias seem to enliven the significant burley component. All in all, it's a very well balanced, pleasant blend. It won't become an all day smoke for me, but would serve as a nice change of pace.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Nov 04, 2003 | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Like others have noted here, I picked this up because of the P&T article and the description being a Burley and Virginia without casings. This has to be one of the best new (to me) blends I've tried in a long time. I've been smoking this in a bunch of corncobs and it works well in every size, from the cheap drugstore ones to the Mac Arthur big ones. My bucket seems to have quite a bit of Virginia leaf mixed in and sometimes during the smoke it actually steps up over the Burleys. It's a crimp cut, very dry and without much of a tin aroma. The burn is excellent, there's no bite and the pipe doesn't get hot even though it's so dry. This one is definately a keeper and might turn into my new everyday smoke since it has almost everything I'm looking for and is reasonably priced too. If it was a cube cut Burley, it would be my Holy Grail...Wonderful stuff.
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