Cascadia Pipe Co. Trail Head

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So I went on a camping trip and decided, hey I know just what tobacco to bring. It fits the camping vibe. I bought this when it was on sale for $6 at P&C. How bad can it be Jim here gave it 4 stars.

Popping the tin gives off an aroma of apricots. Like actual dried apricots. Delightful. Notes of hay, fermentation, wood, and very tart citrus. It’s wonderful. Smells almost aromatic but it’s not don’t worry. Pulling back the ruffled paper and removing the paper disk I was met with…. a plug. Not a cake… but an actual plug. Not the tightest plug but most certainly a plug worthy to be cut with a knife. Which I most certainly did as I was camping. God damn I felt like a man.

Tobacco is moist, almost sticky, no dry time I just packed it. It smoked just fine the way it was.

First puffs are lots of tart citrus tang. I suspect the apricot topping helps with it. The burley’s are very prominent. I can dislike burley tobacco as it bites me however this did not. The sweet grassy lemony tangy fermented hay Virginias are neck and neck with the woody earthy nutty burley tobaccos. This is not at all an aromatic sweet or flavored sort of tobacco. I didn’t get that at all. The topping is noticeable but its flavor is seamless with the tobacco and is not obnoxious. The toppings compliments this well adding some tart citrus fruit and retarding the harshness. Lots of fermentation here. Decent body, it’s rather full and stout at times. As the bowl progresses I maybe get some DFK but not in a smoky way. Rather a dark sweetness like HH ODF has. This tobacco gets sweeter as the bowl progresses. It’s rather rich and complex. Definitely not an all day smoke. This burned cool and slow and on a hike this stayed lite well, smoked slow, and did not get harsh towards the bottom.. I’m a nicotine light weight and this was strong by my standards.

I was really surprised by this. It was mighty fine. Even at the full price if you get it on sale I wouldn’t hesitate to buy it.

Non smoker I was with said that this was very mild and non offensive. Did not detect any fruit aroma.

I purchased a new tin of Cascadia's Trailhead plug tobacco from pipesandcigars.com. The tin note is beautiful: hay, fermented fruit, earth, brown sugar, and sourdough. The plug is dense and has a dark brown color with lighter striations throughout. It cuts apart nicely into flake and rubs out with a little more effort than usual. The fermented Virginias provide a sweet grass, citrus, cedar, and stone fruit component, while the aged burley offers brown sugar, honey, earth, and toasted nuts. The dark fired Kentucky burley has a deeply smokey undercurrent with peppercorn, allspice, and floral notes entwined. The fruit topping enhances the matured tobaccos and adds a substantial, deep complexity that is as nuanced as it is robust. Nicotine strength falls between medium and strong with a full and balanced taste. The plug burns very slow and cool and has no bite. The room note is rich and wonderful and very complex as well. A plug tobacco to model other plug tobaccos. Extremely addictive and highly recommended.

I purchased this tobacco simply because it was a plug and I wanted to try it. This is a mild but tasty tobacco, it smokes cool and smooth with no rough edges. Try it, you won’t be disappointed.

This is a very good VaBur blend that’s reminiscent of University Flake. Not goi g to go into flavor notes since there’s already those types of reviews. All I’ll say is it’s a great blend and one of my favorites. Not a huge fan of Burleys but this blend I would smoke everyday! Definitely get a dried apricot smell from the tin note. Very good blend! Campsite and trailhead are the two best from Cascadia vertical limit comes in third.