John Middleton, Inc Walnut
(2.95)
The original 19th. Century premium English Blend of the world's seven finest tobaccos.
Notes: Not walnut flavored, it is named for one of the oldest streets in Philadelphia.
Details
| Brand | John Middleton, Inc |
| Blended By | John Middleton, Inc |
| Manufactured By | John Middleton, Inc. |
| Blend Type | American |
| Contents | Burley, Cavendish, Kentucky, Latakia, Maryland, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Coarse Cut |
| Packaging | 1.5 ounce pouch, 14 ounce tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.95 / 4
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Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 14, 2010 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
Forty years must be the magic number for Walnut as I have been smoking for 38 and am just now discovering it. I have been on a burley quest for a few months and have tried all the standard OTC blends like the Prince, Carter Hall, SWR, even Mixture 79 (which I actually used to smoke back in my youth). Walnut was one that I had eluded me due to not being available locally or in pouches. After seeing the good reports here and from members on some pipe forums, I sprang for a tub.
Upon opening, I was greeted by the aroma of what seemed to be more straight tobacco than some of the others, a nice variety of mostly rough-cut pieces with only a very light hint of some sort of topping. The original aroma of the tobacco seemed to change after the tub had been opened for a few days, the subtle smokiness of the (presumed) Latakia seems to become more pronounced. I've been smoking this now for 3 days straight and have to say it has bumped out CH for my favorite burley blend.
It packs extremely well without seeming to be overly moist. I usually let my pipe sit to dry for a while after filling but this doesn't seem to affect Walnut one way or the other, I find it does not take the first light as well as do PA or CH, and benefits from a tamp and relight. Once that ritual is over, you are rewarded by the usual thick clouds of smoke that tell you that you are smoking an American burley blend. It smokes cool but can get hot if overly puffed, especially if the air is moist and the bottom of the bowl gets wet. I have also found that the pipe I smoke it in affects the taste more than I expected. I first was smoking it in a cob, and the first half of the bowl was fairly bland, but developed subtle sweetness that carried on until the end. In a larger-bowled briar, the sweet nature comes almost immediately and does not leave for the duration of the smoke. And despite the aroma of the Latakia coming out in the tub, I can't claim to taste any of it in the smoke. This burley does smoke quite slow, a largish group-4 size can last well over an hour of steady puffing. The other characteristic I have noticed is a peppery nip on the tongue, not tongue bite but rather a perique-like nip.
My early conclusion is that for now, despite being labeled an English style tobacco, Walnut is my top pick for an American style burley. With tobacco prices increasing, it is a quality bargain that I will be stocking up on while I can.
Upon opening, I was greeted by the aroma of what seemed to be more straight tobacco than some of the others, a nice variety of mostly rough-cut pieces with only a very light hint of some sort of topping. The original aroma of the tobacco seemed to change after the tub had been opened for a few days, the subtle smokiness of the (presumed) Latakia seems to become more pronounced. I've been smoking this now for 3 days straight and have to say it has bumped out CH for my favorite burley blend.
It packs extremely well without seeming to be overly moist. I usually let my pipe sit to dry for a while after filling but this doesn't seem to affect Walnut one way or the other, I find it does not take the first light as well as do PA or CH, and benefits from a tamp and relight. Once that ritual is over, you are rewarded by the usual thick clouds of smoke that tell you that you are smoking an American burley blend. It smokes cool but can get hot if overly puffed, especially if the air is moist and the bottom of the bowl gets wet. I have also found that the pipe I smoke it in affects the taste more than I expected. I first was smoking it in a cob, and the first half of the bowl was fairly bland, but developed subtle sweetness that carried on until the end. In a larger-bowled briar, the sweet nature comes almost immediately and does not leave for the duration of the smoke. And despite the aroma of the Latakia coming out in the tub, I can't claim to taste any of it in the smoke. This burley does smoke quite slow, a largish group-4 size can last well over an hour of steady puffing. The other characteristic I have noticed is a peppery nip on the tongue, not tongue bite but rather a perique-like nip.
My early conclusion is that for now, despite being labeled an English style tobacco, Walnut is my top pick for an American style burley. With tobacco prices increasing, it is a quality bargain that I will be stocking up on while I can.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 27, 2009 | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
After quite a few of what most would call OTC or drug store blends, this seems to be the one to take the top honors, IMHO. I find this to be a very good all day smoke. It will not bite, I've tried to incite it, but it was no use. It has a nice volume of smoke, the taste seems dependable and it seems to pass the wife test nicely. It smokes down to a nice ash at the bottom of the bowl. I would recommend this to the novice or the long time smoker. I will definitely be getting more of this blend in short order.
Additional comments made on 11/5/09: I just received a 12 oz tub of this fine mixture. I transferred it to my large jar. The lower half did seem a bit moister than many would like. It was pretty much clumped together and needed some breaking up. I think it will dry out nicely though. There does seem to be some large segments of leaf that missed the QC guys and made it into the tub. Having smoked several pipefuls of this in several types of pipes today, it does not seem to be too ungodly moist. The comments above are unchanged from the original review and still ring true for me and are based on a 2 ounce sample.
Additional comments made on 11/5/09: I just received a 12 oz tub of this fine mixture. I transferred it to my large jar. The lower half did seem a bit moister than many would like. It was pretty much clumped together and needed some breaking up. I think it will dry out nicely though. There does seem to be some large segments of leaf that missed the QC guys and made it into the tub. Having smoked several pipefuls of this in several types of pipes today, it does not seem to be too ungodly moist. The comments above are unchanged from the original review and still ring true for me and are based on a 2 ounce sample.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 21, 2009 | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Like so many others I've been smoking a pipe for, well, a while, and never had a chance to try this one. When I opened my fresh tin it has just a hint of topping that is almost like berry/cherry, very lightly applied. It's a nice tobacco to look at with a variety of light and dark tobaccos. It packs nicely and give a slow burn. In the pipe that smoke PA, CH and other similar blends I get about a hour of smoking, this stuff gives me a couple. The flavor seems to be mostly a burley base with what seems to be a hint of "other stuff". Occasionally I get a whiff of latakia but it's not anywhere near the top. The topping is barely noticeable and has that hint of, well, berry/cherry.
Its a nice cool and dry smoke. Funny thing: theres no one flavor that comes out to greet you and it could almost be considered a tad on the bland side but I like the stuff. Its a well behaved, comfortable, slow burning and mild burley based blend with a subdued flavor. I'll definitely keep this around. Seems to have a decent room note.
Its a nice cool and dry smoke. Funny thing: theres no one flavor that comes out to greet you and it could almost be considered a tad on the bland side but I like the stuff. Its a well behaved, comfortable, slow burning and mild burley based blend with a subdued flavor. I'll definitely keep this around. Seems to have a decent room note.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 30, 2009 | Medium | Medium | Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
After reading, several reviews I decided to try this. I liked it. It rather reminded me of Prince Albert with a bit of Latakia It had a pleasant taste, smoked cool, and stayed lit. I suspect it is sort of a mild English blend.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 13, 2009 | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
In over 40 years of pipe smoking, I've never tried this tobacco. I recently ordered a tub of this stuff on line as I don't ever remembering seeing this anywhere, anytime. Being a mostly burley type of guy, I've smoked Half & Half and the Prince almost exclusively, with occasional forays into other tobaccos, including Dunhills, Petersons, etc.
Walnut is as someone else put it, an Americanized English blend. I find it to be a very pleasant burley with some exotic condiments barely but nicely noticeable. It reminds me of Dunhill's London Mixture, but much milder, and for me more enjoyable. I find the less full flavor very nice, although nicotine content seems higher than the other Middleton tobaccos.
I don't know if Walnut will become for me an everyday smoke, but I hope it's available for a long time to come. Recommended.
Walnut is as someone else put it, an Americanized English blend. I find it to be a very pleasant burley with some exotic condiments barely but nicely noticeable. It reminds me of Dunhill's London Mixture, but much milder, and for me more enjoyable. I find the less full flavor very nice, although nicotine content seems higher than the other Middleton tobaccos.
I don't know if Walnut will become for me an everyday smoke, but I hope it's available for a long time to come. Recommended.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 09, 2009 | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I've been working my way through a tub of this for about 6 months. I find myself returning to this a few times a month. It's a good value for the non-aromatic smoker. A burley based blend with turkish and latakia. There are days I find it to be excellent and others just average. Walnut is balanced with good flavor (turkish & latakia) and a good value.
Update - 5/17/09 - Down Grade to Two Stars! This will be my last tub of Walnut. Good aroma, but I'm experiencing a nasty chemical aftertaste and alittle tongue bite. Prefer Private Blend from Iwan Ries. Down grade to two stars.
Update - 5/17/09 - Down Grade to Two Stars! This will be my last tub of Walnut. Good aroma, but I'm experiencing a nasty chemical aftertaste and alittle tongue bite. Prefer Private Blend from Iwan Ries. Down grade to two stars.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 12, 2009 | Very Mild | None Detected | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
For one of the OTC codger blends this does quite well. While I kept wanting more...something when smoking it, it burned well and down to the bottom, a very nice smoke that never tried to bite and that did not gunk up my pipe at all. Latakia would occationally make is presence known but I kept looking for it and that was a distraction. It had is own little spicy and sweet thing going on towards the bottom but not what I called harshness, I found that part very pleasant and more of what i was looking for. It has to rank towards the top of the OTC burleys and I wish it was easier to find as I could see myself going to this after a day of bolder blends. All in all I can see why this has stood the test of time and I hope it does not fall away like so many others.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 28, 2008 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This is the the best drugstore blend I've ever tried. All the different tobaccos are nicely balanced and the touch of Latakia is just perfect. Tongue bite is present, but at a much lesser extent than offerings in the same price range.
A must try for people that enjoy drugstore blends. And if you really like this and you're willing to spend some extra bucks, give Bald Headed Teacher a try. You won't regret it.
A must try for people that enjoy drugstore blends. And if you really like this and you're willing to spend some extra bucks, give Bald Headed Teacher a try. You won't regret it.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 12, 2008 | Very Mild | Mild | Medium | Pleasant |
Decent all day smoke. Now I have added a pinch of McCellands Perique, I really enjoyed that, just really changes things.. Well aged for a year, it is better, Ill get another tub to jar.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 09, 2008 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I tried this blend after reading all the great reviews on this site. What I found when opening the can was a rather nutty smelling tobacco that had a slight casing smell to it. I think that this is very similar to Prince Albert, but it has a bit more flavor. It supposedly has some latakia in it, but it might be just 5%. I think the majority of this blend is burly and Kentucky tobacco but overall it tastes good. None of the tobacco is of great quality but none of it is awful either, surprising for a drugstore blend. The tobacco burns great much like a burly based tobacco does, and is fairly dry throughout the bowl. Overall I like it as well as PA but wont rush out to cellar either.
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