Smoker's Pride Whiskey

I bought this and a pouch of the Vanilla Smoker?s Pride early into my pipe smoking days. I figured at $1.99 each for a 1.5 oz pouch if I didn?t like it, no huge money loss that might entice me to finish the pouches anyway. I was delightfully surprised. It was very easy to pack, easy to light and gave off a nice aroma. The Whiskey flavoring was more subtle than Borkum Riff?s Whiskey, was actually a welcomed change as I never really cared for Borkum?s Whiskey flavoring. I found that the flavoring tastes more like real whiskey but not over powering like more whiskey flavored pipe tobaccos, allowing that natural tobacco flavoring to come through. This was actually one of my first steps into tobaccos that had a more natural flavor without going straight to totally non-flavored. Call this a gateway tobacco if you will. Great for new smokers that want to ease their way into non flavored or lightly flavored tobaccos without the bite of some of the more expensive flavored offerings. Granted, if smoked hard and hot, this will bite a bit, but in a corn cob or Dr. Grabow filtered pipe, this is a nice, relaxing smooth smoke that I still keep in my weekly rotation. When price and availability are factored in, this is definitely one I will always keep even if I smoke a bowl once a week. Reccomened to flavored lovers and newer smokers alike.