Smoker's Pride Whiskey

Too strong a flavor and burns too hot by itself, but mix it with th SP black cavindish and you got a cheap winner without as many additives imo as a captain black, I.e it won’t make you noxious. And people of course love the smell and won’t treat you like Gollum for smoking around them.

This blend, being readily available in many smoke shops for bulk buy, may catch the eye of those looking to make due with what is readily available. I say this from person experience. With this being said, I have no negative words with the exception of the truth of the matter: This blend is a last resort. The taste is highly chemical with the first couple lights, which slowly goes away after one thoroughly burns the top portion of the pack. After which, slight hints of whiskey, and vanilla slowly penetrate the hot smoke, giving one a sliver of hope, which is swiftly broken after several more puffs. The taste is there, but there is very little satisfaction, only prompting the smoker to either put the pipe down, or to continuously puff to find more. The whiskey flavoring (if you even call it that) is a mix of vanilla, and something else. The note from the bag is slightly pleasant, but prompts itself nowhere during the smoke. Again, this should be a last resort; better than most of the cheap bulk bag brands, but not a daily smoker.

Better than Borkum Riff. However, it is basically Captain Black White with the vanilla casing replaced with whisky casing. Similar tin and room note. No surprise as they are both made by the same company.

Right off the bat I allowed this stuff to dry out with one end of the bag left open for a couple of weeks. Once the moisture seemed more in line I packed my pipe with a slightly stiff packing. This is bargain bag tobacco, therefore stems and bits did need to be picked out when packing the bowl. At $12.99 for a 12oz bag, this seemed a reasonable chore. Taste: Athough this is an aromatic, the tobacco flavor does come through very well. It isn't strong by any means. But is clearly present. Some other OTC aromatics I've tried seemed to not have any tobacco flavor at all. I personally like the tobacco taste. There was a slight bitter note in the first quarter of the bowl, however it quickly faded as the smoke progressed. Not a hint of bite at all. I suspect my extra drying is reason for the absence of bite. It was too wet and needed extensive drying, which I provided. I also suspect this bag also well aged. It had a healthy centimeter of dust on it at the store. Nothing else in there seemed dusty at all. Aging appears to improve many tobaccos. And to be honest, this stuff is simply the most delicious aromatic I've had. I know, that's a contradiction to about every other review about this stuff. But it is delicious. Room Note: The whole family is liking the room note. No complaints. Final thoughts: I will buy this again. I may have to age it for 5 years to get here again. But if that is what it takes, so be it. At least the stock will be cheap.

I am a beginner Pipe smoker. I picked this up because its pretty much all my local smoke shop had. On opening smelled great. was moist but looked good packed well and lit well. the smell was nice my wife said she liked it. I thought more of the whiskey flavor whould come threw. In this review i smoked it out of a Dr Graboe bent "Duke" was a nice smoke. It can burn hot if you puff to hard. better at the end. In a larger bowl I think this would be good. This is a cheap and enjoyable smoke easy on the pocket book and as I said my wife like the room note. POINTS! she said to her is smelled more like aged brandy. taste wise I would agree dry brandy comes to mind. but all and all I keep smoking this and all in all a good starter tobacco. doesnt bite but can. enjoyable daily smoke on a budget.

Not a bad aromatic blend in the drug store sense of the term. It is not exactly goopy or exceedingly sweet. It has a rather pleasant smokiness, similar to Grand Old Dad. It can bite.

When I opened the bag to this blend I was expecting something along the lines of Borkum-Riff Bourbon Whiskey but it is actually quite different. This blend has much more of a sweet and sour smell with a trace of stewed fruit. This aroma didn?t impress me. However, the taste and room aroma when smoking this pleasantly surprised me. It wasn?t as bad as I thought it would be. It tasted similar to the bag?s smell but not as stout. The bowl started a little bitter but mellowed by the midway point and even took on a mild sweetness the rest of the way. I don?t know if I would purchase this again because it?s not great tobacco but I will at least enjoy smoking the rest of the bag. A decent, cheap aromatic.