House of Windsor Country Doctor

Like many, I tried the trio of re-released old time blends from HOW: Revelation, Barking Dog, and Country Doctor. Barking Dog was impossible to keep lit and tasted like charcoal brickets, Revelation tasted mainly like perique and knocked me out with it's nicotine punch, but Country Doctor really captured my fancy. I like to think of it as America's answer to Dunhill Early Morning Pipe. It starts out tasting of burley/va then finishes off with a nice taste of latakia. The taste is fairly full from the first light, but it never overpowers. Nicotine is a bit high but not overpowering. It tastes like tobacco; I can't taste the topping at all. It has a traditional burley aroma which I like, but non-smokers might find it too much like cigarettes. It tastes best in my Kirsten, so probably a meer would be good as well. I am prevented from smoking it more than I would like as I find it a bit abrasive on my throat and tongue.

My first of the HOW blends, and a great start. This is a nice medium english- Latakia, va, & burley very noticable- with an interesting berry (?) topping. Can't find perique anywhere- But hey, not a prob. Not depending on the description, going only by the "Country Doctor" monicer- I sat and enjoyed a great smoke, boosted by some tweaking of my imagination for some historical nostalgia.... For the price, try some while listening to some old radio programs. Great!!!

05242006 I purchased a pouch of Country Doctor from a tobacco shop in Tinley Park, Illinois on a whim. The price was right, $3.30, and I had read favorable reviews. Country Doctor appeared to be everything it was said to be. It did seem a bit too dry in the pouch, but packed very well in my pipe. A charring light, a tamp, and on more match, and we were set to go. With only the occasional tamp, Country Doctor burned slowly and cooly throughout the entire bowl. The tobacco flavors presented themselves very well. Occasionally spicy, but mild, and very flavorful. I smoked Country Doctor in a cob, and then in a briar with no bite. I might not recommend Country doctor to the beginner, but I would definitely recommend it to both the English blend and the aromatic smoker who was looking for a change of pace smoke. Country Doctor could easily be an all day smoke, and has earned a place in this pipester's tobacco rotation.

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06122006 The more I smoke this , the more I like it.

Country doctor is quite an unusual blend. It is very flavoured, in that Union Leader fruity/honey-like way. Unfortunately I think the blender tripped the bottle into the blending machine. The appearance in the tin is not good either. Half of it looks like something someone swept from the floor with a broom; half cross-cut leaf and half tobacco powder.

I could not find almost no Latakia and Périque. VA was only present in small doses: that leaves alot of Burley, soaked in flavour and PG. You should puff this one slowly and with caution, because it burns like MacBaren.

On the upside, it does have a decent dose of nicotine and it does make an ok outdoor smoke. Two stars, max..

Jakob Kiilerich, Denmark

I love the idea of bringing back these old brands.In a tribute to the past I smoked this in a large old Kaywoodie.The artwork on the packaging is pure nostalgia and every pipesmoker should try these blends at least once.Upon opening I found rather dry pleasant smelling cubed burley.It's about as easy to load as a tobacco could be.I see many similarities to Field and Stream in this blend, that being one of them.Those who are fans of F&S would no doubt enjoy this too.Upon lighting; the casing was quite noticeable.It also had that certain after taste which I don't appreciate.It got much better however about a quarter of the way down the bowl.It burns cool and the tatse is'nt bad at all.With that said,if blends like this were the only ones avaiable I'm not sure I would smoke a pipe.It makes me very thankful to be a pipe smoker today instead of in the 40's and 50's when these blends were most popular. With access to great tobaccos like Greg Pease,Dunhill's and McClellands blends this almost seems a little outdated.For a step back in history though,it's just what the doctor ordered. Prep

This stuff will be perfect for the hot weather months. I seriously can't understand why some blends that are out of this world (such as this) are discontinued , while other horrid blends continue selling for all eternity (half-n-half, boredom stiff, low IQ, take your pick!) I really love the berry topping on this stuff which doesn't happen too often. The perique was an interesting touch as well. This will nip if provoked, but then most of the better blends do. Nice indeed!

This stuff will be perfect for the hot weather months. I seriously can't understand why some blends that are out of this world (such as this) are discontinued , while other horrid blends continue selling for all eternity (half-n-half, boredom stiff, low IQ, take your pick!) I really love the berry topping on this stuff which doesn't happen too often. The perique was an interesting touch as well. This will nip if provoked, but then most of the better blends do. Nice indeed!