Hearth & Home Grandma's Kitchen

Hearth & Home - Grandma's Kitchen (Signature Series).

Unlit: although it contains black Cavendish don't expect a jet black mixture. It contains more Burley and Virginia. The cut is just above an average size ribbon and it has a sweet, vanilla, aroma. Moisture's good.

Like the tin-note, the leading flavour's a sweet, vanilla, one. The added flavour sits on top of tobaccos which are mainly VaBurs, the black Cavendish doesn't turn it into a heavy, sticky, mess. Although I very much enjoy the flavour, something I don't like is the heat: it can easily creep toward hot. Although it can rise in temperature it doesn't bite; a little redemption.

Nicotine: mild. Room-note: pleasant.

Grandma's Kitchen? A nice flavour but bad mechanics. Two stars:

Somewhat recommended.

I pulled this out after having not smoked it for well over a year. It's certainly not the best aro I've ever smoked, but it's not really the worst. I thought the tin note was decent and it did bring to mind the smells that you'd associate with the family kitchen. There's a bit more nicotine hit than your average aromatic and that gives the smoke a bit more punch. The room note is pleasant enough. This likely isn't something I would smoke regularly or buy again, but it's not horrible, I would say is slightly south of average.

Hmmm....I can see my fellow purveyors of the pipe weed have predominately given this blend a thumbs down. I must admit that I don't find anything too special about this blend. It is somewhat bland and as many other reviewers have sighted it is a bit peppery and can bite if smoked in haste. I will finish this tin and most likely mix it with a bit more black cavendish and maybe a bit more burly to further mellow the red Va's. It does have a nice presence about it but just not much in the flavor category.

I was a little disappointed by Grandma's Kitchen. I love a good Vanilla flavored aromatic. McClelland's CORPS Vanilla Ice being my 4 star favorite. Grandma's Kitchen is a bland, nothing special aromatic. It's mild, though. That's the best I can say about it. It's a mild, boring aromatic. Spend your money on other things. I give it a 2.

Previous review has it spot on. I got a bit of a bite, a slight chemical taste not uncommon for aromatics, and didn't really find it all that remarkable. Similar in my mind to Uhle's Hunt Club. I am not a big aromatic fan, but definitely have smoked better aromatic blends.

I do not seem to like many aromatics or I perhaps would have given this one a slightly higher recommendation. As other reviewers have said, it is good but not remarkable. I probably will not reorder. That said it does have a bite. I smoked it slow and still had a pretty warm palate.

Also, do NOT pair this with Sam Adams Summer Ale - something about the mix of flavors did neither any good. Perhaps a darker beer would be better, or a Coke.

Overall I rate this good but not great. Nice flavors but not exceptional. The burn/bite tips the scales away from a future retry. I find most of the Boswell blends of this type of aromatic better.

I received this blend as part of a 6 blend H&H series sampler. Upon receiving & opening my package I was overwhelmed by the wonderful aroma of the blends and was excited to start trying them out. I have reviewed most of the blends individually but all had one thing in common, they all had a very pleasant pouch smell and wonderful room note but lacked taste and most were harsh on the palate. Grandma?s Kitchen fell right into this category. Wonderful smell both fresh and while burning but little to no taste and burned very hot. Some tongue bite also. I actually had to add a little black Cavendish to it to calm it down but even at that all you could taste is the Cavendish so it wasn?t worth it. I ended up trading off the remainder as samples. Understanding that everyone has a different palate and different tastes this might be tasty to some but for myself and many others I have talked with it was a no go. Sorry Russ but something your using in your blends seem to be making them smoke hot & bite. Please take this review as constructive criticism and not personal.

Butterscotch! Not the best butterscotch either. It is kind of "bitey" and not very exciting. So far I have sampled 6 P&C blends and this one just does not make the cut. If you like a better Captain Black this is for you, otherwise try the Old Tartan for a really unique aromatic experience.Skip this and move forward with their English offerings. 2 of 4 stars.