pipesandcigars.com Scotty's Trout Stream
(3.42)
This is a mixture of golden cavendish slices mixed with a sweet black cavendish. Perfect for tying flies or stepping out of your tent on a cool misty morning.
Notes: PipesandCigars.com now lists this blend on its website as "Scotty's HPCS Trout Stream" as of Aug. 2015.
Details
| Brand | pipesandcigars.com |
| Blended By | Eric Nicolas |
| Manufactured By | Pipes & Cigars |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Cavendish |
| Flavoring | Caramel, Other / Misc |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild to Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Very Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.42 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 31 - 35 of 35 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2022 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Mild | Very Pleasant |
This is my first pipe tobacco review. Trout Stream has nearly been an everyday staple in my 5 years as a pipe smoker, so this is a no-brainer as my first review. This is a great example of an aromatic done well. The caramel, butterscotch and slight vanilla tin note is quite pleasant. The tobacco is just a little moist out of the bag. Stays lit relatively well after the initial char light.
The bowl begins with tasting those tin notes of grassy, slight hay and a little nutiness in the background, while the sweet, vanilla, caramel, maple and butterscotch steals the show. These flavors intermittently dance and mingle around throughout the bowl until around the last 3rd or quarter of the bowl is left. From there, the more pronounced tobacco flavors make their way forward. They aren't bitter or harsh but those flavors definitely become more present on the palate, as the beginning sweetness, caramel, butterscotch, nutty and grassy notes dwindle down more into the background. Is a relatively dry smoke with nothing but clean gray ash left in the bowl. The tobacco never bites and has a pleasant, clean tasting finish. The room note is also delectably pleasant and is second to few.
Any easy-going, not too plain, nor too complex 24/7 - 365 smoke. An easy choice for even those who aren't crazy about aromatics.
A solid 3.5 out of four.
The bowl begins with tasting those tin notes of grassy, slight hay and a little nutiness in the background, while the sweet, vanilla, caramel, maple and butterscotch steals the show. These flavors intermittently dance and mingle around throughout the bowl until around the last 3rd or quarter of the bowl is left. From there, the more pronounced tobacco flavors make their way forward. They aren't bitter or harsh but those flavors definitely become more present on the palate, as the beginning sweetness, caramel, butterscotch, nutty and grassy notes dwindle down more into the background. Is a relatively dry smoke with nothing but clean gray ash left in the bowl. The tobacco never bites and has a pleasant, clean tasting finish. The room note is also delectably pleasant and is second to few.
Any easy-going, not too plain, nor too complex 24/7 - 365 smoke. An easy choice for even those who aren't crazy about aromatics.
A solid 3.5 out of four.
Pipe Used:
Dr. Grabow Riviera, Savinelli Allligator 626B
PurchasedFrom:
4Noggins
Age When Smoked:
Recent to 2 years
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2022 | Very Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
When I opened the bag, I was hit with a wonderful caramel/butterscotch flavor. It was ready to smoke right out of the bag. Through several bowls I found that it had more of a mild flavor that dwindled around the last third of the bowl. It burns well all the way through and left a small amount of moisture in the bottom of my pipe. Overall, this a good example of an average aromatic. Nothing crazy but definitely nothing wrong with it.
Pipe Used:
Baraccini Copper Rhodesian
PurchasedFrom:
Pipes and Cigars
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 05, 2020 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Very Pleasant |
Like most pipe smokers I started out with aromatics. Before I found TobaccoReviews I found most aromatics overly sweet & moist causing tongue bite so I moved onto non-aro's. Tobacco is outrageously expensive here in Nanny State Australia [50g of tobacco is now over $110] nothing went to waste so I'd mix overly flavoured aromatics with Windsail Virginia to attain a mildly flavoured blend & a better moisture level.
When I found TR & learnt to trust members reviews [A big thank you to JimInks in particular. Apart from his refined palate he & StevieB are the only reviewers who give their sense of nicotine content. Thank you gentleman] I realised that there is such a thing as an aromatic that is not overly sweet & goopy.
Trout Stream is one of them. A mild blend with a mild nic-hit, perfect for a morning smoke with a cup of Liptons tea. TS has a pleasant caramel taste & room note. The bag-note is delicious.The taste of tobacco starts to peek through halfway through a bowl. The bulk pound came from 4Noggins at a moisture level ready to smoke.
My only criticism is that Trout Stream does have a slight astringency during the last 1/3rd of the bowl leaving a slightly bitter aftertaste, which I suspect has to do with my personal oral chemistry.
Although I prefer Butternut Burley, I don't regret buying Trout Stream. If you like mild, not overly topped aro's, you should also enjoy TS. A solid three stars.
When I found TR & learnt to trust members reviews [A big thank you to JimInks in particular. Apart from his refined palate he & StevieB are the only reviewers who give their sense of nicotine content. Thank you gentleman] I realised that there is such a thing as an aromatic that is not overly sweet & goopy.
Trout Stream is one of them. A mild blend with a mild nic-hit, perfect for a morning smoke with a cup of Liptons tea. TS has a pleasant caramel taste & room note. The bag-note is delicious.The taste of tobacco starts to peek through halfway through a bowl. The bulk pound came from 4Noggins at a moisture level ready to smoke.
My only criticism is that Trout Stream does have a slight astringency during the last 1/3rd of the bowl leaving a slightly bitter aftertaste, which I suspect has to do with my personal oral chemistry.
Although I prefer Butternut Burley, I don't regret buying Trout Stream. If you like mild, not overly topped aro's, you should also enjoy TS. A solid three stars.
Pipe Used:
Briars & cobs.
PurchasedFrom:
4Noggins.
Age When Smoked:
Fresh.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| Jul 10, 2019 | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
Tin (baggie) note is caramel corn and toffee.
After lighting, the butterscotch comes through, with the caramel corn note in the background. The tobaccos can be tasted through the topping, giving this a little more depth than most aromatics.
A nice change of pace after a heavy English or Kentucky dark fired blend, but it does tend to dry my mouth out.
After lighting, the butterscotch comes through, with the caramel corn note in the background. The tobaccos can be tasted through the topping, giving this a little more depth than most aromatics.
A nice change of pace after a heavy English or Kentucky dark fired blend, but it does tend to dry my mouth out.
Pipe Used:
Various
PurchasedFrom:
Pipes and Cigars
Age When Smoked:
Fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2017 | Very Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
It's been a while since smoking this blend and I wanted to document what I remember of it and the fact that I did smoke an ounce or two of it. Burned nice and had a light maple flavor. For me I've moved on to English tobacco and never revisit any of the old aromatics I smoked as an early pipe smoker. I remember trying to puff and puff on this blend to get more flavor out of it. I'd bet if I went back to it now I'd actually enjoy it. I'd give it a 2.5 star. Light straight forward non complex cavendish smoke.
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