Boswell Pipes & Tobacco Pennsylvania Dutch Treat

Middleton's Cherry Blend right here, folks... even down to the coarse cut of the leaf. A very laid back blend with the cherry flavoring dealt with a restrained hand that kept the palate from being overwhelmed. No, not a lot of strength either. One thing this blend did do was leave a very strange sort of aftertaste in my mouth after consumption. Aromatic fans should like this one. And don't be put off by the cherry taste, it really wasn't anything like Luden's.

The average rating on this blend is quite high. My take is different- this is rather pedestrian. Rather than read through and cloud my review I'll step right in and rate it and go back to see what I'm missing.

Among aromatics I would say cherry is probably my favorite, followed by straight vanillas. I picked this as my free ounce with my pipe order. There is a lot to recommend and admire with Boswell's; nice handcrafted pipes at a very affordable price point, great shop, focus on customer service, and a commitment to creating their own blends rather than renaming (or not for the uninspired) a big manufacturer's bulk. I suspect these incidentals are worth a star or two to many.

The appearance and pouch note are nice. I describe this as a kind of cube cut, and this is a clearly a blend with dark Cavendish with burleys and maybe Virginia from gold to dark brown. A sugary aroma predominates with a nice cherry note of moderate strength. It seems like it will be a real treat but my anticipation didn't match the experience. While it looks and smells better than most comparable blends it doesn't taste or act much different. The cherry flavor is mild, which is perfectly fine, but after 10% of the bowl it is a phantom. Counter to all my instincts, I wish it was more highly flavored or at least had some staying power. Basically most of the time it's a straight black Cavendish, and I am no great lover of these. That said its not bad as far as those go in that it isn't sickly sweet, but rather has a caramel taste that frequently blends to a vanilla component. What's disappointing in particular are those strong casings/humecants. Have a suspicion that a small shop crafting their own blends is going to take a lighter touch with those products? I did, and I was wrong. The old familiar synthetic burning aftertaste is there and can be quite strong and certainly no better than the largest mass market products in that respect. To its credit it wasn't sopping wet, the moisture was actually fine but it hasn't changed a lick in the 10 months I've had it in a zip lock.

The final verdict is as follows: it's an acceptable product, but I have reservations. For aromatic fans I think the rapid loss of the main aromatic component, cherry, is a problem. For those that are looking for a change of pace and occasional smoke of a subtler aromatic the use of humecants and that terrible burning plastic background are knocks.

I will start with a query, which I will repeat for all Boswell tobaccos: Even though I have left them open for 2 months, they haven't dried out at all. The flavor is full and rich produced by the Cavendish and Burley. This tobacco has a scent of cherry as well. Less aromatic and heavier than Christmas Cookie and Sweet Dreams, but somehow far-off from my own tastes. I want to thank, a lot, my friend “Nektarios” for gifting me these 5 Boswell tobaccos in order to try them out.

This tobacco is just another vanilla blend. Nothing unique or different really. Not bad. Not the best. Certainly not a stand out. I wouldn't buy it again as I'm not into basic vanilla blends. If you are looking for something vanilla, this will do the trick.

I will start with a query, which I will repeat for all Boswell tobaccos: Even though I have left them open for 2 months, they haven't dried out at all.

The flavor is full and rich produced by the Cavendish and Burley. This tobacco has a scent of cherry as well. Less aromatic and heavier than Christmas Cookie and Sweet Dreams, but somehow far-off from my own tastes. I want to thank, a lot, my friend “Nektarios” for gifting me these 5 Boswell tobaccos in order to try them out.

I don't know why but this blend just doesn't do it for me. I've tried hard to like it and tried to make it work in a few different pipes. I am a fan and big user of aromatics, but no dice here. This blend tends to smoke hot, although it doesn't really bite much. The cherry seems very artificial, blatantly added onto very high quality tobacco. Room note is wonderful...but I can't help feeling like I'm smoking a cherry tidy-bowl VaPer. Careful what you wish for? P&W Cherry Cavendish, despite being a much more mild cherry flavor, worked much better for me in this slot. Two stars.

I have been trying to like this aromatic for two years. It just isn't making it for me. If you are looking for a good high quality cherry try 4Noggins catamount much better all around

I’ll qualify that I am a novice tobacco pipe smoker.

Never smoked anything till now (mid 50s) and in selecting my first blends I went with aromatics and straight Virginians, trying to discern taste.

I guess I was expecting when they say an aro tastes like vanilla, that will be the predominant flavor, but I have found the tobacco taste dominates most aros.

People will say if you don’t want to taste tobacco don’t smoke, but I keep hoping to find that perfect blend that lets me enjoy the taste as advertised, predominately, and the relaxing benefits of sitting and reflecting with a pipe.

All said, to date, in my limited experience, PDT comes closest to meeting my expectations. Maybe I am biased because of my Dutch heritage, but for me, it is the first blend where, at times, the flavor comes through and I can taste hints of Cocco and more peripheral cherry.

The burn is easy, the room note beautiful, if I could just taste more it would be a home run.

I would absolutely recommend, as it may just be me. I don’t have the most discerning palate, but I’m hoping that’s not a requirement to finding that perfect aro.

Still searching for that perfect blend that tastes as good as it smells.

I was very excited to have received this tobacco after strong recommendations from a few people. When the pouch was opened the aroma was nice and the appearance was nice. I am really particular about cleaning my pipe and packing it and especially now with a blend new to me that I was trying. Well, the anticipation brought me to my first disappointing blend from Boswell. After lighting the aroma was weak and the taste, well, it had none. I smoked about half and stopped. When I removed the tobacco the bottom of the bowl was very wet. I was willing to accept that perhaps it was I not doing something correct. I went thru another pipe cleaning and packing but it added nothing better again. I am a Boswell fan and will continue to be so but the hype for this one vs my experience was a let down. Perhaps someone trying pipe tobacco for the first time would enjoy it. I will hold on to it and hopefully pass it on to someone in the future.