Boswell Pipes & Tobacco Northwoods

Northwoods is an easy to smoke, all-day English. There is enough spice and complexity to keep me interested and an adequate amount of sweetness to attract non-English blend regulars.

Northwoods is Creamy, full but not too strong I think Pipeworks & Wilke 400 is similar but 400 has a little more strength but equal in fullness. Northwoods has a natural Toasted Marshmallow taste while smoking and smell from the pipe after smoking.

There are few latakia blends that really sing to me, but this is one of them. It comes through as camp fire smokey from the char light. It seems to get sweeter as one smokes through the bowl. That sweetness comes in juicy bursts which keeps the smoke interesting. It never gets rough and never bites. Moisture content is just a little wetter than I like, but then it keeps the smoke from getting too hot. I just love this blend and ordered more today as I smoked through my sample bag in no time.

Northwoods was one of the first tobaccos I had tried and I was hooked right up front on it - thought it was a great smoke. It has been on my favorites list for some time although I never put together a review on it. I did so purposely as I didn't feel I had enough blends (English) and varying blends under my belt and wanted to be sure before I touted this one I wasn't doing so without some foundation. Now with a 100 plus blends under my belt I can say this blend stands the test of time and is a great blend. It has a great balance. The Latakia has its place perfectly centered and is surrounded by a great combination of well balanced tobaccos. I am not going get into the proper english, American english, whether it has some topping or not, I am going judge it for what it certainly is, a masterful blend by Boswell's. I find no deficiency in it and I do not grow tired of it like I can of so many others. This blend is not a flash in the pan blend, it's consistent and always enjoyable. I would recommend this blend to anybody, to include the haters who just like to chop down some of the other great blends out there. If you look for what's not there you can always find fault, if you enjoy what is before you, you can savor what you have. This is truly one to savor.

First of all I am an aromatic smoker, but decided to give this good English a try. The tobacco smell was of a good wood burning campfire. I really liked this smell. The tobacco was easy to work with and light and keep lit I didn't dry it out. The taste of this tobacco is almost like a good BBQ with pine infused wood. I really actually loved that just could picture myself smoking this at a cookout in the summer. The room note wasn't bad either nothing over bearing especially with this blend having Latakia so no real lat bomb from this blend which is good. Overall this is a great English blend I really enjoyed this as my first English and I would recommend to anyone who enjoys a good tobacco smoke. This will be in my regular rotation.

This tobacco is simply wonderful in my opinion. I am a huge fan of Frog Morton Cellar and I believe that this blend is even better than that, but it tastes quite similar to it with regards to its smoky room note. I tend to enjoy tobacco's on the milder side, but occasionally I will smoke something a bit earthier like G.L. Pease Gaslight or Mississippi River just to give you an idea of my palate.

Immediately when you open the bag you are met with a pleasing note that reminds you of a smokey Northwoods campfire and I must say that upon lighting up the tobacco I have felt greeted with the same good, solid northern campfire smell. Very pleasing to me and others around me from what I've heard. I was here a little bit hesitant to take the plunge because it had bragged up a bunch everywhere I looked, but I must say that it is simply phenomenal! Truly it is....

The tobacco appears to be great quality and burns very nicely. I have not tasted any ashy like flavors at any point while I have smoked the blend from beginning to end. Each time I am met with a smooth, dry smoke that takes some time to work through. I give it an A+ and it will definitely be in my weekly smoking collection. I only wish that it was somewhat cheaper. $4.25 an ounce plus shipping can get to be pretty expensive.

Pouch note has a high sweet incense/purfume note with some smokiness.

Upon char and initial draw, I'm getting a lot of sweetness. The majority of tobaccos in this style I've sampled sofar are what I would phrase "like a dry wine", but this is a tawny port... rich, complex, and sweet.

As the bowl progresses, I'm able to pick out a little mustiness, some of the familiar "bread and spice" characters I typically associate with the style. The purfume/incense lingers and melds well with the spice - something earthy and pungent like caraway or cumin, with a more nutty and subdued spice like coriander. The whole thing tastes quite exotic, and it's almost like every component steps out for a puff, introduces itself, then gets out of the way for the next flavor component to make itself known.

Like the total newbie I am, emboldened by this complexity I started puffing a bit aggressively and started to get a mild ammoniated taste (although no bite) so I backed down and sure enough, that off-flavor disappeared quickly.

I found it very interesting how a little Cavendish can change an English style so much. Not to mention, how totally different a really well done Cavendish used as a condiment, is compared to a Cavendish based blend.

Not enough stars available to rate this one. This is a smooth and creamy Cav/Lat/Virg blend that will just knock your socks off in a good way. Nicotine is not overwhelming, and the Latakia is smooth and woodsy and nicely combined with the sweetness of the virginia and cavendish. I don't have any idea where people get the idea that this is like smoking an evergreen incense stick laced with pine needles. Maybe this is a preconceived notion of suggestion based on the name given to this blend with the title North Woods conjuring up images of pine scented candles at Christmastime. I do not sense this at all, nor do I feel it has a chemically after taste. To me this is a superb Five star Va/Lat blend that will always have a spot in my cellar.

I took up the pipe smoking hobby in 2017 out of curiosity. My great grandfather smoked a pipe and everyone loved the smell of the tobacco. I'm also a big fan of Tolkien's LOTR. I just wanted to see what smoking a pipe was like. Well, I enjoyed it. One of the first non-aromatic blends I tried was McClelland's Frog Morton Cellar, which quickly became one of my favorites. I was saddened when I heard the news McClelland was shutting down the business and the blend would no longer be available. This tobacco (Northwoods) kept coming up as a blend that would scratch the FMC itch. I must say, I totally agree - and it's really, really good. I got it in the mail today, and smoked my first bowl of it this evening. I will definitely be buying more of this. Nicely done Boswell! Thank you so much!