Boswell Pipes & Tobacco Northwoods

It's Frog Morton. Yes. It is.

I had heard that for a long while, but I'm always skeptical about such proclamations, so I went into trying this with a skepticism thinking, "well it's probably a little bit like it."

Nope. I still have Frog Morton in the original. If you had blind folded me I would have said this was Frog Morton.

I wish it weren't because now I -have- to buy a bunch of this in bulk.

I’m not the guy to ask if you want a review with lots of food, dirt, and liquor metaphors. I smoke the tobaccos i smoke because they please me on a gestalt basis. And Northwoods hits on all 8 cylinders of my gestalt meter.

I was a big McClelland fan before they went down, and confess that most of my regular rotation tobaccos are VA’s and VA blends. About 50:50 aromatics, but not heavy/sweet aro’s. Not a big fan of the Frog Morton clan, although I liked FM Cellar quite a bit. My tastes have been drifting more toward Latakias and Orientals over the past couple of years, though.

I bought a 6 ounce bag of Northwoods about 6 months ago. Opening the bag, I thought I’d stumbled into a chemical weapons factory. The smells were almost overwhelming, although not entirely unpleasantly so. My first smoke was in a big Meer, which is how I like to try all new tobaccos. It smoked wet from the bag, and the flavors seemed to war with each other. I was not a fan. Second smoke was in a big old Peterson military bent (couple days later) and it seemed to have a smoother quality, mich more pleasantly so. I put the tobacco in a jar and promptly forgot about it until about a month ago.

Maybe it’s because I’ve been smoking more Lat blends lately, and maybe the blend has matured in the jar, I really can’t say... but when I popped some in a Meer again a few weeks ago it had become something really wonderful. Smooth, full-bodied, with plenty of rich Latakia flavor augmented by the rounded quality of the BC, and an under taste of VA sweetness. The vanilla topping, which was cloying at first smoke, had softened and no longer seemed to dominate the smoke. It seems I’ve come to really enjoy this tobacco, as 1 month later the jar is nearly gone. And Boswell is sending me a fresh pound of the stuff. I’m curious to open the new bag to see if it strikes me the same way as the first bag did. If so, I’ll pop it into a jar and let it sit for a good while.

A couple of smoking suggestions: this pipe weed benefits from a big bowl, as others have said; a deep bowl, like the churchwarden im smoking today, seems to really bring out the best in Northwoods; and slow smoking rather than puffing definitely reveals the best of it. Relighting seems to actually improve the flavor of this smoke.

So. Definitely a 4-star rating for this stuff. YMMV.

were to start this blend is a venerated well received blend with pipe smokers all over the world. Boswell's Northwoods is a symphony for flavor ranging from sweet from the Cavendish and smokey notes from the latakia it is in my opinion a sweet English blend that deserves the most respect. If you are looking for the Frog Moron replacement give Boswell's Northwoods a try.

Wow what a wonderful English blend. This is at the top of my English list. Tons of sweet wood smoke flavor and the room note is a camp fire burning lightly. I simply cant get enough of this blend. To shake things up from time to time I will mix a bit with Frog Morton. This has very little nicotine hit and billows of thick sweet smelling smoke. Some folks compare to Frog Morton Celler. They are sadly mistaken. Very different taste altogether. Northwoods is for those who love a sweet woodsy smoky flavor and nothing else. This is not a super complex blend but is right down my alley. Burns cool if you sip it and burns to the bottom of the bowl with a nice white ash. This is not to be puffed but sipped slowly. Puffers will not care for this blend and the heat from the bowl will kill most of the flavor.

My favorite Boswells blend. Unique in that the two main components are black cavendish and latakia. The latakia is upfront but not overpowering. A sweet blend with a slight hint of the casing that is used. I definitely do not get the pine flavor people are talking about. A smooth all day smoke.

Very interesting English tobacco with very little tongue bite and lots of pleasent aroma like your hiking in the forest/mountains. It is named well for it smells like you are in the woods, I can definatley smell pine trees, along with other woody smells. This has a perfect balance for a pipe smoker who prefers light English tobacco.

The taste did not agree with me, as it was like smoking pine needles; that is just not something I am into.

Finally, a Boswell mixture that is normal regarding its humidity. Correct moisture, and if you let it out open it may dry out. Mild English mixture with nice Latakia taste (not the best I‘ve ever tasted) combined with a sweetness that comes from the black Cavendish. It didn't cause any tongue bite. I would conclude that everything run smoothly with this tobacco, if I didn't see the fluids it left behind in the bowl of my pipe. So, for me, this one is also rejected.

I am a bit surprised negatively after smoking this mixture. After all the stars I've seen so many beautiful words, it is good, is good but is very light, almost slightly aromatic. I repeat, is not bad, but maybe I expected something with more body, ... strength. This time appointed Nothwood. An armored, oh no no! just an ordinary boat! Maybe in some time to mature in the dark ....... I will make an update, and I sincerely hope with the changes

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Thinking right,.......... it will be wrong to choose the mixture????

Northwoods is to Boswell as Nightcap is to Dunhill.

This is a delicious full flavored latakia blend that will piss off your wife, neighbors, non-smokers, and anyone who does not have an appreciation for this kind of tobacco smoke.

*I* love it. It is a cool, extra smooth and creamy smoke. Lot's of natural latakia flavor with some virginia and perhaps the smallest touch of black cavendish to balance it out.

Perfect for winter time smoking. Great for after dinner or with red wine or scotch.