Boswell Pipes & Tobacco Sweet Tea

Well Dang if it don't taste like "sweet tea" One has to stretch it a little but it does kind of have that taste though very weak tea. This is a very mild, in every aspect, fine ribbon cut of light and dark tobaccos. It lit up very well, burned doen to the bottom but did give me a little gunk in the bottom of my bowl. I very much felt like I was smoking Borkum Riff with it's light sweet taste and great aroma. I enjoyed smoking this after lunch as the sweet light smoke was refreshing. While this is way too weak for me to be my everyday blend, I will enjoy using up this sampler without feeling the need to mix in burley to give it body. No vanilla here or if it does it fooled me, and the vanilla smell is not on my fingers or clinging to my beard. This would be a great starter tobacco for a beginner.

[Rating down to 3 stars, reajusted based on my experience over the past couple years. This is a fine aromatic blend, though a bit two-dimensional, and has long since fallen out of my rotation.]

ORIGINAL REVIEW: I'm surprised that mine is the first review of Sweet Tea, as I know that this blend has a significant following among the pipe smokers I stay in touch with online.

This is the only aromatic I keep in my permanent rotation, and is perhaps the most consistent, "easy" tobacco I have ever smoked. I far prefer English and Balkan blends, and this is to those what 7-Up is to good cabernet. But when I want something sweet, mild, and with a kind room note, this is what I reach for.

In the jar, Sweet Tea is a dark, fine shag, with a very pleasant, sweet aroma. I can't place the casing with any specificity: It alternately conjures up either Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies or Louie Bloo Raspberry Otter Pops. It smokes sweetly also -- with none of the sour or bitter edge I get from most other aromatics -- and with a remarkable smoothness. The base tobacco is quality stuff, but not overly assertive. This is an almost flawlessly cool, goopless smoke. Once lit, it smokes down to a dry ash, requiring fewer re-lights than most blends. It is one of the few blends that smokes like it smells, pretty much through the entire bowl.

If you don't like aromatics -- or find yourself perennially disappointed with them -- this may be worth a try. If you do like them, this is a must try.

Aiming to quench that parching pipe smoking thirst comes a lively brewed swill. JM Boswell presents their inspirable rendition of Sweet Tea. This flavorful coarsely cut mixture is served up ornamented by a mix of Burley and Black Cavendish varietals, steeped in affective black tea flavoring, fruity citrus, and gobs of sweet sugary goodness.

A gritty mixture of blacken chunks and variable brownish morsels greet you with formal introduction. The pouch nose offers a heavenly scent of distinctly brisk and malted sugary tea, tarty lemony zest, dark complementing sweetness, and some docile earthiness/soured wood. Sweet Tea tobaccos are bit dewy with composed moisture so observing a reasonable period of drying time is most advisable.

The interpretation of Sweet Tea as the problem statement at hand proved to be a simple drop in the pitcher so to speak, as there is nothing too mystical going on here. Upon lighting one is instantly presented with a tasty tea-centric extravagance. The pictured deep grained hardwood cob obliged the experience as the deliciously refined sugary and spicy black tea note emerged forward to characterize the essence of the base flavor profile. A lovely aftertaste very comparable to the chase of a healthy gulp of the old fashion beverage itself marks with residual impact.

Additionally, a prominent citrus top accent seasons the base that I want to say is lemon obviously, yet some decent orange-marmalade twist embellishes the overall flavoring in my opinion. A further commentary of rich dark molasses sweetness carrying inklings of what I perceived to be candied horehound, namely a combination of bitter spicy licorice and with dense syrupy root beer-like nuances, provides a very delectable finishing rim. Finally, there is some zingy native spice formed by the presence of plain earthy soiled Cavendish and charming Burley nutwood. This blend is discerningly elegant bottom-line.

With that classic Boswellian magic, this blend holds its tasty savor for the entirety of the session. Sweet Tea does burn even and slowly offering a nice extended mellow experience. However, it can get a little hot if you are too rambunctious on the drawls so in deference to popular etiquette this tea should ideally be sipped for optimum enjoyment. No bite and easy on the nicotine intoxicants.

Surprisingly, the room essence is extremely prominent bringing a bold dark sugary/tart spice that some may find overbearing. I rather enjoyed its magnetic persona, yet my wife did not as I received the classic Moe Howard numb-skull slap glare for failing to open a window to vent its strong airs. Oops!

Sweet Tea from JM Boswell another spectacular standard offering that brings originality, uniqueness, and uncomplicated gratification. Try it in traditional southern fashion with a piece of yummy, fired corn mush drenched in a puddle of maple syrup for that extra special treat, mmm, mmm! This pleasantry of this mixture does not disappoint. Whether ritualized or casually sipped, teatime gives us is a chance to relax and enjoy the simple things in life such as a comforting bowl of a solid aromatic mixture. 3.3 pipes!

Bag note smells very sweet the description is spot on for the Bag. This is what I would consider a very lite aromatic. Lite in taste, lite in strength, lite in flavor, Lite in nic hit. It defiantly tastes like light sweet tea when smoking. This would be a great smoke for anyone just starting out with a pipe. Puffing gently produces much more flavor. It even has a Retrohale of sweet tea. Its a bit too one dimensional for my taste but its a great blend if you are looking for a lite aromatic. Note it does have a slight chemical aftertaste.

I love sweet tea. I usually drink a little over a liter a day on average, so buying this blend from Boswell was a no-brainer. Unfortunately, the blend had a little trouble staying lit well, and the flavor wasn't as "sweet tea-ish" as I had hoped for. Even for aromatic lovers, I suggest passing on this one.

Like all things Boswell the tin note is fantastic. sweet and citrusy with a some "tobacco" flavors in the background. Moist but not sopping wet and no PG that I can detect. Very lightly flavored, sweet and citrus flavors come through along with mostly Burley/Cavendish flavors from the leaves. What I love about Boswell aro's, the only aro's I smoke for the most part, is that they are not overpowering and this one is very subtle and is a nice morning smoke. Simple and enjoyable. Not sure if it tastes like sweet tea...I am an New Yorker by birth and had never even heard of sweet tea until my late teens and had no desire to attain diabetes by 25.

this review is just to keep track for myself mainly, less intended as a serious in depth review. Just to keep an eye of what ive tried and what I like, with quick notes about it. alot of these notes are from memory, and I will update the review as I continue smoking them.

i mean i want to give this a much better review. i haven had it in awhile so i could try it again. but this was a hot air tobacco last ai remember, a little sweetness with nothing more too it. however this might be too harsh a review and could revist. but ill prob try another boswells tobacoo

A very pleasant aromatic. Depending on the pipe and the weather that day it actually tastes like, well, SWEET TEA. It is a slightly fruity/citrusy mix with a fair amt of black cavendish. My previous review was less than kind until I realized something. This Tobacco needs some SIGNIFICANT DRYING TIME. This is 1 of the few aromatics that actually burns cooler and tastes better BONE DRY! Definitely toward the berry loving crowd as far as topping and sweetness go.As far as taste, it is more like Long Island Ice Tea than sweet tea. A very nice addition to the world of aromatics.

I have been trying to figure what all the fuss is about this tobacco. A lot like having a plain girlfriend with no personality. I have it jared, and in storage for a few years, let's see if anything happens in that time.