Boswell Pipes & Tobacco Christmas Cookie

With the loss of Middle Earth/King Arthur Blend, I was hard pressed to find a substitute for my top aromatic. This came highly recommended. It smelled great from the pouch, but I've smelled great before. It was when I lit up that I KNEW that this was my new top aromatic. I smoke straight Va's to Heavy Latakia blends but Always have aromatics. This tops it off! I immediatly called Boswell and ordered 2 lbs for back-up. This and Berry Cobbler are my top Aromatics.

I have been smoking this for a year now, and can find nothing I don't like about it. This tobacco, and a churchwarden seem to be made for each other. One of the only two Boswell blends I like.

xmas cookie is a light clean smoke .room note is very good for those trying to pacify.i didnt find it as exciting as other boswell brlends, because now im spoiled.they have some of the best aromatics going and i havent got to the english etc. yet.the truth is i could smoke this all day so it gets 4 stars.

This is very sweet! I didn't realize just how sweet this was until I smoked a bowl of Mac baren Vanilla Roll Cake afterwards....The Mac Baren was lackluster in the sweetness department to the point I thought I had accidentally filled my pipe with some regular unsweetened Virginia.

Guest will compliment this smoke because it smells as sweet as it tastes when smoking. This didn't bite me and it smoked cool.

I do not recommend cellaring if you enjoy the sweet taste. The 1oz sample I have been smoking for the last 3 months is significantly less sweet compared to my first few bowls. This may be good news for someone who thinks the sweetness is too much.

I write this review as a review for an aromatic. As aromatic's go there aren't many better than Boswell's (if any). I would put Boswell's in the medium cased/topped category, not lightly topped like Uhle's blends or some others that to may barely should be categorized as aromatics. In my opinion if the flavor truly enhances the flavor of the tobacco it isn't an aromatic, if it flavors the tobacco it is (I realize that is not the standard definition). For this review we will go with the latter definition. The tin aroma of Christmas Cookie is unbelievable, it is like sticking your nose into the Keebler Elf's porn stash. Sweet Vanilla, graham cracker, honey and molasses with a hint of a liqueur or rum. I let aromatics dry out overnight, (I usually only smoke them with coffee and maybe at night...with coffee). When properly dried this burns great, no bite and tastes fantastic. I have tried them out of the tin and I do get an aftertaste and a bit of a wet heel if not dried properly, when dry I find these to be first rate with no problems. The flavor is similar to the smell, the topping/casing comes through as vanilla and caramel with what I have come to believe is Rum. The Cavendish is the main tobacco flavor I get with a molasses flavor and some toasty notes. There is some lemony/grassy notes from the Virginias but very subtle. I also get a slight toasty flavor and spice particularly when passed through the nose. The spice seems to be from an actual spice vs. the tobacco like cloves or nutmeg. The room note is also a crowd pleaser. My wife and kids tend to poke their head n my office more when I have a Boswell tobacco going and this one I was asked to smoke around the tree at night. Great with a cup of coffee and I have one briar pipe exclusively for aromatics, this is best in a briar although a cob is quite nice as well but seems to add to the sweetness. Another solid aromatic that belongs in every pipe smokers stocking.

If you like aromatics then this is for you. Certainly my favorite of the five or six Boswell blends that I've tried. Smells great, tastes great, and smokes great for the most part. I have dealt with some re-lighting issues but nothing to serious.

This is an aromatic lovers,aromatic. This is by far the best aromatic in my collection(aside from Dan Tobaccos Blue Note!) The Boswell team hit a perfect score on this aromatic. It smells,tastes great and no bite to boot!

This blend is perfectly balanced with flavor and smell. Boswell did a fine job. 4/4 stars!!!

While I enjoyed this, I liked Berry Cobbler better. I will say one thing though, Boswells has figured out how to make tasty aromatics without boiling your tongue! This had too much of a vanilla flavor for me but I expected that with the Christmas cookie thing going. I smells wonderful in the pouch though and has a good aroma but not cookie to me. It had another flavor that came and went like a maple or even a black cherry and was one that I had to smoke halfway down to really enjoy it. it did burn very well and left little goop in my pipe which was nice. I won't buy more of this but it makes me want to try more Boswell aromatics.

This has become my alltime favorite aromatic blend. While all the Boswell blends I have tried so far have been great - this one is tops. No bite - excellent room note and flavor that lasts the entire bowl. Highly recommended !