4noggins Three Blind Moose

Perhaps I'm partial to baked cookies, but for whatever reason, this is the best smelling tobacco I've ever smoked, both in the pouch and in the air. I can't get over how evenly and completely it burns, nothing but ash left, and no bite at all. Frankly, I've never had an aromatic that didn't bite at least a little!

I am not an aromatic smoker. Every one I've ever tried bit like a mad dog and tasted like I was trying to smoke a chocolate bar. But. I was recently given a couple ounces of this stuff by a fried.

I absolutely love it as an all day smoke. Fantastic tobacco. I am going to cellar a whole great whack of this.

Very good blend. My wife likes the smell better than my regular english blends. Burned fine for me in a cob. No gooey stuff left. Will now assign a old Kaywoodie bulldog to it and keep some cellared. Moisture level was just right. One match, no relights. As always the customer service from 4noggins is 5 star.

I picked up a couple ounces of this with a big order I was making through 4 noggins to stock up on some more John Patton "Storm Front". I decided, while I was at it, to buy one or two ounces of some of the store bulks made by 4Ns. What drew me to this one is the topping. I am a sucker for caramel/butterscotch toppings against predominantly burley bases. This one fit the bill and did not disappoint.

The base has plenty of body thanks to the burley. It also smokes cool and easy with no possibly of biting that I could detect. The topping is quite pervasive and does lighten, but never disappears, as you work your way down the bowl. While the topping is pretty heavy, this blend is not "goopy" and will not require an inordinate amount of pipe cleaners to make it through a bowl. The nicotine level is just right for me: leaving me sated, yet not clobbered. I could easily smoke this one all day.

This is very similar to blends like Trout Stream and Angler's Dream. If you like those blends you are sure to like this one as well. If those blends are not your cup of tea, pass this one by. It has been a while since I tried Trout Stream, so I am not 100% sure if I like this one more. As for Angler's Dream, I have only had that one once at the CPCC show one year. My gut tells me Trout Stream was a touch better, but since I can't be sure I am giving this a very subjective four stars like I did with Trout Stream.

I’m pretty choosy about aromatics, and don't smoke ones that I find "goopy." I like this one. It starts off with a fantastic pouch aroma of caramel, butterscotch and some vanilla. The smell doesn’t translate nearly as strong to the smoke however, which is a great thing if you are like me. It arrived pretty moist, but I like my tobaccos pretty dry. After a 30 minute rest or 12 seconds in the microwave it’s ready to smoke. Packs effortlessly, and lights up the same way. Starts nice and smooth, with some sweetness, but nothing like the pouch note seems to indicate. Has a good nuttiness from the burley, and burns like a champ. I can typically get through a bowl on a single light if I’m only smoking my pipe and not doing something else as well. It stays pretty one dimensional through the bowl, but it is a tasty dimension. The topping and/or casing comes through on the retrohale and in the aroma much more that in the flavor of the smoke. The taste really is that of a lightly sweetened Cavendish harmonizing with burley nuttiness, with fleeting notes of creme brûlée. Burns down to a non-goopy bowl bottom, with a little dottle but mostly gray ash. Overall, I like this one when I am in the mood for something sweet. It goes great with black coffee and is a great mild morning smoke.

I received a sample of this blend along with my order from 4 Noggins. The pouch aroma is excellent; smelling of caramel/butterscotch and tobacco. The room note is excellent with this blend, and smells almost exactly as it does in the pouch. The taste of butter scotch and caramel are definitely present while smoking, but the taste of real tobacco is present as well. I could pick out the burly in the blend all the way through the bowl. I enjoy English blends, but still enjoy good aromatics to mix it up a bit. This blend is a keeper in my book. If someone told me a blend was butter scotch, I probably wouldn't be inclined to try it. However, this blend packs enough true tobacco taste (and burly at that..yum) to keep me interested for the whole bowl. I recommend this blend, and am now looking forward to trying more of Rich's blends!

A mixture of Burley, Dark, Light and Black Cavendish that can be very pleasantly smoked, all day I could relate this blend to Autumn Evening. It has a very distinctive caramel and maple flavor. With time, it becomes better and sweeter, because of the Cavendish. I have not discovered the “earthy” note of the Burley. The room note is very pleasant. I will smoke it again occasionally, but it can never overtake Autumn Evening's place.

Everything comes together nicely in this blend. It lights easily enough and stays lit all the way to the bottom. It leaves a nice ash and not a bit of anything resembling any form of bite. You will get compliments from passersby on the aroma coming out of your pipe. Highly recommended.

What you see is what you get: a Cavendish blend with some Burley to keep it from being flavorless. It's easy to light and smoke, with no bite to mention. When I smoked it, it started out tasting almost entirely of Cavendish (which I always think of as a weak, 'watery' sort of flavor) with a touch of something else in the background. A little further into the pipe the Burley starts to come forward, but never very far. Throughout there is the barest hint of the butterscotch that is so strong in the pouch.

Overall, a decent smoke, but not an interesting one. The tobacco seems to be of high quality, and it's a pleasant smoke, but that is all there is to it. If you're looking for something that smells good in the room and has just a bit more to it than a straight Cavendish blend, this will suit you.