John Middleton, Inc Prince Albert Choice Blend

I found this tobacco quite by accident while looking to read reviews here of regular PA. Since I love Prince Albert and all burleys, I decided I just had to track this one down and fire it up. Well, I'm sure glad I did!! (And BTW, this blend was harder to find than a nest of dodos!) This has many similarities to regular PA with the exceptions already noted below so I won't repeat them.

Suffice to say, this is a nutty, high nicotine, smoky, easy-to-keep-lit, VERY satisfying smoke! And did I say delicious? DELICIOUS!! You love burley? Buy this!

I found this at milantobacco.com and had to try a bag. Let me say that first of all Prince Albert regular is one of my favorite OTC blends. IMO this is certainly different. It's not topped the same as reg. It has a richer, nuttier burley taste. It burns very well and dry to the bottom of the bowl. I didn't get any of the harshness at the very bottom as I do with reg.

This will be in my regular rotation, a wonderful all day smoke that gets a very high recommendation from me. If you like Prince Albert regular, I think you will like thus even better.

I have smoked Prince Albert often for several years. All I can say is this stuff has to be different. It is much better. Ordered it from Lil' Brown smoke Shack, and I gotta tell you it wont be the last time I order it. With regular PA, I never had such a rich, almost buttery smoke, like I have with PA choice. For those of you who say it's the same thing as regular PA, your taste buds must be ruined from years of piping..LOL! They dont even smell the same in the pouch. Pipestud was right about the smell. Regular PA smells kind of like apples in the tin, this smells sweet and earthy. This is now my go-to all around all day smoke. I love it!!! ...John Middleton, please keep making this.

Here is my contribution to the raging debate regarding Prince Albert Choice vs Prince Albert. I have likely smoked a carload of ?traditional? Prince Albert over the decades and perhaps a half dozen bags of the ?choice? blend. Is there a difference?, not that this smoker can detect. The only difference I could discern between the two was that the bagged ?choice? blend did indeed seem ?fresher? which I attributed to the packaging.

That being said, both versions (if they really are versions or only packaging) are excellent cool smoking, bite free, crimp cut, and for me flavorful burley. Ain?t we lucky - you can?t go wrong either way!

As one reviewer noted, it's just regular Prince Albert in a 5 ounce poly bag. Call John Middleton inc. and they'll be more than happy to give you a clue. Note that there is no "Prince Albert Choice" listed as one of their products on the John Middleton web site. http://www.johnmiddletoninc.com

First off, all of you that for whatever reason seem to think that Prince Albert "Choice" is anything other than plain ol' Prince Albert in a 5 ounce bag are sadly mistaken. This is in fact regular Prince Albert in a 5 ounce bag. This was confirmed by a phone call to the John Middleton Company.

So, it's just Prince Albert. Nothing more to be said about it.

First of all, let me say that I love the standard Prince Albert tobacco. Choice Blend is a stronger and more natural form of the classic. The pouch aroma is musty and nutty like any good Burley should be. The cut is more ribbon than the regular Prince, as well. On first light, the taste is dark and mellow. This tobacco lacks a topping so the natural tobacco taste shines through. It does brighten up a little when you cruise down the bowl, however. The aroma is about the same as the classic, but with more of a cigar feel to it. The nicotine level is a bit heavier and the ash is not quite as fine. I will still smoke the heck out of regular Prince Albert, but this one will have a permanent place in my rotation. Any true Burley lover needs to try this one. It is better than most of the Burley offerings from the more expensive groups of tinned tobaccos. And, even the Burley offerings that might be better will still find a worthy opponent in Prince Albert Choice Blend. By the way, the only place I've found this stuff is at Lil Brown Smoke Shack. I think I bought their last pouch myself! They have promised to be ordering more so check back with them often. For under $4.00 for 5 ounces, you can't go wrong.

Just smoked this back to back with PA. I have no doubt the two are different. This has more body which I noticed immediately. This is slightly different in flavor, it's missing the slight cocoa note I got from PA and is a little sweeter. Unlike PA where the flavor started mild and increased in strength as the bowl progressed, this starts mild to medium and stays that way. I like both, but this gets an extra star for the extra body and strength of flavor. That increases my pleasure factor.

Mild to medium in body and flavor. Moisture is perfect as is the burn. This is good stuff.

I'll echo the chorus of 'this is different than original PA', and I believe it is.

It's exceptionally smooth, burns evenly all the way down the bowl and I've never experienced any bite from it whatsoever. Like many have said, it's not extravagant, but rather a very consistent, tasty smoke. I took the advice of another poster and have enjoyed a bowl or two with morning coffee or tea, almost daily.

I will continue to order and cellar this as long as I can find it. It never disappoints.