Hearth & Home Classic Burley Kake

find this a wonderful and comforting smoke. sweetly and discreetly flavored. soft and caressing plumes of room friendly smoke. and a forgiving nature make this just about a must have in my rotation. smokes easy as breathing.

Russ did it again! This is one fantastic baccy! Never really went for Burley before but the reviews here piqued my interest and I ordered up a batch. One of my really good decisions.

Comes as a bunch of somewhat soft, very moist chunks that are really messy to rub out the traditional way. After developing a whole new rubbing technique, laid about 4oz onto a cookie sheet and dried it for a day. Very difficult to get some small flakes/patches to separate but very, very few sticks which makes me happy. After the drying, still a little too damp but loaded up a pipe with it and had at it. Really great stuff! First light tastes about like the pouch aroma smells, kind of sweet and fruity/nutty but not what I would call an aromatic (never really tasted the rum, either). Lights easily, even when too damp, smokes cool with no hint of a bite, lots of tasty white smoke, VERY pleasant taste all the way down and no goopies left in the bowl. Smoked 3 bowls full in one morning in the same pipe and everything was super smooth and pleasant without leaving any objectionable residue in the pipe (or my mouth). The wife also had no complaints.

Will continue to dry this out some more, but I foresee no problems. I really don't think that there is any humectant in this and it feels like the most natural flavored and tasting baccy I have ever tried (at least as a Burley). Expect to keep this around as a regular and am putting it in my very favored shelf.

Thanks again, Russ, you're the greatest!

Well, on the strength of the reviews here I ordered 1lb of this weed and tonight filled an Inderwicks I am breaking in with burley, sat back and watched 'A river runs through it' directed by Robert Redford, really a film tribute to fly fishing. This is one fine burley...smoked gently and contemplatively it has a wonderful taste and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Mellow and pleasant it certainly is with the lovely undertones of bread, nuts and chocolate slipping through. I'd say that it's definitely one to smoke slow and sure, not puff away like mad at or you'll suffer as others seem to have done in the reviews before mine. For me it's a winner...gets my 4 stars.

Added 20th August...I am absolutely loving this; so long as you smoke it gently it has the nicest flavour. I'm ordering another 3lbs as we speak. One of the nicest tobacco's I have come acrosss in years.

This Tobacco filled a void in my smoking world. I am a certified Va Va/per lover but was looking for something with a little change of pace. This tobacco is a very smooth good tobacco base of several burleys and a small pinch of virginia, then flavored lightly with a slight cocoa rum and anise (a licorice like flavor). This is not a goopy aromatic. This is a fine tobacco base with a slight sweetness that complements the tobacco.

I love it!

Maboman

This is my first venture into pipesandcigars blends - and it was wonderful! This is a very nice blend that smokes dry in the bowl and lights up the palate with a nice array of flavors. This is a blend that can be smoked freely in company as its room note is very appealing. Several people asked what I was smoking when they smelled it. Certainly a must try.

First off let me state that I am neither a burley nor an aromatic smoker. As with many of us I did go through that phasen early on in the 70's and finally settled on Virginia-Perique. English and Balkan mixures. Somewhat smug about my stance I contined for many years satisfied that I had the "true word" on tobacco blends and was somewhat condescending toward any other points of view or opinions. I am sure most of you know what I mean.

Humility comes at a price it is said and I find this to be true. Russ' burley blend is a delightful change of pace and I admit this freely. Nice taste,good burn qualities,easy packing and very little aftertaste--none of the goopy slug either. My cheif room note evaluator - my darling wife - also likes the smell of this "old-timey" tobacco. What more could be asked for?

Though I am still not an avid burley or aromatics fan I will nevertheless highly reccomend this blend while deferring to those true burley smokers who have more experience than I do.They seem to agree for the most part with my evaluation though.

Very nice job Russ. A somewhat timid tryo at burley blends.

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

This is a great simple burly/light aromatic. This comes as a sliced kake and looks and smells delicious. It is a burly/va blend topped with cocoa, rum, and anise which all work well together. Don't let the aromatic description turn you off to this. It has none of the usual characteristics of most aros. It is a cool and dry burning tobacco with great taste and room note. The more I smoked this blend the more I had to have. The flavor really picks up about 1/4 of the way into the bowl. Flavors range from nutty to pleasantly sweet with the occasional hint of the cocoa. It is pretty straight forward so don't go into this looking for something complex. A great smoke that I would recommend to all pipe smokers. Beginners take special note. This is a very easy burning, trouble free smoke that tastes great.

This is a perfect one for me. I like old timey burley blends and this may be the best one I have ever had. Hats off to Mr. Ouellette on this one. Highly recommended.

This is an aromatic; I mean that really. I’ve dabbled with pipe smoking off and on and returned to it last month. I bought a number of aromatics just to find them wanting. I tried this and was very pleased. The “tin note” reminds me of deep bran flakes with molasses and a hint of cocoa. When packed smoked gently as an aromatic ought to be, it won’t burn out. The nutty flavor of the burley comes though and is just a pleasant smoke with sweet cocoa notes. I have difficulty picking up the subtleties of aromatics anyway and so lean toward English blends but this an aromatic keeper . Room note is “good” per the wife.