Boswell Pipes & Tobacco Rum River

The bag note was very promising extremely aromatic great sweet rum smell. For me this was the beginning of the end again. I packed my pipe with high hopes, Smoking a small briar pipe no filter to get the full flavor . I found the tobacco very easy to light, and the tobacco that I received had a nice blend of what looked to be brown and black cavendish. I remembered why I stopped smoking aromatics after the first few puffs again. I found the tobacco flavor was so subdued due to the toppings that it was hard to tell if any tobacco was in the blend, and even with very gentle puffing using the breath method it was very chemical tasting. The flavors were very subtle as the chemical taste was the forward flavor. I was able to taste them but only barely just a hint of rum somewhere in there . As good as their honey roast and sweet tea is as an aromatic ( for aromatic smokers), I found this blend discouraging . I have found for me personally at least, Boswell blends are totally hit and miss. Magnum is one of my favorite blends all around they totally scored on that one. This blend not so much. Its not often I find a blend actually un-smokable but I need to dump the pipe at the 3/4 mark and throw in the towel. Mom always said if I don't have anything good to say don't say anything at all. I leave this review at that.