National Tobacco Red Cap

I, too, was intrigued by the retro design, color, red and white aluminium fabric Red Cap packaging sporting a jockey with his mount. Alas, that's where the intrigue ended. This is a harsh, bitter smoke...there may really be more Turkish cigarette tobac than anything else in this blend. Smell reminds me of my Dad who was a pack-a-day Camels man. Even tried to make moderate corrections by adding a bit of latakia and perique, then tried a cherry flavored mixer. Not much worked to dull the intensity. Plan to trash this stash but I'll keep the pouch for one of my favorite tobacs when I go Crappie fishing.

I love the nostalgic pouch it came in. I nursed it along gently, but it doesn't have much flavor, and the aftertaste is awful... Stick to Prince Albert, Sir Walter, or Granger, if you can find them.

Otherwise, do yourself a favor and check out the blends from Uhle's, Peretti's, or Pipeworks and Wilke. Yes they cost more, but they are worth it!

Much like the reviewer before me I find this is just cigarette tobacco that has been packaged as pipe tobacco to avoid the extra taxes. Rolled into a stick it is passable. Put it in a pipe and things change. It burns hot and the taste is only of strong cigarette smoke.

For the pipe don't bother. If you are looking for cheap ciggy tobacco go for it. It might blend well but I haven't tried that yet with this one. At .99 cents for 3/4 of an ounce I'll pass on this cheap 'pipe' tobacco.

I do not recommend this for smoking in a pipe. That does not seem to be its real intended purpose. This is a fine roll-your-own tobacco. It's a ribbon cut, rather than a shag as are most RYO tobaccos, and can be used to blend with nd tone down other pipe tobaccos. On its own it's not a bad smoke in a pipe although it can burn a bit fast if you're not careful and thus become too hot.

As a RYO tobacco, on the other hand, it rates among the best. The Peter Stokebye RYO blends are a bit better, but at 6x the price they should be. They're not 6x better. I do treat myself to a cigarette I roll from one of the Stokebye blends from time to time but generally when I want a quick cigarette, it's Red Cap I turn to. Even after the exhorbitant tax imposed on tobaccos this can still be had for around $19 a pound.

If you are looking for fine-cut, bone dry tobacco for rolling cigarettes, this is all you. It is just grade x burley. One can actually inhale this smoke if one were so inclined. Dry grass with a hint of button mushroom in the bag. (Just like cigarettes.) It is dry as hell, so you'd have to pack your bowl very tight to get any length on your smoke. The plus: it is cheap with a decent nic-hit. Tastes very mild with a bit of pepper on the tongue as it burns so quickly. Maybe a good alternative for a poor man's Bugle cigarette tobacco? Giving two stars as a cigarette rolling blend. As far as pipes go... One star for the pipe. I would only recommend this to someone who has a peculiar penchant for extremely dry burleys that taste a bit like dry leaves.

I have used this tobacco for RYO with filtered tubes for over 5 yrs. I switched from Gambler because for some reason every 3rd bag would give me extreme heartburn with EVERY one i smoked. I found that the Red Cap is great for using the machine to "stuff" tubes, the taste does not reflect that of a "pipe" tobacco, nor does the smell come off as a "pipe" tobacco. The cost is much better than the Gambler too. I was paying 9.something for a 6 oz of Gambler, now i pay 8.50 or close to that for the Red Cap. I recommend this for those that do not like the smell of cigars or pipes as its flavor and aroma are quite tolerable even for the more sensitive palates. If I were to compare it to regular cigarettes; I think it would be a cross between a Marlboro and a Pall Mall. Keep in mind also that most of these kinds of tobacco products do offer a "light" blend and/or light filtered tubes.

Uh, I'm not sure what to make of this stuff. Seems more like cigarette tobacco than anything else. Seemed a bit harsh in a pipe. Only tried this recently. Very dry and smokes very fast. I've had better. Lots better. Two stars because it's so cheap. If you're broke I guess you could do worse but not by muck.

This tobacco does seem to be more for rolling than for a pipe. The flavor of this tobacco is alot like carter hall. I would say not a terrible smoke, it is cheap and if you pack it tight I can make a bowl last 15 minutes or so. I would say if your straped for cash and need a straight tobacco, go ahead and try it.