Hearth & Home Steamroller

When I first tried Steamroller, I enjoyed it greatly, but while the depth of flavor was outstanding and the various elements provided strength, too, I was not a fan of the way Perique finished the presentation. When Russ O. (the blender), heard this, he sent me about eight ounces of Steamroller without Perique. I fell in love immediately and appreciated Russ's gesture. I think this was as stout a blend without giving me the hiccups that I had ever tried. All kinds of flavor from the Virginia & Latakia and strength from the Burley, combined with the fullness provided by the unflavored Black Cavendish, steamrolled me, boys!

Steamroller is no longer in production and that's quite unfortunate. I should've stocked up on this stuff a long time ago. This is a beautiful, heavyweight American English.

I am savoring the last bit of a small sample that a friend sent me and I really wish that I had invested in some. With age, we're talking 4-5 years, it smokes like a dream. It's very creamy and the flavor is nutty, full, sweet & tangy. The Latakia creates a perfect amount of nuance, lending a touch of smooth smokiness to the finish. The perique lends more sweetness than spice but is definitely there in strength.

Steamroller is a full flavored blend with a lot of depth to it. It really hits it stride around mid-bowl with subtle hints of coffee and bittersweet chocolate notes from the burley that are nothing short of delicious.

Steamroller is stout but in all the right ways. This isn't strong for the sake of being strong, in fact everything is perfectly balanced, so much so that the actual strength of this blend can easily ambush you.

I love a good American English, and this is a massive one. It's blends like this that reaffirm my love for pipe smoking.

This blend is everything its advertised to be. The amount of latakia is just perfect as a condiment. Smoke carefully or Mistress Nicotine will dance naked before your eyes! (Which I like, but I'm a Jalapeño eating Texan).

Ok Gents now hold onto your support hose when you light this one up. This Blend is simple Burley Latakia Perique Cavendish & Virginia all upfront at the same time Wow. I really like this blend because you can taste all the tobacco dancing in and out. The Burley has its nutty High Nicotine Voltage The Latakia is Punjent The Perique is so Peppery and Curant in Aroma The Virginia is sweet and smokey The Cavendish Softens the cool Blue Smoke. Nicotine Level is good and Strong. This is a FUll BLEND I LOVE IT I almost dont mind paying the ridiculous sales tax on this blend Better then Five Brother and Three collins Blends from years ago.

I've been waiting for a more experienced pipester to review this blend, but after checking over the last couple of weeks, I'll dive in and be the first. Steamroller is without a doubt one of the best blends I've tried so far from Russ at H & H, and I've smoked at least a dozen of their blends. I've been looking for a higher nicotine blend with complex notes and depth of character, and, boy, have I found one! Russ not only hit a home run with this one but won the World Series in the bottom of the ninth inning. It's amazingly balanced for a blend with so many different components; I can't find any room for improvement with this one. Forgetting the nic-kick which initially caught my attention, it just tastes great! Leave it to Russ to coax the smoothness and complexity to the forefront with such a robust blend. I usually smoke this tobacco straight, as is, but also use it as a blender for much milder blends like Anniversary Kake and Ambassador's Blend when I want a little more vitamin N later in the day. That's right, it complements both VA and English Blends, at least in my humble opinion. Other reviewers that follow will have to go into more detail on the nuances and comparisons with other tobacco blends, but I will be ordering a large quantity of Steamroller this week just so I can sleep well at night and not worry about running out! To quote James Taylor from the song with the same name: "I'm a Steamroller baby; I'm gonna roll all over you..." It did! Thank you, Russ, and all at H & H, pipesandcigars.com.