Backwoods All Natural Tobacco

When I see a "Sport" sticker on a car, I know that there's nothing sporty here. The same is about "natural" in this name. Nothing natural here, heavily flavored cheap wet mix. Avoid at all costs.

Opening the package, I'm greeted with a wonderful sweet, nutty, and slightly raisin-y scent with notes of hay and brown sugar. I've noticed the scent get deeper and more complex over the course of several days even.

Unfortunately all of this is lost entirely as soon as it's lit. Smokes somewhat damp and can bite if not left to dry (at least) overnight. Will need to be re-lit. Smells "nice" to me as it's burning, others find it inoffensive and was told it basically smells like a Black n' Mild.

Good For: Mixing, breakfast blends, filler, emergency smokes, and not much else

Having recently tried a number of cigarillos and cheroots, I figured I'd give the Backwoods pipe tobacco a try. Peppery, chocolatey cheroot flavor in my corn cob sounded way too good to be true, and indeed it was.

Rather than the intense, rustic flavor I was used to from the cigarillos, the pipe tobacco tasted like a weak, but bog standard aromatic. It was sweet, citrusy, and had a certain sort of topping which was difficult for me to recognize on account of it being so mild. At times, the same chocolatey flavor as the cigarillo peeked through, which was pleasant -- however, it was very weak and intermittent.

Far from being Backwoods in a pipe, it's more like good 'ol burley and virginia in a pipe. Not unpleasant in its own right, but certainly not remarkable or appropriate to its brand. If you're considering smoking this, just buy the cigarillos instead. They're actually pretty good. Alternatively, check out De Nobili cigarillos, which are sort of like a swanker, but still cheap, Backwoods.