Boswell Pipes & Tobacco Cupcake

(3.08)
Created by Dan and J.M. in the fall of 2013. A rich, buttery blend of black and cavendish, reminiscent of fresh baked cupcakes and sweet butter cream frosting.

Details

Brand Boswell Pipes & Tobacco
Blended By Boswell Pipes & Tobacco
Manufactured By  
Blend Type Aromatic
Contents Black Cavendish, Cavendish
Flavoring Butter, Caramel, Cream, Sweet / Sugar
Cut Ribbon
Packaging Bulk
Country United States
Production Currently available

Profile

Strength
Mild
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Very Pleasant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

3.08 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 07, 2019 Very Mild Medium Mild to Medium Very Pleasant
Smells like buttercream frosting when you open the pouch. I usually scrape frosting off of cake before I eat it because it’s too sweet for me, so when I first bought this (on someone else’s recommendation) I didn’t think I would like this tobacco. I was wrong. It is definitely an aromatic smoker’s tobacco, as is all the other Boswell’s aromatics I’ve tried. Heavy on the topping, and definitely on the sweet side. I usually hate tobacco that is heavily cased and topped, because it tastes artificial, but Boswell’s aromatics (all the ones I’ve tried so far anyway) have very natural-tasting toppings, so I don’t mind. Upon lighting, you get an immediate vanilla buttercream smell/taste and a light toastiness, and the taste and smell remain pretty much the same throughout the bowl. All of these Boswell aromatics smoke a little wet, and need some drying time. I will say, it seems to me that the storage life of the topping is more short-lived on the Cupcake than it is for some of the other blends they make. It dissipates quite a bit for me after a couple months or so in a Mason jar, and without the topping, the tobacco is rather boring, so I only order this one a couple of ounces at a time. That being said, this is one of my favorite aromatics, and the room note is fantastic.
Pipe Used: Briar, cob
PurchasedFrom: Boswell’s
Age When Smoked: Fresh to three months
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Mar 05, 2018 Mild Strong Mild Very Pleasant
Tin aroma is about as it gets! This smells like a bake shop, sweet cake batter vanilla and caramel. If I had my eyes closed, I would believe this was a confection and not tobacco...not a hint of leaf in the tin aroma. The flavor very enjoyable and the room note is very good...wife approved. Boswell aromatics are the only aromatics that actually smell and taste similar. This one starts sweet and the vanilla cupcake is easily detectable right out of the gate. The Cavendish is sweet and you get some grass and toasty notes from the VA's. As you get past the half way point the tobacco flavors become more pronounced, some citrus notes mix with the vanilla topping and there is some dry, woody and nutty flavors from the burley that is certainly in here. Not a gloopy mess like most aromatics with this type of strong aroma and flavor. I gave this 45 minutes of dry time and suggest that with all of the aromatics from Boswell. Great with a cup of coffee in the a.m.
Pipe Used: briars and cobs
PurchasedFrom: Boswell
Age When Smoked: Fresh tin and 1 year
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jan 12, 2017 Very Mild Very Mild Very Mild Pleasant
I have only smoked two bowls of this blend but after reading all these reviews I was expecting a bit more flavor. It is usual for Boswell a nice blend but I was looking for much more flavor. I will let dry more to see if I can get more flavor out of it. Nice room note and burns nice and cool without bite.

Follow up: Well I tried different pipes and let dry out for several days. I just could not get a large amount of taste from this blend. What taste I could get was very good but it was not very dominant nor did it last through the entire bowl. I think I will Celler this for a while. I have not given up on it yet. The taste when it is there is outstanding. Baked bread a little General sweetness and some passing honey at times. It is a great taste I just can't seem to pull enough out nor continue that taste through the entire bowl.
Pipe Used: Vauen/Turkish Meerschaum
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Oct 17, 2022 Very Mild Very Mild Mild Very Pleasant
Very mild taste. I did not get super sweetness that others mentioned, then again I smoked this from the Holiday Sampler set so it came to me in a 1oz baggy. The sample was not sticky or goopy, it was moist and loose and did not clump when pinched together.

Sweet, a little like glaze or a little lick of icing. There was no bite and it burns slowly. Several relights, even after allowing it to air for 30 minutes. The only moment I tasted "ash" was when my bowl got too low and I sipped a little ash. In general, sip this slowly because it helps the flavor be more noticeable because it is very light.

The smell is pleasant and very light. I asked two people if they could smell me smoking - one person said they smelled nothing just "something a little sweet" while the other said, "something smells like frosting, is that you?!" The smell did not linger and cleared afterwards. It does not leave your clothes or hair smelling "cigarette smoky" it's more like a light sweetness that reminds of powered sugar.

I recommend this for newer smokers especially because it doesn't bite. Personally, I wish the taste was sweeter and stronger.
Pipe Used: Clay Pipe
PurchasedFrom: Boswell
Age When Smoked: New
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Apr 01, 2022 Mild Medium to Strong Mild to Medium Pleasant
From the extraordinary kitchen of JM Boswell, presenting the sinfully delicious, aromatically iced dessert blend, scrumptious Cupcake. A sweet course of 100% Cavendish capaciously layered in all that good stuff that Mom used. As genuine has the recipe is there is no way a man created this one.

“Happy Birthday Me” joyfully sounded in my ears as the fragrant celebration of succulent additives paraded with exciting delight. Overpowering a dash of native zest, brilliant buttercream, vanilla, sugary spice, caramel, and “cakely” marvel generously carols from the pouch, suitable to tantalize even the most discreet nose, no joke. This blend carries the lip-smacking air of those wonderful confetti Angel Food cakes; yum!

Lighting the candle, the boldness and charm of flavor does not disappoint. Boswell has created a blend that is truly expressive of every ingredient. A sweet buttery cake note stands proud relished in a meld of frosty cream, smooth vanilla-caramel, as it swirls enjoyably over some low sugary, smoky Cavendish.

I was moved by how well the pouch note transferred through to the taste profile. If you ever wonder what it would like to smoke a cupcake, then indulge in this mixture. No questions on having seconds here. Incidentally, this blend brings additional excellence by holding its flavor for practically the entire bowl. The Cavendish does pull a little forward near the end, but what a consistently flavored treat!

A light aromatic and sweet fragrance offering a hint of native earthly Cavendish spice provides the room note accompaniment. Its characteristically toasty, pleasant, and modest in its demeanor. The wife had no problems with Cupcake circulating about the Family Room as we watched The Outlander. Mild in strength/intensity, Cupcake obliges a relaxing after-dinner entertainment with its cool and even burn.

If you clueless to my most humble assessment up to this point, let me clearly state that I believe Boswell offers an irrefutably superior feel-good blend with this entry of Cupcake. Okay so that’s a subjective opinion not ideally befitting for an objective review. Who cares when its cake? Grab a glass of cold milk and fire up a bowl, you won’t be disappointed with the sweet baked goodness of this dandy. Happiness is only a cupcake away after all; trust me! 3.4 Pipes
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