Missouri Meerschaum Missouri Pride

hmmm. I was expecting something vastley different, The Virginia is very clearly the dominant characteristic. It's a nice virginia flavor no doubt, but I was expecting something else, more earth, more deeper type notes.

Overall it's a nice, good smoking blend, but I wouldn't call it a burley blend, I would call it more a virginia blend, to MY palate at least. YMMV.

I just don’t get this one. It tastes like nothing except smoke. And not in a good way. Just an ashy, blasé, no character tobacco blend. Smells nice, and I even like burley. But this is not it man.

Reading some reviews of users I trust I guess I will dig it out of the trash bin and try again. But I’m not looking forward to it.

The only corn cob pipe I own is kids sized (gift from P&C for pipe day), so it is possible I have slanted the experience with a briar. The bag has a very pleasant, mild, honey, sweetness wafting up, that makes me question the no flavoring description. The advertised cut is spot on however; with its mix of unrubbed flake and mostly tousled Burley ribbon bits.

The smoke is very easy to roll around, the Burley is spot on and the mix leaves a sugary aftertaste, it doesn't take much imagination to see yourself smoking it in summer with a corn cob. It all makes sense. If there is a topping here, it is hardly noticeable once lit, so you purists won't be mistaken for an Aromatic smoker. Burns down evenly, and fairly quickly, into a pile of light ash.

I tend to puff quickly, and was able to without bite or bowl dittle, though at some point I found myself slowing down, and dare I say, relaxing with it!

Just way too mild for me. Love their pipes but this is just not anything to really speak of. You simply can not get much of any flavor or taste from this blend. Just not much there and never does show up throughout the smoke. The best description I can give is BLAND!

Again I visit this blend as I am a fan of Russ O and his blends and I am a fan of the Missouri Meershaum company and their great smoking corn cobs.

They bill this as the perfect tobacco to smoke in a corn cob pipe and after smoking a full pouch of this blend, I will not in any way argue the point, it is! It is a rough cut blend composed of medium brown tobaccos. It is a mix of burley and Virginia tobaccos with a pouch note of a rich, fresh nature with a light chocolate scent in the background. It is the perfect moisture content to smoke right out of the pouch, and is easy to load and pack and is very easy to light and keep lit. Upon lighting my first bowl of this blend, I was imediately hit with a very rich and tasty smoking experience with a wonderful soft flavor, slightly sweet, a very nice room aroma and my mouth actually watered while smoking it. This is for sure the perfect blend in a cob! I am a fan of Half and Half tobacco, I always have some on hand and it has always been a pleasure to smoke in a corn cob pipe. I have to say this blend by Russ O takes it up a notch, much milder and no tongue burn, and this is easily an all day blend. I never heard a complaint from the wife as to the room note, and the great thing about it is that it burns all the way down without getting bitter or too strong. I burns clean and dry and leaves little dottle in the bottom of the bowl. I was able to smoke down to just a fine powder of ash easily with this blend. No this blend is not multi faceted and complex, it is just a simple, great tasting, pleasure to smoke blend that marries with a corn cob while also being great in a briar or meer. I hope this one sticks around as I plan of smoking a lot of it. I highly recommend this blend and this might just be Russ O's best blend.

Chocolatey and slightly nutty burley's with a little sweetness from the virginia's. Burns nicely and doesn't bite. I find it to be bit a better than the OTC burley's,It has more flavor and is slower burning.

07/17/2021; the last week of June had record breaking heat, in the Pacific Northwest.. I found myself going back to basic Missouri Meerschaum (MM) corn cobs, as my aromatics became coying in the heat. So I ordered a pouch of MM Missouri Pride. It took me back to 1971, when I started smoking a pipe, with Half & Half. A basic smoke of Burley and Virgina, with a touch of Bourbon. A wonderfully fulfilling smoke, three star; but "She" told me to "Take it outside", so poor room note.

It is rumored that the guy who blended this said that this Prince Albert all grown up. As a big Prince Albert fan, I have to somewhat disagree. It is a nice tobacco, but the Prince is still on the throne. The smell out of the pouch is that of natural tobacco. The cut is nice and allows for easy packing with no real effort. It has a little trouble taking that first light, but when it gets going it stays lit throughout the bowl. To me, the taste is actually more Virginia than Burley. it is smooth and the aroma is light. It will not win any compliments from those who enjoy the aroma of a good aromatic, however. The taste seems a little grassy than the Prince. The flavor is light and airy. There is, however, a definite spicy note that comes through especially further down the bowl. This one is a lot closer to Prince Andrew rather than Prince Albert. The spice really helps carry the blend. The darker flavors are only a shadow on this lighter blend. And the liquor topping found on the Prince is missing from this "grown-up" version. The ash is fine and jumps out of the bowl with a knock. There is no after-taste that I can detect. Rather than being Prince Albert all grown up, this one is his kinder, nicer little brother. Still, a good smoke. For the price, I prefer Prince Albert or Sir Walter Raleigh Regular to this.

The burley in this blend just makes you want to stop smoking it and go for Carter Hall instead. When thinking of Missouri Meerschaum's longstanding reputation for 'codger worthy' products, this didn't match the reputation to me. Threw the entire pouch into the trashcan after trying it.