Sir Walter Raleigh A pipe tobacco review

Let me get this out of the way first. I do not work for a tobacco company nor do I sell tobacco. Everyone above the age of 10 already knows that smoking is bad for you so don't start and if you already have then quit.

On to business.

My original review had to be updated and edited.  The original pouch I tried was from a store I never buy tobacco from, (and likely no one else does either), so the pouch was probably sitting on the shelf for a few years.    I didn't think much of it at the time.  Long story short someone sent me a tub of it and I found it far more pleasing than the pouch.  SWR has a nice woody taste.  It's not a weak tobacco and you can actually tell you are smoking something.  I find it woody and slightly nutty.  From time to time I get a hint of coffee as well.

Overall I consider SWR one of the better drug store blends out there.  I've paid over $15 for two ounces of the high end stuff I didn't like as well as SWR.  The only real problem with SWR is the burley bitters near the end.  Like most drug store blends this is mostly burley and such things are difficult to avoid.  It lights easily, burns well and I rarely have to relight.  I smoke this out of a cob to get the best flavors possible.

Do yourself a favor.  When you find a blend you like cellar it away.  Prices never seem to go down and you can save a bundle by getting it as cheap as you can now.    A new pipe tobacco tax lax is also being considered that would raise the price of a tub of SWR from $22 now to over $40 where I buy it.  I've now stored away nine tubs of this stuff and will get more.

A very solid 4 stars plus ****