Category: Tobaccos

The private blend of our late friend Bill Rutledge, now on the shelf as a permanent part of our lineup.  Bill was a fixture at The Country Squire for years and epitomized who we strive to be each day:  sophisticated, patient, welcoming, and kind.  He was always here to greet guests or to recommend tobaccos to new pipe smokers.  He was sharp, quirky, and hilarious–and he was ours.

Bill’s Blend is a sweet aromatic featuring confectionary notes of vanilla and marshmallow.  The room note is superb and will be a  treat for your companions.  Soft and creamy, this tobacco is easy to keep lit and gentle on the palate.  A true smoker-friendly, aromatic gem.

Bill’s Blend has been a popular choice at The Squire for years as people would come in, smell Bill’s pipe and ask for “whatever tobacco that guy is smoking”.  We invite you to honor him with us while enjoying this excellent custom blend.

Air cured burleys an a variety of Virginias come together in this blackberry treat that features notes of whiskey, sugar, and spice.  Blackberry Cobbler comes to mind for some… perhaps the kind that would win First Prize at the Neshoba County Fair.

A little History:
From here: “Smoking pipes and tobacco have been a significant and visible part of the Choctaw traditional lifeway for a very long time, but they have not received much-written attention. The Choctaw name for tobacco is “hakchuma” (Byington 1915:131). According to a Choctaw cultural authority with whom we consulted on this article, tobacco plants were traditionally planted and tended by Choctaw medicine people, both male and female. After the plants matured, their leaves were removed and stored as dried rolls, tied up with bark strips. In the 1700s, some Choctaw communities grew enough tobacco both to supply themselves and to export it to Euro-American traders (Romans 1775:84-85)

These early Choctaw tobacco horticulturalists made a lasting contribution to the American tobacco industry. One of the traditional tobacco varieties that they developed, today known as “Perique,” may be the most expensive grade of tobacco in the world.  For our ancestors, and for some Choctaws today, tobacco-smoking, “hakchuma shuka,” is approached in a spiritual way. The rising puffs of smoke are seen to carry one’s words or prayers upwards to the Creator.   Several of our own employees have Choctaw heritage.”

Much like Mississippi, Delta Honeydew is complex, mysterious, and offers a few surprises.  This Virginia-forward tobacco has the subtlety of high grade yellow leaf, while combining it with a small kiss of fruit topping.  Additionally featuring the allure of various small-batch condimental tobaccos, Delta Honeydew is a blend that you’ll find yourself reaching for often, but won’t always know why!

A truly exotic cocktail of tobacco; full-flavored, yet mild.  We refer to this blend as a “hybrid” because it has characteristics of English and Aromatic pipe blends.  Semi-sweet flavors are accented by a dash of Latakia to make each bowl its own adventure.  One of our most complex blends.  Extremely pleasing to your companions, Hunting Creek has an intoxicating room note.

This old-fashioned dessert comes alive in this vibrant aromatic treat!  Peaches and berries are mixed with sweet cream in this Virginia-Cavendish delight.

A sweet treat!  This raspberry cream tobacco will knock your socks off!  Seersucker, a burley and Cavendish mixture, sweet and tart, is combined with an outstanding room note that will even have your friends craving a bowl!

Our 2019 International Pipe Smoking Day blend was a hit, and now is part of our regular line-up!  If you haven’t tried it, meet “Thin Mint”!  This tribute to our favorite cookie will knock your socks off!  This highly aromatic treat is a dead ringer for the famous addictive cookie!

A balanced blend of Virginias and Cavendish, this smooth, sweet blend is ideal for those who prefer a gentle and fruity smoke.  The black cherry is very apparent, but not overwhelming.  Very soft.

The Wars of the Roses were 15th Century conflicts fought between the Yorks and the Lancasters for control of the throne of England.  Though extinguished with the death of Richard III in 1485, the Yorkist tradition is proud and lives on both in its direct descendants and in the hearts and minds of English romantics.  With White Rose, we honor the House of York.

This soft Burley and Cavendish mixture will be one of the most unique aromatics in your cellar.  The pronounced honey topping at times resembles tea, or even rum.  The sophisticated pipe smoker will immediate appreciate the essence of Lakeland tobacco characteristics, as rosewater is apparent on the exhale.  A sweet, perfumed delight!

White Rose was proudly developed in 2017 to celebrate the 200th Episode of Country Squire Radio and was presented to and named for Beau York, our dear friend.  All profits from the sale of White Rose go directly to making Country Squire Radio happen each week.  As of June 2017, Country Squire Radio is the #1 rated pipe-smoking podcast in the world.  The show is now at the core of an international pipe club which gives smokers across the globe a chance to celebrate the hobby together weekly.