Category: Squire Original Aromatics

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.”

Ambling along an overgrown trail in Washington State, you stop for a breath.  You close your eyes to smell the forest:  moist earth, fir trees, and peat become apparent to your senses.  You are now aware that you are thoroughly enjoying your Northwest Trek.

An incredibly complex mixture of choice tobaccos, Northwest Trek is for the smoker who enjoys rich, smoky flavor paired with delicate sweetness.  This Virginia, Burley, Latakia blend will make you a believer in savory tobaccos, and is perfect for Fall weather.  Pairs well with your favorite whiskey or single malt.

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.