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Prince Albert Pipe Tobacco Review     March 8th, 2009

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Prince Albert Tobacco ReviewI smoked Prince Albert pipe tobacco for the first time last night and was pleasantly surprised. What do I mean by “pleasantly surprised”? What I mean is that I was surprised that it wasn’t aweful. Actually, it was quite good, albeit extremely mild. I am also a cigar smoker and I would classify Prince Albert as the Macanudo of pipe tobaccos. I apologize to John Middleton, Inc. for thinking their tobacco wouldn’t be good before I tried it and admit that I was probably under the influence of “tobacco snobbery”. After all, Prince Albert is an inexpensive mass-market brand …

Yes, it is a mass-market brand, and you can find it just about anywhere they sell tobacco. I actually bought mine at Tobacco Depot in Spring Hill FL. I was visiting my dad and didn’t have any pipes or tobacco with me, so I went to the local Tobacco Depot and decided to try Prince Albert. I bought some new pipes too, but that will be another post.

Tobacco Depot did have Prince Albert in a Tub, but I decided to try the small 1.5 oz. size to see if I liked it before buying a large amount. It comes in a “Luxury Pouch” packaged inside a box with the familiar red, accented with white and gold, as pictured at the top of the page.

Prince Albert is so smooth I don’t think you could get tongue bite of you tried. It smoked very smooth and cool. There wasn’t a lot of flavor. It was very mild and it did go well with my drink accompaniment of 2005 Gnarled Vine Zinfandel, which I also highly recommend.

 

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Prince Albert 1.5 oz Pouch

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Very Mild Burley Tobacco Makes Up the Prince Albert Blend

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I recommend Prince Albert to anyone that is just starting out with pipe smoking. It is also great for breaking in new pipes. You can puff away like a freight train and not get tongue burn or gunk in your pipes. If you’re a “tobacco snob” that can only smoke expensive pipe tobacco, then Prince Albert is not for you. If you’d like to have a good every day mild smoking tobacco, then give it a whirl. Again, it is very mild, but very good for the price.

Eric, over at SmokingPipeTobacco.com makes a great point in his review when he says; “I’m not always in the mood for something complex or sophisticated. Those times where I’m working, concentrating on something, but want to smoke - those are the times for Prince Albert …” - extremely well put Eric! Read his post, “Do you have Prince Albert in a Tub?

Brand: Prince Albert

Blender: John Middleton, Inc., King of Prussia PA USA

Box Description: Cool, Mild, No Bite, Slow Burning

Country of Origin: USA

Curing Group: Air Cured

Contents: Burley

Cut: Ribbon

Strength: Very Mild

Flavoring: Very Mild

Taste: Very Mild

Room Note: Pleasant

Recommendation: Recommended

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10 Responses to “Prince Albert Pipe Tobacco Review”

  1. skymuscle83 said:

    Well I’m new to pipe smoking as I smoke cigars normally but a buddy of mine introduced me to it and I love it!! Anyway I’ve tried prince albert and it is not bad. I do like it. I mainly smoke my local tobacco shops house blend and its fabulous but some prince albert every now and then is great. Since I am new I was wondering if there was any tobacco out there that I should try for a new comer?

  2. Kevin said:

  3. skymuscle83 said:

    ok thanks, I read your review of that and it sounded very intriguing to me so I will for sure pick some up. Any others I should try? I read your review of the Maltese Falcon and I thought I might buy some of that.

  4. Kevin said:

  5. skymuscle83 said:

    Ok I have found all except one and bought them. I can’t find the McClelland Christmas Cheer 2006. I have found the 2008,2009 but I haven’t found 2006. Apparently by most reviews it is a wonderful smoke…lol. Any thoughts on how or where I can find some?

  6. Kevin said:

    It is probably out of production.

  7. John A. Slack said:

    Somebody ought to keep track of what web site offers the best prices. As a pipe smoker for 40 years I’ve been unable to buy Prince Albert 14 oz container from the same place two times consecutively. Prices presently have an enormous range, from $17 to $32 for the same item! The web sites are notorious for poorly designed links for a simple purchase, the exact link that should be easiest.

  8. Kevin said:

  9. skymuscle83 said:

    http://www.jrcigars.com/index.cfm?page=pipes2 has it for $22.95 as well. Here is where I get most of my pipe tobacco. They have great deals on many pipe tobaccos.

    http://www.pipesandcigars.com/newpiptobhea1.html

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