John Middleton, Inc. is the manufacturer of Carter Hall Pipe Tobacco. Carter Hall is a blend of air cured cross cut Burley & Virginia ribbon cut tobaccos. I'll start off by saying I bought a box of this at my local B&M on a whim one month ago. In these four weeks I can say I have smoked a bowl daily. So far I've never got tired of smoking this. I have tried about every 'drug store' brand pipe tobacco on the market available in the states and will say this is by far my favorite. Carter Hall always burns dry with only one light all the way to the bottom of the bowl. It has a nice pouch aroma of chocolate covered raisins but flavor of what tobacco should taste like, REAL TOBACCO! A nice nutty Burley tobacco flavor. Low in nicotine. I detect no chemical taste or aftertaste in this blend. It smokes mellow and smooth from start to finish. The room note is pleasant and mild. There is nothing fancy about it, just a good dependable go to everyday smoke. I see myself smoking a lot of this over the summer while working in the garden. This is fast becoming one of my favorites.