War Horse Bar Plug Pipe Tobacco

This is probably my favorite and would be my all day smoker... wish I could get it by the pound, if you like bowls of fresh Dark Sweet Orchard Cherries their smell and taste: War Horse Bar tobacco is that to me...

I love the tonquin bean flavoring. Not sure if there are other flavors, but as you progress more towards the bottom you get more of the herbaceous, and even slightly (very slightly) minty aspect of the flavoring. I can understand why one person said gingerbread at a certain point in the bowl, it eventually complexifies from a dominant vanilla/some herbaceous quality to a more herby, cooking-spice like taste with some vanilla. The tobaccos are also quite nice and are more noticeable at the bottom of the bowl, though the flavoring never goes even close to fully away for me, it just changes and evolves into something I find more interesting, albeit less sweet and overtly likeable. However, I actually find the bottom of the bowl to maybe be my favorite part with this due to the more complex nature the flavoring takes. I’m not just after sweet; but the beginning of the bowl does deliver on that and I thoroughly enjoy that part too. Yes, it does have a respectable amount of vitamin N, but if you’re a nicotine fiend like me, it won’t blow you out of the water. Old Joe Krantz is certainly stronger with the nic kick. It is not some insane nicotine bomb by any stretch, but to the greenhorns of tobacco product consumption, it will hit. Nothing a full stomach shouldn’t be able to fix. A full bowl of some other blends will have newcomers unsteady on their feet and in their stomachs no matter what; I don’t think this one poses mortal danger to anyone, but regardless, it may be safer to keep it to three quarters or half a bowl if this is a concern for you. As the title states, I find it to get a bit ashy and harsh at some point between halfway and three quarters of the bowl down, which is the only reason I give four stars and not five. I have found I can greatly mitigate this by not rubbing out the cake (it’s more of a crumble cake than a plug) super fine. I don’t leave chunks, but I let the chunks break apart and fall into the pile without pressing my fingers together hard enough to totally disintegrate them into individual little ribbons. This, as well as not packing the bowl down very tight, or tamping it too forcefully while it’s lit, seems to greatly reduce this harshness that eventually surfaces, and allows it to still be an enjoyable experience the whole bowl through. This harshness also usually clears up for me once I’m at the bottom of the bowl, it’s really mostly contained to the 2/3 of the way portion to just above the bottom. Perhaps about a fifth or a sixth of the bowl has this quality when treated right. If rubbed out very finely and packed tightly, it’s more like between a third and a half of the bowl that has this quality. Regardless, I do thoroughly enjoy most of the bowl with this one, and still am able to derive a pleasurable flavor from the section that doesn’t want to cooperate with me. Don’t write it off because I said it gets weird with you for a fraction of the bowl - even that part does have good flavors, and just wait till you get to the bottom. A totally unique set of fascinating flavors. That part of the bowl alone justifies saying that this tobacco is an aromatic fit for the non aromatic smoker.

This tobacco was pretty strong, something I'm getting use to. It had some interesting flavors and aromas going on. I haven't smoked a pipe in 3wks do to some health issues, so I haven't had more than one bowl of this.

If you want a nicotine buzz this is the stuff to get, taste bomb too

Very good flavor and strong. I'm a fan of strong tobacco and war horse does the trick. Three Nuns, Erinmore flake and war horse are now my top 3 Tobaccos. We shall see if there are others who will take the cake.

This tobacco blend pleasantly surprised me. Immediately upon opening, a strong and pleasant tonkin/coumarin smell, very similar to 1972. Although Plug is listed in the description, the tobacco separates and crumbles very easily. Strong enough (I'm not a fan of strong tobaccos), but with slow smoking and of course not on an empty stomach - very pleasant. Of course, it will not become an everyday tobacco, but from time to time I will return to it with pleasure. It lights with little fuss and burns quite well. The scenting is fairly pronounced at first - even now its still hard to put my finger on the flavor. I'm reminded of Lakeland florality. However, as the bowl progresses, the scenting recedes some and the tobacco comes forward until at mid-bowl the two meld and it reminds me of gingerbread. It is so smooth and pleasant that I am puffing along at a slow pace.

Full on aromatic. Very prominent tonquin flavor. High in vitamin N so take it easy on this one.

Love this tobacco! Puff slow and on a full stomach otherwise this tobacco will kick you in the teeth.

If I could only have one tobacco to carry with me on a cross country trek, this would be the one. Make no mistake, this stuff delivers a lot of nicotine in a small amount of time and the rich flavor is smooth enough that it’s easy to smoke. Good stuff.