Seattle Pipe Club - Mississippi River Special Reserve

After letting this tobacco age in the original can along with sealing it in a sealed canister I’m enjoying it more than when first bought. I’ve had this sealed for almost 4 years and the brick is still moist. I get the best flavor from my corn cob. It’s a very enjoyable deep rich smoke.

One of my favorites

Yet another awesome blend from the Seattle pipe club . A rich relaxing smoke with plenty of flavor. Perfect for an late evening pipe before bed. I will definitely buy this blend again

Great subtle Virginian flavors. Haven't smoked a VaPe blend for a while but enjoy it a lot

Very nice smoke

EXCELLENT. VERY ADDICTING.

This is a "wonderful" smoke. If you like these types of tobaccos in a mix I suggest you try it. Mr. Pete----------> aging hippie

No topping great Flavor, kind of sour aftertaste but in a good way.

I originally tried this tobacco many years ago and enjoyed it. Then it came out in bulk instead of tin, and it lacked flavor, for I found out it blenders were not careful about recipe. Stopped buying it for some time. Bought it recently and it's great again, 👍. Love the special blend. ❤

My current all time favorite to tobacco. Strong rich creamy dark smoke. Can't get enough of this one. This is what tobacco should be like.

Brought this with me on a trip with my family to the Appalachian mountains and I look forward to remembering that as one of the best times of my life every time I spark up this blend.

Excellent Keep it stocked

In the cellar

I found this much more enjoyable than plum pudding but less enjoyable than 7 seas tobacco blends. If you are a fan of orientals then this will be your cup of tea. It has a fairly strong taste but is more sweet than plum pudding in my opinion.

Love this blend, latakia is prominent without over powering the Virginia

An excellent all around tobacco. No bite, medium nicotine level, smooth, complex, an upgraded vaper blend, recommend to beginners or seasoned smokers alike!

Man is this good!! Funny thing is I wasn't a huge fan of Mississippi River originally. It got much better with age, but for my taste, it was still a mid range English. Add this to a rum barrel and something special happens. I know this is categorized as an aromatic but I am not sure I would put it there given today's common definition of an aromatic. First the rum. The rum is very evident in the tin note, it is almost all I can detect. I get a sour note from the Perique and Oriental, I assume. The flavor is fantastic. I get a nicely balanced English, rich in flavor no one tobacco seems to run the show. Creaminess from the Latakia and Orientals, sweetness from the Virginia base and a hint of pepper from the Perique. The Perique is really not easy to detect to my taste but there is hint of pepper like spice on the finish that I assume is the Perique, the figgy flavor may be blended so well with the Virginia's that you cannot tease it out, but as far as I am concerned the hallmark of a great blend is the marriage of the flavors and this delivers in that department unlike most blends. The rum must add some sweetness and flavor but it is so well sublimated into the other flavors all it does is make the constituent tobacco's taste better... which BTW is what added flavors were originally intended to do, not taste like smoking a lollipop. Fantastic blend, probably a great intro for smokers that haven't dove into the English genre yet. Looking forward to the bourbon barrel aged version of Plum Pudding but I am afraid the bar may be set to high (I am also afraid it will screw up the flavor like bourbon barrels do to beer, IMO).

The best ! 🙂

This is such a great smoke. Smooth. Flavorful. No bite back whatsoever. 10/10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I ordered a bunch of this great smoke. Joe Langford is a national treasure.

A true gentleman's blend that is extremely smooth while holding excellent top and bottom notes. I will undoubtedly purchase again.

This is a very yummy blend. Now, some aged Miss River is what originally got me into non aromatics, so it holds a special place for me. But this blend, as the description states, is everything good about the original only better. Now, one caveat... the moisture can create a problem. I've found that if you break your portion right off the block and go, it is very hard to get this stuff to light properly until you get about halfway through it. By then, the burn has dried out the last half and she'll roll away. If you give it some patient drying time beforehand however, to quote other religions, 'you shall be rewarded in heaven!' Haha. The aged Virginias are very apparent if you are used to aged tobaccos... they give a lovely sweet creaminess that only a wise old leaf can lend. I can't wait to see what further cellaring will produce with this one... but in the meantime, it is beautiful enough to stand naked in front of you. Well done Mr. Lankford!! For reference: enjoyed in a wooden stemmed churchwarden

Very pleasant smoke smooth taste no bight will purchase again.

Wow this was a huge let down for me. Can't really find any particular flavor in this and it smokes musky and scratchy if that makes any sense. Unfortunately I bought the big can too lol.

I had tried Mississippi River in the past and enjoyed it so I decided to give the Special Reserve a go. It turns out to be even smoother, which is hard to believe. A nice, cool, flavorful smoke. As you get to slice it off the cake, the flavor profile changes as it burns down the bowl. I have only tried it in a smaller pipe so far, but look forward trying it in a larger bowl for even more flavor variation. Well worth a try.

Just do yourself a favor and get some of this fantastic tobacco!

Mississippi River Special Reserve is a good smoking and tasting tobacco. It is more tangy and a bit stronger as other reviews have mentioned but l personally enjoy the flavor of Mississippi River better.

Great blend.

I've tried many different tobbacos and blends. There are some I like and some are okay. I think my favorite was Plum Pudding...until I fired up a bowl of this stuff. Full flavor but also smooth. There is something special about the flavor, can't really put my finger on it, but who cares...I like it. It's my go to when I want to have a sophisticated smoke.

Some of the best tobacco i have ever smoked only topped by the Seattle Pipe club plum pudding in my opinion.

This is something really special. The blend of several different tobaccos makes for a truly remarkable tobacco. It is the sweetest and most flavorful Virginia combination I have ever smelled and tasted. It has become my standard and the Mississippi River is excellent also. They are almost interchangeable.

A smooth robust smoke, I keep it in my rotation, love it

I’ve got to be honest and say this is a great blend. I’d prefer to say “it sucks, don’t buy it” so I have less trouble getting more. It’s strong and flavorful. Leaves no doubt which pipe you’ve smoked it in. I’ll be getting more to age a bit.

I don't review anything, and I sure haven't developed a fine palate that can pick out all the nuanced flavors, aromas and such. What I can say is that I have tried a lot of tobacco, and this one has "wow'd" not only me, but everyone I have shared it with. Part of me doesn't want to give such a good review so that I can stock up on this stuff before it's gone forever, but the other part of me wants everyone to know how good it is so they can get a chance to experience this blend themselves. Well done, SPC, you guys have knocked this out of the park.

What a great tobacco quite possibly the best non aromatic blend I have ever smoked and I don't say this lightly as I have been a pipe smoker for over 40 years.

I like it.

If you like classic Miss. River, TRY THIS. Very satisfied, can't reccommend enough.

My new favorite blend. I know everyone loves their Plum Pudding blend, but this one just hits all the spots for me. Smokes down to a fine white ash, no bite at all, excellent taste all the way through the bowl, a mix of flavors that make it lovely and interesting, I even like the aftertaste which I usually don't with most blends even if I like them during the smoke.

Mississippi River is my go to. The reserve was suggested by SPC. It is really a cut above.

Really good tobacco, smokes even better than the original. No bite, just a smooth Pipe. Still my favorite. It was a bit pricey for 4 oz, but well worth it it!

I didn't think Mississippi River could get any better but it just did! Smooth smoking, great flavor and it couldn't bite you if it tried. What else could you ask for in a great blend?

Haven't cracked the Plum Pudding yet. Mississippi River Reserve seems a bit smoother and tastier to me. All the notes of the original, just more intense.

This blends getting better an better

I did not think anything could improve Mississippi River but this Special Reserve release did. This is my favorite tobacco blend and number one in my rotation. I had smoked an 8oz tin of the 2014 vintage and loved every bowl. When I saw there was a Special Reserve version available I ordered a 4-oz tin and anxiously awaited its arrival. The tobacco arrived in a pressed cake (much tighter press than the loose krumble kake of the regular verison). I sliced off chunked, broke it apart and let it air-dry for about an hour (it's fairly moist). I like smoking cobs and I have a Missouri Meerschaum Mark Twain that's one of my favorites so I naturally loaded the bowl with Mississippi River. This led to an hour of smoking bliss. The blend of Latakia, Perique and Orientals are so distinct and flavorful that I immediately want a second bowl when the first is gone. The aftertaste is most excellent as well. I highly recommend Mississippi River and if you can get it the Special Reserve edition is even better.