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- Components: Virginia, Burley
- Family: Burley
- Cut: Ribbon
About This Pipe Tobacco
Carter Hall has been providing a straightforward and enjoyable pipe blend at an affordable price for well over a century by keeping things simple: ribbon-cut Virginia and Burley leaf of good quality, combined in the right proportions.
Customer Reviews
I am really going to irk some people with this review....but someone has to say it
February 05, 2018
By:
Jeffrey E.
Product: Carter Hall Carter Hall 1.5oz Pouch
y are discrediting the traditions and culture of rural life and history...their critique of Carter Hall is just one such example. I actually grew up on a farm in North Carolina; not in Boston, or NYC, or Seattle, or some place like that. We didn't farm tobacco because we didn't have any allotments, but the farmer down the road did. My granddaddy every year would be allowed to harvest a small portion of tobacco as a barter to things we had and/or grew. He would air cure it, and shred it himself, lightly spray something like simple syrup on it (i.e., sugar water), and guess what, it tasted just like Carter Hall when we smoked it (yes, I started smoking a pipe at a young age--12 in fact). Carter Hall doesn't have "undertones of honey" or "vanilla" or anything imaginary like that...it's simply a clean, smooth, great tasting tobacco that smokes cool and tastes consistent throughout the bowl. Please don't get caught up in all of the ignorance and pretentious idiocy that comes from others on the internet about Carter Hall; if you want an excellent traditional tasting smoke, this should be the first one you try (the other may be Sir Walter Raleigh's original blend)....Read More
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Don't Dismiss It because it's OTC
July 10, 2017
Product: Carter Hall Carter Hall 1.5oz Pouch
r Raleigh on the table and said "try out what your grandfathers smoked, boys." We did, and I found that I had given these OTC (over the counter) blends short shrift. Are we all tobacco snobs sooner or later? ;-) We get so wrapped up in our tinned blends of Balkans and Syrian Latakias, Virgians and St. James Perique, that we forget that sometimes simple is okay, and maybe even good. I've got perhaps fifty blends at home and am cellaring many good ones for even more variety, so perhaps that's why I was open now to these OTCs, of which I personally liked Carter Hall best. It is a nice blend of Burley--which I've always slighted--and Virginias. Some claim a top note--perhaps, but it is undetectable by me over the flavor of the Burley and Virginia. One large point seems worth making. It seems common knowledge that one "sips" Virginias, rather than smoking them like the pipe is a runaway locomotive on a steep downhill grade. Well, this applies to a Burley-VA blend as well, and in my further experimentation with straight Burleys of late, I suggest that Burleys are to be sipped as well. I guess my approach is this. If the flavor of a tobacco is subtle, sip it slowly and let the smoke move around in your mouth, approaching your various taste buds until it finds the ones that resound with pleasure. If you accordian the smoke in and out, your taste buds will not enjoy the tobacco. Frankly this is why so many new smokers go headfirst into heavily cased aromatics, or, lately, strong Latakia tobaccos early on. I believe they are looking for a flavor hit that engulfs their taste buds like a jalapeno. The pipe smoker with a few thousand bowls behind him comes to realize that in this way at least, smoking a pipe is like drinking a fine bourbon or single malt scotch. (Or wine, for you guys reading this and still wearing your tie). You get nothing but drunk gulping booze. That's only fun until you pass your teen years. With a pipe, smoking it like a cigarette is not fun at all, for you or your tongue--or your palate.
I bet you thought I'd never return to talking about Carter Hall. Tobaccos like this are a great treat for your palate because they are mild, yet when smoked slowly, in small puffs (sipping), they reward us with a very pleasing flavor and yet are gentle on a tongue that may have been abused by our experimentation with other blends that are not nearly as gentle. I recommend Carter Hall as an inexpensive and pleasant way to while away the hours between the next pipeful of Samuel Gawith 1792....Read More
I bet you thought I'd never return to talking about Carter Hall. Tobaccos like this are a great treat for your palate because they are mild, yet when smoked slowly, in small puffs (sipping), they reward us with a very pleasing flavor and yet are gentle on a tongue that may have been abused by our experimentation with other blends that are not nearly as gentle. I recommend Carter Hall as an inexpensive and pleasant way to while away the hours between the next pipeful of Samuel Gawith 1792....Read More
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Legendary for a Reason
May 04, 2026
By:
Tony P.
Product: Carter Hall Carter Hall 14oz
like it’s got something to prove.
That’s Carter Hall.
Old reliable.
Crack open the taupe tub and you get a soft, familiar welcome: the scent of cocoa powder up front, with just the faintest suggestion of bourbon sweetness hanging in the background. Nothing loud, nothing artificial. Just… right. Leave it in the tub or jar it up, doesn’t matter, it somehow holds that perfect, “why-can’t-every-blend-be-like-this” moisture indefinitely.
Relights? Rare to nonexistent.
Tongue bite? Not in this lifetime.
Cool, smooth, lightly sweet, and consistent from match to heel? Every single time.
At the start of the bowl, there’s a gentle cocoa note if you sip it. The bourbon mostly disappears, but what remains is a quiet, nutty sweetness that never tries too hard. As you work your way down, it deepens just slightly, maybe a touch darker, almost flirting with a mild cigar-like edge, but don’t expect a grand performance. Carter Hall isn’t here to evolve. It’s here to deliver.
And it does. Every. Time.
If you’re chasing complexity, layers, and something that demands your full attention, this isn’t that blend. But if what you want is a dependable companion, something you can pack without thinking, light without fuss, and enjoy without effort, this is about as good as it gets.
I love this stuff. Completely, unapologetically.
And I get why it’s lasted this long, why it still has a place, and why it probably always will. But if the day ever comes when it’s on the chopping block, I’d appreciate a heads-up. I’ve got some jars to fill and a bunker to prepare....Read More
That’s Carter Hall.
Old reliable.
Crack open the taupe tub and you get a soft, familiar welcome: the scent of cocoa powder up front, with just the faintest suggestion of bourbon sweetness hanging in the background. Nothing loud, nothing artificial. Just… right. Leave it in the tub or jar it up, doesn’t matter, it somehow holds that perfect, “why-can’t-every-blend-be-like-this” moisture indefinitely.
Relights? Rare to nonexistent.
Tongue bite? Not in this lifetime.
Cool, smooth, lightly sweet, and consistent from match to heel? Every single time.
At the start of the bowl, there’s a gentle cocoa note if you sip it. The bourbon mostly disappears, but what remains is a quiet, nutty sweetness that never tries too hard. As you work your way down, it deepens just slightly, maybe a touch darker, almost flirting with a mild cigar-like edge, but don’t expect a grand performance. Carter Hall isn’t here to evolve. It’s here to deliver.
And it does. Every. Time.
If you’re chasing complexity, layers, and something that demands your full attention, this isn’t that blend. But if what you want is a dependable companion, something you can pack without thinking, light without fuss, and enjoy without effort, this is about as good as it gets.
I love this stuff. Completely, unapologetically.
And I get why it’s lasted this long, why it still has a place, and why it probably always will. But if the day ever comes when it’s on the chopping block, I’d appreciate a heads-up. I’ve got some jars to fill and a bunker to prepare....Read More
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Swiss Army Knife Tobacco
May 02, 2026
By:
CodgerDad
Product: Carter Hall Carter Hall 14oz
ocus.
Beyond the flavor, its high Burley content and easy-burning cut allows as one of the best blends for building an even, sturdy carbon cake in a brand new pipe. On the other hand, if you’ve just finished a bowl of a heavy Latakia bomb or a soapy floral flake and want to reset the briar, Carter Hall acts as a "palate cleanser" for your pipe, lifting away lingering shadows of previous smokes.
We live in an age of endless choices and sometimes, staring at a cellar full of tins feels like a chore. Carter Hall is the easy decision. You know exactly what you’re getting: a dependable, cocoa-forward, mellow experience that performs every single time!...Read More
Beyond the flavor, its high Burley content and easy-burning cut allows as one of the best blends for building an even, sturdy carbon cake in a brand new pipe. On the other hand, if you’ve just finished a bowl of a heavy Latakia bomb or a soapy floral flake and want to reset the briar, Carter Hall acts as a "palate cleanser" for your pipe, lifting away lingering shadows of previous smokes.
We live in an age of endless choices and sometimes, staring at a cellar full of tins feels like a chore. Carter Hall is the easy decision. You know exactly what you’re getting: a dependable, cocoa-forward, mellow experience that performs every single time!...Read More
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Smooth all day smoke
April 23, 2026
By:
James D.
Product: Carter Hall Carter Hall 14oz
on it for those who prefer a richer smoke. You get a large hit of buttery cream with slight nuttiness in the background. Ive never experienced tongue bite from this blend, and seems to burn even and steadily. It is a very mild smoke without much going on, but that is what makes it enjoyable. If you are new to pipe smoking, this blend is a must try....Read More
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