Tabac De La Semois: La Brumeuse 3.5oz Pipe Tobacco

Product Number: 003-666-0001

Long the secret of the Ardennes' misty valleys, Semois remained unheard of to most outside Belgium until a writer for the New York Times received some as a gift, leading in turn to an article on this distinctive regional leaf. Earthy, floral and cool, many who've now had the chance to try it often find themselves grasping in vain for a well-known tobacco to compare it to: "cigar-like tin note, but not like a cigar," "alternate-universe Oriental," etc. The simple truth is, Semois is Semois; a straight, all-natural Burley grown under unique conditions.

In the traditional style, Vincent Manil packs and ships this leaf quite dry; while there might be a temptation to bring the tobacco to a higher humidity if you aren't familiar with it, Semois smokes well (and many would argue, best) as received, and tightly packed. (As others have noted, the dryness also means you're getting more leaf, and less water, for the packaged weight.)

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Customer Reviews (54 Total)
Overall Rating:
4.18 out of 5 stars
For the ones who master pipesmoking
April 12, 2018
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
Vincent Manil La Brumeuse is a blend which is composed of 85 till 90 % burley, which has become a burley hybrid due to more than a century cultivation in the misty humid region of the Belgian Semois River Valley. Air cured, and after around 3 years t... Read More
ChuckP
July 08, 2017
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
I ordered one packet in the event I did not like it. Now I know I should have ordered more. And I will. I expected something much stronger, but this is very mild. In the bag, has a mildly sweet, almost licorice aroma. Has a faint cigar-like quality w... Read More
Not great
November 01, 2020
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
being a big fan of pipe smoking, cigars and Belgium I really wanted to like this one, its not bad, but for the price nothing special in my humble opinion. Its like chopping up a cheap cigar that's been a little dried out and then smoking it in your p... Read More
碎雪茄掺杂薄荷的味道
March 10, 2019
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
烟草剪裁及其粗旷,又粗又干,这个味道,我难道去抽雪茄不好吗?
过瘾!
November 30, 2019
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
味极清雅,力道巨大,过鼻上头,过肺倒地~
Like a good cup of coffee
August 16, 2018
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
This stuff is really good. I agree with the description that it's cigar like without being like a cigar. To me it's like a really good cup of coffee full of cocoa and earthy notes.
清雅高逸
December 21, 2019
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
干草有着宜人的自然花香,手指触碰就知道气质不凡,碾碎以后在手指上会留下巧克力的味道。点燃抽吸,配合老仲裁官的玉米烟斗,烟气干爽中带着花香和甜味,非常宜人,但也十分清淡,似乎在品尝清淡的雪茄,一斗到底,意犹未尽之间。我甚至把这个烟草碾碎后用筛子过了一遍,制成鼻烟,也是很好的~
Rustic Earthiness Defined
July 08, 2014
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
Vincent Manil’s La Brumeuse Pure Semois is one of the most unusual and flavorful pipe tobaccos I have ever had the pleasure of smoking. The flavor is rich and utterly unique; more akin to a fine cigar in its full-bodied earthiness. This earthiness is... Read More
Slobberknocked!
July 03, 2014
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
This is the STRONGEST (i.e., harshest) tobacco I have experienced in my 40+ years of pipesmoking! If chemotherapy doesn't make your hair fall out, this stuff will probably do the trick!
Excellency
April 28, 2016
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
The bees knees.
Very European
July 09, 2022
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
Put more hair on my chest then Burt Reynolds
I love it!
April 28, 2022
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
This one took me several pipes and techniques to figure it out. Searching for the flavor that others here have described and I finally found it. This is strong stuff and despite being very very dry I had to do several re-lights due to the strength an... Read More
Delicious!
August 16, 2021
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
And here I thought la Petite Robin was dry! La Brunueuse is even dryer. Others have described this well. All I can really add is: Pack this tight and sip SLOWLY, and be rewarded with a unique smoking experience. Highly recommened and quite flavorful... Read More
Dry as dust
April 06, 2020
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
My tobacco arrived a brutally dry mess. Looked disgusting.
So good, so different
March 23, 2019
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
There’s not much I can say that hasn’t been said yet. So I’ll just say: mix it with Virginia for a blend that will wow you for days. About 3 parts Virginia to 1 part semois brings out an incredible floral flavor that sits underneath the normal green... Read More
Here it is.
March 22, 2019
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
I very much enjoy strong tobacco and this is a pretty strong tobacco. I am also quite lazy and not interested in exploring some sort of multi-stage pipe loading technique that involves algebra and a spring tensioner. Press this stuff firmly into th... Read More
Must Try
July 19, 2018
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
Ah, the ever popular and elusive Semois. It’s a Burley seed planted in the Ardennes river valley. Over the years it’s garnered its own distinct flavor profile. It’s robust, almost cigar like to. Still maintains a bit of nuttiness and cocoa from the B... Read More
Woah
June 13, 2018
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
"Tin note" is not particularly pleasant however that does not translate into the flavor. This is definitely a nutty burley with subtle, natural chocolate hints along with a strong mineral accompaniment. When I use the term mineral Im referring to s... Read More
Different... but a very good different
February 17, 2018
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
Every point of the write up is true. It's reminiscent of cigar leaf in one puff, yet tastes like an oriental ( I''m thinking smyrna) in another. And also has that warm, grassy burley taste too. A very good smoke! Makes me want to try the other Tabac ... Read More
Wow a very unique tobac
April 23, 2016
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
Pure unadulterated pleasure, full of flavor without all the sugar casing of most tobacco, MUST TRY FOR ALL EXPERIENCED PIPE SMOKER.
Easier to smoke than I was lead to believe
April 02, 2023
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
I was both intrigued and intimidated by the description and sone of these reviews of this blend. Thankfully my curiosity outweighed the hesitance to try it. Firstly- it really ya easier to pack and smoke than sone may lead one to believe. It smokes d... Read More
awesome!
December 19, 2022
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
Package note of mildly sweet, earthy, and mild licorice. Tobacco is brown ribbon cut, a little on the dry side but soft, no prep needed. Burns fast with few relights. The strength is medium to strong, and nic is medium. No flavoring detected. Taste i... Read More
This is a curious one, it acts like a blend, but has almost a single component. For a "straight shot" of flavor, it is worth a a try
July 22, 2022
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
I saw this blend, and upon a whim decided to give it a try. Opened the bag, and saw it was pretty dry and resisted the urge to re-hydrate. SO i read instructions, so what hahaha. "Tin" note for me is anise meets a Connecticut leafed ciga... Read More
Fascinating smoke
August 26, 2021
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
My first bowl of this didn't impress me much, burned hot, fast, and was pretty acrid tasting. It was half way through my second bowl that I went back and read some of the reviews here and found Marc d's review and a few tips that made all the differ... Read More
It grew on me
July 16, 2021
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
Tastes grrreat! At first smoke I was appalled and my tongue felt assaulted. I was ready to toss it out, but I endured. I slowed down my puffing cadence and tried different methods of packing i.e., stuff and puff, tight, loose, in between, and the thr... Read More
Wow!!!
June 13, 2021
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
This tobacco is excellent! Never had anything like it in a pipe tobacco. The cigar overtones often mentioned are more than just overtones. This is a very cigar like experience. And by that I mean oscuro/maduro not claro or sun grown. Rich, earthy, an... Read More
Wow!!!
June 13, 2021
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
This tobacco is excellent! Never had anything like it in a pipe tobacco. The cigar overtones often mentioned are more than just overtones. This is a very cigar like experience. And by that I mean oscuro/maduro not claro or sun grown. Rich, earthy, an... Read More
Strong but intriguing
May 07, 2021
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
As described, it comes very dry and you get a fair brick. I first thought it would crumble packing but held up to packing quite nicely. As it's dry, it does smoke a little harshly for my taste, but after smoking about a third the bowl, I didn't notic... Read More
Complex and easily overwhelming
March 24, 2021
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
In all fairness, I'm not a Burley guy. I tried this out in a MM Pony Express. I liked much of the flavor present, moreso than any domestic unprocessed burley I've tried. It isn't enough for a repeat purchase, though. The flavors can overwhelm to an e... Read More
My Foggy Delight
February 07, 2021
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
La Brumeuse, or The Fog. This was the first Vincent Manil blend I ever had the pleasure of sampling, and Lord am I glad I did. And I am grateful for not just Manil himself but also the New York Times writer who brought his popularity to American pipe... Read More
Best tobacco ever
August 23, 2020
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
This is my favorite tobacco. Although I enjoy the medium cut slightly more, I have nothing but good stuff to say about this brand. I have turned so many people onto it and everyone has loved it too. I can't get enough!
Not enough superlatives
May 06, 2020
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
I bought one because I’ve been curious about it for years. Now I’m ready to add its two siblings. This tobacco has an earthy nuttiness that’s extremely pleasant. I tend to like burleys anyway, but this is a whole new level. If there’s such a thing as... Read More
Not enough superlatives
May 06, 2020
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
I bought one because I’ve been curious about it for years. Now I’m ready to add its two siblings. This tobacco has an earthy nuttiness that’s extremely pleasant. I tend to like burleys anyway, but this is a whole new level. If there’s such a thing as... Read More
Not enough superlatives
May 06, 2020
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
I bought one because I’ve been curious about it for years. Now I’m ready to add its two siblings. This tobacco has an earthy nuttiness that’s extremely pleasant. I tend to like burleys anyway, but this is a whole new level. If there’s such a thing as... Read More
Amazing!
April 30, 2020
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
If I have to choose one tobacco to smoke all the time, this might just be the one. So many amazing flavors everytime I smoke it. Really is a must try!
Amazing!
April 30, 2020
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
If I have to choose one tobacco to smoke all the time, this might just be the one. So many amazing flavors everytime I smoke it. Really is a must try!
Extraordinary flavor
January 14, 2020
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
I have to limit smoking this tobacco. If not, I would smoke it all the time. Very, very good.
Wonderful Tobacco
October 02, 2019
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
A wonderful smoke! I purchased about a year ago and just opened. The tin note was different can't really say. It is very dry in the package! Read several reviews and packed tightly and smoked slowly. A nice burley note with a hint of chocolate. Also ... Read More
MERCI BEAUCOUP & MANY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!!!
September 17, 2019
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
Merci Beaucoup Ardennes Valley; Merci Beaucoup Terroir de la Semois; Merci Beaucoup Brouillard de la Semois; Merci Beaucoup Joseph Pierret; Merci Beaucoup Vincent et Gaetane; Grazie Signore Dario; Thanks to New York Times; Special Thanks to Mr. Will ... Read More
Five Brothers' Dapper European Cousin
August 04, 2019
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
When I first whiffed the 'tin note' I thought I had just wasted $30 on cigarette tobacco. haha I was relieved when I sparked a bowl. Very herbaceous, mysterious. Earthy, spicy, and bittersweet. This tobacco is reminiscent of cigar leaf in many w... Read More
Heaven
December 18, 2018
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
I don’t see the cigar comparison. The tin note to me is a floral tea. The flavor is a woody tea with hints of floral. Scent, flavor, and packaging are all so unique and wonderful. This is for sure going to be a regular purchase for me.
Completely unique
November 25, 2018
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
I have yet to taste any pipe tobacco remotely similar to this one. You can tell it came from a burley, but the flavors are completely different. The bag note is very cigar-like, and it has a similar flavor once you start smoking it. I get some flo... Read More
not impressed
January 15, 2018
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
Well, when you see a real expensive bottle of cognac on the shelf you can't help but wonder if it's worth it. I've tried two bowls of this stuff so far in 2 different pipes and it's not doing anything for me. For what this stuff costs it should at le... Read More
Different but wonderful
January 06, 2018
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
So i hot a brick of this and boy was it dry, but after reading a few reviews i now know thats how this stuff comes. My tobacconist said it was moldy because of the odd smell bit it turns out that it was just the odd "cigarish" smell other r... Read More
Odd duck.
February 06, 2016
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
Love the back story on the tobacco but taste-wise it just isn't my thing. I tend to break in new pipes with it because is seems to be a very neutral tobacco.
Terrible
December 23, 2015
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
I gave this a try based on the reviews but it was just awful. I smoked five bowls to give it a fair chance and then I threw it out. I'm not posting this to take away from those that like it, but rather to give others a more realistic expectation. ... Read More
If you love burley...
December 08, 2015
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
If burleys are your bag then this could be the ultimate smoke for you. All the comments about complexities, earthiness, spiciness, etc. ring true. Unfortunately, burleys really aren't my thing, and I just can't take the nicotine content of this uniqu... Read More
Loved it!
August 27, 2015
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
Very unique; those who've called it cigar-like are right, there's definitely something in the flavor, and particularly the room note that's reminiscent of a cigar. It's very earthy, can be spicy at times, with a very deep flavor and a very cool smok... Read More
Unique and Tasty Smoke
July 08, 2015
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
This was a great surprise, and has become one of my favorites. I love that this is an all tobacco smoke, without casings or toppings. Just pure tobacco. Then there's the flavor, which is wonderful and rugged. I get notes of nuts, leather, wood, and c... Read More
Tobacco Perfection
June 11, 2015
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
You are totally missing out on the whole experience of truly smoking a pipe without this. Tabac Manil is a must in your pipe tobacco rotation. Semois is the choice if you had only one tobacco to take on a desert island. Ranks up among the classic mus... Read More
Unusual
June 04, 2015
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
Not your granddads burley for sure. The mentioned "strength" or "harshness". It is a full flavored leaf for sure. I wouldn't call it "harsh", but it is intense, strong isn't necessarily an inaccurate description. Leaves... Read More
had to try it
May 20, 2015
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
this is so different that you have to reallign your ideas about tobacco. I have found that letting it settle after breaking the brick and leaving for weeks mellows the intensity. The dryness is appealing. Go gentle with this one; will I purchase anot... Read More
Some of the best
July 10, 2014
Product: Tabac De La Semois La Brumeuse 3.5oz
This is some of the purest/tastiest/natural pipe tobacco you can find. Very much like a burley, but with floral undertones as stated previously. No need to set out and let dry, this stuff is ready to smoke right out of the package. This has easily be... Read More