Uhle's Blend 255
(2.88)
Cube cut for long and cool smoking ... excellent aroma ... just a little on the sweet side. This blend was created in 1937, has never changed, and is right up there as a best seller.
Notes: The current description in Uhle's menu and at their website reads, "Slow-burning, this lighter aromatic smokes earthy with a subtle hint of licorice. Ingredients: Cube-cut burley with Cavendish."
Details
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.88 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 11 - 16 of 16 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 01, 2009 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
For me this was a good cube cut burley. Not great but a solid good. I enjoyed the room note as did my wife. The blend may have just been too mild for me. This isn't a bad thing. I tend to favor this blend in the morning as well as on hot days.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 17, 2009 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
This blend was a little too "OLD TIMEY" for me. Soapy and not so good. It was burley with licorice and Lake Land essence. I took a pass.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 21, 2008 | Mild | Mild | Medium | Pleasant |
I taste soap. Reminds me of Sutclife Mixture 79. I enjoy UHLE Blend 300 better. UHLE Blend 71 is their best.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 24, 2007 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This is Uhle?s oldest blend and could probably be considered its signature blend. It is a good one, indeed. 255 is a nice, light, mild aromatic that I much preferred over Uhle?s 300 blend that I recently reviewed. Others have made note of a soapy and/or licorice smell / taste. I didn?t detect them. I did find it more floral / herbal than anything else but in no way was this overwhelming nor was the burley weighed down by the flavoring. The burley came to the forefront nicely, more so as I progressed down the bowl. There may be an ever so small amount of powdered deer tongue in this blend. I can?t compare this blend to F&S as others have done; I haven?t tried F&S in its present HOW reincarnation. But 255 is a great all-day smoke from a great, old B&M. And I just love the retro style pouches in which Uhle?s packages their blends.
A cigarette is to be smoked. A cigar is to be enjoyed. A pipe is to be savored.
I rate this blend 8.4 out of 10.
A cigarette is to be smoked. A cigar is to be enjoyed. A pipe is to be savored.
I rate this blend 8.4 out of 10.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 13, 2004 | Mild | Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Well, I've never tried Field and Stream but it is described as having flavors of licorice and maple, and the #255 does have a licorice aroma in the bag. This is another great outdoor tobacco, which I have been primarily smoking while mowing the lawn so as to make that tiresome chore considerably more pleasant. I like the idea of smoking a blend that was created two decades before I was and has not changed; is not altered or "improved". Upon first lighting there was a brief blast of the flavor some describe as soapy, but this quickly faded and settled down to a consistent, pleasant aromatic taste. There's no tendency to bite, it burns slow and cool, and stays dry. I really like this for a change of pace and will likely keep some on hand.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 08, 2004 | Medium | Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
I really wanted to love this blend. This is an old time blend from the 1930's and very popular today. It is high quality leaf mostly burley and smells wonderful. The blend is not to moist and perfect for me. The flavor of the tobacco upon lighting is completely over powered by a soapy kind of flavor which I dislike totally. That flavor also stayed in one of my pipes for many bowls there after, so be warned. Must be a great tobac for some, but I can't even finish the 2oz bag.
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