Wilke Pipe Tobacco Wilke No. 10

This is a wonderful mild Balkan. Indeed this would make an excellent warm weather blend, or a fine choice for those who prefer a mild Latakia presence. Packs well, burns well, the flavor is a smooth melange of the ingredients, with a toasty undertone. Very nice.

This may be the most exotic and subtle tobacco I have ever smoked. This is mainly the Orientals at play here and they are mesmerizing. This is a rich, long burning tobacco that I smoke all day. It is sweet and tantalizing with rich and long lasting flavor. This is really the one. This one is difficult to rate because the strength and taste are more rich, complex, and tantalizing than the terms usually used.

I took Pipeline's suggestion and bought a pound of #10 and boy am I glad I did, thanks brother. To me this is the ultimate in a medium balkan blend. Just the right amount of smokehouse balanced with a dash of sweet VA surrounded by mouthwatering Orientals. The Oriental spice makes for an Xmas cookie/waffle with bacon extravaganza. The copious volume of smoke defines silky smooth. Forget the desert island, I just want to keep going down to the basement and pull a jar out of the cellar every couple of weeks and chill in my easy chair with a snifter of a potent potable. Yummm!

This Balkan has a companionable temperment, while interesting, sophisticated, and far from bland. A real peach. This works in cold and warm weather. It smokes well in any conceivable size pipe bowl.

Rarely do I get positive remarks from bystanders when smoking a Balkan. I do get them smoking No. 10. This blend will help one denote the difference between a Balkan and a mere Latakia-tilted English blend. This soon makes me forget about Exotique and think twice about loading a bowl full of Sasieni. No. 10 is more rounded than Exotique and less punishing tongue-wise (and less sweet) than Balkan Sasieni (which I still like very much).

If Balkans are "your thing," than resist ordering 2oz. or 4oz. and go for the pound serving. You may find yourself smoking multiple bowls, back to back to back daily. Remember to puff slow, sit back and consider yourself royalty.

A very nice smooth mild English with some flavor. Does not have the slightly rough edge I associate with EMP. Good first pipe of the day for English smokers. A good one to break in a new pipe with before advancing it to something stronger. Intend to always keep some on hand.

I really like the tobaccos coming out of P&W, and this is no exception. All of their standard line of tobacs are blended just before shipping, and how many places left can say that. Moisture content is perfect. This is a wonderfully tasting tobacco, if you like orientals, and nicely supported with the lemon VA and latakia which do not overpower this blend. The orientals play center stage here, and by a third way down the bowl, the lemon VA and latakia start to develop more fully, but the orientals never leave you. I would classify this as a light, or light medium English and very tasty on my buds. I enjoy this with coffee in the morning, and during the day, as it is light enough to enjoy all day. Because it does not have an overpowering nicotine punch or a full, strong English flavor, (which I enjoy in the evenings), it makes for an excellent summer blend, light, flavorful, most enjoyable, indoors or out. Smokes clean to a dry gray ash with no doodle. It has become one of my favs..

Wow, was this good! I am very fortunate to have had the chance to try it and have carol to thank for this. Having only tried a few Wilke blends, I jumped at the opportunity about 5 years ago when Carol announced she was going to close up shop. I immediately called her to put in an order of several I wanted to try, and anything she could recommend. This one was one of the latter.

This is the type of balkan blend that my tastes really gravitate to at this juncture in my pipe smoking journey. It is primarily dominated by the Virginias which are mostly bright and brown and very sweet. The latakia is very light just adding light touches of those familiar campfire and leather notes. The oriental(s) are right up front with the virginia and they play well together adding body and some sour citrus. this reminds me of one of my favorite balkans, John Cotton 1&2; from my recollection they are quite similar.

This is one I had wished I tried sooner as I would have added a pound or more to the cellar, but I am happy that I did get to enjoy the two ounces I did buy. Four stars all the way and another wonderful blend lost to time.

Carole Burns of Pipeworks and Wilke, has sold her tobacco blending and selling business to John Brandt. The business is now known at Wilke Pipe Tobacco. I read these very nice reviews here of this tobacco, but had never smoked it, as made by Ms. Burns. But, I ordered some from Mr. Brandt, now as Wilke Pipe Tobacco. I can say that this is a terrific tobacco. It is mild, yet tasty, and burns beautifully. If you are a smoker of this blend, as made my Ms. Burns, I can only assume from the reviews of her tobacco, that there is no difference in this tobacco, as blended and sold by Mr. Brandt. I think that you should not hesitate from getting it from Wilke Pipe Tobacco. It burns cool, and is easily an all day blend. I am very glad that I ordered it, and will add it to one of my favorite tobaccos. It is just yummy.

This is described, by the producer, as an English Mixture (Latakia is the main component),therefore is much more an Balkan Mixture (orientals are the main components) even an "Oriental Mixture".

Orientals are largely dominant!. Latakia and Virginia are only noted in the 1th or 2ed puffs, then, no more noted, only the orientals...

In my notes, seems to me that Smyrna is the main Oriental kind.

The overall is quite different, when compared with the typical English Mixtures.

The cut is Shag, an thin ribbon. I enjoy. Easy to fit and light. Slow Burning. Three Stars.

Old Evaluation: For obtain Four Stars, it can be have a little less taste....Their taste is so strong that disappear after half bowl, overhelming, becomes tasteless, boring.

Upgrading the Evaluation: Now, some days after opened the can, I re-evaluate this tobacco. It is wonderfull. No more three stars,now four.

Dont expected an Classical English Mixture's taste and flavour, is quite different!

I recommend for people that want a full taste tobacco, but without much Nicotine, as I enjoy.

For me is clearly superior, when compared the Blend Number 524.