Wilke Pipe Tobacco Vermont Maple Cavendish

Wilke must love pancakes and waffles because they surely have the right Vermont Maple Syrup for them. This is the best Maple I have tasted in a blend to date. The Virginia, Carolina tobaccos come through with the slightest of citrus tingle and the Maple sweetness is not overpowering. Just pure goodness. mild nic-hit and pleasing results.

I must disclose that I am not an aromatic smoker. I had a sample included in an order of supplies from Carol and needed to clear my palette of all the latakias I have been smoking. Anyway, I was drawn from the smell after opening the bag; the smell of tobacco shops of yore! Upon the charring light, I was impressed that the blend tasted as advertised. It really does taste like maple! Not too much to be sickening- it is just right. As a maple lover I kept puffing away, thinking of a tall stack of pancakes dripping with true maple syrup. I never got the tongue burn I was expecting, which is one reason I don't smoke aros. No, this one stayed smooth and cool through the whole smoke. A very pleasant change from my uber-intense smokes. You had better stock up aro smokers as Carol is retiring from blending in the very near future. This is not my nirvana blend, so I am not giving it 4 stars. But it might be yours!

This is an edit to my original posting. Date of this edit is 2018-05-19.

This is still my favorite aromatic blend. I'm a huge maple fan and have enjoyed this blend from Carol for many years. I ordered this recently from John (who has taken over the blending for Wilke tobaccos ). I contacted him via facebook and asked him if he could increase the maple topping on this blend, which he did.

I received this in the mail and was not disappointed. Fantastic aromatic blend. Top-notch all the way. The tobacco quality is there, like it's always been, and the increase in maple topping set this above the rest ( for me anyways ).

Very happy with John and I'm so glad he has continued the Wilke recipes. Thumbs up all the way.

On my recent journey though aromatic tobacco's I have been pleasantly surprised by the high quality of a number of US shops that are selling store made bulk aromatics (Not renamed blends from big companies). Pipeworks and Wilke is one of those places. Initially, Maple Vermont Cavendish didn't win me over like a lot of Carole's other aromatics as each time I smoked it I got a lot of sweet, but not a lot of maple flavor. I finally slowed my cadence and found the maple flavor I was looking for. In a shop with lots a great aromatics (and English blends too), it's not my favorite P&W aromatic, but I would happily buy it again. Recommended.

This is another one of my favorite aromatics, and absolutely my favorite Maple. Very rich with a room aroma that pleases all but the most ardent anti-smokers.

I was smoking Vt. Maple outside the car dealers while I was getting my car repaired when one of the employees came out to ask me what I was smoking. I asked if it was disturbing her, she said "No, but it is making me hungry!"

I really like this blend. Mild but has some very good flavor. Good quality and no bite. It also burns very well.

This is a peculiar flavor to start off with so finding maple flavored tobacco is not so easy. I would have liked to had more casing to really put the smell over the top but from what I understand that is possible to ask for in the future. The one thing that is different for this blend being an aromatic is that it burns so perfectly almost like an English blend. I would recommend this one for certain.

Unobtrusive, smooth smoking and consistent burn. This isn't the same as smoking a jar of maple syrup (that would be hot and taste truly of maple). The flavour is dominated by the cavendish throughout the smoke. I can't say I got much of a maple flavour-- maybe my maple senses are dulled from regular consumption of the syrup. I could not get to the same true-tobacco taste that comes from the base red VA in C&D's Autumn Evening. All in all, a good aromatic, but it may not be as satifying for those whose tastes tilt more towards VA than cavendish.

I much prefer this to its distant cousin Rum and Maple. I agree with lustra: this is tasty, to the point you could almost eat it, without it being overdone. Sure enough a couple of friends may point out: are you smoking a pipe or eating breakfast? Who cares? A good Cavendish blend, mild yet not prone to tongue bite, "cozy" and friendly. I imagine the use of Virginias helps to keep the maple flavor at bay (I'm not sure if the Cavendish comes from Burley?)

Excellent for those early autumn-morning-strolls, and to make friends wherever you go.