Wilke Pipe Tobacco Vermont Maple Cavendish
(3.37)
Inspired by the unforgettable aroma that rises from Vermont sugar houses in early spring. A well balanced blend of Virginia and Carolina tobaccos along with fermented black cavendish and just the right amount of Vermont maple syrup.
Details
| Brand | Wilke Pipe Tobacco |
| Blended By | John Brandt |
| Manufactured By | Wilke Pipe Tobacco |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Cavendish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Maple |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 2 oz. bag, 4 oz. bag, 8 oz. bag 16 oz. bag |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Very Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.37 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 10 of 13 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 28, 2013 | Mild | Medium | Mild | Very Pleasant |
Pouch note is soft, sweet vanilla; sugar; and light maple. Tobacco is the typical Pipeworks & Wilke ribbon. Like all Wilke aromatics, Vermont Maple Cavendish is of the finest quality, taking a match well and burning evenly - not fast or hot - with a minimal amount of Cavendish goop.
The maple here is applied gently and the effect (unlike an in-your-face maple burst such as with Autumn Evening) is a soft, elegant sweetness with the maple and vanilla perfectly intertwined. And, while I find Autumn Evening to be an excellent aromatic, there is more complexity and layering of flavor with Vermont Maple Cavendish. This is not a cloyingly sweet tobacco. Rather, there is subtlety of flavor here that puts this blend heads and shoulders above other offerings in this genre. Further, there is no bite whatsoever to this blend. The room note, as expected, is exquisite. You can puff this like a freight train, if you are so inclined, and there is simply no bite. None. Zero. Not sure how Carole accomplishes this. That said, as always, a calm, determined cadence will bring the most flavor.
My only criticism is that the flavor flattens out and becomes a bit ashy in the final third of the bowl. The balance of flavor unravels a bit with the sugar fading to the background and the vanilla disappearing. However, when sipped slowly in the final third, the delicate maple is still detectable.
Overall a resoundly superior aromatic, the equal of No. 191 and Rumcake, in my opinion Carole's best aromatic blends. Aromatic lovers really need to sample the Wilke blends - they are among the best available anywhere and the clear superior of most tinned offerings. Having lived with Wilke aromatics for a few years, I simply cannot imagine looking anywhere else when I feel like smoking an aromatic blend.
The maple here is applied gently and the effect (unlike an in-your-face maple burst such as with Autumn Evening) is a soft, elegant sweetness with the maple and vanilla perfectly intertwined. And, while I find Autumn Evening to be an excellent aromatic, there is more complexity and layering of flavor with Vermont Maple Cavendish. This is not a cloyingly sweet tobacco. Rather, there is subtlety of flavor here that puts this blend heads and shoulders above other offerings in this genre. Further, there is no bite whatsoever to this blend. The room note, as expected, is exquisite. You can puff this like a freight train, if you are so inclined, and there is simply no bite. None. Zero. Not sure how Carole accomplishes this. That said, as always, a calm, determined cadence will bring the most flavor.
My only criticism is that the flavor flattens out and becomes a bit ashy in the final third of the bowl. The balance of flavor unravels a bit with the sugar fading to the background and the vanilla disappearing. However, when sipped slowly in the final third, the delicate maple is still detectable.
Overall a resoundly superior aromatic, the equal of No. 191 and Rumcake, in my opinion Carole's best aromatic blends. Aromatic lovers really need to sample the Wilke blends - they are among the best available anywhere and the clear superior of most tinned offerings. Having lived with Wilke aromatics for a few years, I simply cannot imagine looking anywhere else when I feel like smoking an aromatic blend.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 31, 2014 | Mild | Medium | Medium to Full | Very Pleasant |
I have been smoking this blend since 2004 or so and it ages extremely well. I have had Carole adjust the maple topping + and - over the years depending on my views on aromatics at the time. Although I like Autumn Evening's maple topping better, VMC blows it away with the variety of leaf in the blend and it is top shelf all the way. Nary a bite, smells heavenly and tastes like Pancake stacks with butter and syrup. I had just given my GF a nice Creampie, went out to the living room to light my pipe with this and when I went back into the bedroom she said I smelled like delicious waffles! Pipeworks tobacco's are getting a bit expensive but you do get what you pay for... Carole is nice enough, occasionaly I get a one word reply to my emails and she sometimes is a little short on the phone but not more than say calling Peretti's...
Please do try her blends as she has been doing this for quite awhile and I am sure that retirement cannot be that far away. A real pipe tobacco mecca up there in Vermont and no one compares...
Please do try her blends as she has been doing this for quite awhile and I am sure that retirement cannot be that far away. A real pipe tobacco mecca up there in Vermont and no one compares...
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 01, 2009 | Mild | Medium | Mild | Very Pleasant |
In the Tin/Pouch or Mason Jar:
Very moist with an almost overpowering smell of maple syrup. Could mixing, mostly darker tobaccos. Sticky and nearly gummy in the fingers.
Had to let it dry out in the room for around 90 minutes. This dried it nicely and did much to almost remove that gummy quality.
Packing and Lighting:
Packed light and easy. On initial charring light saw that it was still moist and swelled considerably. Could have probably dried another hour to no ill effect. Took a couple more lights and judicious tamping but it finally got and remind even till the bottom of the bowl. Occasional sizzles and pops suggest the extra drying would help
First Impression:
Sweet, sweet, sweet. Had a morning cup of stout strong coffee which really helped. Might have been too much sweet without the drink. GF complements the room note and said it made her crave pancakes and breakfast sausage. She actually stated she could enjoy eating right next to me while smoking this blend. Clouds of thick sweet smoke and they too carried a strong maple essence.
Didn't get too aggressive with the puffs as the sweetness called for some restraint. Still, never got too hot or attempted to bite.
Overall:
Prefer the Wilke Cherry Cav over this. This was just so sweet. Might try to blend it down with something more neutral and totally lacking in sweetness. Great for breakfast with a strong hot cup of coffee. Pleases your companions, or at least pleased mine. Worth a try if maple is a taste you like.
Very moist with an almost overpowering smell of maple syrup. Could mixing, mostly darker tobaccos. Sticky and nearly gummy in the fingers.
Had to let it dry out in the room for around 90 minutes. This dried it nicely and did much to almost remove that gummy quality.
Packing and Lighting:
Packed light and easy. On initial charring light saw that it was still moist and swelled considerably. Could have probably dried another hour to no ill effect. Took a couple more lights and judicious tamping but it finally got and remind even till the bottom of the bowl. Occasional sizzles and pops suggest the extra drying would help
First Impression:
Sweet, sweet, sweet. Had a morning cup of stout strong coffee which really helped. Might have been too much sweet without the drink. GF complements the room note and said it made her crave pancakes and breakfast sausage. She actually stated she could enjoy eating right next to me while smoking this blend. Clouds of thick sweet smoke and they too carried a strong maple essence.
Didn't get too aggressive with the puffs as the sweetness called for some restraint. Still, never got too hot or attempted to bite.
Overall:
Prefer the Wilke Cherry Cav over this. This was just so sweet. Might try to blend it down with something more neutral and totally lacking in sweetness. Great for breakfast with a strong hot cup of coffee. Pleases your companions, or at least pleased mine. Worth a try if maple is a taste you like.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 26, 2008 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Very Pleasant |
I really like this tobacco. Actually, I like it the more I smoke it. I ordered it a few months ago and have been enjoying it through the late fall into the just-started winter. The pouch smell is incredible, with maple flavor hitting you happily in the nostrils. The taste of maple is somehwat subdued and actually could be stronger. It is much more noticeable in the room aroma. Overall a very nice, easy to smoke, non-tongue bite, aromatic. I can see this being a staple for me.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 24, 2016 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
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!
Pipe Used:
Peterson 1987 Pipe of the Year
PurchasedFrom:
Pipeworks and Wilke
Age When Smoked:
Fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 03, 2012 | Mild | Medium | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
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.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 22, 2008 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
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.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 23, 2007 | Mild | Medium | Mild | Very Pleasant |
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.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 01, 2004 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
In the small world of maple-flavored tobaccos, this blend is king. Really delicious, but not overdone, rich with natural tobacco flavor, yet sweet and toothsome in a pancake-y way. This is one of the best sweet tobaccos I have ever smoked, and people around you will beg you to smoke it. Not for the Latakia fan, or even for the natural Virginia die-hard, but if you like something of quality that is sweet and nearly perfectly done, you can't miss with this tobacco.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 12, 2006 | Mild | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
A wonderful blend.Slightly sweet and aromatic.The flavor is somewhat complex.It starts out with a great maple note, than switches to toffee and back to maple.This maple blend is really great , and worth a try. And burns to a clean gray ash it's a winner.
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