Wilke Pipe Tobacco Cherry Cavendish

Cherry Cavendish from P&W is what I call a mild Cherry aroma, excellent on your palate at any time specially to correct any sour flavor you might feel, although is a little weak for my taste for "All-day" blend, actually I do prefer P&W's Rumcake on this role. Cherry Cavendish is a good addition to you line-up and it carries the excellent craftsmanship and quality of Pipeworks & Wilke, don;t miss it specially if you consider that Cherry flavor is a must for you.

...and I'm glad to be the second person reviewing this blend. This is not what I expected: thick, goopy, New York Bing or Michigan cherry one finds in ice cream or drug store tobacco blends. Wilke's is a cherry essence, tart and refined like Door County, Wisconsin cherries used in ciders and pies. I'm not sure how the capable Carole Burns applies this flavoring, but it seems as if it has been infused or distilled rather than directly applied or cased. An excellent, heavenly aromatic constructed with the outstanding Wilke Cavendish. The only problem - and this seems to be a trait of all aromatics - is that two thirds of the way through the bowl, it takes on a hot, acrid taste and begins to sear the tongue. That's most likely a result of the natural sugars of the tobacco interacting with the flavorings. For aromatic lovers and those desiring an occasional tart, tangy treat, pop your cherry with this pleasing mixture.

Three of five stars

In the Tin/Pouch or Mason Jar:

Very moist strong scent of cherry and very sweet. Nice cut, no large chucks, stems, twigs, branches, etc. GF commented that the cherry was almost cough syrup like, but I wasn't as overwhelmed.

Before smoking, let it dry out in the room for about one hour. Much improved and more to my preferences which is to the drier side

Packing and Lighting:

Easy loading no problems. First charring light took hold and after a gentle tamp and evening stayed lit well into the bottom third of the bowl.

First Impression:

Sweet, mild and cherry. No sense of the artificial cough syrup in the taste. Not as strong a cherry taste as the aroma would lead one to anticipate. Not nearly as sweet tasting as the Wilke Vermont Maple offering. Hints of vanilla and something akin to freshly baked pastry.

Still, it is an aromatic, which before the end of the bowl will tire my taste-buds out and turn unpleasant and overly sweet.

Didn't get bitter and absolutely no bite. Pushed it hard a couple of times and had clous of dense cherry smoke but nary a bark, let alone any bite.

Overall:

Probably my favorite when wanting a cherry Slurpee pipe. Good as a change of pace, very pleasant room note and got many longing looks and positive comments from the GF who said it was an extremely enjoyable cherry aroma.

I wanted to find a cherry blend that was tastey but not a blowtorch & not soaked in chemicals. I ordered a 2 oz sample & the cherry flavour was there but certainly wasnt prominent. I ordered again & asked Carole to increase the cherry by 30%. This was better still the prominent flavour was tobacco but now the cherry was there in every puff. I like this on occasion , the cherry is very well done & flavourful & the tobaccos are first class. It is also a bonus to be able to ask the blender to make personal adjustments to suit your buds.

The first two reviewers of this blend summarized it very well. Another fine, non-biting aromatic blend from P&W, which makes some great ones. Very pleasant room note evokes compliments from the haus frau.

Here is another blend that I reviewed years ago and somehow the review was deleted.... Carole will add more Cherry extract if you wish and that applies to any Pipework blend, she will add more Maple or Vanilla to any blend for no additional cost. Cherry Cavendish employs the usual black Cavendish but the Virginia used is of the red variety which adds a lot of flavor that is usually absent from aromatics. The prices of the P&W blends have really risen over the years and are at the point that I prefer to buy McClelland tins than to pay $4 an ounce for an Cherry aromatic.. But this aromatic is the absolute top quality of what you would expect a Cherry aromatic to be, natural topping, highest quality leaf and the ability to add additional topping if you want.