Wilke Pipe Tobacco Wilke No. 196
(2.13)
This mixture of natural Virginias and Burleys and Wilke's own slightly aromatic toasted Black Cavendish is sure to please, the discerning pipesmoker.
Details
| Brand | Wilke Pipe Tobacco |
| Blended By | Carole Burns |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | Virginia/Burley |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ready Rubbed |
| 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
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2016 | Extremely Mild | Extremely Mild | Very Mild | Pleasant |
The mostly flue-cured Virginias are grassy with a very mild citrus sweetness, and a touch of earth. The earthy, woody burleys are toasty, very lightly molasses sweet with a little nuttiness, and minor spice and cocoa notes, and take a small lead over the Virginias. The sugary black cavendish has a little aromatic essence that I can not define. The strength is extremely mild while the taste is very mild. Has little nicotine. Could nip the tongue if puffed fast. Burns clean and a tad fast with a very consistent flavor from top to bottom. Requires few relights. Leaves virtually no moisture in the bowl and will burn to ash. Has a pleasant, short lived after taste and room note. An all day extremely mild smoke that lacks depth and body, though the thin flavor has a slight pick up in the last quarter of the bowl.
-JimInks
-JimInks
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 09, 2008 | Mild | Mild | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
Update - 11/9/2008
I recently ordered a pound of this tobacco and it's formulation has changed. About 1/2 way down the bowl there is now the unmistakable taste of cheap drug store blend burley. It also gets bitey at that point. I've smoked a number of bowls in various pipes with the same results. I sent the blender a polite email about this and never received any response. While it is common to have some slight variation between batches of a blend, it is inexcusable to have such a marked decline in quality, particularly considering Wilke blends are fairly pricey. I'm sad to say that I can no longer recommend this or any other Wilke blend since ordering from them is such a crap-shoot.
Update - 8/14/2007
I am downgrading this tobacco as it doesn't age very well. After a while the flavor fades, leaving it just too mild for my taste. When fresh, it's a 4 star tobacco, if older than 6-9 months, 2 stars, so an average rating of 3 stars.
Here is a really terrific Va/Burly aromatic. It reminds me a bit of Sail ivory, but far more refined and with less nicotine. I can never exactly identify the wonderful, old-time aroma, but a good component of it is of natural tobacco. I enjoy this even more than Stokkeybe aromatics because it smokes with nary a sizzle. It burns to a dry white ash and is one of the least biting tobaccos I've ever smoked. There is a slightly flavored (with what I can never determine) taste at the start of the bowl, but as it progresses I get more and more of a Kentucky burley flavor. If you like mild aromatics, this is one of the finest.
I recently ordered a pound of this tobacco and it's formulation has changed. About 1/2 way down the bowl there is now the unmistakable taste of cheap drug store blend burley. It also gets bitey at that point. I've smoked a number of bowls in various pipes with the same results. I sent the blender a polite email about this and never received any response. While it is common to have some slight variation between batches of a blend, it is inexcusable to have such a marked decline in quality, particularly considering Wilke blends are fairly pricey. I'm sad to say that I can no longer recommend this or any other Wilke blend since ordering from them is such a crap-shoot.
Update - 8/14/2007
I am downgrading this tobacco as it doesn't age very well. After a while the flavor fades, leaving it just too mild for my taste. When fresh, it's a 4 star tobacco, if older than 6-9 months, 2 stars, so an average rating of 3 stars.
Here is a really terrific Va/Burly aromatic. It reminds me a bit of Sail ivory, but far more refined and with less nicotine. I can never exactly identify the wonderful, old-time aroma, but a good component of it is of natural tobacco. I enjoy this even more than Stokkeybe aromatics because it smokes with nary a sizzle. It burns to a dry white ash and is one of the least biting tobaccos I've ever smoked. There is a slightly flavored (with what I can never determine) taste at the start of the bowl, but as it progresses I get more and more of a Kentucky burley flavor. If you like mild aromatics, this is one of the finest.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| Dec 09, 2005 | Mild | Mild | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
Only the first few puffs lead me to any pleasure. Soon the experience becomes a bore, and soon again it degrades to downright unpleasantry. The Virginias are unremarkable. This blend has nothing whatever going for it, and I find myself unable to finish even a one ounce sample. Very surprising disappointment, as I find several P&W blends to my satisfaction.
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