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 - 2 of 2 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2017 | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Like Aadelma below i had been ordering the Wilke blends for over a decade, my first review was in 2007 but was ordering them since 99 or so until Carole ran out or couldn't get the Burley for NBB. When it came back i ordered a pound and it was not the same, i emailed Carole about this and never received a response. Shocked me as this is boutique tobacco not Captain Black, at $60+ a pound one expects the Jaguar or Mercedes dealership treatment. If i wanted a Honda with Honda's pricing, guess what, i'd take the dealers attitude and get my discount. But i digress... I just ordered some blends from the new producer and am enamored that i get swift responses, kind emails and the blends are again dry, tasty and shipped lightning fast. Perhaps when you've operated a business for too long you get ornery, then it's time to pass the baton...
Anywhoo onto 196! A fine Burley blend that i think can pass for an all day smoke. Not much nicotine but it is there with a nice room note since it is a Sail like Dutch semi aromatic. Browns with a hint of black tobacco and the Burley quality has returned. In the late 2000's the Burley had suffered, i'm not sure who she was buying from since Sutliff and C&D have always been consistent but the original top quality ingredient's were missing. I ordered this and some Royal Scot and bother were Goldilocks dry, not too wet, not too dry... perfect, and i agree with the Graham Cracker aroma both in the bag and burning. The blending recipe's and quality were just like i remembered they were from around the millennium so do not fear Wilke has suffered on the contrary, this is just not my favorite Wilke blend. I much prefer 191 or Champlain...
Please do give John a chance since he took the initiative to buy Wilke and if my order is any indication, doing a great job at obtaining (or keeping) customers. Thanks John for keeping a legend alive and not skimping on the ingredients or customer service, keep it up and the Wilke loyal customers will remain such.
Anywhoo onto 196! A fine Burley blend that i think can pass for an all day smoke. Not much nicotine but it is there with a nice room note since it is a Sail like Dutch semi aromatic. Browns with a hint of black tobacco and the Burley quality has returned. In the late 2000's the Burley had suffered, i'm not sure who she was buying from since Sutliff and C&D have always been consistent but the original top quality ingredient's were missing. I ordered this and some Royal Scot and bother were Goldilocks dry, not too wet, not too dry... perfect, and i agree with the Graham Cracker aroma both in the bag and burning. The blending recipe's and quality were just like i remembered they were from around the millennium so do not fear Wilke has suffered on the contrary, this is just not my favorite Wilke blend. I much prefer 191 or Champlain...
Please do give John a chance since he took the initiative to buy Wilke and if my order is any indication, doing a great job at obtaining (or keeping) customers. Thanks John for keeping a legend alive and not skimping on the ingredients or customer service, keep it up and the Wilke loyal customers will remain such.
Pipe Used:
Charatan Billiard special
Age When Smoked:
Fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2005 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
Carole at P&W is my favorite blender due to the uniqueness and diversity of the blends that emerge from their kitchen. Instead of having a repertoire based on percentage permutations of latakias, P&W offers blends totally unlike any others. As such, they pose a continuous challenge when reviewing them.
So it is with #196. First the relatively easy: it is a cavendish cut mixture of perhaps three types of leaf, Virginias and cavendished burley. There is a nostalgic aroma from the pouch that I haven?t smelled since the early ?70s, sweeter than raisins but not vanilla. Cookies? Soft and pliable, it packs readily. Upon lighting, that aromatic component (that remains nameless, dang it) is brought forth. I want to call it floral, but it?s not. Soapy? Horrors, no! It is fragrant in an acceptable way. It has been decades since I smoked Carter Hall, but that may be the nostalgic connection and comparison. Don?t let the ?s? word put you off. I hate soap but this didn?t put me off.
The other flavors are much easier to describe: cavendish, burley, Virginia, sweetish but dully so, like a teething biscuit, like the smell of sawing perforated board, graham-crackerish. It doesn?t change much through the bowl and DGT alters things only slightly. It is biteless.
Overall? I?d smoke it only occasionally. I?m not one to criticize, rationalize, apologize for, condescend or defend smoking aromatics. It?s just that sooner or later I?ll identify the scent and along with it will accompany surreal memories of the Nixon years. Get a small sample from Carole, like I did (www.vtpipes.com). It?s worth at least a few bowls.
So it is with #196. First the relatively easy: it is a cavendish cut mixture of perhaps three types of leaf, Virginias and cavendished burley. There is a nostalgic aroma from the pouch that I haven?t smelled since the early ?70s, sweeter than raisins but not vanilla. Cookies? Soft and pliable, it packs readily. Upon lighting, that aromatic component (that remains nameless, dang it) is brought forth. I want to call it floral, but it?s not. Soapy? Horrors, no! It is fragrant in an acceptable way. It has been decades since I smoked Carter Hall, but that may be the nostalgic connection and comparison. Don?t let the ?s? word put you off. I hate soap but this didn?t put me off.
The other flavors are much easier to describe: cavendish, burley, Virginia, sweetish but dully so, like a teething biscuit, like the smell of sawing perforated board, graham-crackerish. It doesn?t change much through the bowl and DGT alters things only slightly. It is biteless.
Overall? I?d smoke it only occasionally. I?m not one to criticize, rationalize, apologize for, condescend or defend smoking aromatics. It?s just that sooner or later I?ll identify the scent and along with it will accompany surreal memories of the Nixon years. Get a small sample from Carole, like I did (www.vtpipes.com). It?s worth at least a few bowls.
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