Wilke Pipe Tobacco Wilke No. 400
(3.66)
A full English blend for those who prefer something with greater body as an after dinner smoke. A base of the finest Cyprian Latakia to which is added Turkish Yenidje, Kentucky Burley, Perique and Virginia in medium, long, and granulated large cuts. Not for the timid!
Notes: Formally contained Syrian Latakia.
Details
| Brand | Wilke Pipe Tobacco |
| Blended By | John Brandt |
| Manufactured By | John Brandt |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Burley, Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Perique, 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
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium to Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.66 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 08, 2005 | Strong | None Detected | Full | Strong |
Wilke's Nightcap, with the ritual addition of some Kentucky (fire-cured burley) that makes it heavier without making it richer.
This is a good, full-flavoured latakia blend, don't get me wrong. But it just doesn't have the chimerical, oriental-périque playfulness of Nightcap.
On the other hand, if the presence of bass-heavy burley interests you, with the Turkish a little more subsumed, this Anglo-American blend could seem classic.
This is a good, full-flavoured latakia blend, don't get me wrong. But it just doesn't have the chimerical, oriental-périque playfulness of Nightcap.
On the other hand, if the presence of bass-heavy burley interests you, with the Turkish a little more subsumed, this Anglo-American blend could seem classic.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 18, 2012 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Tolerable |
For me if a tobacco contains any humicant or an artificial casing, it fries my mouth. This tobacco does. Very noticeably. I really tried to like this tobacco as I ordered 8oz from P&W based on very good reviews from this site. Finally I gave up. Tossed the whole bag in the garbage. The only other tobacco I had to dump was 5110. BTW, #400 can't even stand against Nightcap - my favorite tobacco. But if you don't care about chemicals in your pipe, you may like it as many previous reviewers did. I will stay with Nightcap.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 17, 2010 | Strong | None Detected | Full | Tolerable |
A strong English blend from Wilke. I don't see the affinity with Dunhill's Nightcap, though I must confess, I haven't had Nightcap since the '70s. It was one of my favorites then & is sadly no longer available, as I have only recently taken up my briar habit again. I believe this blend is a little too heavy on something-probably the Latakia. Would give this 2 stars, as it wouldn't earn a spot in a regular rotation of tobacco offerings & I ordinarily am partial to full- bodied British blends.
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