Uhle's Uhle's Irish Aromatic

When I opened the pouch I thought another english,NO! So I lit the corn cob pipe and boy did my tongue wonder what the hell I was smoking . I relighted the pipe twice and on the second torch I was in a very calm state of mind and thought this is another star for Uhle .The latakia just comes and gives the cavendish the spice kick it needs to make my smokey experience a bliss. I am going to buy a pound of this stuff when I finish my smokey tour of Uhles tobaccos.Being shy of 30 years of age I would smoke this after a bowl of lucky charms.

Having gone through an ounce or so of this I can state that while there are some tobaccos from Uhle's that I keep around as regular stock items, this isn't one of them. It wasn't that I disliked it--I just didn't like it that much and there are many of their other tobaccos that I prefer. Primarily I like non-aromatic blends so many mild aromatic tobaccos just don't do it for me. You get a little more taste than with some of their other aromatics due to the the latakia, although it is a small component of the blend. I believe their description also includes burley. If you enjoy milder aromatics you would probably like this. It just doesn't have enough overall strength for me, however, and of Uhle's aromatic blends I much prefer the #300 or #255.

Located 1½ hours north of its big brother, Chicago, Milwaukee is a pleasant, old industrial city rich in squatty, ornate Teutonic architecture, Mader?s and Karl Ratsch?s excellent, bountiful German cuisine, an amazing new art museum, Usinger's yummy sausages and, of course, the venerable Uhle?s Tobacco Shop. It is a charming old store smack dab in the heart of downtown, with knowledgeable people operating it and a cute little smoking room, where pipe smokers gather to talk, read and play chess. It?s a warm haven of old world luxury. The pipe selection is good, though expensive, but they offer excellent pipe repairs at decent prices. Uhle?s has about 25 different house mixtures, including a candied and noxious Christmas blend you might want to devote to that unwanted Dr. Grabow. There are numerous tin offerings as well, but they run high when you factor in the steep Wisconsin tobacco tax.

Though I have not sampled all of them, Irish Aromatic is perhaps Uhle?s finest. This is a moist, Cavendish with latakia and a pleasing, non-cloying casing that can be enjoyed all day; smooth and creamy. It makes any room smell wonderful, and it?s great in the car; much better than any of those sickening sweet cream soda or pina colada car fresheners you purchased at the car wash.

Simple, straightforward and gentle to the tongue, Uhle?s Irish is a go to blend for those who like a bit of sugary sweetness with their non-aromatic. I may try some of their English blends, but there?s already so much good stuff out there, I might not get around to it.

Four of five stars

I was in Wisconsin because nobody in Illinois does pipe repairs, and while in Uhles working out the details of the repairs, I found myself puffing away on this blend. This was really a weird mixture,it conatins Turkish and Latakia but tastes more like an aromatic.I was told it was cased with IRISH ESSENCE. There are really no other tobaccos you can compare this to.I has the distinct flavor of an Irish Cream liquer,yet, it is not very sweet or cloying.I was there with a good friend (who also reviews on this site)and asked him to give it a try. That was all it took! We walked out of there with about a half pound of the stuff and have enjoyed it for tha past 5 weeks.A very pleasant change of pace for smokers of all types of tobaccos.It burns very cool with zero tongue bite and leaves no nasty residue at the bottom of your pipe.All in all a great smoke.