Uhle's Bishop's Move
(3.76)
Rich, smoky and meaty, Bishop’s Move offers a satisfying endeavor into traditional English blends.
Notes: Ingredients: Virginia, Latakia, Perique, and Burley.
Details
Profile
Strength
Strong
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.76 / 4
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2018 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Full | Tolerable |
This is a pretty solid Balkan blend, but I really only found it so so to my tastes. It is definitely led by the monopoly Turkish, whatever that is. In the first third or so of the smoke, it bombarded my senses. The taste of this varietal borders on noxious without going full burnt rubber taste that I get from some blakans ala Dunhill Durbar. I think this is why so many reviewers claim that this could not be an all day smoke and I would agree.
It does settle some by about half bowl and then I start to pick up some of the other elements in the mixture, particularly the burley adding a nice nuttiness. Throughout the smoke it really puts off a pleasing side stream aroma which, to me, is essential to a great Balkan blend. This blend does have a bit of strength which is probably coming from the perique and the burley to some extent; however, I really don't get much of a perique taste to this.
The latakia is prevalent and probably contributes some to both the noxious taste I get at the beginning and the glorious sidestream aroma. Virginia is just along as a sweetener to the mix which is not very sweet, rather savory and bold. To my personal tastes, it is probably a two star blend, but with a four star side stream, so I am leaving it at three stars.
It does settle some by about half bowl and then I start to pick up some of the other elements in the mixture, particularly the burley adding a nice nuttiness. Throughout the smoke it really puts off a pleasing side stream aroma which, to me, is essential to a great Balkan blend. This blend does have a bit of strength which is probably coming from the perique and the burley to some extent; however, I really don't get much of a perique taste to this.
The latakia is prevalent and probably contributes some to both the noxious taste I get at the beginning and the glorious sidestream aroma. Virginia is just along as a sweetener to the mix which is not very sweet, rather savory and bold. To my personal tastes, it is probably a two star blend, but with a four star side stream, so I am leaving it at three stars.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2017 | Strong | None Detected | Very Full | Strong |
Uhle's Bishop's Move presents as a ribbon of light, medium and dark brown. Tin note is the smokey sweet of a good American English, and suggests a hint of Cavendish (though none is listed by the blender). The charring light is smooth and smokey, and only vaguely sweet. This blend takes a light incredibly well and barely needs a true light: a tamp and a few sips and it's burning. There's no Oriental listed in the blender's description, but like most previous reviewers, I taste it from very beginning of the bowl.
Bishop's Move is woody and nutty, with a clear Latakia smokiness, and a touch of tang that runs a bit towards the sour, at least to my taste. The Perique adds just a hint of pepper. In the final third, the Latakia asserts (as is common in some English blends, with the smoke taking on a more leathery and murky flavor and texture.
There's a lot going on within this robust blend, and the experienced smoker could spend an enjoyable evening discerning and contemplating the competing flavors. And despite the rave reviews, that's what makes this just shy of a four-star blend for me: that competition of flavors. Those flavors don't seem to meld the way they do in the great English and Balkan blends. There is great flavor here, but I never quite found the harmony.
All that said, this could be a stout English smoker's nirvana blend. Dry-smoking and slow-burning. Certainly a high quality American English, and one worth trying. But to me, Bishop's Move is a symphony of many themes that never finds resolution.
Bishop's Move is woody and nutty, with a clear Latakia smokiness, and a touch of tang that runs a bit towards the sour, at least to my taste. The Perique adds just a hint of pepper. In the final third, the Latakia asserts (as is common in some English blends, with the smoke taking on a more leathery and murky flavor and texture.
There's a lot going on within this robust blend, and the experienced smoker could spend an enjoyable evening discerning and contemplating the competing flavors. And despite the rave reviews, that's what makes this just shy of a four-star blend for me: that competition of flavors. Those flavors don't seem to meld the way they do in the great English and Balkan blends. There is great flavor here, but I never quite found the harmony.
All that said, this could be a stout English smoker's nirvana blend. Dry-smoking and slow-burning. Certainly a high quality American English, and one worth trying. But to me, Bishop's Move is a symphony of many themes that never finds resolution.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 04, 2016 | Strong | None Detected | Full | Tolerable to Strong |
It's funny, but I probably tried about all of Uhle's blends in the $8 range, until that fateful day I went crazy and spent $10.50 on Bishop's Move. It was a good move to checkmate a pun.
Probably the first time I smoked Latakia in a blend and I found it interesting. It has this weird charcoal taste that makes me think of smoking through a charcoal water purifier, but it adds a neat effect to the smoke. This may seem insane, but I kind of feel like the briar pipe I used picked up a taste as if it were made of stone.
It is a dry, clean, almost flat smoke with little warmth in the smoke's bouquet. Worth exploring if you never moved beyond a traditional smoke.
Probably the first time I smoked Latakia in a blend and I found it interesting. It has this weird charcoal taste that makes me think of smoking through a charcoal water purifier, but it adds a neat effect to the smoke. This may seem insane, but I kind of feel like the briar pipe I used picked up a taste as if it were made of stone.
It is a dry, clean, almost flat smoke with little warmth in the smoke's bouquet. Worth exploring if you never moved beyond a traditional smoke.
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