Wilke Pipe Tobacco Wilke No. 193
(3.31)
A light English blend of burley, Virginia, latakia, and perique, topped off with a bit of Wilke's unique fermented black cavendish. Truly a social English.
Details
| Brand | Wilke Pipe Tobacco |
| Blended By | John Brandt |
| Manufactured By | Wilke Pipe Tobacco |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Latakia, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Coarse Cut |
| Packaging | 2 oz. bag, 4 oz. bag, 8 oz. bag 16 oz. bag |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.31 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 14, 2018 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
There’s a bit of team work going on here because none of the components dominate. The nutty, earthy, woody, toasty, dry burleys take the lead. The smoky, woody, earthy, lightly musty sweet Cyprian Latakia and the spicy, plumy, raisiny, earthy, woody perique play for attention in supporting roles, though the taste of the Latakia doesn’t spring out as much as expected. However, it occasionally is the second star in the firmament. The grassy, tart and tangy citrusy, bready, lightly floral Virginias are mostly a condiment. The fermented black cavendish adds a sugary sweetness to the mix, and are more obvious than the Virginias. The strength is in the center of mild to medium while the taste is a step or so past that mark. The nic-hit is a little past mild. Won’t bite or get harsh. Burns cool and clean at a moderate pace with a fairly consistent sweet and mildly savory flavor to the finish. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires an average number of relights. Has a pleasant, lightly lingering after taste and room note. An all day smoke. Three and a half stars out of four.
-JimInks
-JimInks
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 21, 2011 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
This is an interesting tobacco that will surely rekindle the debate as to when a blend is an aromatic and when it not. I would define this blend as a true cross-over blend (think Northwoods, Frog Morton OTT etc). I guess it could be called an English blend however I think the sweet Cavendish plays a little to dominate of a role here. It is not used in a way that would be found in Dunhill 965 but rather one of an aromatic. While Latakia is not required to define an English blend, it should be noted that the Latakia is added with such a light hand that it's barely noticeable. With all of that said, #193, like all of the other P&W tobacco's I have in my cellar is a well made blend. After a little dry time, #193 is a sweet English style blend that can be enjoyed by aromatic smokers as well as English and Virginia smokers alike. Purists may not agree. Recommended
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 08, 2006 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Medium | Very Pleasant |
This is the kind of blend you might want to smoke more and more, it's so pleasant! It could easily be smoked by anyone, both latakia smokers and aromatic-heads. I'd like to taste the tobaccos behind the topping a little more maybe and if it had a stronger body it could easily become one of my favourites. Said that, it's a great mixture, especially for the first smokes in the morning when you don't want to get saturated by tons of flavour, but for me it will never become an all day smoke. Recommended.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 16, 2006 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Medium | Very Pleasant |
One of the finest aromatic crossovers I've had the pleasure to taste. As with other reviews, I've indicated that no one does aromatics better than Wilke. There's that signature Wilke Cavendish, and in this blend, it seems to be applied with a toasted marshmallow topping and light vanilla extract. My friend tells me this is an English blend, but if it is, it's an American English, with the American playing the title role and the Englishman as the bit player. Warning: this can make your pipe steamy, and it does leave some wet gunk at the bottom, but this is the case with any sugary tobacco interacting with the dressings. Try this with a glass of Zybrowka, a Polish buffalo grass liquor that is really marvelous. Reach for this when you want to be reminded of pleasant, gentler times.
Three and a half of five stars
Three and a half of five stars
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 13, 2006 | Medium | Mild | Medium | Pleasant |
An excellent Aromatic English!My friend walked in the room and said "Where's the Anise?"I looked surprised and said "What"?.Anise is the aromatic agent here. This though,is nothing like a Germain and Sons' product.This has a sweet anise which compliments the English components of the blend.It is not however to be confused with Count Pulaski by Altadis. That again is a totally different flavor.The only drawback to this blend is that for me it smokes a little too dry.I'm sure that is my sensitivity to Virginia based blends.By all means,, give this one a whirl! A solid three stars!
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