Wilke Pipe Tobacco Rumcake Review

Wilke Pipe Tobacco Rumcake is a well - known aromatic tobacco blend. It is manufactured by Wilke Pipe Tobacco and blended by John Brandt. The tobacco is produced in the United States and is currently available. This blend comes in various packaging sizes, including 2oz.bag, 4oz.bag, 8oz.bag and 16oz.bag.

Wilke Pipe Tobacco Rumcake is an aromatic tobacco. The blend contains Burley, Cavendish and Virginia. The flavoring includes Butter, Rum and Vanilla. The cut of the tobacco is Ribbon. The main star flavor is the richly sweet, lightly creamy Jamaican rum with a little spice. You can also taste a light honey note from the gold cavendish from time to time, and vanilla from either a topping or the lightly sugary black cavendish or both. The nutty, earthy, woody, molasses sweet Burley and the slightly grassy and citrusy Virginia are present but in a condimental way.

In terms of strength, it is a couple of steps past the mild mark, while the taste is in the center of mild to medium. The nicotine level is a hair past the mild threshold. It won't bite or get harsh. It may need a slight dry time as it is moist, but drying it will cause a loss of some rum flavor. It burns cool, clean and a tad slow with a very consistent sweet and lightly spicy, rich, deep flavor that leaves a lightly lingering after - taste. It leaves a little moisture in the bowl but no dottle and requires some relights. It has a very pleasant room note and is an easily repeatable, comfortable all - day smoke.

Many reviewers have given positive feedback on Wilke Pipe Tobacco Rumcake. Some say it tastes more like rumcake than rum with the right amount of sweet. Others mention that it has a unique and pleasant aroma, and the natural tobacco taste becomes more prominent as you smoke deeper into the bowl. It has also been noted that it can be a bit ash - tasting at times, which may be due to smoking technique. Overall, it is highly recommended and has received high praise, with many reviewers giving it four stars out of four.

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