Last month when I visited Uhle's terrific B&M the fine folks there gave me a generous sample of their Raider Blend to try. This is a cherry cavendish blend "with a spec" of Latakia. Apparently the Milwaukee School of Engineering pipe club picked this blindly from a bunch of possible new Uhle's blends. Personally cherry pipe tobaccos are not amongst my favorites. And I've never been a fan of Latakia except when it's used as condiment for blends like MacBaren Plumcake.
Surprisingly, I found Uhle's Raider blend absolutely delicious. As always with Uhle's blends, the base tobaccos used are of the highest quality and the blend is very user friendly in terms of "smokablity". The cherry topping is lightly applied and the Latakia gives the blend just the right amount of smokiness. Wonderful in a cob. I'll definitely pick up more Raider blend - highly recommended.
Surprisingly, I found Uhle's Raider blend absolutely delicious. As always with Uhle's blends, the base tobaccos used are of the highest quality and the blend is very user friendly in terms of "smokablity". The cherry topping is lightly applied and the Latakia gives the blend just the right amount of smokiness. Wonderful in a cob. I'll definitely pick up more Raider blend - highly recommended.