Orlik Golden Slice Review 

Thanks for revisiting some of the older staples for us newer pipe smokers.

I'm not sure how I missed your videos until now. Great review on Golden Sliced. I like your review style. I'm a pipe maker and I've been enjoying this tobacco for over 15 years. I've really started to appreciate it in the last 5 and it has become my favorite in the last 2 years. I'm glad that I purchased 10 100g tins 5 years ago and another 10 2 years ago. It ages really well. To all new pipe smokers, stock up on pipe tobacco like Golden Sliced since the prices will only go up and this one gets sweeter with age.

New office is 🔥🔥

A hot summer day, a shade tree, a big glass of iced tea and a bowl of Orlik Golden Sliced. It’s hard to beat that combination. I crave that on hotter days.

Smoking it right now; I always get a powdered sugar note and rich herbal tea. It’s like English tea in the morning. The perique keeps you on your toes, but the mellow VA keeps you on your heels.

Great review! OGS is my new favorite summer blend. The tin note hits caramel, raisin, hay and grapefruit. I love a good retrohale on this blend towards the upper third of the bowl. The more you progress towards the bottom of the bowl, the more the lemon iced tea notes start to shine. Definitely great on a humid day!

Something I’ve noticed about OGS that not a lot of people seem to mention is that it smells and tastes similar to a Lakeland. When I open my jar of OGS, the smell reminds me of a toned down Ennerdale Flake. I’ve heard bergamot is a casing they use in it, so that might be why. Love OGS though!

That blend takes me straight to summer. Pair it with a big glass of iced tea.. Nice

I was told to get this as a beginner it just came in and so did my pipe I’m really excited to try it

Good Morning Pastor 😊Appreciate the description and your time 👍🏼Thanks for the review and sharing your thoughts on the blend 👏🏼👏🏼 Have a blessed day & God Bless You 🙏🏽 Greetings From South Africa 🇿🇦

Bought my wife a 100 gram tin for Christmas as she likes the Va-Pers. Her favorite is Elizabethan and OGS is a close second. I enjoy it as well although straight Virginia's are more my speed I am getting used to Va-Pers.

I'm primarily an aro smoker yet I love OGS. It is hands down my favorite non-aro.

I would like to see you review Rattray's Hal O' the Wynd 👀

That is a very decent mild VA, I agree. Yeah, if you are wanting that Perique influence, this blend is not the best choice. On C&D's other products, I would definitely suggest Poplar Camp (made with Yorktown base) for a medium tobacco that brings those sweet summertime VA nuances as well as truly notable Acadian spice.

I’ve been thinking about trying out Orlik Golden slice for a while now. I’m just starting to branch off into virginia tobaccos. This may be a good one to add to Virginia tobaccos to try out. Love the new office too! When do we get a tour?

My goto blend, I prefer it 2-4 years old, I feel the profile changes quite a bit when its much older than that. Thanks for the re-review

I had one aged 5 years it was truly beautiful. It's almost incredible once the pipe got a few bowls in.

I haven’t developed a taste for the “hay” blends quite yet. I think I will order a tin of this and let it age and try it later. As per your reccomendation. Have a great day and God bless you and your family!

One of favorites to smoke. I wished it had a lil more perique.

i appreciate your style of dress and communication. Nice to see folks caring about appearance. I'm a bit scuzzy myself

Bought some two years ago and didn't really care for it. But, I put it in a Mason jar and tomorrow I will dig it out and give it another chance. In all fairness I had just started smoking the pipe and I don't think I was able to smoke slowly enough to enjoy it. I'll check it out and leave another comment . Thanks for revisiting it

OGS is good, good stuff for sure. Yes, we have two versions now in Britain. I love your library behind you. Take care.

OGS is a Virginia with a subtle perique - not to be confused with English blends or orient leaf. I have bought lots of OGS as it gets better with age. My favourite blend.

I enjoy a Orlik Slices. Though I do have to say you got me hooked on The Country Squire and their blends both non-aromatic and few aromatics (Cherokee and my favorite Hunting). Tidewate as the Virginia. Orlik is a very approachable blend and a good introduction for beginners.

Golden sliced is even available here in japan where there arent many blends at all! Thank you for re-reviewing this classic blend Wilson! Hope you and your family are all moved in and used to the new home! Happy smokes sir!

Oh looking forward to this one - just become available where I live - thanks Wilson 👍

I have a tin of it and I'm looking forward to cracking it open. I love Virginia tobacco's. Thanks for the video!!!

I've smoked this tobacco around 15 years ago from a freshly baught tin and it was beautiful. And there's a tin waiting on my shelf to be opened from that time... I understood right away why this is such a classic, light but with taste and aroma, very consistent and easy to smoke, It's a delight when just smoking and not doing anything else and it goes smoothly aside doing other things. - In case you'd like to look out for other virginia flakes: My all time classic is the Richmond Navy Flake. A bit heavier, a bit darker, no perique, just a virginia. It could be the one tobacco if I'd be asked to name one I'd like to smoke only. Another one could be the Peter Heinrichs "Golden Sliced". I didn't smoke that one yet but I'm waiting to as I've purchesed some. The descriptions were too tempting...

I can’t smoke it any other time. Total spring blend. When I first tried it and most enjoyed

Hiyas Wilson, It took me some time to really enjoy this blend. As it happens, I prefer to stove this blend as it adds a more malty/toasty note to the flavor profile. Serene smokes, Gary

Nice review, I've always wanted to try Orlik, need to get me a tin.

just smoked some of this earlier today, a great warm weather smoke

Always enjoy your reviews thank you!

I love smoking Orlik GoldenSliced on a hot day while sitting on the porch with some lemonade. I can actually usually get it in a local Tinder Box tobacco shop or Smokers Abbey here in the Memphis area.

Wonderful Wilson enjoyed your re review ❤

Aged Orlik is fantastic, and nice Schuyler.

Give me OGS and the Merry Monk all day.

Is it as good as Peter Stokkebye navy flake? I just bought a tin of Orlik and never had it. Judging by what you said I'll cellar this one and just order a fresh tin to try out. Love your helpful videos. 👍

Hey y'all, totally unrelated to this blend but hoping someone can help me out. The situation: I have 3 different aromatic tins. They all smell great but once I light any of them, there's 0 flavour...all I can taste is smoke and ash. Things I've tried: - different percentages of wetness/dryness - deep cleaning my briar pipes - even getting a new meerschaum pipe - taking a smoking break (actually was forced to get a few months off due to a surgery) - running the pipe cooler / hotter Like I said, all 3 blends have a great and rich smell whilst unlit and taste like "nothing" once I light them up. Also, all 3 are blends which I used in the past and they used to taste just as good as they smelled when unlit. It seems higly unlikely that I got a "bad batch" of all 3 so either something happened with my technique, my pipes or my tongue. That being said, I can taste food and flavours just fine and I also get the right flavour from my cigards. Thanks for any tips you can throw at me!

How would this compare to Peterson Early Morning, and yes new office looks great!

I can't get into OGS. That bergamot/apricot taste kinda takes away from the tobacco for me. I'd rather have Peterson Flake (the blue and white tin) or escudo/Pete Navy Rolls. Personally.

bingus' favourite tobacco.

It has a heavy distinctive toping, imo🤔

Thank you !!!

P.S., is that a Schuyler Bible on the shelf? I'm the happy owner of a Cambridge Clarion.

This is the first one that calls me, so obviously I’m a hay smoker.

fwiw brother, there's a slight pinging sound at the beginning of the video whenever you speak

I thought I would like Virginia blends. However, I tend to like more Balkan or English/Balkan blends.

What are some blends that you would recommend for a beginner pipe smoker?

Hay-E... 😜