Kuhl Cashmerino Shirt Review – World’s Softest Merino Shirt?

We are big fans of wool over here. That is no secret. This Kuhl Cashmerino shirt $80 is made of 16.5-micron merino wool. That is the finest wool we have tested. They claim that it is the world’s softest merino wool shirt. Quite a claim, but they may be correct!

Kuhl Cashmerino Shirt

Kuhl uses some of the finest merino I have every seen to make this shirt.  16.5 microns is really crazy.  I have only seen it as low at 17.5 and that was years ago. So, I had to try this shirt out!  Heck, I picked up two so I can rotate through them.  At first feel, this shirt is unlike any other wool I have touched.  It really does feel closer to cashmere than wool. I have a couple of cashmere sweaters that are over 15 years old and I still wear them on certain occasions.


CASHMERINO in Men's Short Sleeve | KÜHL Clothing


The Cashmerino is made of 87% merino wool and 13% nylon.  The 16.5 micron New Zealand merino wool is wrapped around the nylon filament to create this ridiculously soft shirt.  The weight is somewhere around 140 wt equivalent.  If that helps you better get a “feel” for the thickness.  This is a lightweight merino shirt for sure.

Kuhl Cashmerino Shirt

Sizing

For reference, I am 6’1″ 45″ chest 33″ waist and I am wearing the XL in the review.  The fit is more athletic and trim than some shirts. Not in a bad way, at all.  I just want you to know that going into this review.  Using the sizing chart on the Kuhl website, pointed me to XL (for my chest) and I am happy it did so.  I like the fit.


CASHMERINO in Men's Short Sleeve | KÜHL Clothing


The shirt is not long, so definitely not a shirt to tuck in (stay tuned for the Klimitzer review for a tuckable wool shirt!) I like the build of this shirt as well.  It has some good, subtle style to it.  As does all of Kuhl’s clothes.  They make attractive, functional, and well-built clothes.

This is the top-of-line merino-based t-shirt offering from Kuhl.  At $80, it is a good investment as wool lasts forever.  Just wash it in cold water and let it air dry.  I am testing out the other 2 merino-based t-shirts from Kuhl, so check those out to see which one(s) are best for you!

Kuhl Cashmerino Shirt