Share Your New Lat-Bomb Ideas

[frozenchurchwarden]

The latest "Top Five English Blends" thread has me thinking.
I think we need a Latakia blend that actually punches you in the gut and knocks you out of your shoes. Ten Russians is fine, and Pirate Kake is all well and good, but I want something truly legendary, since I'm usually only getting one or two bowls a week, I want them to count.
I'm thinking about ways to incorporate Brown Rope with Latakia, like maybe Rope with a Latakia core, or just a dense Plug so enriched with Nicotine that it makes Nightcap look like it's made of Black Cavendish. And if it could be something that burns easily at the same time as being sweet, smokey, and savory, that would be fantastic.
I'll give it a try eventually, but I think something like that sounds like a perfect challenge for G.L. Pease.
Any other thoughts? What kind of Latakia blends would you most like to see attempted?

 

[metalheadycigarguy]

Not sure if you're referring to marketed blends or our own idea for blends so I'll give you my personal creation.

It's not a Latakia heavy blend, but it does have some punch and that is my Headbanger blend from Pipes & Cigars My Own Blend. I had Russ Ouellette blend me 38% Latakia, 25% Red Virginia, 25% Orientals, and 12% Perique. I wasn't sure if I should go with yellow Virginia or Red but was thinking Red was the better option, so I asked Russ via PM and he confirmed that Red Virginia was a better way to go. It's a nice English/Balkan blend if I do say so myself.

 

[lestrout]

Yo fro - try Bow Legged Bear. It's well named.
hp

les

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

Metalhead:

Not sure if you're referring to marketed blends or our own idea for blends

Both, any and all. I just wanted a thread title that wasn't so narcissistic and might actually encourage discussion instead of just sounding desperate for attention.

 

[shutterbugg]

Nightcap is the only Lat blend I need. Tried others, none satisfied as well.

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

Les, I mught give Bow Legged Bear a shot, but when you search for "Very Strong" blends at Smokingpipes.com you get C&D Burley Flake, Semois, some bulk blending varieties, and about a dozen entries from Gawith Hoggarth. Reviews from Tobaccoreviews.com seem to indicate roughly the same thing. The old Lakeland blends are something special, and that category seems to be missing a good injection of Latakia.

 

[cigrmaster]

If you want maybe the biggest Lat bomb out there, grab a tin of Dan Tobacco Old Ironsides. I think I once read it had 40% Latakia.

 

[hawky454]

a Latakia blend that actually punches you in the gut and knocks you out of your shoes

Why not just smoke straight Latakia? If you get passed a certain percentage of it in a blend, that's all you'll be tasting anyways...

 

[derfargin]

I think C&D - DaVinci has 70% Lat or something close to it. I was hesitant to try this one just because of the high percentage of lat, and was pleasantly surprised at how good it was. Ended up buying a tin to smoke on occasion after I tried it.

 

[stvalentine]

Why not just smoke straight Latakia? If you get passed a certain percentage of it in a blend, that's all you'll be tasting anyways...

Latakia on it´s own tastes very one-dimensional and although I am a huge Lat-fan pue Lat didn´s float my boat. I am happy with mixtures exceeding 60% Lat but you will need a certain percentage of orther leaves for good taste. IMHO Virginia is the only tobacco which can be enjoyed pure.

 

[cfreud]

I love Old Ironsides and Ten Russians for so-called lat bombs. Pirate Kake probably has to be on the list too. (For some reason, it's too much for me, but to each their own.)

 

[nachman]

It seems no one remembers one of the first, still available Lat-bombs, SG Commonwealth Mixture. 50% Latakia and 50% Virginia.

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

I think Ten Russians and Nightcap are some of the only Lat Bombs to specifically pursue a high Nicotine content. I should probably get in touch with GQ Tobacco since they have access to the Gawith factory (or at least the tobacco stock) and specifically advertise doing custom blends.