Cellaring Latakia

andya27 · Dec 18, 2014

I love Pirate Kake. And during the winter, as I'm an outdoor smoker, there's something about a Latakia smoke that is just perfect for the weather.
I'll be placing a tobacco order this week, and thought I might pick up a few tins to cellar - if Latakia is a good candidate for cellaring.
I have a few Virginias that are going to get a some years on them before being opened - just wondering what affect aging has on Latakia.
Thanks!

northernneil · Dec 18, 2014

Aging Latakia
Checkout this old thread. A lot of good information.

andya27 · Dec 18, 2014

https://ey.webex.com/ey/lsr.php?RCID=401d8c89994641ada69ada8d91a46579

Perfect, just what I was looking for. Much appreciate.

escioe · Dec 18, 2014

The best aged latakia blends I've smoked have been from the GL Pease Classic Collection. Blackpoint and Kensington are godly with five years or more. The latakia softens a bit, and the orientals and Virginias, and with Blackpoint, the perique, sort of affirm themselves more than in a fresh tin. I smoked 4oz of 6 and 7 year old Blackpoint this spring, and those were two of the best tins I've ever had.

cfreud · Dec 18, 2014

I cellar latakia blends all the time. As Escioe said, it can mellow the latakia, which for my taste with Pirate Kake, is a definite must. That is the one blend, as a latakia-phile, that is too much for me. That said. I have 10 tins in my closet/cellar which I will revisit in a few years.

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