English Blend Recommendations

tarak

Lifer

Jun 23, 2013

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South Dakota

• Jul 23, 2013

• #1

Looking for a somewhat "middle of the road" latakia blend recommendation to stick in the cellar for a few months before winter. Have tried and enjoyed Dunhill Nightcap, but would like to give something else a try. So probably not looking for a "Lat Bomb"....but also not something too light.
Thoughts?

 

mrjerke

Lifer

Jun 10, 2013

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29

Midwest

• Jul 23, 2013

• #2

I've got some London Mixture on the way. I'll surely let you test it out!

 

troutface

Lifer

Oct 26, 2012

2,349

11,612

Colorado

• Jul 23, 2013

• #3

I'm about 6 bowls into a tin of Brigham Aurora Borealis and really liking it. Plenty of Lat but not a bomb. Fits my definition of "middle of the road" perfectly.

 

kashmir

Lifer

May 17, 2011

2,712

64

Northern New Jersey

• Jul 23, 2013

• #4

Westminster and London Mixture are favorites.

 

erichbaumer

Part of the Furniture Now

Dec 4, 2012

738

5

Illinois

• Jul 23, 2013

• #5

+1 Westminster, Dunhill 965 would be a good choice as well.

 

tarak

Lifer

Jun 23, 2013

1,528

15

South Dakota

• Jul 23, 2013

• #6

You know, I have yet to try a G.L. Pease blend.....might have to try out a couple ounces of this Westminster business....

 

smeigs

Lifer

Jun 26, 2012

1,049

7

• Jul 23, 2013

• #7

Dedicated Frog Morton guy here... Cant go wrong with any of them in my opinion... I also like Old Dog for a middle of the road English.

 

brian64

Lifer

Jan 31, 2011

9,636

14,757

• Jul 23, 2013

• #8

Another vote for London Mixture...smoking it right now in fact. Also, in no particular order, Squadron Leader, Balkan Sasieni, Presbyterian Mixture.

 

judcole

Lifer

Sep 14, 2011

7,186

33,561

Detroit

• Jul 23, 2013

• #9

Peterson Old Dublin - but you guys knew I was gonna say that,didn't ya? :D

 

igloo

Lifer

Jan 17, 2010

4,083

5

woodlands tx

• Jul 23, 2013

• #10

GL Pease Piccadilly is the best of the morning blends much more complex than EMP but his Westminster has more Latakia and would be considered a full English .

 

mustanggt

Part of the Furniture Now

Dec 6, 2012

819

4

• Jul 23, 2013

• #11

MacBaren HH Vintage Syrian. I have a lot of lat blends in my cellar most are pretty heavy and have fallen out of favor as my tastes have changed to Va/bur/per blends. Vintage Syrian is the only one I choose now. It has a nice sweetness underlying the not too smoky lat.

 

tarak

Lifer

Jun 23, 2013

1,528

15

South Dakota

• Jul 23, 2013

• #12

Thanks for all the input y'all. I think because I've never tried a Pease tobacco, I'm going to try one out!
mustanggt as I'm a huge fan of MacB HH ODF, You really really tempted me on that HH Vintage Syrian

 

sallow

Lifer

Jun 30, 2013

1,531

3,771

• Jul 23, 2013

• #13

I should recommend GL Pease Quiet Nights. It is a soft, thick flake of decent strength that is very enjoyable flavor wise. I also enjoy Key Largo.
For a ribbon cut you could try Presbyterian Mixture, which has some nice bass notes on the tamp. I also like Squadron Leader, which is a bit sharper.
For some different flavor you could try one of the chocolate flakes (G&H or S&G) or the navy flakes, which also contain a bit of latakia. I like them both.

 

cavendish36

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jun 26, 2013

112

0

• Jul 23, 2013

• #14

I second Jud's comment: you can't go wrong with Peterson Old Dublin!

 

dread

Lifer

Jun 19, 2013

1,617

9

• Jul 24, 2013

• #15

Frog Morton

Peterson's Old Dublin

Early morning Pipe

Squadron Leader

 

phil22

Starting to Get Obsessed

Mar 19, 2013

154

3

• Jul 24, 2013

• #16

Another vote for Dunhill "My Mixture 965". I bet you will like it.

 

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drcarlo

Starting to Get Obsessed

Mar 31, 2013

156

0

• Jul 24, 2013

• #17

Have you tried Dunhill Early Morning Pipe?

 

matchstickman

Lifer

Jul 15, 2011

2,363

31

• Jul 24, 2013

• #18

Pick yourself up some Dunhill London Mixture, GL Pease Samarra, GL Pease Quiet Nights, or for something a little different, Cornell and Diehl Habana Daydreams is on the lighter end of the spectrum but has some cigar leaf which gives it a nice depth of flavor. GL Pease Key Largo is a real treat with Latakia and has some cigar leaf as well. For a nice bulk option that is really affordable, F&K Lancer Slices probably has a bit more Latakia than youre looking for but dont let that deter you. Its a great blend at a great price.

 

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drcarlo

Starting to Get Obsessed

Mar 31, 2013

156

0

• Jul 24, 2013

• #19

EMP is an excellent choise. But it is very mild and mellow on the latakia. Rattray's Red Rapparee would be my choise, but I think you would enjoy Rattray's 7 Reserve. Try 7R and then RRR. RRR is stronger, but the orientals dominate and the lat is balancing the blend. 7R is the oppsite. Same basic tobaccos in different propotions.

 

fitzy

Lifer

Nov 13, 2012

2,937

27

NY

• Jul 24, 2013

• #20

+1 all Frog Mortons but particularly Cellar

+1 Squadron Leader(Excellent but a bit too light for me)

+1 GLP Westminster
I absolutely positively have to recommend you try these 2 in addition to the one's mentioned above. They are latakia blends with some fantastic orientals:

Hearth & Home Magnum Opus

McClelland's Yenidje Highlander