Pipe Tobacco With Latakia

munday

Lurker

Jul 4, 2014

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• Oct 4, 2014

• #1

In my office smoking Lane BS-005 which has some of my favorite Latakia tobacco in it - smoking my Erik Nording pipe. Just ordered from P&C 34 ozs of The Dean which

of course - has Latakia in it and 25 ozs of Lane BS-005 - they included a free oz of The Professor (yes - has Latakia in it). Have over 115 ozs of my all time favorite -

Lancer Slices. If you have a favorite blend heavy with Latakia - would be interested to hear about it.

I just invested in storage jars - 11" high and 4" mouth with metal lids - 7 of them - so I can store my fav tobaccos. FYI got them at Hobby Lobby for 50% off - $3.40 each.

Leaving now for the Tobacco Exchange to meet with some Pipe and Cigar loving friends. Will check for feedback later today. Thanks! Semper Fi

 

woodsroad

Lifer

Oct 10, 2013

11,772

16,053

SE PA USA

• Oct 4, 2014

• #2

Samuel Gawith Balkan Flake.

And So To Bed
Or anything else that you just add Latakia to.

 

munday

Lurker

Jul 4, 2014

8

1

• Oct 4, 2014

• #3

gigger48 - thanks will give them a smoke!

woodsroad - its a beautiful thing - awesome! I have a closet in my office where they will be stored.

I am looking forward to having a selection like yours - thanks for the inspiration!

 

jmsutton

Starting to Get Obsessed

Feb 11, 2014

103

0

• Oct 5, 2014

• #4

Samuel Gawith Skiff blend is fantastic.

 

beezer

Part of the Furniture Now

Jul 12, 2013

618

743

• Oct 5, 2014

• #5

I really enjoy McClelland's Blue Mountain (aka Balkan Blue)! I suggest you grab a tin - it's a unique latakia blend in my humble opinion and worth the try.

 

cobguy

Lifer

Oct 18, 2013

3,742

15

• Oct 6, 2014

• #6

The Lancers Slices are a new favorite of mine (thanks hiplainsdrifter!).
If you were to add a touch of Orientals to this blend you would come close

to Balkan Sterling, from Sterling Tobacco.

 

mcitinner1

Lifer

Apr 5, 2014

4,043

24

Missouri

• Oct 6, 2014

• #7

Billy Budd will put some hair on your chest, more from the burley than the latakia, I think. Some folks don't need or want hair on their chest though. ::

 

phred

Lifer

Dec 11, 2012

1,754

4

• Oct 6, 2014

• #8

Honestly, I have yet to find a Latakia-heavy blend that I don't like...
Lancer's Slices is quite nice, as are several of the H&H blends - Daybreak, Victorian Stroll, House of Lords. I'm currently working on a sample of Samuel Gawith's Commonwealth, which is very tasty. Black House remains a perennial favorite as well.

 

papipeguy

Lifer

Jul 31, 2010

15,778

35

Bethlehem, Pa.

• Oct 6, 2014

• #9

G.L. Pease Gaslight, C&D Pirate Kake, H&H Magnum Opus and, for kicks, C&D Mississippi Mud. The others listed above are also outstanding smokes. Enjoy.

 

hedgehog

Might Stick Around

Sep 25, 2013

61

10

• Oct 7, 2014

• #10

GL Pease Abingdon is monumentally excellent. Gaslight too is superb. Odyssey very good. Westminster (which I have not tried) is supposed to be excellent too. One of my favorite latakia blends is SG's Squadron Leader, not as lat-heavy as Abingdon but beautifully balanced. H&H Blackhouse in my opinion is one of the all-time great tobaccos available now. Bonne pipe!

 

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shutterbugg

Lifer

Nov 18, 2013

1,451

21

• Oct 7, 2014

• #11

Dunhill Nightcap. Been smoking lat blends for years, Nightcap is the only one I need.

 

pipeanddrum

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jan 5, 2016

281

2

• May 11, 2016

• #12

I'm liking the following right now: HH latakia flake, Magnum opus, vintage Syrian, and c&d black duck. But, my favorites seem to change with time.

 

briarcudgel

Starting to Get Obsessed

May 6, 2016

108

108

• May 15, 2016

• #13

Three Oaks Syrian, Blue Mountain, Black House, to name a few. The more Lat the better. I started out with VAPers, but quickly made the transition to English and

Balkan blends after trying, oddly enough, Frog Morton Cellar.

 

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

41,210

60,454

• May 15, 2016

• #14

GLP Westminster, I'd smoke it soon after purchase. I let mine age for a year or 18 months and the Latakia really diminished. I like it, but the Lat is very subtle. There are so many good English/Lat blends, you really have to try around to find a favorite, in whatever price range you like. There are a number of good bulk blends that have generous Lat, but you have to find the ones that float your boat. Nightcap is always a good default blend.

 

dino

Lifer

Jul 9, 2011

1,949

13,543

Chicago

• May 28, 2016

• #15

I really like Samovar. It's a McClelland blend; one of the Chicago Pipe Collectors Club Blends. It contains Syrian Latakia. If you find that you like it, cellar some, as only McClelland's and Mac Baren have and stock. I rather doubt we'll see any Syrian again, when their stocks run out.

 

ericusrex

Lifer

Feb 27, 2015

1,175

3

• May 28, 2016

• #16

"The more Lat the better "
Git yourself some Pirate Kake and be done with all others!

 

perdurabo

Lifer

Jun 3, 2015

3,305

1,575

• May 28, 2016

• #17

C&D: Star of the East, Engine 99, Mountain Camp, and Billy Budd are terrific.
GLPease: Gaslight

 

crashthegrey

Lifer

Dec 18, 2015

3,817

3,607

41

Cobleskill, NY

www.greywoodie.com

• Jun 14, 2016

• #18

I actually really enjoy the professor that they threw in for you. I usually have that on hand at any given time. I'll happily second Pirate Kake and the H&H House of Lords. Ambassador's blend is quite good, too.

 

pipeanddrum

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jan 5, 2016

281

2

• Jun 15, 2016

• #19

Just added Billy Budd to my Latakia favorites list. The cigar leaf adds a welcome but different flavor compared to other English mixtures and the smoke is very creamy/buttery. I find it a rich, medium strength tobacco blend.

 

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danhester

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jan 17, 2016

249

1

• Jun 20, 2016

• #20

Bulk blends: Hearth & Home Larry's Blend, Balkan Supreme, McClelland 5110 Dark English, HH Vintage Syrian (have bought in bulk from B&Ms)

Tinned Blends: GL Pease Maltese Falcon, Bengal Slices, Hearth & Home Cerberus, Balkan Saieni (available in bulk from cup o' joes)
As you can tell, I prefer my Latakia blends to be oriental forward. I am still new into my pipe smoking explorations, but there are a lot of good Latakia blends, many of them available in bulk.