Ten Russians-1st try

Hello

So I purchased a tin of Ten Russians and received and tried it last night. Only smoked one bowl so far, so this is just a 1st impression.
Overall-A Lat HEAVY blend!.The lat is very dry, smokey and has what I feel is a metal/soap/industrial taste. It sticks to your tongue. I found the Lat content much heavier than vintage Syrian. Correct me here ,but Ten Russians is Cyprian lat? and I guess I can taste the difference between it and Syrian. Not as bright and a thicker taste. Moving thru the smoke the Orientals and Va come in and out and when they are working together create a very nice taste. But then the Lat comes back and settles in for the night on your tongue.
Having recently become a convert to the church of Nightcap, I definitely appreciate the balance some perique adds to a lat blend and I think I was missing that from Ten Russians. I also did not find the nic content overwhelming by any means, but I know that is a completely subjective thing.
So..Its pretty good stuff and worth trying once. When I am in the mood for a major dose of lat I will smoke Ten Russians, but this is far from an everyday smoke.

Thanks for listening!!

Smoking something like this makes me appreciate a blender that uses a deft hand to combine specific tobaccos. To many elements in the mix and the overall impression comes of as to light and kind of watered down. To few and and you get hammered with it and becomes monotonous.

dmcmtk:

You are the 2nd person to recommend that blend. It goes on the list!!..I have tried Quiet Nights and found it lacking overall. Tasty but a bit weak.

So I finished that 1st 2oz tin of ten russians and bought an 8oz tin. I really like the stuff. As 3rd guy stated above, it has very distinct flavor profile and when I want that flavor nothing else works. Not very complex by any means but smokes nice and burns well and superb lat bomb.

Perdurabo-nice info. I have been debating some of the other blends.