What am I tasting?

yahcela

Lurker

Jul 8, 2012

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Logan, Utah

• Jul 11, 2012

• #1

First of all, what a great site!
Can someone with a more developed palate help me figure out what is the unique element of Frog Morton that makes the flavor so interesting? Is that Latakia, or a casing of some kind? I taste a lesser degree of the same flavor in Boswell's Northwoods. If I knew what that was, it might make it easier to find other blends that I like.
I tried Charles Fairmorn Lancer's Slices, but all I got was the smokiness without the flavor. Next on the quest will be Squadron Leader & Larry's Blend. Any input welcome!

 

nbpiper

Starting to Get Obsessed

Aug 31, 2011

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1

• Jul 11, 2012

• #2

I've only smoked Frog Morton on The Town, so this might not be too accurate. But I do believe what you are tasting is the Latakia.

 

philip

Lifer

Oct 13, 2011

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Puget Sound

• Jul 12, 2012

• #3

Welcome, yahcela.
Yup, it's the latakia. You might also like any of the Seattle Pipe Clubs blends.

I think Frog Morton is fairly similar to Seattle Evening.

 

barkar

Lifer

Apr 17, 2012

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1

• Jul 12, 2012

• #4

Yep its the Latakia. Rember not all blends use the same amounts of Latakia and not from the same regions so you get different taste strengs and smell from different blends.
Welcome to the forum.

 

yahcela

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Jul 8, 2012

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Logan, Utah

• Jul 12, 2012

• #5

Thanks for the info. "Seattle Evening" is now on the growing list of things that I will buy instead of a new garage door (and various other home improvements). After all, one cannot do home improvement projects without being in the right frame of mind, and I'm not in the right frame of mind if I cannot have a good pipe.
How about Latakia blends, similar to these, that are available as a flake?

 

baronsamedi

Lifer

May 4, 2011

5,688

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Dallas

• Jul 12, 2012

• #6

How about Latakia blends, similar to these, that are available as a flake?

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Penzance would be a great example of that!

 

taerin

Lifer

May 22, 2012

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• Jul 12, 2012

• #7

The Penz is the next one I am trying out, soon as I get through some of the blends I currently have... 16 blends is way too much to have lying around, especially when half are aromatics which don't store well.

 

crpntr1

Lifer

Dec 18, 2011

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Texas

• Jul 12, 2012

• #8

I like fmott and squadron leader both..but not penzance

 

thesmokindragon

Lifer

Jul 12, 2011

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4,214

• Jul 12, 2012

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C&D's Star of the East Flake

Penzance

Low Country Tobacco's Cooper (only at smokingpipes.com)

SG's Navy and Balkan Flake

GL Pease's Sextant (broken flake, but Oooooutstanding blend!)
Not flake but well worth the trip to flavor-town ;-)

MC's Blue Mountain

MC's Bombay Extra

MC's Three Oaks Syrian

MC's Wilderness

H&H Black house

H&H Mag Opus

H&H Cerberus

H&H Larry's Blend

NYPC's Jack's Shanty

NYPC's Hell's Kitchen

SPC's Plum Pudding

SPC's Seattle Evening

C&D's Crooked Lane

L.J. Peretti's Omega and Royal (give them a call, great folks)
That should keep you going for awhile ;-)

 

spartan

Lifer

Aug 14, 2011

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• Jul 12, 2012

• #10

Taste the Rainbow.

 

thesmokindragon

Lifer

Jul 12, 2011

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• #11

;-) very true, but being a spokesperson for the Dark-side, I must

do what I can to gather recruits...that long list should do it

 

yahcela

Lurker

Jul 8, 2012

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Logan, Utah

• Jul 12, 2012

• #12

Is there a checkbox on the bankruptcy paperwork for Latakia? ::

 

thesmokindragon

Lifer

Jul 12, 2011

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• Jul 12, 2012

• #13

If there isn't...well there should be