Sweet Latakia Blend Recommendations

[Steddy]

I just smoked my first bowl of Bengal Slices and really liked the sweetness of it. Any recommendations on sweet Latakia blends? I have some Gawith Perfection, Bob’s Chocolate Flake, and might pick up Two Friends English Chocolate.
I’m not one to ask for recommendations as I believe in buying and trying, but what the hell.

 

[LOREN]

Lane Limited HGL. This is Lane's RLP-6 with a touch of Latakia added.

Park-Lane Tobacconist HGL Match

 

[damacene]

It depends on what kind of sweetness you're after. I personally think that Latakia can have a sweetness of its own, along side the smokiness and funk it's known for. But if you like the sauce, I have two recommendations for you;

Boswell's Countryside - lighter English with some kind of topping that sweetens up the blend and brings it all together.

Watch City's The Churchwarden - a very stout English along the lines of Bengal Slices or Plum Pudding, but has a similar licorice type topping as Bengal Slices. At least, I think it has a licorice topping, someone greater than I would have to confirm. It has a lot of lat/oriental, cigar leaf, and a bit of Perique and Cavendish. It's become one of my favs now that the SPC blends are in limbo.

 

[mortonbriar]

macbarens plumcake.
Ed G Robinson.
All the Frog Morton range, but that's trickier to get now...

 

[VDL_Piper]

The sweetest latakia/English I've smoked is Stokebye PS17 English Luxury. Yummy stuff, cheap enough and can be purchased in bulk too.

 

[filmguerilla]

Almost anything referred to as "aromatic English." There's still some Sutliff Aromatic English around, as well as their Eastfarthing blend (pretty much the same). P&C has Fusilier's Ration back in stock, as well as two Bengal Slices variants. I've always thought of Presbyterian as one of these blends, too, as the latakia is mild and there's some sweet there.

 

[SBC]

Boswell's Northwoods.

 

[BriaronBoerum]

Sillem's Black fits the bill if you're looking for fruity sweetness -- it may be overpowering when you pop the tin, but don't be discouraged, it's more balanced in the bowl.

 

[fireground_piper]

and might pick up Two Friends English Chocolate.

PM me your address and I’ll send some to you.

 

[/Adam\]

I’m still somewhat of a noob but Im working on a couple of ounces of Arango Balkan supreme I bought a few weeks ago and man is it delicious. It definitely has a good bit of sweetness to it. I’d also second the recommendations of countryside and Northwoods from Boswell’s.

 

[Sig]

Does Bob's have Latakia?
Ive had a tin for a few years but haven't tried it.

 

[Sig]

As I sit here currently smoking Watch City Ahabs Comfort....it absolutely is sweet. Honestly one of the better Latakia blends I've had in awhile.
It's expensive, but the blends I've tried are great. All I've tried are stout and on the stronger side.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Bothy Flake, if you can find it. Love that stuff.

 

[driftedshank1]

KBV Dwarven Mines

 

[NookersTheCat]

macbarens plumcake.
Ed G Robinson.
All the Frog Morton range, but that's trickier to get now...

Literally all of these are now impossible to get

 

[BooksBassBriars]

I’m still somewhat of a noob but Im working on a couple of ounces of Arango Balkan supreme I bought a few weeks ago and man is it delicious. It definitely has a good bit of sweetness to it. I’d also second the recommendations of countryside and Northwoods from Boswell’s.

+ 1 for Balkan Supreme. I'll add My Mixture 965 to the list

 

[khiddy]

Another vote for Lane HGL. I had a bowl last evening and it was sweet and lovely. Needs to be smoked slowly as it can get a bit hot, but I think it's tasty. And cheap as chips.

 

[Peter Turbo]

Cornishman from the Country Squire, HGL works.

 

[RL Bucktails]

I just smoked my first bowl of Bengal Slices and really liked the sweetness of it. Any recommendations on sweet Latakia blends? I have some Gawith Perfection, Bob’s Chocolate Flake, and might pick up Two Friends English Chocolate.
I’m not one to ask for recommendations as I believe in buying and trying, but what the hell.

I don’t find Bengal Slices sweet in the sense of added sweetness like say Boswell Countryside.

 

[mortonbriar]

Literally all of these are now impossible to get

I have not purchased tobacco since 2020, so I lost track of these details! Sorry @Steddy not intentionally giving you an impossible list. I have just a tin or two of each of these left, and then its done.