Blends Similar to Nightcap (Latakia w/ Perique)?

[Friendly Piper]

Hi, all! I’ve learned a lot from this forum, but can’t find a thread about blends similar to Nightcap in terms of Latakia and Perique.

I’m relatively new to Latakia-forward blends, and I love just about everything I’ve tried. So far, that’s 18 blends:

• Boswell‘s—Countryside, Mild English, & Northwoods
• Country Squire—Cornishman & Angry Cornishman
• Drucquer & Sons—Levant Mixture
• Esoterica—Margate
• G.L. Pease—Chelsea Morning, Maltese Falcon, Quiet Nights, & Westminster
• Mac Baren—HH Latakia Flake
• Peterson—965, Early Morning Pipe, & Nightcap
• Samuel Gawith—Skiff Mixture & Squadron Leader
• Seattle Pipe Club—Plum Pudding

Of these, Nightcap stands out for creating an experience where both the Latakia and Perique really shine.

Could I please get your advice on blends with a similar profile to Nightcap?

Thanks so much!

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

Byzantium for Latakia and perique.

 

[Friendly Piper]

Byzantium for Latakia and perique.

Tried it this afternoon—great recommendation. Thanks!

 

[Bbailey324]

Check out GL Pease Blackpoint. Virginia, Oriental, Latakia and perique. Good stuff, not as full as Nightcap but with a similar theme.

 

[hoipolloiglasgow]

Cornell and Deihl From Beyond is similar to Nightcap. It features burley in it, but I think it's only to add strength to the blend. I don't really detect it.

 

[Friendly Piper]

Cornell and Deihl From Beyond is similar to Nightcap. It features burley in it, but I think it's only to add strength to the blend. I don't really detect it.

Love that one! I think it has Turkish Latakia now, which is very cool.

 

[makhorkasmoker]

I concoct a nightcapesque blend, but with a burley base: 60% dark burley, 25% Izmir, 10% perique, 5% Latakia. It’s like a cross between Big nBurley and Nightcap

 

[Friendly Piper]

I concoct a nightcapesque blend, but with a burley base: 60% dark burley, 25% Izmir, 10% perique, 5% Latakia. It’s like a cross between Big nBurley and Nightcap

Okay, this was meant to be! I just bought a bunch of blending tobaccos—including Boswell’s AAA Latakia and ribbon Perique—so I’m ready to mix it up over the holiday weekend.

Any recommendations on how to actually, um, do the actual “mixing?”

 

[hoipolloiglasgow]

Okay, this was meant to be! I just bought a bunch of blending tobaccos—including Boswell’s AAA Latakia and ribbon Perique—so I’m ready to mix it up over the holiday weekend.

Any recommendations on how to actually, um, do the actual “mixing?”

Jeremy Reeves has a blending tutorial on YouTube. It's very informative.

 

[hoipolloiglasgow]

Love that one! I think it has Turkish Latakia now, which is very cool.

I have been enjoying it, but I still think Nightcap is a little better. Really, they're both pretty good.

 

[makhorkasmoker]

Okay, this was meant to be! I just bought a bunch of blending tobaccos—including Boswell’s AAA Latakia and ribbon Perique—so I’m ready to mix it up over the holiday weekend.

Any recommendations on how to actually, um, do the actual “mixing?

I use a digital scale to get the proportions right, then mix the tobaccos thoroughly with my fingers in a large bowl. Then I jar it for a few weeks. To me This last step is important, especially with blends involving perique.

Oh, and keep notes. That way you can tweak it to your tastes

 

[Friendly Piper]

I’ll report back here post-mix and then after it’s been jarred long enough to smoke (I’ll aim to mix this weekend and smoke it on New Year’s).

 

[Friendly Piper]

Jeremy Reeves has a blending tutorial on YouTube. It's very informative.

Just watched it—thanks for the recommendation! Reeves has such a great way of describing things. Now I’m watching all his videos on the C&D channel . . .

 

[Friendly Piper]

Smoking a bowl of Nightcap now and wanted to say that there’s just nothing like it (at least for me).

For anyone who reads this thread in the future, the only tobacco I’ve found that really hits the same notes for me is Ashton’s “Artisan’s Blend”—it’s not trying to be a Nightcap clone or anything, but it’s a very tasty blend that gives me a similar experience. Hope that’s helpful.

 

[hoipolloiglasgow]

I still need to try that one. And I completely agree, there's nothing quite like Nightcap.

 

[Friendly Piper]

I still need to try that one. And I completely agree, there's nothing quite like Nightcap.

Let me know if you’d like me to send you a sample—it would be my pleasure!