In my 45+ years of pipe smoking I've always fallen in and out of love with latakia. Had been in my no-latakia phase the past 6 months or so. But was taking stuff to the community compost pile today and caught a whiff of something burning and instantly got a desire for latakia back.?So, about to place a regular order in a few days and trying to figure out what latakia blend I want to try next. Never tried C&D Super Balkan but looks interesting. What do folks think about it?
C&D Super Balkan & Overcoming Latakia Fatigue
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I like it. I was looking for a light english a year or so ago. I ordered small samples of lots of stuff and ended up on this one. Don't let the name scare you off. It is not "super" loaded with latakia. There is enough to smell and taste but it does not dominate. I"d put it right around the level of latakia you get in Presbyterian Mixture, if you are familiar with that blend. Maybe a touch more, but close. From the description, I though Atlas balkan was going to be lat heavy. It was lat very lite. At least the sample I got was. Super Balkan was more what I was after, though still not what I would consider lat heavy. More like lat light to medium
I like to ease back into it with a blend like Key Largo or more recently Uno. Condimental Lat presence that is noticeable but not a cock punch.
I second the the option to ease back into it. Maybe a Scottish blend like 965 which do have latakia but the Cavendish in tone it down or a VaOr with a little Latakia like Presbyterian.
Funny you bring up Presbyterian, I was just thinking the other day Super Balkan is like Presbyterian on steroids , wich suits me fine as I like what Presby is hinting at but I feel like it’s so subtle I’m left wondering if I had just had a smoke. SB is Presby all grown up and in you face with great flavor and calls you back again and again because the aftertaste lingers in a really good way…
I recently revisited the Cap ,had some friends over with a couple bottles of Malbec. They brought Tequila between that and ODF I must have alternated 5 bowls that night and they brought cigars. Neighbors must have thought the house was on fire…NC tastes great with a dark wine for me but I need that to really enjoy it…
I also encourage you to take advantage in the reset to your Latakia taste levels with some milder blends. GL Pease has Chelsea Morning and Blackpoint that fit this category.
Super Balkan is a very nice blend. To my tastes it's a medium lat. I'm a big GLP fan and he has lat blends all over the spectrum.
I love latakia, the mild, medium and heavy blends...with Syrian being the ultimate bellringer.
I love latakia, the mild, medium and heavy blends...with Syrian being the ultimate bellringer.
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I really like H&H Vintage Syrian. I either smoke it alone or use it as "enhancer" and mix it sparingly with top notch Va's and some Va/burleys. A little bit of VS with FVF or WCC Simply Orange and its very nice. I also use VS with University Flake and OJK.