Do You Like Latakia in the Winter and Virginia in the Summer? G.L. Pease Discusses for Aug 22 Column

[PaulTheScandinavian]

In the summer period ,where possible ,as an afternoon smoke I prefer Virgina forward bled with a slight touch of perique perhaps,this paired with a highball glass of GT makes a nice and refreshing combo, as far as Latakia mixtures go, I dont smoke them anymore,I went thorough that stage in the past

 

[biodarwin]

I actually really like Latakia in the summer. It reminds me of barbecues and campfire.

That is what HH Old Dark Fired is for!

 

[biodarwin]

I may sneak a VA flake in over the winter, but I hardly if ever smoke any English blends in the summer.

 

[Honkytonk Man]

No & yes.
Latakia, No.
Va's & VaPers. Yes. Please!

 

[Searock Fan]

Latakia? Any time, any where. As a matter for fact I've been working on a recipe for Latakia donuts.

 

[Honkytonk Man]

Latakia? Any time, any where. As a matter for fact I've been working on a recipe for Latakia donuts.

I'm intrigued.

 

[makhorkasmoker]

My usual smokes—c&d dark burley with a touch of their white, sometimes with ramback thrown in—change dramatically with season and weather. So season and weather create variety for me

 

[americaman]

That is what HH Old Dark Fired is for!

Interesting. I like Old Dark Fired as a Fall blend.

 

[deadidunn]

I do prefer lighter blends in the summer days, VaPer's and Virginia's. I'm a fan of DFK anytime, unless I'm miserably hot. I enjoy Three Nuns with a small camp fire using smaller twigs and sticks. The taste of Three Nuns reminds of that same smoke essence. I have plenty of Latakia in stock; however, I've unintentionally not smoked any for a while. I could understand a correlation to colder temps though.

 

[hauntedmyst]

I like any blend that strikes me at the time.

 

[Valaam]

I've always been an English smoker, with the occasional nod to orientals. However, I just ordered several cobs and on a whim included Missouri Meerschaum 150 Years. I loaded that into one of my new cobs and fired it up. At first, I was thinking--where's the flavor, where's the body, why does anyone smoke this stuff? But, by the the end of the bowl I was starting to actually enjoy it. I'm sure it helped that I was on the porch and it was in the mid-90's and humid. Maybe there is something to be said for non-English blends, especially in summer.

 

[grimpuffer]

Like one of the other posters, I too will reach for English blends more often when the weather gets a little cooler, but I just cant do English blends in the summer.

Dont know if it is the brutal heat and humidity of the deep south, but I find Latakia really only shines for me on cool autumn evenings or sitting around a fire with friends during the winter.

As for VAs, VaPers, VaBurs, and whatnot, those have no season for me. Just depends on the mood.