So I’m the kind of guy who when getting street tacos I prefer no cilantro. I’m wondering if there is a connection to cilantro and Latakia in the sense that I have heard both of them referred to by those of us with sensitive palates as tasting “soapy”. I know C&Ds Pirate Kake has been referred to as a “ Lat Bomb” but the first time I smoked it I loved it it was sweet and creamy then upon smoking EMP in the same pipe the next day all I could taste was Latakia and nothing else , seemed I was smoking pure potpourri. Now obviously there was a ghost but I smoke a few more English blends in that pipe and it began to taste normal again, problem fixed? No I wanted that Pirate Kake to taste good again so I picked up an MM cob to have a PK designated pipe , no cream no sweetness just pure potpourri again. So Im going to give my palate a PK break. But like the headline reads because I’m so sensitive to the the Lat is there any strong English blends (think 4/5) that I could enjoy that are light on the Lat or have none in them? Thanks so much in advance. So stoked to be part of this community ( pun intended)
English Blends with Little to No Latakia ?
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Your take on cilantro was well placed. I fall squarely to the group of people who hates that stuff. Try Peterson (formerly Dunhill) 965.
I love cilantro (I usually order extra on my tacos), not a fan of latakia though! 
At one time, I was a latakia freak, but I think I burnt myself out on it.
At one time, I was a latakia freak, but I think I burnt myself out on it.
Oh man, I thought English meant Latakia!! Ugh .. I know nothing!
You might enjoy presbyterian.
Edit: GLP Embarcadero is also good stuff. Realized this is actually considered an Virginia, but has a great Turkish leaf in it.
Edit: GLP Embarcadero is also good stuff. Realized this is actually considered an Virginia, but has a great Turkish leaf in it.
To me Black Frigate tasted very clearly of Latakia.
I am one of those with a mutation that makes coriander/cilantro to taste like stinkbugs smells. Any spec of it in my mouth puts me off eating.
Another vote for Presbyterian. There’s so little Latakia that there are even arguments about whether it has any or not. Also, it’s just a great English smoke.
Presbyterian, Peterson Early Morning Pipe, Black Frigate, Wilke 111
Non-English light Latakia blends - Bob’s Chocolate Flake, Bob’s Square Cut, Edward G Robinson, Plumcake, Solent Mixture?
There are so many non-Latakia blends with English style components. Hard to think of them now though.
Drawing a blank.
Non-English light Latakia blends - Bob’s Chocolate Flake, Bob’s Square Cut, Edward G Robinson, Plumcake, Solent Mixture?
There are so many non-Latakia blends with English style components. Hard to think of them now though.
Drawing a blank.
Try Oriental Silk from C&D, the latakia is replaced with perique. Or, Star of the East Gold (also by C&D), it's SOTE with the amounts of Latakia and orientals switched.
You might try some of the "Scottish" type blends as they tend to have smaller percentages of latakia in the mix. Rattray's makes a few nice ones. Jock's Mixture has just a light touch of it.