Favorite Oriental Blends?

[nathaniel]

I've been a fan of latakia forward blends for years, amd while im sure ive tried many oriental blends, i cant recall the flavors im currently getting from 2 common bulk blends. Im finally getting a "buttery" forward oriental flavor that ive always read about but never gotten.... And im in love again.

Namely, i havent been able to smoke anything else all week besides Sutliff's Balkin II and Stokkebye's English Oriental Supreme 306.

Any suggestions for blends with this taste profile, preferably bulk (because i plan to smoke a lot) but tins too?

 

[Chasing Embers]

Are you looking for blends without latakia?

 

[nathaniel]

Are you looking for blends without latakia?

No. I love latakia, amd while those 2 blends are very light on it, i think it's the buttery-forward oriental presentation im looking for. I think. Might be better with a heavier lat portion or perhaps not. But butter is the target here.

 

[nathaniel]

No. I love latakia, amd while those 2 blends are very light on it, i think it's the buttery-forward oriental presentation im looking for. I think. Might be better with a heavier lat portion or perhaps not. But butter is the target here.

Like for the first time in years im not chasing the lat smokiness but rather something else i can only figure to be some of the turkish leaf perhaps.

 

[Chasing Embers]

No. I love latakia, amd while those 2 blends are very light on it, i think it's the buttery-forward oriental presentation im looking for. I think. Might be better with a heavier lat portion or perhaps not. But butter is the target here.

Gotcha, I thought you meant that you were looking for a more Oriental blend and less Balkan.

 

[nathaniel]

Gotcha, I thought you meant that you were looking for a more Oriental blend and less Balkan.

Im not certain of the difference.

 

[woodsroad]

McClelland 2045.

 

[makhorkasmoker]

You might try c&d’s Izmir. It’s nice straight, and you can mix it with all sorts of things to add oriental flavor. I love it mixed with white burley, with a touch of dark burley

 

[renfield]

P&C’s Magnum Opus is very oriental forward. More of a Balkan or oriental forward English depending on how you define them.

 

[ParkitoATL]

Namely, i havent been able to smoke anything else all week besides Sutliff's Balkin II and Stokkebye's English Oriental Supreme 306.

I adore PS17 English Luxury (very light on the Latakia) and, from the description, it sounds like EOS may be the same blend with some Turkish thrown in. I have some C&D Turkish on hand and will give this a try tomorrow.

PS Natural Dutch Cavendish 301 is my all day, every day smoke. I just can't get enough. Lately I have been mixing it 2:1 with Turkish and dang if it is not just as smooth as silk. The Turkish seems to balance the tiny edge of the red VA, so I can retro this blend all night long. Really got me wanting to try more Virginia-Oriental blends.

 

[ClenchedBilliard]

My regular lineup is predominantly oriental forward stuff, here's a few of my current favorites:
GL Pease Caravan
Drucquer & son Casbah (LOVE this one)
Ravenwood Nepenthe
LJ Peretti Cambridge Flake, and also Tashkent (bulk)
Country Squire Shepherd's Pie (bulk)

 

[Terry Lennox]

Try Davidoff Royalty. Oriental forward with red Virginias and just a hint of Latakia. Once you read the reviews on TR with the word "buttery" in them you'll be ordering a tin pronto.

 

[Coreios]

Im not certain of the difference.

Balkan blends are more more Oriental forward. Both English and Balkan contain Latakia as the main force. Latakia is that's the smoky smell you get with both.

 

[Terry Lennox]

Also GL Pease Regent's Flake is an Oriental blend. May not have Latakia. Not sure but worth buying if you want to isolate that flavor. Can always mix it.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Im not certain of the difference.

One is just a natural oriental blend, the other is a latakia blend.

 

[Peter Turbo]

Tashkent and Sunday Picnic

 

[bluegrassbrian]

JJ Fox Campanile.

If you get a chance to order from Estervals - HU Soraya.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Star of the East Flake has a sourness like buttermilk that I am fond of. Apparently, the combination of Orientals is what gives it, its sour flavor. Don't get me wrong, I am not a buttermilk fan, but with this tobacco, I like it.

 

[username]

Also GL Pease Regent's Flake is an Oriental blend. May not have Latakia. Not sure but worth buying if you want to isolate that flavor. Can always mix it.

I don't believe theirs any latakia In regents flake same with temple bar the plug version. I like regents flake.

 

[Ahi Ka]

Samson Maden