Just to clarify, I do enjoy Latakia so I appreciate those suggestions too!
Thanks and keep them coming if you think of more.
Thanks and keep them coming if you think of more.
Favorite Oriental Forward Blend?
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Scottish Blends -- What the Hell are They? :: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
Over here mate asked 'What make a Balkan a Balkan, how is it different from other English Blends', to which python answered 'a Balkan has more Oriental with a little bit of Latakia and an English has more Latakia with a little bit, if any, Oriental', an answer to which I concur. My question is...
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welcome to a rabbit hole if you are up for it
English, Balkan, Scottish ?
I enjoy orientals with or without Lat and have been checking out Turkish types too but that’s a whole nother novel
It took me a while when I started smoking a pipe to understand that the flavors I really loved in my favorite blends were from the oriental and not latakia. I DO also really enjoy latakia, but I'm an orienta nut haha.
There are so many good ones that have already been mentioned, but some of my absolute favorites are White Knight, and especially Peretti's Royal, Tashkent, and Oriental 40 (also Cambridge flake but that's not necessarily oriental forward). All of those contain latakia, but it's condimental and only seems to enhance the Orientals. So since you enjoy some latakia anyway, I'd really recommend these.
There are so many good ones that have already been mentioned, but some of my absolute favorites are White Knight, and especially Peretti's Royal, Tashkent, and Oriental 40 (also Cambridge flake but that's not necessarily oriental forward). All of those contain latakia, but it's condimental and only seems to enhance the Orientals. So since you enjoy some latakia anyway, I'd really recommend these.
I really like Tashkent and have a little on hand!
Said nothing of going off topic, just pointing out that the OP asked for one without latakia. 965 was a lat bomb for me.
Currently Available:
C&D Bijou
GLP Embarcadero
Low Country Waccamaw
C&D Oriental Silk
If you can find it:
McClelland Classic Samsun
McClelland Yenidje Supreme
McClelland Tudor Castle
C&D Bijou
GLP Embarcadero
Low Country Waccamaw
C&D Oriental Silk
If you can find it:
McClelland Classic Samsun
McClelland Yenidje Supreme
McClelland Tudor Castle
Great suggestions. Smoking WCC Glass Slipper right now. Excellent first smoke. Love Bijou and Regents Flake. I like Embarcadero but have to be in right mood as it’s a bit “dry” in terms of sweetness. Wilke 111 has a small bit of Latakia. Presbyterian is also very light on the Lat. I think Red Reparee also is orientals forward and light on the lat.
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often wondered about Red Raparee and Black Mallory , seen them listed as Scottish , hence the rabbit hole link above , are they related like a White Knight and Black House or am I way off?
Red Raparee is more oriental forward I think than black Mallory. I don’t think I’ve tried either of the knights so I’ll leave it to someone more knowledgeable to answer that one.
I haven’t tried any of the oriental blends without Latakia but I do like Presbyterian mixture a lot. Magnum Opus is also really good. As far as the out of production blends, I love Frog Morton “ on the town”
I'm also smoking WCC Glass Slipper right now and it's fantastic.
I’m surprised no one has mentioned Temple Bar! A very nice VA with an oriental touch, the perique is subtle to me
Haven’t tried it yet but I believe it is the same components as Regents Flake but slightly tweaked for the plug format.