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Ahi Ka

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Feb 25, 2020
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Aotearoa (New Zealand)
I’m pretty much a burley smoker, 60% of the time, it works every time.

If I want a change of pace, I’ll reach for something Lakeland’s. Very rarely do I feel like something with Latakia, maybe in the evening or a cold winters morning. Normally it’s just too much.

While working on a window today I felt like a bowl and just loaded up with whatever was closest. Turned out to be something homemade, with Latakia and dark fired at the forefront.

Now I want to ditch my cellar and replace it with English blends.

Time for a nap, before loading up again and getting back to it
 

Ahi Ka

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Feb 25, 2020
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Aotearoa (New Zealand)
Sounds like a great blend. Nice that some of your homemade blends are really striking a chord. I have also found English blends to be very enjoyable. I just finished tins of Dunhill MM 965 and Frog Morton.
I should probably add I was near a can of paint stripper at the time...so this may or may not be responsible for the nirvana smoke
 

Jwebb90

Lifer
Feb 17, 2020
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Ruse, Bulgaria
I wish I enjoyed Latakia more. My first couple of years in the hobby were spent almost exclusively with English mixtures. The past 5 or 6 years have been almost all Va’s and VaPer’s. Anytime I go back to Latakia I am always left wanting. The fondness is still there but the taste is not. Maybe one day...
 

pantsBoots

Lifer
Jul 21, 2020
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Terra Firma
Variety is the spice of life! Since starting the pipe a few months ago, I'm finding myself going through swings with Va/Va blends (and some Burley) and English/Balkan. Just a world of good blends to enjoy.

On weekend days devoted to unwinding with little in the way of responsibility, I find myself beginning with a lighter Va like Golden Glow, Orlik and the like through VaPer or VaOr (and maybe some Solani ABF or ODF/BK) and then rounding out the evening with a few fingers of tipple and something Latakia-based. Nightcap, Quiet Nights & Balkans have shown themselves to be excellent for delighting a worn out palate before bed.
 
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