This is some delicious tobacco. I realize its been around a while. Often, I tend to dilute latakia blends. This one straight up is just really nice. I like how the Latakia floats in and out in terms of strength and leaves room for other flavors. For me, too many blends are constantly lat forward and I find that fatiguing. Im definitely going to have to get more!
Impressed With HH Latakia Flake
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I've been wanting to try it for some time, but never did because like you said, latakia can be really overwhelming if you mostly smoke virginia based blends.
I love HH Latakia Flake!
this was my post first time trying it
this was my post first time trying it
The lat is certainly there but so are other flavors. I often dilute lat blends. Conversely, I often add a little English or blending lat to virginia perique blends to add another layer of flavor.
Got a tin of this recently to see if my tastes have come around to Latakia. Looking forward to popping it as the weather cools.
If you want to try an exceptional VA (predominantly red) with a sprinkle of Latakia, I'd highly recommend GL Pease Laurel Heights if you haven't tried it already. The Lat is there, but in such sparse amounts that it enhances and entices the experience when it does peek-a-boo. I too, find Lat to be usually overwhelming and at times downright disgusting, but Laurel Heights is truly a fine smoking pleasure.
I like latakia a lot but found this rather one dimensional and unsatisfying. Much prefer G.L. Pease's Westminster.
HH Latakia Flake is one of my favorite blends. I stocked up on it a while back as I enjoyed it so much. I have a tin from 2015, and two more from 2016. It's very good with some age on it.
HH Latakia Flake is a quality, enjoyable, simple blend. There’s way less Latakia to it than you might presume from the name, IMO. It fills a niche which definitely isn’t “Lat bomb”.
I’ve got quite a bit of it in the cellar. Time to revisit it.
I’ve got quite a bit of it in the cellar. Time to revisit it.
Picked some up on a road trip last week. It was my first non-Virginia flake and I really enjoyed it!
Shhhhh, I don't need this one to slip into the "Oh look, lets hoard 15 tonnes of this one its that good" category.
