Gladora Tobacco Pesse Canoe Latakia Flake 20:
The Turkish Latakia provides an abundance of mustiness, smoke, floralness, herbs, vegetation, earth, wood, leather, spice, some sharp sourness, red wine-ish sweetness, and mild incense as the lead component. The Turkish Orientals (primarily Izmir) offer plenty of fragrant floralness, herbs, incense, dry bitter sourness, spice, vegetation, some smoke, nuts, bread, earth, wood, and a little buttery sweetness as a supporting player. The gold and red Turkish Virginias produce an ample amount of tart and tangy citrus, vegetative grass, floralness, sour lemon, bread, sugar, spice, mild tangy dark fruit, earth, wood, and cream. They almost offer secondary support, and are a little more prominent than they are in the Latakia 40 blend. One of the very fruity, light tea-like toppings may be bergamot, but I also sense a little more of what seems to be plum brandy here than I do in the Latakia 40 with a higher degree of syrup. Their effect is a little more than medium. The strength and taste levels are just short of being strong. The nic-hit is full. No chance of bite or harshness. Has some rough edges. The mildly moist flakes easily break apart to suit your preference, and as per my custom, I did not dry them for this review. Deeply rich and well balanced, it burns cool, clean and a little slow with a very fruity sweet, floral, smoky, herbal, spicy, mildly sour, syrupy, mostly consistent flavor that extends to the long lasting after taste. The room note is smoky, floral and sweetly strong. Leaves little moisture in the bowl, and requires a few more than an average number of relights. Not an all day smoke, but is repeatable. I suggest no more than a medium bowl for this aromatic English blend. Will ghost a briar, and in time, a meer. Three stars out of four due to the syrup notes.
©Jim Amash 2025.
Gladora Tobacco Pesse Canoe Latakia Flake 40:
The musty Turkish Latakia provides a wealth of smoke, floralness, herbs, vegetation, earth, wood, leather, spice, some sharp sourness, red wine-ish sweetness, and mild incense. It takes a light lead chiefly due to its smoky. musty qualities. The fragrant Turkish Orientals offer an abundance of floralness, herbs, incense, dry bitter sourness, spice, vegetation, some smoke, nuts, bread, earth, wood, and a little buttery sweetness. I believe that Izmir is the major Oriental. The Orientals are strong supporting players, and a few of their mutual characteristics with the Latakia intermingle enough to make them close to being co-leading companions. The gold and less obvious red Turkish Virginias supply a fair amount of tart and tangy citrus, vegetative grass, floralness, sour lemon, bread, sugar, spice, mild tangy dark fruit, earth, wood, and light cream. They are a couple of steps above the condiment line. The very fruity citrus topping reminds me of bergamot due to its floralness and light presence of tea. Has what seems to be a very light brandy plum essence which would account for the alcohol notes though perhaps they may also come from the bergamot. The overall effect is a tad more than moderate. The strength and taste levels are strong. The nic-hit is full. Won’t bite or get harsh. Has some rough edges. The mildly moist flakes easily break apart to suit your preference. I did not see a need to dry them. Deeply rich, it burns cool, clean and a little slow with a sweet and sour, floral, herbal, smoky, spicy, syrupy, occasionally inconsistent flavor that translates to the pleasantly lasting after taste. The room note is very pungent. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires a few more than an average number of relights. Certainly not an all day smoke, but is repeatable for the veteran smoker. I suggest no more than a medium bowl, and probably a tad smaller than that for this aromatic English blend. Will ghost a briar, and in time, a meer. Three stars out of four due to the inconsistent flavor and syrup notes.
©Jim Amash 2025.
Gladora Tobacco Pesse Canoe Oriental Flake:
The very fragrant Turkish Orientals provide a wealth of floralness, herbs, incense, dry bitter sourness, spice, vegetation, some smoke, nuts, bread, earth, wood, and a little buttery sweetness. Izmir seems to be the major Oriental. The Virginias produce some tart and tangy citrus, vegetative grass, floralness, sour lemon, bread, sugar, spice, earth, wood, a little acidity and light darker fruit. They barely reach secondary support status. The tartly sweet, floral, woody, herbal, spicy, sourly bitter topping may be wildflower. I detect some plum, figs, and very light syrup notes as well. The toppings have a little more than a moderate effect on the experience. The strength, nic-hit, and taste levels are very strong. Won’t bite, but has some harshness, and rough edges. The easily broken apart, mildly moist flakes need no dry time. Burns a tad warm and a little slow with a very consistent sweet and sour, fragrantly floral, herbal, spicy, bitter, rough, mildly acidic, lightly syrupy flavor that extends to the long lasting after taste. The room note is very pungent. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires a few more than an average number of relights. Not an all day smoke. I suggest a small bowl for this one. Will ghost a briar and a meer. Has too many drawbacks (acidity, harshness, bitterness, and syrup) to recommend it. One star out of four.
©Jim Amash 2025.
The Turkish Latakia provides an abundance of mustiness, smoke, floralness, herbs, vegetation, earth, wood, leather, spice, some sharp sourness, red wine-ish sweetness, and mild incense as the lead component. The Turkish Orientals (primarily Izmir) offer plenty of fragrant floralness, herbs, incense, dry bitter sourness, spice, vegetation, some smoke, nuts, bread, earth, wood, and a little buttery sweetness as a supporting player. The gold and red Turkish Virginias produce an ample amount of tart and tangy citrus, vegetative grass, floralness, sour lemon, bread, sugar, spice, mild tangy dark fruit, earth, wood, and cream. They almost offer secondary support, and are a little more prominent than they are in the Latakia 40 blend. One of the very fruity, light tea-like toppings may be bergamot, but I also sense a little more of what seems to be plum brandy here than I do in the Latakia 40 with a higher degree of syrup. Their effect is a little more than medium. The strength and taste levels are just short of being strong. The nic-hit is full. No chance of bite or harshness. Has some rough edges. The mildly moist flakes easily break apart to suit your preference, and as per my custom, I did not dry them for this review. Deeply rich and well balanced, it burns cool, clean and a little slow with a very fruity sweet, floral, smoky, herbal, spicy, mildly sour, syrupy, mostly consistent flavor that extends to the long lasting after taste. The room note is smoky, floral and sweetly strong. Leaves little moisture in the bowl, and requires a few more than an average number of relights. Not an all day smoke, but is repeatable. I suggest no more than a medium bowl for this aromatic English blend. Will ghost a briar, and in time, a meer. Three stars out of four due to the syrup notes.
©Jim Amash 2025.
Gladora Tobacco Pesse Canoe Latakia Flake 40:
The musty Turkish Latakia provides a wealth of smoke, floralness, herbs, vegetation, earth, wood, leather, spice, some sharp sourness, red wine-ish sweetness, and mild incense. It takes a light lead chiefly due to its smoky. musty qualities. The fragrant Turkish Orientals offer an abundance of floralness, herbs, incense, dry bitter sourness, spice, vegetation, some smoke, nuts, bread, earth, wood, and a little buttery sweetness. I believe that Izmir is the major Oriental. The Orientals are strong supporting players, and a few of their mutual characteristics with the Latakia intermingle enough to make them close to being co-leading companions. The gold and less obvious red Turkish Virginias supply a fair amount of tart and tangy citrus, vegetative grass, floralness, sour lemon, bread, sugar, spice, mild tangy dark fruit, earth, wood, and light cream. They are a couple of steps above the condiment line. The very fruity citrus topping reminds me of bergamot due to its floralness and light presence of tea. Has what seems to be a very light brandy plum essence which would account for the alcohol notes though perhaps they may also come from the bergamot. The overall effect is a tad more than moderate. The strength and taste levels are strong. The nic-hit is full. Won’t bite or get harsh. Has some rough edges. The mildly moist flakes easily break apart to suit your preference. I did not see a need to dry them. Deeply rich, it burns cool, clean and a little slow with a sweet and sour, floral, herbal, smoky, spicy, syrupy, occasionally inconsistent flavor that translates to the pleasantly lasting after taste. The room note is very pungent. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires a few more than an average number of relights. Certainly not an all day smoke, but is repeatable for the veteran smoker. I suggest no more than a medium bowl, and probably a tad smaller than that for this aromatic English blend. Will ghost a briar, and in time, a meer. Three stars out of four due to the inconsistent flavor and syrup notes.
©Jim Amash 2025.
Gladora Tobacco Pesse Canoe Oriental Flake:
The very fragrant Turkish Orientals provide a wealth of floralness, herbs, incense, dry bitter sourness, spice, vegetation, some smoke, nuts, bread, earth, wood, and a little buttery sweetness. Izmir seems to be the major Oriental. The Virginias produce some tart and tangy citrus, vegetative grass, floralness, sour lemon, bread, sugar, spice, earth, wood, a little acidity and light darker fruit. They barely reach secondary support status. The tartly sweet, floral, woody, herbal, spicy, sourly bitter topping may be wildflower. I detect some plum, figs, and very light syrup notes as well. The toppings have a little more than a moderate effect on the experience. The strength, nic-hit, and taste levels are very strong. Won’t bite, but has some harshness, and rough edges. The easily broken apart, mildly moist flakes need no dry time. Burns a tad warm and a little slow with a very consistent sweet and sour, fragrantly floral, herbal, spicy, bitter, rough, mildly acidic, lightly syrupy flavor that extends to the long lasting after taste. The room note is very pungent. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires a few more than an average number of relights. Not an all day smoke. I suggest a small bowl for this one. Will ghost a briar and a meer. Has too many drawbacks (acidity, harshness, bitterness, and syrup) to recommend it. One star out of four.
©Jim Amash 2025.
