Latakia Cigar?

[gtclark]

Not trying to go beyond the scope of the forum, but I just got an e-mail about a new Latakia cigar: Latakia cigars
I've seen a lot of cigars with traditional pipe tobaccos like dark fired Kentucky, etc. over the past year. Was not expecting to see a Latakia cigar, however...

 

[latbomber]

I just saw this as well....deeply disturbing 8O

 

[jon11]

Looks tasty to me. Will definitely try one

 

[gtclark]

Also, at $7.75 a stick, I don't think this will be supplanting my tins of lat blends any time soon.

 

[northernneil]

I would be curious to try one, that is for sure.

 

[sfsteves]

I'm basically a cigar smoker who also enjoys a frequent pipe ... or maybe I'm a pipe smoker who enjoys a frequent cigar ... some days, it's hard to tell which way is which ...
Either way, though, Latakia is not an attraction for me ... I learned 40 years ago that I simply didn't care for blends in which Lat was an ingredient ... there's no way rolling up in a cigar could possibly improve it any ...

 

[blendtobac]

I know that they're a bit pricey, but I was bowled over by the cigar. The leaf that was selected to support the Latakia complements it beautifully. It has the rich earthiness that you would expect from a good Nicaraguan maduro, but the smokiness of the Latakia brings a whole new element into play. I tried it for the first time last week, and I bought a handful last night.
Russ

 

[gtclark]

Thanks for the input, Russ! I'll probably include a single in my next purchase - they're certainly unique! I'm curious to see if other blenders follow suit with pipe / cigar tobacco crossovers in the future.

 

[cobguy]

Just noticed that this is an AJ Fernandez product ... I'm in!

 

[gray4lines]

I saw this cigar a while ago but did not realize it had a little latakia in it. Kinda neat! I've tried other "pipe tobacco" cigars (like the sam leccia black) and they are not mind blowing. Still good and a little different.

 

[tanless1]

Im not big on the lat,but if russ says so....what could it hurt?

 

[mso489]

As much as I enjoy about half my pipe blends with latakia, it's not a flavor I think of in

a cigar. However, since we have Russ's recommendation that the blending is really

skillful in the stogy, I bet it's pretty good, at least as a sort of change-up. I think it might

really make me want a pipe bowl of Nat Sherman's 536 right away.

 

[msandoval858]

I'll probably try one out of curiosity. Not too badly priced for a cigar if it's decent quality.
It's likely that the latakia may taste and burn differently than in pipe blends considering the other leaf components in the blend in addition to the higher humidity that cigars are kept at.

 

[burlpettibon]

I'm glad I read this in the morning, now I can prepare myself for the nightmares to come...

 

[decigar]

Prob pick up a couple of sticks the next time Im at CI

 

[starcat]

The other day I came across a websight " Pipe tobacco Cigars " and just the thought seemed so nonsensical.....

So we have this confusion going both ways which further shows how modern persons have forgotten whats what, and have really gone very far off the rails.

If I want a cigar, I'd smoke a cigar. If I want a pipe, I'd smoke a pipe and bloody well not load it with cigar leaf or something thats designed to taste like a cigar.

All of this gyration is truly bonkers!

 

[cobguy]

All of this gyration is truly bonkers!

... that's what she said! :rofl:
I have one on the way right now along with a PAD/TAD from P&C.

It might be awful ... and that's OK. But AJ Fernandez makes some really good stogies.