MacBaren HH Latakia Flake

[scrooge]

Tin note a little strong, so figured would be tasty. Well on my third try an still nothing, just hardly no taste to me. The room note is faint but there. I guess I will put this one on the back shelf to age a little.

 

[judcole]

This is an extremely high quality latakia flake,with an excellent flavor. Maybe you need to rest your palate? Or you can send it to me for proper disposal. ::

 

[scrooge]

Irish Flake, NightCap, Bold Kentucky, 1792, Brown #4 these are quality real smoking! but that's my taste.

 

[conlejm]

Scrooge I love all the blends you've listed, but I also love the HH Latakia Flake. I find it to have a complex flavor, with each of the component tobaccos (Latakia, Virginia, Oriental, even a little Burley) chiming in throughout the smoke. But to me it is certainly a Latakia-forward blend with a rich and creamy smoke. I find it benefits from a little bit of drying time before loading the pipe.

 

[scrooge]

It is pretty moist i'll give drying a try.

 

[agnosticpipe]

I like HH Latikia Flake, and find it to be a nice mellow form of Latakia tobacco. Not a lot of nicotine, which is fine with me. It is just kind of a smooth and rich smoke with out bowling you over with real strong flavors, but has a nice balance of multiple tobacco flavors led by the Latakia. I too dry it a little before smoking though.

 

[clickklick]

Scrooge, sounds like you like big bold in your face flavor blends. As stated above, this is a more complex blend. It has subtler flavors.

 

[judcole]

I do note that you don't exactly do subtle, do you? :: Put it in a jar, then, or trade it with someone who does.

 

[scrooge]

Yeah, I do like strong. I dried some out for about a hr an did get a little more flavor. I have dozens of jars an tins filled with things I have tried. but a long way to go before I can offer them to forum members, still to new thanks guys

 

[mso489]

I did a review of Latakia Flake about a month ago, and though I tend to go for full strength blends or single leaf, I found it a good mild blend. I find it subtle but with plenty of flavor. I don't want Billy Budd or Dark Burley every bowl, though I often enjoy them. If you don't enjoy mild blends, probably wise to order those that at least lay claim to full strength. Or it may be this mild blend that doesn't have much taste for you, but others may. Always good to be reminded that we don't taste things alike.

 

[docspipe]

I'm not a fan of Latakia, but when I do want that particular taste I reach for this MacBaren offering. A nice sweetness, enough for my tastes, and usually one bowl does the trick for me for several weeks.

 

[saltedplug]

I find Latakia Flake among the best of latakia blends I've tried. What I take to be the nutty burley note makes the blend for me.

 

[cortezattic]

In this post, Premal Chheda is quoted as saying Mac Baren Latakia Flake comes close to Penzance, altho the burn is different.