Missed Out On Syrian Latakia

[Jaylotw]

I've tried Syrian in a few blends. I got an almost red wine like quality from it. It's hard for me to put it into words.

While I enjoyed it, I didn't bother buying any more even though it was readily available through both MacBaren and McClelland at the time. I have an ounce of 3 Oaks left in a jar and I'll savor it a few more times before shutting the door on Syrian.

You've still got plenty of variety and hundreds of amazing blends to discover, so don't sweat missing out. For all we know, in ten years you could be the guy telling some newbie what Kentucky tasted like.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Here's the report on the new Turkish latakia production

The date of that report makes me question it's validity.

 

[mingc]

The date of that report makes me question it's validity.

I had the same thought, but there are a bunch of other articles on that site with that same date and none were funny, so I figure its real. There's also this recent report from our own PM.com quoting Sutliff Prez Jeremy McKenna about new latakia curing barns: A True Halloween Horror Story: The End of Latakia - https://pipesmagazine.com/blog/industry-spotlight/a-true-halloween-horror-story-the-end-of-latakia/

 

[lochinvar]

Different base tobacco and different woods. I liked Syrian a little better, it has a winey quality as mentioned above. The curing process didn't seem to overwhelm the underlying taste of the Oriental base leaf. All in all more subtle than Cyprian. However, Syrian today will be more subtle than itself. When I first started smoking, I think the youngest Syrian Latakia floating around was 10 years old. Latakia softens considerably with age, so today it would be even more subtle, maybe no more than a hint of old leather and oak.

 

[mortonbriar]

It's so much more!

And only released once a month!

 

[Chasing Embers]

I had the same thought, but there are a bunch of other articles on that site with that same date and none were funny, so I figure its real. There's also this recent report from our own PM.com quoting Sutliff Prez Jeremy McKenna about new latakia curing barns: A True Halloween Horror Story: The End of Latakia - https://pipesmagazine.com/blog/industry-spotlight/a-true-halloween-horror-story-the-end-of-latakia/

Yeah, pipestud did a story about the disappearance a few years ago.

Is Cyprian Latakia Dead or Alive?

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[balkisobrains]

3 Oaks Syrian or Syrian Star have big Syrian flavor. That's what I would suggest going for, if you're going to hunt some down. I have some stuff tinned almost 10 years ago & jarred around 3 years ago, & it still has big Syrian flavor.

 

[karam]

I had the same thought, but there are a bunch of other articles on that site with that same date and none were funny, so I figure its real. There's also this recent report from our own PM.com quoting Sutliff Prez Jeremy McKenna about new latakia curing barns: A True Halloween Horror Story: The End of Latakia - https://pipesmagazine.com/blog/industry-spotlight/a-true-halloween-horror-story-the-end-of-latakia/

AFAIK what's called Cyprian Latakia nowadays is only grown in Cyprus, but processed in Turkey then shipped back to Cyprus to be exported.