Oriental/Turkish flavor???

[tinbird]

What is meant by oriental/turkish tobaccos having a spicy taste?

Is it spicy as in hot/peppery or more along the lines of rosemary/sage etc?

Recommendations for tinned oriental/turkish blends for a newbie to try that are low nicotine.
Thank you
Tb

 

[Chasing Embers]

More like an incense, or musk. Very pleasant. In nearly thirty years of smoking a pipe, I've found that I prefer oriental forward blends over Latakia.
Yenidje Highlander or Cairo would be my recommendations.

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

One of the most interesting things I learned early on was that Orientals are a critical component in a good Latakia blend, possibly even more important than the Latakia itself. Smoke some bulk Latakia straight and you'll find it's mostly flavorless, lots of smell, not much to taste (at least that was the case with the sample I had).

On the other hand add some bulk Latakia to G.L. Pease Cairo and you have one of the best Latakia blends on the market.

Of course G.L. Pease sells a dozen blends with that done already, but it's interesting sampling the components individually.

 

[philobeddoe]

Try Presbyterian mixture, it is a prime example of an Oriental blend.

 

[mikestanley]

Latakia is Oeiental leaf. It's cited over wood fires where it gets its aroma/flavor.

Mike S.

 

[woodsroad]

You need to try some other Latakias! I have some uncut Lataka from wholleaftobacco.com that is quite wonderful. The blending lat from GH is bland.

 

[mothernaturewilleatusallforbreakfast]

Is it spicy as in hot/peppery or more along the lines of rosemary/sage etc?

It's a more tea leaf like spice that gives a lot of latakia blends their complexity. I'll second all the above recommendations and will add SG Skiff Mixture.

 

[tschiraldi]

GL Pease Embarcadero. You'll be able to get an Oriental without the Latakia.

 

[aquadoc]

I had my first taste of Exotique tonight and would nominate it for a nice Oriental. Definitely worth trying.

 

[theloniousmonkfish]

Presbyterian is a good choice with low nic for someone trying things out.

 

[tinbird]

Thankyou to all for your responses, going to check out the suggestions provided.

 

[jackswilling]

I don't see how you get the proverbial "incense" without at least some Latakia.