Gents,
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted here.
After a hiatus I am back into it, and have remembered why I like latakia blends so much. Whereas I previously bought blending tobacco and made my own blends, I don’t really have the luxury anymore and now have to rely on commercial blends.
I recently obtained sample packs of English Luxury and Squadron Leader.
I found English Luxury to be a pleasantish, cool and dry smoke, but something in there put me off. A topping? I don’t know. I got a whiff of musk and kerosene and neither suited my palate, and generally it wasn’t strong enough. Found myself wanting to puff more and more just to go look for the flavours.
Squadron Leader was a far more pleasing smoke, although it had something bitey which at first bothered me (perhaps the sugars in the cavendish that tend to burn hotter?) but later on was tolerable. I found I could probably smoke this all day and not tire of it.
Now here’s the crux. I don’t smoke all day, I smoke a few times a week. When the weather suits, and time permits, etc. At such times, I want a tobacco strong enough to not leave my hunting for flavours, and I want to be satisfied after a bowl. SL doesn’t quite give me that.
I’m thinking something similar to Squadron Leader, but with a bit more prominent latakia, and generally somewhat stronger.
Being in Australia my options are limited and tobacco is eye-wateringly expensive (around USD100 for a 50g tin) so I cannot really go out and test a whole bunch of them.
It seems like I will be able to get Early Morning Pipe, and Nightcap. Would either of these be similar to what I described, or can you recommend me something else that I could then try and track down?
I would appreciate your responses.
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted here.
After a hiatus I am back into it, and have remembered why I like latakia blends so much. Whereas I previously bought blending tobacco and made my own blends, I don’t really have the luxury anymore and now have to rely on commercial blends.
I recently obtained sample packs of English Luxury and Squadron Leader.
I found English Luxury to be a pleasantish, cool and dry smoke, but something in there put me off. A topping? I don’t know. I got a whiff of musk and kerosene and neither suited my palate, and generally it wasn’t strong enough. Found myself wanting to puff more and more just to go look for the flavours.
Squadron Leader was a far more pleasing smoke, although it had something bitey which at first bothered me (perhaps the sugars in the cavendish that tend to burn hotter?) but later on was tolerable. I found I could probably smoke this all day and not tire of it.
Now here’s the crux. I don’t smoke all day, I smoke a few times a week. When the weather suits, and time permits, etc. At such times, I want a tobacco strong enough to not leave my hunting for flavours, and I want to be satisfied after a bowl. SL doesn’t quite give me that.
I’m thinking something similar to Squadron Leader, but with a bit more prominent latakia, and generally somewhat stronger.
Being in Australia my options are limited and tobacco is eye-wateringly expensive (around USD100 for a 50g tin) so I cannot really go out and test a whole bunch of them.
It seems like I will be able to get Early Morning Pipe, and Nightcap. Would either of these be similar to what I described, or can you recommend me something else that I could then try and track down?
I would appreciate your responses.
