I have a cigar-a-dor full of cigars and recently took up pipe smoking. After a few dud pipe tobacco varieties I thought that pipes just don't have the flavor of cigars. Then I discovered latakia (specifically in the form of gaslight, pirate kake and quiet nights). Needless to say, I haven't touched the cigars since then. Probably won't be smoking cigars but once a month now.
I don't know what is it about latakia but I'd say this is pipe crack, just can't put it down.