Soap? Yup. Grandma's perfume? No doubt about it. Urinal cakes? Sure, kinda. Delicious??? Oh yeah! My only regret is that I let the negative hype keep me from trying these bad boys for so long. I don't mind if you hate 'em-- but try them first. You may be pleasantly surprised. I know I was. Now I always have Condor and a few G&H flakes around for when I'm in that mood. And in a Falcon? Superb.
What are Lakeland blends?
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You weren't puffing fast enough. With SPC Plum Pudding I almost couldn't avoid it, but I've got the flavour noted under that, Stimulus Package and Gaslight (when puffing too fast), I'm fairly certain it's a Latakia thing, as I don't recall too many Virginias or Aromatics taking on an Alkaline flavour when burning hot. Two bowls in a row of Peterson Irish Flake definitely gave me a soapy tasting mouth, and three of just about anything will do it too.
While the above is true, there is an additional soapiness brought on by the undertones to the taste. Sort of like how some combinations of spices will produce an oily, foamy flavor.
Natural oil casing are used in Lakelands. For example, Ennerdale Flake is cased with Almond oil, and various fruit essences, as well as tonquin bean. I don't pick up the soap in the smoke, but definitely in the tin note. I dry these tobaccos out for about 24 hours, depending on how wet they are. The Tobaccos really shine, usually burley and Virginia flakes with a wonderful room note. To each their own. I don't smoke Lakeland exclusively, I use them to clean my taste buds, allowing me to get a break from Lat. blends and Virginia/burley/perique mixtures.
To those that like Ennerdale and have been wondering what the hell its topped with. Find some almond cookies this Chrismas and the lightbulb will finally go off. Your smoking experience will change for the better with this flake.
To those that like Ennerdale and have been wondering what the hell its topped with. Find some almond cookies this Chrismas and the lightbulb will finally go off. Your smoking experience will change for the better with this flake.
In all fairness, there are some tobaccos I love that are cased in various Lakeland stenches. I dry 'em too and like to give them a few months in the cellar to let the evil vapors dissipate.
But a heavy Lakeland is almost impossible to smoke. Whatever the topping is, it does keep the tobacco at a fairly optimum moisture.
But a heavy Lakeland is almost impossible to smoke. Whatever the topping is, it does keep the tobacco at a fairly optimum moisture.
I smoked, or rather, attempted a few puffs of, a Lakeland once. Had it been my first try at pipesmoking it would have been my last. If I didn't know there was tobacco in it I would swear it was a handkerchief from the bottom of my grandmother's purse, shredded and mixed with shavings of the decorative soap she kept in a little bowl in her bathroom. In short, the grossest most gag-inducing smoke I've ever tried.
I've never heard a description of the smell of the various lakeland blends that in any way actually described the taste.
Then, too, I've heard Latakia described as "campfire extinguished with stale moose urine," which also does not sound good.
The fact that these have been popular for so long, with other choices available, suggests that the descriptions aren't really doing justice to the experience.
I'm glad I tried them (Thanks, again, Booker, if you ever read this). It's hard to pick a single favorite tobacco, but I really think Ennerdale might be mine.
Yum...
Then, too, I've heard Latakia described as "campfire extinguished with stale moose urine," which also does not sound good.
The fact that these have been popular for so long, with other choices available, suggests that the descriptions aren't really doing justice to the experience.
I'm glad I tried them (Thanks, again, Booker, if you ever read this). It's hard to pick a single favorite tobacco, but I really think Ennerdale might be mine.
Yum...
Flowers, soap, perfume all good descriptors for Lakelands in my experience, limited as it is with the type. It might be worthy trying one or two, you never know what you might like. For me though, I don't much care for them.
Those rose, geranium, baby powder, and tonquin flavors are definitely not something people are indifferent about. You will either love them or hate them. I fell on the hate side when I almost gagged on the 85 year old flower soap loving woman who lives inside Rum Flake, and when I had tried a few bowls of tire fire 1792 Flake. But that's just me. They are a classic style made from some of the highest quality tobacco available. Everyone should try them at least once.
All the descriptions of Lakeland tobacco make me think of the reactions I get when people try my strongly brewed jasmine iced tea. It's astringent and perfume-y as all hell but I love so I'm super intrigued by Lakelands. How does Grousemoor stand up as an example of the style?
It makes sense that the flavors that you associate with other things come into play. I had a Japanese roommate back in college who said that rootbeer tasted like cough medicine, and it would make him gag. Turns out the Japanese would flavor children's medicines with sassafras and other roots, thus his associations. But, uggg, if the English are eating things similar to tonquin beans and geranium oils, blech, no wonder I've never heard of a successful English restaurant in the US.
I've just tried Condor, and it tastes nothing like what I associate with Lakeland. And, a few other blends strike me as Ok, not favorites, but Ok blends, IMO. I do love Coconut Twist rope and sometimes, rarely, but sometimes 1792 is one that I can tolerate. Maybe a few others, but... Tonquin beans and geranium oils gross me out.
But, some love these blends, and thats great. I mean, even someone out there somewhere is buying Sutliff tobaccos. So... :
: ...smoke what you like.
I've just tried Condor, and it tastes nothing like what I associate with Lakeland. And, a few other blends strike me as Ok, not favorites, but Ok blends, IMO. I do love Coconut Twist rope and sometimes, rarely, but sometimes 1792 is one that I can tolerate. Maybe a few others, but... Tonquin beans and geranium oils gross me out.
But, some love these blends, and thats great. I mean, even someone out there somewhere is buying Sutliff tobaccos. So... :
: ...smoke what you like.
They are blends most likely but not limited to Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Flavoring includes Rose Geranium, Vanilla, Rum, Tonquin, Musk, Heliotropin and Rose Fragrances.
This has got to be the stuff one of my gourd meers was ghosted with. Damn! It was flowery and soapy. I can't imagine someone smoking it. Smelled like my great aunt Lucy. I had to really work on the gourd to get that junk out. It was built up like cinnamon and would gag a goat. I have heard people bitch about goopy aromatics..... old, old, really old, ladies perfume. To each his own. :roll:
This has got to be the stuff one of my gourd meers was ghosted with. Damn! It was flowery and soapy. I can't imagine someone smoking it. Smelled like my great aunt Lucy. I had to really work on the gourd to get that junk out. It was built up like cinnamon and would gag a goat. I have heard people bitch about goopy aromatics..... old, old, really old, ladies perfume. To each his own. :roll:
I'm late to this party, but I like G&H Scotch Blend - Scented. I don't find the Lakeland intrusive. It's quite nice, with a subtle cocoa note.
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