What Does Latakia Taste Like

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

What does Latakia taste like to you?

I'm not asking whether or not you like it.

I'm also not trying to solve a problem, just looking for discussion.

I'll go first.

To me it taste smokey and buttery, like savory food.

Now you go...

 

[Sigmund]

To me the whole thing about smoky does not hit home. It sure smells that way unlit but I find it very to be very floral in taste with a cream quality. FWIW I do like it. Lat is in some measure in about half of what I smoke. Sometimes only lightly. I smoke a heavy lat around 25-30 percent of the time.

 

[VDL_Piper]

Campfire, creosote, wood, leather with subdued sweetness.

 

[anotherbob]

rich and herbaceous. Tarry smoke i.e creosote. But most enjoyable black truffle where the biggest thing isn't the taste but it's weird enrichment of other flavors. And a touch of pine.

 

[JOHN72]

I want to point out that I am talking about latakia blends. Since I have not tried latakia alone. The closest has been Mississippi Mud, which has cavendish and a bit of perique. In agreement with what has been said here. My nose tells me, barbecue, leather, earth, mule manure, charred chocolate, a touch of musty dampness. However, I still like it, it's a change of pace, which sometimes feels good. Especially in the cold season. Since in summer time, I find it more uncomfortable to smoke it. In final conclusion, latakia is barbecue, earthy, smoked, some leather.

 

[orlandofurioso]

Smoky, buttery and sweet.
My palette is not that refined, nor experienced. I smoke very little.

 

[newbroom]

I'll always remember the first Latakia blend I had mailed to me in bulk from Pipes and Cigars. It arrived in a box with a few other blends, and I could smell it before I opened the bag. I laughed my ass off at the smell as I sat there at my computer table and checked the contents of my package.
The stench filled the room even before I had put a match to a bowl!
When I smoked that first bowl, I was surprised at the flavor, and the relative coolness with which it burned.

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[ChonkyTonks]

Like climbing a creosote piling on the old Vashon gravel pier.

 

[makhorkasmoker]

To me it tastes like what (I think) it is: tobacco saturated with the smokes of smoldering highly resinous herbs and conifers. For me it’s very different from the hardwood smoke of true Kentucky dark fired, which reminds me of southern bbq, and it’s different too from the old world dark fired, which is more camp fire-y.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Like some spices, it's flavor changes as to what it is added to. Sometimes it is a campfire, some times it is leathery, sometimes dusty, like old books or parchment, sometimes very floral, sometimes it has a fruity taste.
But, the differences is in how they react with what it has been blended with.

 

[fireground_piper]

Like licking the inside of a fire place.

 

[ThermionicScott]

Like victory.

 

[FLDRD]

When it's been absent from my pipe for a while the first overwhelming sensation is creamy.
Other flavors depend on the particular blend.
Sometimes an evergreen resin, or a tang from an oriental leaf, etc...

 

[mingc]

Like smoked meat without the meat.

 

[gcm]

A salty fire, when smoked too fast it starts getting funky floral.

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

I get more of a leathery spicy noet behind the smokey that I do like. And there is a definite fullness to the smoke as well

 

[Hutch Piper]

Like something I never want to taste again. To me, it tastes like body odor. Almost like brussel sprouts.

 

[captainsousie]

As long as it's <50% of the blend, I find it to be smooth and a tiny bit sweet. More than that and it turns sharp and acrid for me.

 

[wilblee]

To quote an episode of Archer, "It tastes like an old boot, on fire, that I like in my mouth.“

 

[warren]

I get a wee bit of smokey flavor but, my palate isn't all that discerning.