Blends Showcasing Yenidje or Basma

[dburrows]

So McClelland had Yenidje Supreme and Frog Morton on the Town that each featured these Orientals. Obviously these go fir crazy amounts if the come up for sale at all anymore.

So, I'm on the hunt for blends that feature these tobaccos well, similar (but not looking for exact copies) to the blends mentioned above.

 

[jguss]

You won’t find any current blends with Yenidje. Basma can still be found but Yenidje hasn’t been available for several years.

 

[dburrows]

You won’t find any current blends with Yenidje. Basma can still be found but Yenidje hasn’t been available for several years.

What happened to McClellands stock? I'd assumed they sold it all off (assuming they had enough stored away)

 

[jguss]

I sincerely doubt there’s any appreciable quantity lying around but the McNeils can speak for themselves.

My point is no current blends have Yenidje because Yenidje is gone. Any you find (and I’d bet you find none) would be priced according to its rarity, just as are all the out-of-production blends that contain it.

 

[Mrs. Pickles]

My point is no current blends have Yenidje because Yenidje is gone. Any you find (and I’d bet you find none) would be priced according to its rarity, just as are all the out-of-production blends that contain it.

Thank you for sharing this information. I’ve been curious about the fate of Yenidje for a while. Would you be able to say more about the circumstances that lead to the end of Yenidje as we knew it?

 

[Chasing Embers]

I sincerely doubt there’s any appreciable quantity lying around but the McNeils can speak for themselves.

My point is no current blends have Yenidje because Yenidje is gone. Any you find (and I’d bet you find none) would be priced according to its rarity, just as are all the out-of-production blends that contain it.

Ken Byron, LJ Peretti, and a few others are still using it.

 

[Mrs. Pickles]

To try and help with the original question, Basma is one of the components that C&D / GL Pease has in their arsenal. For something that features it, maybe check out GLP Geometrie.

 

[Scottmi]

Quick search of my blends for any mention of Yenidje include:
Georgetown Old Georgetown
Sutliff Match Balkan Sobraine 759
Hearth & Home Magnum Opus (Yenidje and Basma)
Peretti Royal ("contains a high percentage of the finest Yenidje")
KBV Plateau 2022 (Yenidje and Basma)

 

[pantsBoots]

Ken Byron, LJ Peretti, and a few others are still using it.

Yes - I thought the LJP Royal had Yenidje? I do know the orientals in that one are sinfully good.

 

[sablebrush52]

What happened to McClellands stock? I'd assumed they sold it all off (assuming they had enough stored away)

My understanding is that by the time McClellands was closed, there wasn't much left over. They put it all to use.
Yenidge has pretty much disappeared, for the time being.

 

[vosBghos]

This is awkward as so many blends claim to have Yenidje whether online or directly on the tin.

I spoke to someone in the industry who shall remain nameless (unless they care to pipe in) some months ago on the topic of Yenidje being in short if not nil supply and they assured me that it was still being used in a few cigarette brands and was still being produced and in no apparent danger of going away.

I do not bring this up to stir the pot, I'm just very interested as I love all the different Orientals and would like to have definitive answers as to what's fine, what's on its way out, and what's gone for good as in Syrian Latakia.

Thanks for any help.

 

[Chasing Embers]

This is awkward as so many blends claim to have Yenidje whether online or directly on the tin.

I spoke to someone in the industry who shall remain nameless (unless they care to pipe in) some months ago on the topic of Yenidje being in short if not nil supply and they assured me that it was still being used in a few cigarette brands and was still being produced and in no apparent danger of going away.

I do not bring this up to stir the pot, I'm just very interested as I love all the different Orientals and would like to have definitive answers as to what's fine, what's on its way out, and what's gone for good as in Syrian Latakia.

Thanks for any help.

Seeds are still widely available and I bought several pounds from Whole Leaf a few years back.

 

[MattRVA]

This is awkward as so many blends claim to have Yenidje whether online or directly on the tin.

I spoke to someone in the industry who shall remain nameless (unless they care to pipe in) some months ago on the topic of Yenidje being in short if not nil supply and they assured me that it was still being used in a few cigarette brands and was still being produced and in no apparent danger of going away.

I do not bring this up to stir the pot, I'm just very interested as I love all the different Orientals and would like to have definitive answers as to what's fine, what's on its way out, and what's gone for good as in Syrian Latakia.

Thanks for any help.

I’ve heard that most of the Oriental leaf produced goes to cigarette manufacturers so it wouldn’t surprise me. I’ve also heard that it’s becoming more difficult to source individual varietals because of high demand from cigarette makers, leading to more blended Oriental mixtures. I haven’t checked whole leaf lately but some rare varietals used to be found there, as mentioned above.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I’ve heard that most of the Oriental leaf produced goes to cigarette manufacturers

Between cigarettes and chewing tobacco, that's where most of all tobacco produced goes.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Seeds are still widely available and I bought several pounds from Whole Leaf a few years back.

I’ve bought Yenidje seeds and am hoping to grow some next year.

 

[brooklynpiper]

As I understand it, what does get grown gets mixed with other Basma types.

 

[Winnipeger]

With White Knight, Russ adds a third tribute to his portfolio, this one inspired by his memories of Balkan Sobranie Original Smoking Mixture as it existed throughout the late 1970s. To that end, Russ has combined Cypriot Latakia, Yellow Virginias, and Macedonian Orientals (including Yenidje), producing a smooth, fragrant, light-medium English blend.

 

[Winnipeger]

With White Knight, Russ adds a third tribute to his portfolio, this one inspired by his memories of Balkan Sobranie Original Smoking Mixture as it existed throughout the late 1970s. To that end, Russ has combined Cypriot Latakia, Yellow Virginias, and Macedonian Orientals (including Yenidje), producing a smooth, fragrant, light-medium English blend.

I haven't bought any White Knight in many years because I bought over a pound of it in 2017. Unless the recipe has changed it has Yenidge in it and so does the Sutliff Match Balkan Sobranie Original Smoking Mixture, which is the same blend, only in bulk.

Edit: Magnum Opus purports to contain Izmir, Basma, and Yenidje.

If you enter "Yenidje" into the search field at smokingpipes.com, only White Knight and Magnum Opus come up. "Basma" returns 8 results.