Enjoying Latakia? Anyone?

[Hillcrest]

Just had a half bowl of Country Squire PS Blend (Paul Simmons mild Latakia blend) ! Excellent, smooth, very full of flavor.

 

[That Guy]

 

[makhorkasmoker]

Sometimes c&d—or smoking pipes—will get a particle of Latakia in my burley. I imagine a stray crumb of the stuff must’ve stuck to the scale or something. And I must say when it happens I think it’s interesting. I may start trying to add minuscule amounts, for a change of pace

 

[warren99]

I've been a fan of latakia since I first started smoking a pipe, many years ago. I do smoke VA flake and VA Per but only as a change of pace in a handful of dedicated pipes.

 

[Markem]

I’ve been wanting to try a Latakia for a while and was lucky enough to find some for sale here a week or so ago. So, today a package arrived and included Mac Baren’s Latakia Rolls, Limited Edition, from December, 2020.

I must say that this is an excellent tobacco. I find it nicely balanced and the molasses used as the leaf binder gives just a touch of sweetness on the back end. A really nice smoke that had some surprising complexity for being so full bodied.

My daily has been Arango Balkan Supreme for a while but this new-to-me Latakia will be in the daily mix as well. Probably going to have to get a pipe specifically for Latakia some time soon.

Mind you, AJL67 just tells me that I am some sort of mutant, so that could be it as well.

 

[paulfg]

Always got something open
Currently Germains Special Latakia flake and HU Fayuum kake plus Nightcap

 

[Philosopiper]

I went from Latakia to VA and now back to Latakia. Englishes with some orientals is what I like.

 

[Dr. Van Loafer]

The lovely Latakia was the first flavor I could taste after fumbling and experiencing awful tongue bit for years with aromatics. I realize now I was smoking aromatics waaaay to hot and my mechanics were way off… **sizzle sizzle**.

Latakia was/is kinder and more gracious when smoked like a choo choo train. So I love latakia. The other day I smoked it straight for the first time and it was strong, but thoroughly enjoyed it and no tongue bite. So yeah, I am in love with latakia…please don’t tell my wife.

 

[OSOBUCO]

Smoking Fusiliers Ration atm and loving it

 

[OSOBUCO]

Latakia reminds me of that barnyard funk on wine that happens once in a while from a particular yeast in the environment. I actually like it as do many others.

 

[monty55]

I enjoy Latakia during the cooler months, and Gaslight is the ticket!

 

[ClenchedBilliard]

For years I smoked nothing but Va/Pers and C&D burleys. Then about 2 years ago I just woke one day and had a craving for a solid Latakia blend. I’ve smoked almost nothing but Latakia and/or oriental blends ever since.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Welcome to Club Latakia! While we never brag about how much we have, we don't say anything more than we're members. The secret decoding ring will be sent along shortly!

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

Welcome to Club Latakia! While we never brag about how much we have, we don't say anything more than we're members. The secret decoding ring will be sent along shortly!

Name your king.

I'm genuinely curious.

 

[kcghost]

For some reason my taste buds transitioned from Latakia to VaPers about ten years. Something has to pack a powerful wallop of Latakia for me to even notice it.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Name your king.

I'm genuinely curious.

Kings!...kings....We don't need no stinkin' kings!

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

Kings!...kings....We don't need no stinkin' kings!

Unfestive. Booo.

 

[The Clay King]

Name your king.

I'm genuinely curious.

@The Amish Tyrant The Clay King!

 

[UB 40]

I love Latakia. As I started pipe smoking last year the aro someone gave to me burnt my tongue badly. I bought some Mac Baren navy cut, which was way better and Capstan Blue, which was boring compared to the spicy experience of halfzware shags I used for rolling my own cigarettes for decades. As I tried the Peterson version of 965 I found the smoking experience to be the most satisfying because of the Latakia and orientals compared to my old spicy cigarettes. Still I like a Latakia blend once in the evening and some pure Latakia out of the tin to spice up some of the boring Virginias I tried later. Perique is also a nice way to have some satisfaction while smoking. I don’t know what some of you call a lat bomb. Maybe it would be the Kieler Förde from Tom Darasz in Kiel, 50 percentage Latakia with burley and some orient. It’s a mild almost sweet smoke with not to much nicotine. I like it a lot, maybe nothing for the whole day long.

 

[Chasing Embers]

As I started pipe smoking last year the aro someone gave to me burnt my tongue badly.

That's why flavored blends are for after you've been smoking for a while.