mrphillips
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Post by mrphillips on Sept 7, 2019 18:11:47 GMT -5
I've posted this recipe up before, but every time I mix this up for Fall, I FALL in love with it all over again (sorry about the pun).
5 parts Burley
4 Parts Latakia
3 parts Oriental (I use Smyrna)
2 parts Red VA
1 part Perique
So...so good. I can't always be smoking a pipe around a campfire w/ my friends, but this Latakia-heavy blend takes me to that happy place. In fact, I named this blend "Happy Camper."
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Post by Darin on Sept 7, 2019 19:37:33 GMT -5
Sounds good ... thanks for sharing the recipe! I can't wait until it's cool enough to be enjoying those Lat Bombs once again.  |
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Post by Mac on Sept 8, 2019 13:51:04 GMT -5
I live in a cool climate and enjoy English and Balkan blends year 'round. But to me, a Lat bomb has to be more than 60% Latakia. YMMV.
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Post by Darin on Sept 8, 2019 16:46:55 GMT -5
I live in a cool climate and enjoy English and Balkan blends year 'round. But to me, a Lat bomb has to be more than 60% Latakia. YMMV. Capt. Earle's 10 Russians, C&D Star of the East Flake, HH Vintage Syrian and F&K Lancer's Slices would qualify for me. McClelland Balkan Blue, GLP Gaslight and Nightcap are also usual suspects in the Fall and Winter. |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Sept 8, 2019 18:17:44 GMT -5
Arango Balkan Supreme is just wonderful year round...followed up with P/S English Oriental Supreme and then Crumble Kake Eng. #1....Penzance of course when I think about it.
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Post by Stearmandriver on Sept 8, 2019 18:40:38 GMT -5
That does sound good!
For me, fall blends depend on whether I'm in a cool, crisp or damp, dead leaves and woodsmoke outdoors kind of mood, or a more festive, "holidays are coming" kind of mood. It's latakia and oriental blends for the former, and Macbaren Mixture for the latter.
Right now, I'm sitting outside in my late afternoon back yard, enjoying the weather shift. We had an uncharacteristically (for the Olympic peninsula) thunderstormy night last night, and today is overcast, cool and showery. Fall is in the air for sure, and I'm smoking some Peretti Cambridge Flake, staring at the tomatoes, zucchini and apples I'll need to pick soon, because I don't think they're getting any riper; summer is over for us I think. If it were later in the evening, it would probably be Royal in my pipe. A cold crisp type of fall night is what Tashkent is made for, and I'm looking forward to that. I haven't smoked anything but Peretti blends since I was in Boston a month ago; it's kind of ridiculous but I'm totally happy with them.
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Post by qmechanics on Sept 9, 2019 0:28:00 GMT -5
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Post by flyinmanatee on Sept 9, 2019 0:38:07 GMT -5
1:30 am and it's 82 feeling like 91.
O well maybe another month here in south Fla. for Lats.
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Post by chasingembers on Sept 9, 2019 3:37:31 GMT -5
As having no seasonal preference, I never did understand the Latakia/cold weather association. I easily smoke them any time of year just as I would any other type blend.
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 9, 2019 9:02:19 GMT -5
I might as well smoke lats all year round. We hardly get warm enough not to.
I don't think I'll try that recipe - not because I don't want to, but I don't I have all the ingredients...yet.
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Post by roadsdiverged on Sept 9, 2019 9:54:27 GMT -5
Everytime I want a Balkan or heavy lat blend, I talk myself out of it, grab a Virginia, and remain happy.
I do like Gaslight and Nightcap when its cooler outside, but they dont find their way to my pipes very often anymore. Contenders are Bengal Slices and Blackhouse as well.
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 9, 2019 10:33:24 GMT -5
The only Balkan I smoke is Black House. It serves me well.
I find that latakia cools the smoke so it's an all year condiment for me. I no longer fix my own vehicles or paint my own home, so I am not about to start blending my own tobacco. I trust Russ O. to take care of this for me.
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Post by Mac on Sept 9, 2019 11:32:30 GMT -5
Arango Balkan Supreme is just wonderful year round...followed up with P/S English Oriental Supreme and then Crumble Kake Eng. #1....Penzance of course when I think about it. BS is a go-to bulk here. Not so much the EOS. Crumble Cake hasn't been tried here yet. And I see my spel-chucker changed Kake to Cake, which makes me wonder- why was it ever spelled with a K? When did that start? |
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Post by mrphillips on Sept 11, 2019 18:13:36 GMT -5
Everytime I want a Balkan or heavy lat blend, I talk myself out of it, grab a Virginia, and remain happy. I do like Gaslight and Nightcap when its cooler outside, but they dont find their way to my pipes very often anymore. Contenders are Bengal Slices and Blackhouse as well. Give in to the dark side! I wish I could enjoy Virginians, but I'm one of those weirdos who gets wicked tongue-bite if there's more than a whisper of VA in a blend...which sucks because I live in Virginia. |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Sept 11, 2019 18:44:20 GMT -5
Give in to the dark side! I wish I could enjoy Virginians, but I'm one of those weirdos who gets wicked tongue-bite if there's more than a whisper of VA in a blend...which sucks because I live in Virginia. If it wasn't for the "dark side," I would have gave up pipe smoking a week in. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2019 19:23:34 GMT -5
GLP Blackpoint or Charring Cross. The Cross is a little stronger than the BP but the BP has perique and a little more red making it more complex.
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Post by mrphillips on Sept 12, 2019 6:54:39 GMT -5
I'm making a list of Fall-Smokes! I haven't had ANY of the ones listed above. I'm ashamed.
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Post by McWiggins on Sept 12, 2019 7:09:36 GMT -5
Well if you're making a list better add Plum Pudding Special Reserve.
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Post by Wolfman on Sept 13, 2019 18:58:53 GMT -5
It’s not quite a ‘Quiet Nights’ or Balkan Supreme kind of night, but it’s almost cool enough, so I’m going to smoke a bowl of Tashkent. . It’s been much to long since I’ve smoked any.
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