|
|
Post by Plainsman on Mar 28, 2021 10:23:44 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by taiguy66 on Mar 28, 2021 10:25:01 GMT -5
Ha! You beat me to it Bob! Was just about to post this.😁👍 |
|
|
|
Post by trailboss on Mar 28, 2021 11:00:36 GMT -5
I agree with the first guy to comment.
“ This is one of the absolute best articles on English/Latakia blends I've read...maybe ever.”
I love Samuel Gawith’s Balkan Flake. And as everyone is quick to say “It isn’t a Balkan blend because it has no orientals” , a reviewer contacted SG about it, and learned it's called a Balkan flake because the virginia originates from the Balkans.
I haven’t seen that stuff on the market forever.
I have a lone tin from 2014
|
|
|
|
Post by Plainsman on Mar 28, 2021 12:08:23 GMT -5
Ted, I’m gonna chalk that up to GMS— Great Minds Syndrome. 🤪
|
|
|
|
Post by taiguy66 on Mar 28, 2021 15:35:25 GMT -5
I agree with the first guy to comment. “ This is one of the absolute best articles on English/Latakia blends I've read...maybe ever.” I love Samuel Gawith’s Balkan Flake. And as everyone is quick to say “It isn’t a Balkan blend because it has no orientals” , a reviewer contacted SG about it, and learned it's called a Balkan flake because the virginia originates from the Balkans. I haven’t seen that stuff on the market forever. I have a lone tin from 2014 Charlie, if you ever see or find any SG Balkan Flake please let me (and everyone else) know. It’s been on my list for a while. |
|
|
|
Post by urbino on Mar 28, 2021 17:00:42 GMT -5
That's really interesting. It made me wonder, since Latakia tends to fade with age, if "English" blends can become "Balkan" blends over time, or at least more Balkan than before.
|
|
|
|
Post by trailboss on Mar 28, 2021 17:03:45 GMT -5
That's really interesting. It made me wonder, since Latakia tends to fade with age, if "English" blends can become "Balkan" blends over time, or at least more Balkan than before. Although some people lament the fact that aged Latakia tends to fade the blend, Pipestud will be the first to say that they command the highest prices. Case in point, old Balkan Sobranie. |
|
|
|
Post by taiguy66 on Mar 28, 2021 18:28:32 GMT -5
trailboss, Charlie: found a tobacconist who has SG Balkan Flake on their website. Just emailed now for pricing.
|
|
|
|
Post by zver on Mar 28, 2021 18:51:28 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by trailboss on Mar 28, 2021 22:41:42 GMT -5
Thanks enablers!
I am now $50.00 poorer.
beats the heck out of a German site I was perusing.
|
|
|
|
Post by Legend Lover on Mar 29, 2021 5:40:26 GMT -5
I agree with the first guy to comment. “ This is one of the absolute best articles on English/Latakia blends I've read...maybe ever.” I love Samuel Gawith’s Balkan Flake. And as everyone is quick to say “It isn’t a Balkan blend because it has no orientals” , a reviewer contacted SG about it, and learned it's called a Balkan flake because the virginia originates from the Balkans. I haven’t seen that stuff on the market forever. I have a lone tin from 2014 I might pick myself up a tin if it's that good. It's always in stock for me.  |
|
|
|
Post by lizardonarock on Mar 29, 2021 6:54:16 GMT -5
You go Paddy the supply dries up stateside like clockwork every few years.
|
|
|
|
Post by trailboss on Mar 29, 2021 8:17:12 GMT -5
You go Paddy the supply dries up stateside like clockwork every few years. You can get it overseas, if you create an account you can see the prices. Estervals Pipe House www.tecon-gmbh.de/index.php |
|
|
|
Post by lizardonarock on Mar 29, 2021 10:55:47 GMT -5
I can get it at the storage unit because the last time those big boxes showed up I bought some at S@P.com. Here of late GLP Blackpoint is the star of show and he has his own thoughts on what makes a English, Balkan or Scottish blend. Your fifty bucks was well spent that works out to ten dollars a tin.
|
|
|
|
Post by urbino on Mar 29, 2021 22:12:31 GMT -5
You go Paddy the supply dries up stateside like clockwork every few years. You can get it overseas, if you create an account you can see the prices. Estervals Pipe House www.tecon-gmbh.de/index.phpJust have to order a crapload to make the $80 shipping worth it. |
|
|
|
Post by trailboss on Mar 29, 2021 22:19:29 GMT -5
Just have to order a crapload to make the $80 shipping worth it. Or divvy it up in a group buy with some buddies. It would be nice if they did free shipping a few times per year like Mr. Snuff does. |
|
|
|
Post by Plainsman on Mar 30, 2021 11:25:24 GMT -5
A while ago, out of curiosity, I bought a small quantity of “Blending Latakia” from P&C. (BGM-TB, 1-ounce). The other day on a lark I added a tiny pinch to a pipe-load of Z92 and mixed it up well. Wow! It really changes things. Takes only a wee bit to completely change the pipe-load. Dark. Smoky. Robust. With just the tiniest little hint of bite working on the back of the tongue, but well handleable. I’m really sensitive to tongue-bite so if I can handle it I think anybody could. An interesting experiment...
|
|
thewingedsloth
Junior Member
working on it
Posts: 243 
First Name: maybelater
Favorite Pipe: Todays pipe......
Favorite Tobacco: Semois mixes.
Location:
|
Post by thewingedsloth on Mar 30, 2021 17:27:33 GMT -5
If we are blending, then semois, other variants like katsuri really push a balkan into a good place by my tastes.
My latest find has been SPC potlatch left over from breaking in the new pete107 with,,,you guessed it, semois..
I should get a tattoo of manil with all this fan service...lol its just a burley after all but a burley grown in a place that changes it. I call it the "cuban" of pipe tobaccos.
But it pushed that potlatch into a fruity tart profile neither component had before..
Being a daily multi bowl smoker, sugar is my bane so balkans drew me in quickly. Balkan sasieni got a bit bitter over time, sobranie never was in stock and I almost got some super balkan this past tobacco order.
Of course once I found orientals it got kinda crazy.
|
|
chasingembers
Senior Member
Posts: 1,909
First Name: Duane
Favorite Pipe: My Growing J. Everett Collection, Fifteen Day Bruce Weaver Set, Meerschaums, Oguz Simsek Skulls
Favorite Tobacco: Black Frigate,Solani Silver Flake, Yenidje Highlander, Angler's Dream, Watch City Slices, Salty Dogs, Mephisto, Ennerdale Flake, Rich Dark Honeydew, 1792 Flake
Location:
|
Post by chasingembers on Apr 1, 2021 10:01:24 GMT -5
I agree with the first guy to comment. “ This is one of the absolute best articles on English/Latakia blends I've read...maybe ever.” I love Samuel Gawith’s Balkan Flake. And as everyone is quick to say “It isn’t a Balkan blend because it has no orientals” , a reviewer contacted SG about it, and learned it's called a Balkan flake because the virginia originates from the Balkans. I haven’t seen that stuff on the market forever. I have a lone tin from 2014 Ah, but latakia is a flavored oriental. |
|
