Looking for a good Latakia

[Trailwalker]

Squadron leader. There are many others, but it's famous and easy and available. I like the Frogs, gaslight is great but heavy. Skiff mixture is more peppery but a solid cousin of squadron leader. My fave would be three oaks Syrian at the moment. There are SO many good tobaccos. just keep buying them all!!!!

I just picked up Squadron Leader from J&R today and it was outstanding! Very dry on the sweetness scale and good Latakia content. My kind of smoke!

 

[JM]

I've had the chance to smoke a few bowls of Frog Morton on the Bayou and really enjoy it. Ashton's Artisan blend had a little too much nic for me.

 

[gunslinger249]

I have a high nic tolerance, so I can't speak much to the nic content of tobacco blends. Some of the Latakia heavy blends I like that haven't already been mentioned are Balkan Saseini and Drew Estate Meat Pie.

 

[Behike54]

if you are looking for BALANCE, complexity, and quality, gl pease 'blackpoint.' is my fave.

my first tin disappeared quite quickly and i have aged tobacco from nearly everybody.

give it a try,.

 

[oc_in_fw]

if you are looking for BALANCE, complexity, and quality, gl pease 'blackpoint.' is my fave.

my first tin disappeared quite quickly and i have aged tobacco from nearly everybody.

give it a try,.

I need to give some GL Pease a try. From what I take, he is the Latakia authority.

 

[cursethis]

I need to give some GL Pease a try. From what I take, he is the Latakia authority.

You definitely need to try GLP. If you haven't tried a plug yet, you should definitely grab some Gaslight. It's actually pretty easy to manage versus some other plugs (I'm looking at you Peterson's Perfect Plug).

 

[oc_in_fw]

You definitely need to try GLP. If you haven't tried a plug yet, you should definitely grab some Gaslight. It's actually pretty easy to manage versus some other plugs (I'm looking at you Peterson's Perfect Plug).

I will have to toss some in on my next order.

 

[Senshi]

GLP odyssey is one of my favorite latakia heavy blends. Like it even more than SOTE

 

[john parker]

You might consider Tashkent from Peretti's. Latakia and Turkish; tasty but not sweet to me.

 

[Slickside]

Three Oaks by McClelland. Very smooth, fragrant and just plain delicious.

 

[nortac]

"Like it even more than SOTE"

SOTE? My acronym fu fails me.

 

[cursethis]

"Like it even more than SOTE"

SOTE? My acronym fu fails me.

Star of the East

 

[Robster]

"Like it even more than SOTE"

SOTE? My acronym fu fails me.

This will help:
http://www.badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?p=6300118

 

[Slickside]

Right now I'm smoking Frog Morton on the town. Not sweet. Just a good relaxing smoke. Today I also had McClelland Blue Mountain, (which has been changed to Balkan Blue.) it is a lovely blend with lots of Latakia. A tad sweet with the Orientals being in there, but it is really good and mellow with plenty of flavor.

 

[Bk124tt]

Vintage Syrian is outstanding IMHO!

 

[langod]

I'm enjoying Frog Morton Cellar. But based on the comments in this thread, I'll have to try some Squadron Leader and maybe some Star of the East...

 

[Easy Goer]

Peterson's Old Dublin might be a nice choice. As far a Pease, buy them all and age some to. Lately I have been reaching for Lombard quite a bit.

 

[nortac]

I just got around to tasting the G.L. Pease Odyssey sample that came with my last order. When I first smelled the "baggie note", I did not think that I would like it. But with one small bowl smoked, I think this might prove to be a great blend. I may have to include some on my next order.

 

[nortac]

This will help:
http://www.badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?p=6300118

Yes but SOTE is not among them!

 

[allawd]

Yes but SOTE is not among them!

You were not alone. I had never heard of SOTE even after it was spelled out I didn't recognize it. I've heard of every tobacco on the actual acronym list. Certainly doesn't seem to get discussed/recommended much.