Details

Brand Argento
Blended By  
Manufactured By  
Blend Type English
Contents Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia
Flavoring
Cut Mixture
Packaging 50 grams pouch
Country Argentina
Production Currently available

Profile

Strength
Mild
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

2.33 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Mar 11, 2017 Mild None Detected Mild to Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
A classic blend in which the Latakia does not stand out mainly against the Virginia and Burley that compose it, giving a fairly balanced flavor but with few nuances. The cut of tobacco is very homogeneous and it is normal to find large pieces inside it.

The humidity of the tobacco when opening the bag is quite little and once opened it dries too fast.

It has a medium strength where it stands out above all the roasted Burley flavor, which finishes from the middle of the smoke to seize the flavors, obscuring the very mild sweetness of Virginia. Latakia is not particularly noticeable throughout the puff.

The biggest problem with this tobacco is its low humidity and it is quite biting, it is definitely not a purchase you would make again.
Pipe Used: Luigi Billard
PurchasedFrom: A tobacco shop on Avenida Corrientes
Age When Smoked: 3 months
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 06, 2016 Mild to Medium None Detected Medium to Full Tolerable to Strong
Argento is the most popular pipe tobacco series from Argentina and "Latakia" is propably the best one from there. We get a classic english mixture combining golden Virginias, a little pinch of Burley and a generous amount of Latakia. That won't be another rival for Dunhill's Standard Mixture, but Argento Latakia never claimed to compete with him. It's a cheap mixture (only 2-3 $ for a 50 g. pouch!), but only by price. Taste is promising and smell leaves no doubt that we deal with a solid latakia mixture.

If we add to a small % of Cavendish how great Scottish Mixture it could be... nevertheless Argento Latakia itself is worth to smoke.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jan 13, 2023 Medium Medium Medium Tolerable
Otra buena labor de argento junto al "negro" y al "natural ". Burley, Virginia, latakia y turco que si tuviera que clasificarla según la presencia de latakia diría que es "balcánica", es decir, un poco más leve que una inglesa típica. Lo más destacable de estos tabacos de argento es su relación precio calidad. Si lo miramos así yo diría que son insuperables, no se puede dar más por tan poco dinero. En relación a la humedad del tabaco creo que hoy día es la correcta (han ido corrigiendo y mejorando en muchos aspectos la mayoría de labores). Se quema bien, no muerde ni genera excesiva humedad. Es un tabaco más que decente para ser fumado tal como viene o para mezclarlo con otros tabacos. Repito, su relación precio calidad es su gran fortaleza.
Pipe Used: Bbb
Age When Smoked: Nuevo
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Aug 23, 2021 Mild None Detected Mild Pleasant
querida Latakia, amada y odiada.

Argento latakia, qué puedo decir sobre él, es el más caro de la marca Argento (Un 30%) ¿Valdrá la pena ese gasto de más? bueno, depende de los gustos.

Al abrir la bolsa ni domina la latakia, ni la virginia, ni el burley, es un aroma un tanto fermentado, un tanto ahumado, pero lo que destaca es un aroma a incienso . Enciende perfectamente ya que viene seco, así que por ese lado no hay problemas en que se nos apague.

El sabor, si lo apuramos lo domina el cuero. Si nos acordamos que tiene latakia, vamos a sentir un gusto ahumado de retrogusto (El tema es acordarnos). Pero el sabor que domina la mezcla me recuerda al sabor del té negro, Sí!! té negro. si fumamos lento, solo vamos a percibir ese sabor a té, a veces vamos a sentir un poco a cuero, pero en definitiva no hay rastro del burley o la virginia (Solo a veces podemos sentir el perfume característico de la virginia).

En definitiva si somos amantes del té negro creo que nos va a gustar la mezcla, ya que además del sabor a té negro, nos ofrece sabor a cuero y un retrogusto ahumado. El tema está que si son personas como yo que no les agrada el té negro (tampoco me disgusta, ni me va ni me viene) la mezcla se hace un tanto cansadora, ya que ese sabor domina.

Dos estrellitas. lo volvería a comprar para recordar el gusto a cuero y el retrogusto ahumado

Edición Compré otro pouch y lo fumé en pipa de maiz. El sabor a té negro desaparece para ofrecernos un humo más simple pero también más disfrutable, el incienso está más presente en boca y la latakia se siente en el retrogusto. Por el precio creo que está correcto
Pipe Used: Pipa de maiz missouri
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 05, 2019 Mild to Medium None Detected Mild to Medium Tolerable
A very well executed blend from Argentina. Like an Argentinian version of Early Morning Pipe except that the ribbons are not as thin. Virginias and Latakias full of flavor and smokiness. Very decent for the cheap price it has. I like it very much.
Pipe Used: Vauen, Savinelli, Brebbia, Stanwell
PurchasedFrom: Argentinian tobacconist
Age When Smoked: fresh
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Mar 30, 2017 Mild None Detected Mild Pleasant to Tolerable
Boring would be my first word to describe this one.

It's a classic blend that we have smoke a thousand times, so when you go for a new brand tryin to take on this classic mixture you expect something to stand up. In this blend that doesn't happen.

It has a powerfull aroma from the pouch, promising a good smoke. And it achive it, kind of, at leats on the first minutes. But then it becomes a plain smoke, without any complexity at all. Now, that's something you can't forgive to a good english blend.

It's not a bad tobacco. It doesn't bite and burns evenly through the bowl, but you are going to be wishing that it's finished before you even get tho the middle of your pipe.
Pipe Used: Briar pipe and rosewood pipe
PurchasedFrom: Local tobacco shop
Age When Smoked: new
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Aug 08, 2023 Medium to Strong None Detected Full Strong
Precio - Calidad aceptable. Tiene un aroma persistente en paquete que lo pierde en la fumada. Ésta tiene que ser muy pausada para evitar que el tabaco muerda y así poder recuperar algo de su aroma a la Latakia. Es una mezcla de Virginias doradas, Burley y condimento de Latakia bien proporcionada.. Aceptable por donde se lo mire.. y ni se compara con las demas mezclas inglesas.. Es otro producto.
Pipe Used: International Seletion by Charatan
PurchasedFrom: El Duende - Estanco
Age When Smoked: 45
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Nov 08, 2022 Very Mild None Detected Mild Pleasant
Repetí la experiencia de El Pasqui. El resultado fué exactamente el que él describe palabra por palabra incluso la diferencia de fumarlo en una Missouri!!!! Gran review.
Pipe Used: Brebbia y Missouri
PurchasedFrom: Local store
Age When Smoked: New
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 12, 2017 Medium None Detected Medium Tolerable
I agree, probably the best mix of Argento. The virginia bright tobaccos used are of great quality. So is the good amount of latakia in the mix. Unfortunately the bend is a little rough, possibly better after some time of cellaring.
Pipe Used: Crisol various
Age When Smoked: Fresh
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