Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Erinmore Balkan Mixture

(3.24)
A mellow and delicate flavor providing a satisfying smoke. Orientals, bright Virginias, and latakia leaf give a nice cool smoke. NEW TIN DESCRIPTION: Erinmore Balkan is a unique blend characterized by smoked Latakia tobacco.
Notes: Erinmore Balkan Mixture was introduced to the UK in 2008 as an exact replica of Dunhill Early Morning pipe tobacco.

Details

Brand Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG)
Series Erinmore
Blended By Scandinavian Tobacco Group
Manufactured By Scandinavian Tobacco Group
Blend Type Balkan
Contents Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia
Flavoring
Cut Ribbon
Packaging 50 grams tin
Country Denmark
Production Currently available

Profile

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

Average Rating

3.24 / 4
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Reviews

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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 18, 2013 Mild to Medium None Detected Medium to Full Pleasant
Sometimes I wonder what the hell is wrong with people. As good as Early Morning Pipe, if not slightly better. If you can't find something good in this 'baccy, maybe you should go find some Old Holborn and smoke it rolled up in a bit of damp Bible paper. I've done that...on more than one occasion. I know what it is to be 'down and out'....

First, understand what a 'Balkan' is for. Fill a cob and hit this an hour or so after you've woken. Then tell me what you think...

And if you get tongue bite, ever....you are not smoking your pipe right. You don't even know what pipe smoking is..
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Apr 25, 2014 Medium None Detected Medium Tolerable
This is what I call a smoke! The best balanced mixture I have tried so far with Squadron leader being my benchmark for oriental blends.I usually smoke one bowl a day whilst reading with a cup of tea,but found myself unable to concentrate on my book while smoking this, so taken with it's qualities was I.It is far superior to SG's Balkan mixture. The only downside was the speed with which I got through the bowl, but I think that is more to do with the Falcon and my eager puffing. I will try it in other pipes to see if it gains longevity in the burn rate. This has made me curious about other Orlik blends, if they are up to this standard then my wallet will get a hammering.
Pipe Used: falcon
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 04, 2015 Medium None Detected Full Pleasant
I find the tin note quite pungent. I am a regular with English/Balkan blends, and this particular one seems to have a nice combination of oriental and virginia tobaccos which I find quite balanced. I cannot detect any toppings or added sweetness at all and it seems to smoke quite cool in your bowl. About the moist content I'd say goldilocks, so it does not require much drying time. The tin note would suggest a more dominated latakia blend, but it is the virginias and orientals I detect most of the times. Flavours are difficult to explain, but the experience is that of a tug of war in between the ones and the others. At some point the virginias seem to dominate, whereas later on the orientals might take the lead. The latakia only seems to flare up in the front as you smoke more and more, but it is never so dominant you loose track of the other two. The ribbon cut is quite consistent throughout, but you might come across a twig or two. It might be true I have smoked more complex mixtures in this range, but in its simplicity, I think this tobacco is great. I had chosen a bigger bowl to review this, but you won't need much time to get your head around it. I cannot detect any tongue bite at all and I particularly like how these flavours will linger at the back of your throat as you pass it through your nose. Indeed, this is very fulfilling and an invitation to puff away at a lower pace. This is a full bodied tobacco that can be smoked any time of the day. Highly recommended to both, the more experienced pipe smoker and those who are venturing into pipe smoking for the very first time.
Pipe Used: Parker
PurchasedFrom: John Hollingsworth
Age When Smoked: 1 year, perhaps
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 14, 2013 Extremely Mild None Detected Extremely Mild (Flat) Unnoticeable
I'll do a review as soon as possible.

HENWRENCH, Please be respectful of your fellow reviewers. If their opinion differs from yours than simply note that and express what you happen to think about the tobacco in question. Personal attacks are not appropriate. Mr. Tillman would not have tolerated a post like yours.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 26, 2016 Mild to Medium None Detected Medium Pleasant
This is one of the most satisfying new smokes I have tried in a long time. Delicious and ripe Virginia leaf intertwines with cool, spicy and airy Orientals and just enough top shelf smoky Latakia to keep the whole thing playing an award winning tune. If you want to try real quality leaf at a really good price, this may be worth pursuing. I got mine from one of my private website consignment customers and think it is only obtainable on the other side of the pond, but could be wrong about that. I just can't find any retail/etail shops that sell it stateside.

Pipestud
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 29, 2017 Mild to Medium Very Mild Medium Unnoticeable
I was lucky enough to acquire this one for free from my local b&m as they were unable to sell their remaining tins as they lacked the new warning labels that our fascistic government deem necessary in order to prevent the Proleteriat from having fun.

Political rant aside, this is definitely an odd one. My first three smokes of this were in my Peterson churchwarden and they were, quite frankly, disgusting, tasting of a blasphemous mix of rotting onions and cow manure. It also gunked up the pipe something chronic. Nonetheless, I persisted by switching to a Short Stop cob, oh boy what a change. It develops a good smokey sweetness and seems to have an earthiness that makes me wonder of there a spot of Kentucky in there. It packs and lights well and smokes nice and slow.

I'm still not completely sold on this, those initial impressions with this in briar are rather disconcerting. The transfer to cob, though, is enough to leave me open to the possibility of acquiring another tin. For,the moment I think three stars is fair pending further analysis.
Pipe Used: Peterson Prince, MM Short Stop
Age When Smoked: fresh from tin
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 03, 2013 Medium None Detected Medium to Full Pleasant to Tolerable
This is my second tin, after testing other balkans, and I rate it 4 stars. First, the tobacco comes in a perfect condition for smoking to ashes, like with Dunhill and unlike SG . Second, the orientals here are really evident, spicy , reminds me a mix between a smoked flavouring and perique, while latakia is making its part, like in a medium english similarly to Dunhill 965. But the orientals, or whatever gives this so good taste and flavour, made the difference for me.

Update: after many other tins, I consider this blend one of the best available.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
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Aug 04, 2019 Medium None Detected Medium to Full Tolerable
A tin containing a Latakia mixture usually lasts me around 2 years...that will give you some idea of how rarely I smoke anything other than VaPers

I have never really taken to an English/Balkans and usually order several tins of different blends and burn through them over a decade or so...not until I met this masterpiece of a blend

So, coming from the garage after smoking this I head to my iPad to order some more and found it has been discontinued. Imagine that, the first Lat blend I fall in love with and it has gone out of production.

What the blenders of this blend have accomplished was a smoke that combined bitter, sweet and salty. It really is unforgettably delicious and if you can get your hands on some you should not hesitate

Pipe Used: Meers, DBs, Petes
PurchasedFrom: Cgars UK
Age When Smoked: 3 years
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 16, 2018 Mild to Medium Extremely Mild Medium Strong
Erinmore Balkan Mixture (presently only Erinmore Balkan) is a classic English mixture, neither more nor less. It refers to the most famous Dunhill Early Morning Pipe (the components are the same: Virginia, Latakia and Orientals) but in my opinion this mixture is not properly a replica of EMP. It is quite different. EB is less balanced, less delicate and more raw. EB has a more intense and musky taste, a more wild and smoked flavor. Overall better English Morning Pipe than Erinmore Balkan, IMHO I mean. EMP is more perfect, more “noble”, more “plummy” if you like. EB is more “peasant”, with a more marked and robust taste. I think EB is more suitable for an evening smoke. Anyway I believe these two blends should not be compared because they are substantially different, each one with its own characteristics. It’s simply a matter of taste. Finally in my personal rating system (from 1 to 10) my score is 6 and two stars.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 12, 2017 Medium None Detected Medium to Full Tolerable
This blend is a valued representative of balkan blends!once the tin cracks a nice smell of citruses,woods,and coals comes out,really balanced and very natural.the blend moisture is proper packs and lights easy.while smoking the tastes are very pleasing natural and complex.the orientals as expected are the main player offering earthy notes,spices and woods.the cyprian latakia are coaly,smoky and sweet.the virginias are mostly citrusy and bready.some times some grass notes come up.burns medium and cool without harshness and moisture to total ash.the nicotinelevel is medium and the room note tolerable.no tongue bite detected.in comparison with other balkan blends this one is smoother and easy going so it can be an all day smoke for those who enjoy english/balkan blends all day.for the rest smokers it can be a nice blend after a dinner for relaxing time!
Age When Smoked: When opened
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