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Puffingstuff	07/12/2012	Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant
Soft flakes that arrive in perfect moisture level. Lights easy and burns well. The aroma and taste are medium english. It has a cigar overtone with sweet Virginia on the side. My work mates enjoyed the aroma and did mention that it had a mysterious cigar aroma like good leather and roasted nuts. They told me the smoke smelled great. This blend is smoky and delicious, a real hit out of the park!
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jhigh58	08/15/2011	Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable
Just began smoking pipes. Picked this to sample English with orientals and Latakia. The first bowl was a shock. I would have rated taste as full. I have smoked 3 bowls since and now I notice a taste of fir tree or brite green. I like the new leather smell in the tin. It is medium sometimes a little more taste.
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19volks71	03/09/2011	Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
Great stuff. I'm building a stock of this in the cellar and I recommended you do the same. It smokes wonderfully, dried properly of course. This puts much emphasis on the orientals which are given some body by the latakia. These two sit squarely on a foundation of wonderful Virginia's. This is what Presbyterian Mixture would taste like if it had any backbone. Low Country Cooper soundly knocked Presby out of rotation, off the shelf and slowly out of the cellar. Get it and get it now.
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TheSmokinDragon	01/28/2011	Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
WOW! Fantastic leaf Just had another bowl of this stuff today (why did I wait so long to have this again.....makes me want to add a pnd of it to the cellar...man as I said before if you like med-English blend....FANTASTIC leaf! Update 4/22/11 After about 1-month of an open tin, and just the plastic-cap replaced on it...WOW-WOW-WOW this stuff smokes so flavor...got nice Southern BBQ flavors out of mine which I enjoyed very much, suggest you pop a tin and let it sit for a month or two with platic-cap on...man the experience is even better then a freshly opened tin with only a few hours of dry time...putting this strat into effect with this blend...grin'in,knowing how much I have in the cellar today...STOCK UP on this one for sure Brothers of Briar!
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DoctorThoss	10/31/2010	Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong
To echo what Pipestud said in an earlier review, this is the best put-together blend of this type I've tried in a very long time. This is a medium English that almost -- but not quite -- veers into Balkan territory. The first thing that leaps out at me is the Cyprian latakia, but it doesn't take long at all for the orientals to start adding a couple of layers of intrigue. But where this tobacco really takes off is at the halfway mark. At that point, the virginias begin to sing in a dramatic way, adding both sweetness and a creamy body to an already engaging smoke. There seems to be a little perique in here, as well, adding just a hint of tanginess and kind of holding the disparate components together. This isn't complex in the way that similar GL Pease offerings are, but the flavors evolve in such a way as to keep me interested. The presentation and burning characteristics are superb. Mine arrived as a very dark broken flake that smelled primarily of latakia and orientals. I can milk 90 minutes out of a medium-sized bowl of this slow-burning mixture and my tongue never even feels it. Excellent, excellent stuff.
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Sasquatch	06/13/2009	Medium	None detected	Full	Strong
This is very nice tobacco, and possibly worthy of one more star. I found the virginia a little snappy. In the tin, dark, wet flakes that need a bit of air. It smells really strongly of Cyprian. Tin note is similar to some really dark blends like Old Ironsides and Commonwealth. A much denser, darker presentation than most "medium english". Jam a flake in and light it up. There is an initial bite or tanginess from the virginias, but it settles quite quicky, balanced by the latakia. Reminds me of commonwealth in the bowl, but with the orientals at play, it's a bit more interesting. There is a similar 2 flavor interplay though. Drifts toward Pelican, but stays dirtier the whole time. Yum! Smokey, woodsy, and calming. Very well behaved tobacco. I should think that a bit of age will really improve this one, yielding an even sweeter and more friendly smoke. I find this much more like the latakia-bombs of yore than I do a regular "medium english". I don't find it delicate, I don't detect traces of nuts, or flowers, or any particular essence. Good, solid, heavy Balkan.
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Slow Draw	05/22/2009	Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant
Wonderful tin aroma. Slightly damp from the tin and benefits from ten minutes of air time. This tobacco burns very well once lit. The flavor at the start of the bowl is like a tangy BBQ brisket. The tangy-ness mellows out quickly and the subtle sweetness of Virginias takes center stage. The Latakia is enough to give a nice smokey wood flavor without overpowering the natural flavors of the Virginias and the sweet Oriental. A very well balanced blend. And a great "English" blend for those of us not keen on huge amounts of Latakia. This blend is very satisfying but doesn't overwhelm my palate.
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Cyclebum	04/17/2009	Medium	Very Mild	Full	Pleasant
This is the very best English blend I've smoked 'till now. I think I like this even more than Westminster. Overreacting? Don't think so ...
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jankoez	04/15/2009	Medium	None detected	Medium	Tolerable
This is one excellent surprise... such good blend!
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mo	06/30/2008	Medium to Strong	None detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable
Not being someone that is really a regular with Latakia laden blends, i do find that i am very hard to please when i do smoke an English/Balkan. I found a very generous sample with an order from smokingpipes.com and put it into my 'cellar' until the urge for a Latakia blend arrives. ( around twice a month ) Well that craving didnt pitch for around 3 months and when it did, the blend was ready to smoke as i had dried it before putting it away. I have to say that i find this blend excellent and everything i could possibly want in this type of concoction, in fact, i would buy this and let my Balkan Sobranie Origional Mixture age a bit in its pouch. It is a great tasting blend and the Latakia is blended to perfection. I could really taste the Virginias as well as the Orientals which made this really enjoyable. The Perique was very slight and blended perfectly, what a delight for a change. This blend, is very much like Sturks Balkan and in a blind test, would not be able to tell them apart by smoking. I will award this 4 stars because it is well deserved. It has been blended by a master, to combine all these different tobaccos and have none dominate is a feat in its own right. Mo, South Africa
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AKSmoke	03/01/2008	Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
The two ounces I've finished are enough to sell me on this one. I was given a small sample of Cooper with an order, and I have several two ounce tins in the cellar now, and a dedicated small Dublin. Exceptionally smooth, sweet Virginia, and just enough Latakia. Georgous little flakes rub out nicely and burn cool and completely. It seems a bit moist at first, but it needs no drying. This is not a driving or yard-work smoke. Pay attention and take it slow, or you'll miss out on the delicate flavors here. An easy 4 star. I wish it came in 8oz tins, but I'll take it any way I can get it. Good job.
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Flyboy	12/14/2007	Mild to Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant
Well to start, I have to applaud Sykes and the gang at Low Country for their effort in creating a very nice English blend on their initial startup of their own tobak line. Since the introduction at the CORPS show in Richmond, I am amazed how smooth a smoke it really is being still very young in the tin. Beautiful slices and nice aroma, lights well with no surprises as the flavors are very subtle and work well together though near the end, can be harsh. Aging will cure this. Find myself reaching for this quite often so I have stocked my cellar for the future. Great job guys on Cooper! A winner here!! Enjoy the journey!
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Pipestud	12/09/2007	Mild to Medium	None detected	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant
Low Country Pipe & Cigar is owned/operated (I think), by the same folks who run smokingpipes.com. I was gifted some Cooper which arrived with a recent purchase from their webstore. The descriptive for this blend at the top of the page is right on. Cooper is a flake made up of Latakia, sweet orientals, Virginia and a dash of Perique. It rubs out easily and packs and burns exceptionally well. Cooper, simply stated, is outstanding. Smoked slowly, one tastes top-shelf leaf of ever component attached to this blend. Although there is no topping added, there is a subtle, natural sweetness that comes through with every puff. The orientals and Virginias dominate (which prevents me from agreeing that this is a true English), but whisps of Latakia and Perique do come through just enough to compliment the overall presentation. This is one of the best put together new tobacco blends that I've tried in a long, long time.
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Papa john manytrees	09/28/2007	Mild to Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable
For my first review I tried a brand new blend of one of my favorite tobacco shops. I immidiatey recognized the tobaco blend as my favorite English. The blending is nothing less than pefection. Knowing the extensive effort put in to this smoke by a collection of blenders who created my 4 all time favorites (which I try to always keep on hand), I was not surprized that I now have 5 English blends to keep around at all times. This is a wonderful classic blend that deserves to be in your Latakia trial pipe.
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