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Latakia Mixture
| Brand: |
Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. |
| Tin Description: |
Similar to the No.5 Mixture, but with the addition of Cyprian Latakia in a small amount for added body. A very traditional British blend of medium strength. |
| Country of Origin: |
UK |
| Curing Group: |
Air Cured |
| Contents: |
Virginia
Latakia
Oriental
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| Cut: |
Ribbon |
| Packaging: |
Bulk |
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Average Ratings
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| Strength: |
Medium
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| Flavoring: |
Mild
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| Taste: |
Medium
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| Room Note: |
Pleasant to Tolerable
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| Recommendation: |
Somewhat Recommended
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henwrench
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08/31/2011 |
Mild
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Mild
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Mild to Medium
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Pleasant
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| Very nice smoke, packs and lights easily. Can taste the Virginia. I've also got a confession to make..... when I bought it, I was so desperate to try it out, I actually rolled a cigarette with it. Smoked it, inhaled it and was left satisfied for over four hours!! Put that in your pipe and smoke it...;) Just finished my second bowl of this stuff... I really like it. Smokes pretty quick, and leaves the mouth a little dry, but a very pleasant experience.
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tcvarlh
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08/12/2010 |
Medium
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Mild to Medium
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Medium
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Tolerable
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| This was tried all day yesterday. My first reaction was 'Almond' Pleasant enough smoke, it needs a mild kick of something 'herbal' to liven it up. But it lights well and stays alight, for a day spent fishing good enough! I enjoyed it.
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rramstad
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11/17/2009 |
Medium to Strong
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Very Mild
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Medium to Full
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Pleasant to Tolerable
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| I'd give this a 3.5 if I could.
Sold by some folks as #20 Mixture, this strikes me as a pretty straightforward blend of Kendal Kentucky with just enough latakia to make the result somewhat spicy. I smell the latakia when unlit, and it's there in the aroma just a tad, but it's not overpowering by any stretch of the imagination. (For more latakia, try the G&H #12, it's also got a much stronger Virginia component.)
I love Kendal Kentucky, and this is a very interesting variation.
I don't get any floral or Lakeland essence from this blend, but KK has a distinct flavor, and this has it, plus latakia.
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SirLoirn
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07/14/2009 |
Strong
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Mild to Medium
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Medium to Full
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Pleasant
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| Bulk: Overall brown with darker to black mixed in. Quite a fragrant floral Kendal perfumey bouquet. Carmel sweet. Medium ribbon cut.
Packs and lights easily.
Taste & Aroma: If ever there was a Gawith blend that displays the signature Kendal scent, this is it.
1st Half: Sweet carmel and Kendal floral arrangement.
Mid bowl: Stoved, darker, richer, so floral and fragrant as to have a disagreable aromatic synthetic taste and smell. Like grainy perfumed flowers. Tongue bite is a concern.
Nicotine: Strong
Romm Note: Pleasant but with a synthetic aroma
Overall: GH names this No. 20 Latakia. Oriental is not mentioned in the GH description of No. 20 or No.5. For a definition of a scented Lake District blend, this is it. Shows promise, but in the end, seems to have so much flavor as to be a synthetic aromatic, like synthetic grainy flowers. In that there are other GH blends, No. 20 is negative. If this is No. 5 Mixture's cousin, it's a distant one. An indoor smoke, but not all day due to the swoon brought on by the nicotine.
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