The tin aroma is similar to that of Timm London Blend 1000 or DTM Holly's Discovery: strong Latakia-based blends, but in this case with some KY to add Oomph and a touch more Orientals. The tobacco in the tin is long ribbons, with shorter bits of Latakia in there; stuffing is easy, as is lighting.

In my usual Lat-Bomb pipes, this blend comes over fully savoury-sweet in taste; the room note is the usual Latakia disaster (I love it, all other English-blend smokers love it, rest of the world convenes a firing squad), so you have been warned. The Orientals make it a bit less offensive.

This blend burns down to a voluminous, mottled ash that has no condensation in it; there is enough strength to keep me interested, but unfortunately, at EUR 12.50, this is on the upper end of the price scale where I live. There are similar blends available that are much more affordable. But if you can get it for a fair price, by all means try it; this is an excellent English/Balkan blend!