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mesacactus	08/05/2003	Strong	None detected	Full	Very Strong
Latakia, Latakia, Latakia! The name says it all. This tobacco, is one of the finest Engilsh/Latakia blends around. It has all a Latakia lover could ask for. Flavor, coolness, flake cut, and of course Latakia! I must admit, I like Old Ironsides just a bit more, but not by much. Should the supply of Old Ironsides dry up, I would be very content with Germain's Special Latakia Flake. One word of note, this is a very moist Flake cut, and is very hard to keep lit. If you take the amount of tobacco your pipe will hold, and allow it to dry out just a bit, you'll have far less problems keeping lit, and you still won't run into tounge bite. Don't let it dry out to much though, or the bite will get you. Try this tobacco, for a "Special" Treat.
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Danno	06/28/2003	Medium	None detected	Full	Tolerable
I like latakia. I like virginias, orientals, and turkish leaves as well. But here, all I taste is latakia. It is good latakia but rather one-dimensional as far as smoking is concerned. When I opened a tin, the flakes smelled great but were far too wet for immediate consumption. After a thorough drying period, I gave it a go, several in fact. I then cellared it for 6 months and returned to retaste. Better, smoother but still just Latakia. I now use this for blending and find it works rather well for sorting out my various mystery blends. Great tin aroma, but flaccid when smoked alone.
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smokestack	05/18/2003	Medium	None detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
Let's get it out in the open right away. I like this tobacco A LOT! Easy to rub out, this tobacco lights and burns well. While the latakia is there, it is not dominant. The orientals play a significant role too. They fold in seamlessly with the latakia, to the benefit of both. The smoke is dry and cool. This one won't bite. There is no deterioration of flavour as the end draws near. The flavour is never as big or strident as a full Balkan blend; it is more contemplative than that.
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mailman 5000	12/08/2002	Medium	None detected	Medium	Tolerable
I was half expecting this one to be a rebranded Penzance. Wrong out of the tin this was something very different a long stringy flake that was wet. Way to moist was my intial impression oh no not another Latakia lightweight. But I left the tin coming back everyy now and again. Towards the middle of the tin and things drying out a touch this one really started to grow on me. Been working on the virginia technique lately i.e. dead slow. This really paid of . Deep and rich and offering much complexity. Well worth a try.
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