Erinmore - Erinmore Balkan Mixture pipe tobacco reviews

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Philosopher	10/29/2010	Mild to Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
I've just come back to pipe smoking after a long break, and this is the first Balkan tobacco I've smoked. I was pretty surprised when I opened the tin, I didn't realize you could get tobacco like this and I wasn't sure I'd like it. The same kind of smoky experience I had the first time I had a glass of Laphraoig 20 odd years ago. I wasn't sure then if I'd like Laphraoig, and now it and the Islay whiskys are my favourites. A few pipebowls of this and I'm converted - will definitely try other tobacco in this vein. Update: I'm now hooked on English blends. I'm upgrading this to full marks.
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PersianBaccy	09/30/2010	Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable
This is not "Early morning pipe", it's different and it's much better. I have smoked a lot of Balkan blends, but this one is special. I have smoked 4 and a half tin of it so far and it's great. High quality leaf is used in this one, you can see it immediately after opening the tin. The taste is right at the sweet spot, not overwhelming and not shallow. And the price is good too, I wonder why someone should smoke any other Balkan blend. I got nearly a lifetime amount of this tobacco in my cellar and I'm getting to like it more and more. There is a review giving this tobacco bad rating because it's not aromatic, well it's not, that one is "Erinmore mixture".
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Rafer Janders	08/24/2010	Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Having tried Erinmore Flake to honour my grandad, I read a few reviews of this blend and decided to try it, lured in by the comparisons to Dunhill's EMP (which just sounds so wonderful although sadly I won't be able to try it). I must say that I find this tobacco really agreeable. The tin aroma is pungent and one can really detect the orientals in there. This blend turned me on to English blends and I discovered how the natural flavours and aromas of the tobacco taste and smell far superior to aromatics. I do find, strangely, that this blend is at its best smoked in the morning and recall having a bowl in the drizzle of a grey French morning at a the Aire Baie de la Somme. It packs well, stays alight and smokes well all the way to the bottom. I will certainly keep it within my regular rotation. Good stuff.
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Susanna Hoffs	08/24/2010	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Tolerable
They say that this is a good alternative to Early Morning Pipe by Dunhill and I can see the similarities. All in all definitely worth a shout, and fair play to Erinmore for doing their best with it.. Recommended ...
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The Full English	08/17/2010	Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Tolerable
A truly knockout tobacco by Erinmore; this is one of the few standalones I've tried and tested to date. If the smoking rooms of yesteryear were alive today, then I'm pretty certain that this is what the bespectacled and moustachioed gentry would be smoking inside those heavy oak-panelled walls. Richly enticing, wholeheartedly deep, and boldly smoky; It's not bitter, nor overpowering. The burn is at a lovely constant and the pipe never seems to draw moisture or gurgle, regardless of the design. What we have here is a fine example of the sum parts of a given blend working together in harmony and balance. To cap a bang-on smoke, credit must go Erinmore for the availability of their 15g samplers; delightfully packaged as nothing less than a mini version of their regular 50g pouches. It's the perfect size for the curious and non-committal sceptics, and for those rovers who merely wish to traverse a broad spectrum of pipe tobaccos, without breaking the bank to do so. In an age where many pipe shop owners see the act of giving a free bowl as something affecting profit margins in a negative way, these samplers are the next best thing. Every company should follow suit.
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Daggers62	07/14/2010	Mild	None detected	Medium	Pleasant
I really like Erinmore Flake and Erinmore Mixture so I had to try the Balkan Mixture and go for the hat-trick. It is a very nice smoke... and thats about it really.. it's a nice smoke. You get the light flavours of the Latakia which makes it all smooth but there are better Latakia blends. For those that dont like their Latakia too strong then this is a winner but just lacks a little something .. for me at least. Maybe its the lack of pineapple! ;) Review based on a new tin and not a cellared one.
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BowHunter	06/03/2010	Medium	Extremely Mild	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Tolerable

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Tazman	05/26/2010	Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
After reading comment on this one I wanted to give it a try,but unfortunately it wasn't what I expected it to be.This is not my kind of tobacco. Fairly sweet at the beginning of the bowl but later on gives you a bitter-sweet aftertaste.I think I will stick on the ERINMORE MIXTURE,or maybe try something else before I end up
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mr.335	04/19/2010	Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
if you like english/balkan tobaccos,you cant go wrong with this.
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Poppy	04/08/2010	Medium	Medium to Strong	Full	Unnoticeable
A blend with taste of fruit (cherry maybe), caramel and chocolate, very pleasant, little bit tiny at the beggining of the pipe.
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Pipesmoking101	02/28/2010	Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
Like some others here, I ordered the 15 gram sampler pack. The smell straight from the pack was divine, with the stong scent of the Latakia vying with the Orientals for my olfactory adoration. Upon inspection, the tobacco appears to have small pieces of broken flake in with the ribbon cut tobaccos, so it did require a little rubbing out before it could be packed & lit. It packed easily & took the flame with ease. The light remained throughout the bowl with very little maintenance. The tobacco has a taste which is sweet & dark at the same time. The flavour is dominated by the Orientals, with the Latakia playing second fiddle up untill the second half of the bowl when it moves to the foreground of the taste & levels itself out with the orientals. I think the Virginian is just in there to aid the burn & provide a mellowing effect to the strong flavour of the Latakia & Orientals, although, on consideration - maybe it's sweetness was there in the backgound - subdued by the spicy & musty Orientals & Latakia. The Viginian is a necessary component, but does not in any way dominate or express it's individual character. It seems to come across only in a synergised form combined with the other, darker tobaccos. The high quality of the tobacco used is evident in the extraordinarily exquisite taste. The tobacco smokes with a velvety smoothness throughout, & this expertley blended creation is as close to a Balkan Heaven as I think we can expect to see here on Earth. I got no bite from this tobacoo at all, but beware - if over puffed, I think it would snap quite viciously. The room note recieved no complaints. One of my current favourites, I have a feeling that I will keep this around all the time. Certainly hits the spot after dinner whilst allowing the stresses of the day to waft away to a good film or some classic tunes. This was smoked in a GBD Bulldog which I use for most Latakia blends. In all honesty, I lack the linguistic competence to express appropriately the magic of this tobacco. Very highly recommended. (N.B. Needless to say - as this is a Balkan blend - this contains NONE of the flavours associated with other Erinmore blends (eg Erinmore Flake) which I can see has concerned some people here - this is, as I have said, just incredibly high quality unflavoured tobacco).
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meerkat	02/17/2010	Mild to Medium	None detected	Medium	Tolerable
I received a 15g (1/2oz in old money) sample of this with an order of other tobaccos. I tried it hesitantly as I was worried that the flavouring used in Erinmore flake would have found it's way into the Balkan mixture. I needn't have worried; if there is a casing here it is indetectable. The mixture comes in a beautiful rough cut at almost optimum humidity for instant smoking, which is exactly what I wanted to do when I got a wiff of the pouch aroma. It packs and lights exceedingly well, needing no special care all the way to the end of the bowl. The smoking experience is wonderful. The blender has hit a balance of latakia and orientals that seems taylor made for my taste buds. Just enough body to satisfy while not overpowering the subtle spicy-sweet undertones. The latakia gives a refined and pleasing amount of wet-soil-and-wood-smoke. While I got a flavour reminiscent of spiced orange peel wafting through from the interplay between the virginias and orientals. It brought to my mind the wonderful earthy, fragrant spiced, honey sweetened smells you get from a Morrocan kitchen. This is, by a long chalk, the coolest smoking tobacco I've ever tried. It does not matter how distractedly you puff this stuff simply will not bite. The back of my pack says that it is blended by Orlik and I have to say that this blending house is producing some really top notch tobacco at present. I know most wives don't like the smell of latakia but it might be saved here by the other tobaccos. I couldn't say for certain as any smoke is Verboten en Erdmannchen-Haus.
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KahveDelisi	01/23/2010	Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant
As other reviewers stated, I was quite sceptical about this tobacco. And I was WRONG! It's now my everyday smoke and I truly appreciate the right amount of spiciness it offers. Compared to other balkan mixtures...well, I don't. For me, it's very satisfying and "bang for your money" type of smoke. Actually I'm surprised it's reviewed by so few people but not surprised that it got so many 4 stars.
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hgm	10/30/2009	Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
high quality tobacco, packs easy and fast,burns evenly and tastes fantastic. the taste is strong ,satisfying and natural. deep and spicy. it has an acceptable room note and is one of those natural blends that can be smoked indoor.
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Boswell	10/21/2009	Medium	None detected	Medium	Tolerable
I’m afraid that, by comparison with other blends of this kind, I find this rather harsh and lacking in body. By no means a bad tobacco, with some pleasant spice and reasonable strength, but not my favourite, and one I probably won’t buy again in the near future.
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Easter Egg	08/17/2009	Medium	None detected	Medium	Very Pleasant
Although this is a great tobacco, as all underneath reviewers have written, in all honesty I can only give it 3 stars. As a pipe novice I first tried mild aromatics, and still love them, but wanted to try more pure blends so landed with this one. Problem is, however slow and easy I smoke, the nicotine hits me halfway through the bowl (after 20-30 minutes). I then put the pipe aside and have enough for the evening... sadly enough, because all other aspects of this tobacco are great : taste, no bite, great aftertaste, room note... I have in the meantime turned to Squadron Leader, perhaps a better choice for a novice wanting to try English blends. Maybe in a year's time I will return to EBM to see if I by then the nic doesn't act as a killjoy anymore. I so want to enjoy this tobacco !
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SMOKETSES	08/12/2009	Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
A smoke that I wanted to try. I bought it in Berlin in the shop KaDeWe. A marvelous, all day smoke, for those who love Balkan. Of course it needs to be dried before the first smoking, but in no case can this be considered as a disadvantage for this marvelous smoke. Orange Virginia, Oriental and a marvelous Latakia, which is not intense or tedious. It leaves a discreet and not annoying perfume in the area. Beautiful and characteristic flavor which is maintained up to the end of bowl. What else can I say It is now one of my top 5 tobaccos. Its a little difficult to light, specifically when it is humid.
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Komashoota	06/28/2009	Medium to Strong	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Well, those who do not like aromatics have to try this one. I used to be a fan of aromatics, but out of curiosity, I purchased a tin of this nice tobacco, and i must say I loved it!!! Of course, the first few times were strange and unusual, but after that, I liked it very much... highly recommended...
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paulwfromtheden	05/08/2009	Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Tolerable
I was sent a pouch of this as a consequence of a bungled tobacco order. My instant reaction to anything with 'Erinmore' on the front is to put it straight in the bin. I could not have been more impressed. This was a really enjoyable smoke. No toung bite, and a super taste right to the end. The pouch was only for 12.5 grams, and I will certainly be getting some more of this in the future.
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Requiem	05/06/2009	Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong
Top quality balkan. I would say about 25% latakia, and lots of tasty, spicy orientals. Comparing it with Squadron Leader, like others have done, I find it a tinny bit stronger in nicotine, maybe with a little more latakia, and much spicier. SL is sweeter, tangier and fresher. This Erinmore Balkan Mixture is deeper in taste and rounder. In truth, it's not much similar to Squadron Leader at all... Great for a night smoke, or on the colder days. UPDATE: some british stores are announcing this as a fine replacement for Early Morning Pipe... if it's not similar to SL, I find it even less similar to EMP. EMP's orientals are not as spicy as Erinmore Balkan Mixture's, and EMP has almost no latakia (maybe 10%, tops). UPDATE 2: Abingdon is very similar to Erinmore Balkan Mixture, although not as rich and complex.
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