GQ Tobaccos UKPTC #1
(3.00)
This stunningly sweet and creamy latakia blend is comprised of fine Virginias with strong burley as the base. To this, we add black cavendish with creamy Izmir. To give some spicy and smoky overtones, a good helping of Cypriot latakia and some perique are thrown in.
Details
Brand | GQ Tobaccos |
Blended By | Glynn Quelch |
Manufactured By | Glynn Quelch |
Blend Type | Other |
Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Latakia, Perique, Virginia |
Flavoring | |
Cut | Mixture |
Packaging | Bulk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Medium to Strong
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Very Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 09, 2016 | Medium | Very Mild | Medium | Pleasant |
25 gram bag sample of what appears identical to every latakia blend I've ever seen... light to dark ribbons of uniform cut. Different smell, however - less spicy and more down to earth tobacco. The latakia aroma was more subdued than I expected.
Whenever I run into a blend that I should like but that has a lot of constituent tobaccos, I usually blame it on too many strains. 🙂 I liked the burley base, as the burley seemed well intentioned. It added a nice nut-sweetness to a blend that would otherwise have been boring. The latakia was not too prevalent and in fact I thought the burley led the show. The perique was there but took a strong backseat and the Cavendish certainly may have been the cause of the sweetness (that's what it does after all!) but if so, I liked what it did to the burley. All in all, this should have been a very good if not great blend. Unfortunately, it fell flat overall. It was like a stew that was layered instead of blended. I could taste each component when I focused on them but when I sat back and relaxed, the flavor was just a jumble. So maybe it wasn't layered - perhaps it was too fully mixed. At any rate, this blend failed to excite. In that respect, it reminded me of Dunhill Standard Medium, a tobacco that's just sort of "there" but doesn't really distinguish itself. It was sort of a chore to finish even the 25 grams, but what the heck, you can't hit on all cylinders and everyone else's cylinders all the time. Recommended for those who like the idea of Dunhill Standard Medium with more burley than Virginia.
Whenever I run into a blend that I should like but that has a lot of constituent tobaccos, I usually blame it on too many strains. 🙂 I liked the burley base, as the burley seemed well intentioned. It added a nice nut-sweetness to a blend that would otherwise have been boring. The latakia was not too prevalent and in fact I thought the burley led the show. The perique was there but took a strong backseat and the Cavendish certainly may have been the cause of the sweetness (that's what it does after all!) but if so, I liked what it did to the burley. All in all, this should have been a very good if not great blend. Unfortunately, it fell flat overall. It was like a stew that was layered instead of blended. I could taste each component when I focused on them but when I sat back and relaxed, the flavor was just a jumble. So maybe it wasn't layered - perhaps it was too fully mixed. At any rate, this blend failed to excite. In that respect, it reminded me of Dunhill Standard Medium, a tobacco that's just sort of "there" but doesn't really distinguish itself. It was sort of a chore to finish even the 25 grams, but what the heck, you can't hit on all cylinders and everyone else's cylinders all the time. Recommended for those who like the idea of Dunhill Standard Medium with more burley than Virginia.