Tobaccos Drucquer & Sons - Levant Mixture

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	JimInks (3050)	2016-09-30		Strong	None Detected	Full	Tolerable

The very richly smoky, woody, earthy, musty, incense-like, sweet Cyprian Latakia is the star component. The buttery sweet, dry, herbal, vegetative, floral, woody, earthy, mildly sour and spicy Turkish is an omnipresent supporting player. The tangy ripe dark fruit sweet, earthy, woody, bready red Virginia is a secondary force, and also provides a touch of spice and mildly fermented “barbecue”. The gentle addition of the bright Virginia offers light sugar along with some citrus and grass for a little nuance. The nic-hit is just past the mild to medium threshold. The strength and taste levels are a step shy of being full, but they reach that level by the time you’re at the half way point. Won’t bite, and has no dull or harsh spots. Well blended with some obvious and not-so-obvious complexity, you’ll likely notice all the previously noted aspects in every puff. Burns at a slightly less than moderate pace, cool and clean with a smooth, very consistently deep campfire flavor from start to finish. Requires an average number of relights, and leaves little moisture in the bowl. The after taste and pungent room notes will linger. It’s not an all day smoke. While it is a fulsome smoking experience for Latakia aficionados, it won’t bring you to your knees, and if it fits your personal preference, is repeatable. Three and a half stars.

-JimInks

32 people found this review helpful.

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	drew_sayles (2)	2018-01-08		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Full	Very Strong

I have been smoking on and off for over ten years and just started expanding my latakia horizons. I have a couple of the Frog Morton blends, which I love, and have determined that I am a big fan of latakia. This is a relatively smooth but full bodied and tasty English latakia blend. It's described as an oriental forward English, but I primarily get the latakia with pockets of oriental flavor. Burns well for me with about 15 minutes of drying time. Mac Barens Vintage Syrian seems more oriental forward, and I do enjoy that blends as well but reach for Levant more often. It's my favorite latakia blend as of this moment.

Pipe Used: Ropp chubby billiard, Moonshine Dublin

Age When Smoked: 1 year

Purchased From: SmokingPipes

Similar Blends: GL Pease Westminster.

14 people found this review helpful.

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	tommyboy1749 (27)	2017-06-22		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Very Full	Tolerable to Strong

The re-issue of Drucquer & Sons Levant Mixture is a full English Mixture with a definite Balkan aspect. The tobacco is mostly Latakia black, the darker brown of the red Virginias and the Oriental leaf in second place, with a smattering of yellow bright Virginia. The cut is fairly thin--somewhere between a standard ribbon and a shag cut, and takes to the flame with little effort and continues burning with scant attention. The initial flavor is Latakia and more Latakia, with the fruity red Virginia and sour Orientals laying low. The sharp sweetness of the bright Virginia peeps out here and there. As the bowl progresses, the Latakia recedes a bit as the Orientals and red Virginia come into their own. The bright Virginia remains sequestered on the sidelines. A full Latakia mixture, but not quite a "bomb" or "dump." The flavor coats rather than fills the mouth. Levant is definitely an evening smoke, insofar as anything that follows will still taste like Levant.

13 people found this review helpful.

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	StevieB (2082)	2020-12-28		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant

Drucquer & Sons - Levant Mixture.

As it's the Christmas holiday and cold outside what more could be asked for than a day smoking a gorgeous English and drinking incessant cups of Sumatra coffee?!

The ribbon cut is mostly uniform but under closer inspection a few small pieces of broken flake can be identified; small, so there's no panic! The moisture's bang-on, so a bowl could be filled and lit the moment the seal was removed.

The flavour? Smoky and sweet! The Latakia and Turkish are responsible for the prominent character. Smoky, musky Lat with slightly scented Turkish. Of the Virginias it's the red I notice. This gives a redolent sweetness to the smoke, fruity, and really heightens the pleasure; for me. The 'little' amount of bright sure is little. It's a flavour that misses me!! I get a cool temperature and no bite.

Nicotine: above medium. Room-note: I like it.

Levant Mixture? I couldn't ask for a better winter smoke! Highly recommended:

Four stars.

Pipe Used: Comoy's Elegance

Age When Smoked: 01/09/20

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

12 people found this review helpful.

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	clanobucklin (105)	2016-09-27		Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

A delightful full English Blend. A complex blend that hits all the notes. Well balanced with a hint of sweetness. This is a great blend to have after dinner or nightcap. Glad to see this back in production. Highly Recommended!

Pipe Used: Wally Frank Billiard

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Smoking Pipes

12 people found this review helpful.

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	RAV (12)	2020-06-16		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Very Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

The tin says “it’s the fullest of the range.” And it’s full. Tasty, but full. My current favorite full English is Westminster and that is not nearly as full as Levant IMO. Probably the same tobaccos in different proportions but Levant is more Latakia and bigger mouthfeel but also a bit sweeter and not as spicy. It’s a good outdoor smoke. I think the 100 gram tin may last me a lifetime because one bowl and I’m done for a week. I saw one reviewer on this forum say it has to be you last smoke of the day or else everything else tastes like Levant. Well, I can attest to that as next day bacon and eggs tastes like bacon and eggs and Levant and peanut butter and jelly tastes like peanut better and jelly and Levant and Mac and cheese tastes like Mac and cheese and Levant. Good smoke but big. Not big on nicotine thank goodness but it’s full. I would buy more if I ever run out which I can’t imagine I will but maybe. It’s good.

Pipe Used: Various briars

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

Similar Blends: A fuller and sweeter version of Westminster.

8 people found this review helpful.

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	Beer (345)	2020-01-26		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Strong

I don't find it as full as I expected, but still this packs a big Latakia hit. Very dry-tasting, very smoky, very spicy: it also has a hint of edginess, which can also turn occasionally on a woody/tannic/slightly bitter side. It's a great English Mixture, but in the series for me it comes behind Trafalgar (and on a par with Red Lion) because it's a little less balanced and too skewed on the woody/dry/spicy notes, while Trafalgar is rounder and chewier.

Tasty and intoxicating, but just be sure that you like this very sharp "full Latakia and Orientals" style. Very fine cut, so apply a lighter hand when packing.

8 people found this review helpful.

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	Kashmir (21)	2019-02-17		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong

Druker's Levant Mixture, as resurrected by master blender GL Pease, is a throwback to the old gentleman's smoking lounges scattered throughout the Empire from the turn of the century to the late thirties of the last century. There is a heavy choice Oriental component and a powerful Latakia presence. Reminds me a bit of Magnum Opus, White Knight, Quiet Nights, Westminster, Abingdon. A rough shag cut, it packs and lights easily. First draws yield a sweet campfire BBQ feel of salted leather, buttermilk sour, with a distinct hint of loam soil, after a rain. This flavor profile proceeds to the end of the bowl and does not vary. Complexities abound for the discerning palate. Highly recommended.

Pipe Used: Ashton billiard

Purchased From: Smokingpipes

Similar Blends: Magnum Opus, White Knight, Quiet Nights, Westminster, Abingdon..

8 people found this review helpful.

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	Voyaging (80)	2021-10-31		Medium	None Detected	Full	Strong

My tin is dated 6/28/21.

The tin note is wonderfully smokey and barbecue-like. It's really fragrant. There is a mustiness that makes me think I'm in for what I like about this kind of blend. The cut is nice, and a more consistent ribbon than many other C&D manufactured blends.

The flavors are cohesive with breadth and depth-- musty, salty, sour, tangy, earthy. You get the smoke, the barbecue, the old books, attic woodiness. There is also a range of sensations on the tongue which completes the tastes category for me. I love this stuff, and for me it has this completeness of flavor in the English/Balkan blend flavor profile that I think of with blends like Meridian and Quiet Nights.

This burns very well. It's full in strength and flavor. The nicotine is not noticeable for me.

I would highly recommend this to people that like Balkan/English blends. Four stars.

Pipe Used: Various briars.

Age When Smoked: Four months

Purchased From: Smokingpipes

6 people found this review helpful.

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	LannarkGent (145)	2019-11-11		Mild	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This is a very good blend for a mature palate. The red virginias are very tasty. the Turkish/ oriental element is probably Basma,as the oriental component is more tangy than other blends. The latakia presence is muted. The smoking is easy with no relights for me. The nic hit is average. the flavor is mild the room note is mild. While I find this delicious, I would use this as a change of pace blend. The flavors marry better as the bowl gets evenly warm. Some additional spiciness appears as the smoke progresses.

Pipe Used: cayuga

Age When Smoked: 6 months

Purchased From: Smokigpipes.com

6 people found this review helpful.

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	Doctor Willet (13)	2020-08-14		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Full	Very Strong

I got one of the very first tins, so it was super-fresh (just days old). It didn't really taste that great, so it went in a jar. While it was aging, something magical was happening inside its jar—actually just fermentation, but that sounded cooler. I opened the jar eighteen months later, and a wonderful cornucopia of aromas flooded my nostrils. Well-known artist, tobacco connoisseur, and all-around good guy JimInks mentioned an almost musty, incense-like quality in the tin note; I agree. That aroma is second only to the usual smokiness of Latakia, and a whisper of your usual Virginia aromas comes through as well.

In the pipe it behaves nicely and tastes great. It has all the hallmarks of a good, full-flavored English blend. While that smoky Latakia flavor is in every single puff, somehow it's not overwhelming. Usually I avoid blends with this much Latakia. The other components somehow shine through all of that smokiness. Most notably, I taste those wonderful—but so hard to describe—funky flavors of "small leaf Orientals". Virginia flavors are there, both gold and red, but they serve to tie everything together. Most of all, I taste their natural sweetness. There's plenty of Latakia here, but it's not a 'Lat. bomb'.

Levant Mixture needed a few relights, and burned to a pretty clean ash. The potential for 'Lat. tongue' is minimal, which I like. Won't bite unless pushed hard. Not an 'all-day' blend, and best savored slowly after a long day. Nicotine level is medium. As for room note, there are far more offensive blends, but it's not pleasant for non-smokers. It but borders on "divorce tobacco" — a term coined by Mac Baren's blender, Per Jensen. In a sentence, Levant Mixture is an enjoyable, full-flavored, and somewhat complex English blend that's worth the wait to age it to its full potential.

Pipe Used: Nording Bent Dublin

Age When Smoked: 1yr & 6mos

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

5 people found this review helpful.

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	PKT (30)	2020-05-23		Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

My favorite of the Pease Drucquer blends. A full Balkan/English with a plentiful helping of Latakia. It is, nonetheless, well balanced with interesting complexity and far from a Lat bomb. Smooth smoking with no bite or harshness. Highly recommended for all who enjoy this genre.

Pipe Used: Larger bowled briars

Age When Smoked: New to 2 years

Purchased From: Smoking Pipes

5 people found this review helpful.

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	Bryan (4)	2019-08-18		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

Tin note is slightly like hazelnuts with a sweet Va. undertone. The Latakia smokey smell was muted in my tin. Tobacco is a ribbon cut of mostly dark brown with a good helping of black (Lat.) and a sprinkle of light orientals. I came across this tobacco in my hunt for a Night Cap replacement. This is better than Nigh Cap. The tobacco packs, smokes, and lights easily. The char light tastes like a grilled lemon slice. As the bowl progresses the lemony taste lessens to be replaced with a Full English smokey taste. The nicotine is just past medium. Leaves a slight floral/lemon aftertaste on the lips.

Pipe Used: Savinelli 626

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

Similar Blends: Night Cap.

5 people found this review helpful.

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	King Weed (228)	2020-07-19		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Levant is the seventh, and last, of the Drucquer/Pease revivals I have smoked during my Covid19 isolation and it is the one that I feel is least like the original blend that I smoked often during Drucquer's original run. I made a fortunate purchase of bunches of original Drucquer English blends in the late 80's and sold many tins off in the 90's. However, I kept three blends for my stash: Cook's #5, Blend 805 and Levant. Unfortunately, the first two are not in revival. I smoked many tins of Levant over the years until my stash became depleted somewhere around 2005. My current tin was only 3 months old and appeared very blond and bright among the brown and black bits; understandable for a new tin. However, it smoked with a high register; higher than I remember the blend smoking in the past. The other thing that struck me as not in the original was the noticeable dryness of the smoke. In this I agree entirely with reviewer Beer 2020-01-26 and state that this is the driest pipe blend I have ever lit. I do not fault Greg Pease for this. Today's tobacco stocks are simply not the same as 40 or 50 years ago and results like this are to be expected. I agree with the many reviewers who have said this blend is quality, blended well, great English and everything else. I just feel that it is the most off-centered of the seven revivals. I used Levant in micro blending and discovered it worked best when paired with a heavier English of a darker nature, like OVTC's London Night. I also added some Cornell and Diehl Burley Flake #5 to this mix and it was a grade A smoke all the way. So, all in all, I have no problem recommending this blend at three stars. I feel that this blend might age well and will put some tins away.

Pipe Used: Northern Briars Sea Urchin

Age When Smoked: tinned 4/9/20

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

Similar Blends: Due to it's very high register and it's dryness, I can't say exactly what it resembles. I think aging will make this more clear..

4 people found this review helpful.

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	pmonroeb (18)	2022-09-29		Strong	None Detected	Full	Tolerable to Strong

Lately I find myself in a phase reaching more for a full English than my usual Balkan. Contenders are many. Westminster, Kensington, Blackpoint, Lagonda, Meridian, Ashton Artisan, Mississippi River, Father Dempsey and Nightcap. Levant mixture is certainly a contender in that elite field. I would put it in the middle of the pack in strength. Smoky latakia and hints of sweet Virginias. Orientals in the background. I am not going to bother reviewing the SPC, Pease or Dunhill choices as they have been reviewed adequately by others.

Levant comes in narrow ribbons. Almost a shag. The narrowest ribbons of any mentioned before. I prefer to break them into shorter segments as to me that packs more consistently. I have always done that with ribbons.

In rotating among those lately there is no clear winner. Father Dempsey is the least full with more sweet Va and Artisan is the fullest. I will likely just keep a rotation going among those.

I typically smoke this kind of thing in one of my big and wide pipes. Mostly Savinelli Autographs. Huge ones. They are ok in smaller pipes, but in a small pipe do not have enough in the bowl to really build flavor and nicotine hit. I love a good nicotine hit.

I will not recommend any of these over the others. They are all way up there.

Raising this to 4 stars cuz I find myself going to this frequently.

I will use this opportunity to rant about so many of the reviews on this website. I routinely read somebody proclaiming their undying love for a blend based on one bowl or even less. Any experienced pipe smoker knows that a particular blend does not taste the same each time. Very often your taste buds and nose are affected by what you have eaten, smoked or drunk recently. I recently experimented with VaPers. They do not work for me. I found that they might well taint my taste buds such that the next several bowls of one of my usuals tastes differently than normal.

You need to really smoke something 10 times or so to really get used to it and catch the nuances. Many blends have a learning curve of how to smoke them. What kind of pipe. Width of the chamber. Packing. Pace of puffing. Etc.

Pipe Used: Big ones

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Various sponsors of this site.

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	Emeritus Account (30194)	2019-04-17		Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

I'm overwhelmed! Taste is mild but this mixture is strong... room note is fairly pleasant. The Cyprian Latakia in Levant is more pronounced initially but doesn't steal the show & this "mixture" is perfectly balanced & provides plenty of Vitamin N... plus a great flavor with a slight sweetness that increases as the bowl progresses & morphs into an indescribably delicious Balkan flavor... almost like a fine aromatic but this mixture is all natural.

Nearing mid-bowl where the interplay of tobaccos meld, more flavor develops, improves & gets a little sweeter & tastier as the smoking session progresses. My advice... spend a few extra $$ for a trip back in time & try this mixture & see for yourself. It's worth it. There's something magical & special in this Levant Mixture like you might experience with other quality, aged Balkans. "Magical" meaning the whole is equal to more than the sum of its parts... an incredible blending achievement. Levant becomes a little stronger toward the end but doesn't bite or get harsh. This stuff can sneak up on you due to its mild smoking nature.

It really does seem to possess characteristics from days gone by that will take you back in time. This is not an English blend... strictly & totally Balkan & I think it might possibly be the finest Balkan blend available in this time period. I predict Levant will rise to number one & will become legendary... hence the reason I purchased plenty for the cellar. I think it's wise to have extras in your tobacco "portfolio."

Pipe Used: Cavicchi (CCC) Dublin, D. S. Huber Dublin

Age When Smoked: A few months

Purchased From: Smoking Pipes

Similar Blends: Similar Blends: I would compare it to a quality Balkan mixture. it's rather unique with an old fashioned flavor...

3 people found this review helpful.

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	3 Pipes (1)	2021-02-02		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong

Wanted to try an old-school Pease blend and Blairgowrie continued to be out of stock so I thought about this Balkan/English. After it arrived, I waited as long as I could and dove into the tin. Broad spectrum of flavors, but as Wilke High Hat is one of my go-tos, I am on intimate terms with Latakia and immediately recognized spicy Lats as prime constituents in Levant. That said, it is a credit to the blender that it complements, but does not overpower, the more sour, yeasty taste of the Virginias, while the bright leaf keep the blend from becoming overpoweringly heavy, adding touches of sweet grass as the bowl progresses. The mouthfeel was creamy/thick and the smoke luxuriously billowy. Best smoked, IMHO, when there is time to sip and savor the smoke. I do not think this is an all-day smoke, but I have done back-to-back bowls with great enjoyment.

Pipe Used: Savinelli 320, GBD lovat

Age When Smoked: 4 months

Purchased From: Wilke Tobacco [online]

Similar Blends: Wilke High Hat.

2 people found this review helpful.

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	HabaneroHardy (403)	2021-01-22		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Unnoticeable

I got to try some of this about a week ago but unfortunately did not take good notes and my memory ain’t that good. All I know is I really like this one and gave it 4 stars. An outstanding mixture as are most of the tobaccos under this label. A must try. Maybe I can snag some more and provide my fans with an update. :)

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	Lager (53)	2020-04-15		Strong	None Detected	Very Full	Tolerable

I really didn't understand this when it first arrived. My tin was 6 months old and it was fresh with no vacuum seal (as Pease doesn't vacuum seal, thank goodness). I loaded a bowl and was quite unimpressed. Had a few more bowls, jarred half of the tin and there it sat. About two months later I reached for it again and sat down and carefully packed a bowl and calmly smoked. Wow, what a difference a little time and attitude made. This is not a pack and go smoke, this is a sit and relax smoke. Do not rush anything here and you be gifted with an old world of excellence smoke. The Latakia and Oientals play back and forth while the Virginias stay as a backround player. This is a heavy and stout blend and should be treated as such. Pease is a genius and uses the best leaf available as far as I'm concerned. The cut is fine ribbon, packs and lights well and the moisture level is spot on. As was said before, not an all day smoke but good with a morning coffee or a good Lager beer. On another note about vacuum sealing, once your tin is vacuum sealed do you think the blend will continue to age? How can it without any oxygen? At least with non vacuum sealing the tobacco's will continue to age until the oxygen is used up? Of course.I could be totally wrong, just a thought. Anyway, I highly recommend this blend as it is old school cool.

Lager

Pipe Used: Pete's, Savs

Age When Smoked: 6-8 Months

Purchased From: Smoking.pipes

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	Emeritus Account (30194)	2019-02-26		Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Doubtful that anything in this world will replace this as my favorite Balkan blend... & so far, my favorite, "reach for" go to blend. I'm overwhelmed! Taste is mild but this mixture is strong... room note is pleasant. The Cyprian Latakia in Levant is more pronounced initially but doesn't steal the show & this "mixture" is perfectly balanced & provides plenty of Vitamin N... plus a great flavor with a natural sweetness that increases as the bowl progresses & morphs into an indescribably delicious Balkan flavor... almost like a fine aromatic but this mixture is all natural.

Levant is probably the finest Balkan Mixture on our planet. For me, it was like smoking the Gallaher's BSOM for the first time many years ago... & this, from a fresh tin that already seemed aged. Nearing mid-bowl where the interplay of tobaccos meld, more flavor develops, improves & stays sweet & tasty to the end. My advice... spend a few extra $$ for a trip back in time & try this mixture & see for yourself. It's worth it. There is something magical & special in this Levant Mixture like you might experience with the BSOM. "Magical" meaning the whole is equal to more than the sum of its parts... an incredible blending achievement.

Levant becomes a little stronger toward the end but doesn't bite or get harsh. This stuff can sneak up on you due to its mild smoking nature. It really does seem to possess characteristics from days gone by that will take you back in time. This is not an English blend... strictly & totally Balkan & I think it might possibly be the finest Balkan blend available in this time period. I predict Levant will rise to number one & will become legendary... hence the reason I purchased plenty for the cellar. I think it's wise to have extras in your tobacco "portfolio."

Pipe Used: Cavicchi (CCC) Dublin, D. S. Huber Dublin

Age When Smoked: A few months

Purchased From: Smoking Pipes

Similar Blends: I would compare the quality to the BSOM... it's a rather unique & old fashioned flavor...

2 people found this review helpful.

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	MannishBoy (2)	2021-01-23		Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

My favorite English. Full bodied endlessly complex. A bit like quiet nights without the in your face strength. The Latakia is fantastic. Masterfully blended for dark strong English that you can smoke all day (though it’s more nighttime vibes).

Pipe Used: Various briars

Age When Smoked: None

Purchased From: Smoking pipes

Similar Blends: Balkan sobranie. Quiet nights. McClelland Scottish..

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Gary White (7)	2019-05-12		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant

Okay, I'm not too good at this but will try to give my impression of this tobacco. First, let me say that I just got back into smoking my pipes again after about a three year hiatus. I noted going through my old mason jars that I had smoked quite a few different blends including those put out by Dunhill and McClelland which I guess are defunct tobacco manufacturers at this time. I wanted to move away from my aromatics (Black Gold by Hiland Cigars) and really try the Balkan and English blends again. This go around I would sip the tobacco and really try hard to find out what the blend\mixture was like. I'm sorry that I do not have a palate like a lot the guys doing reviews but wanted to give my impressions on what I would call a fine tobacco. Levant has an exquisite taste that is in my mind reminiscent of something sweet. I also got a hay note that was not overpowering but was just there reminding me of a time of long ago at my Grandfather's farm. The pipe lit well and I am sure I could have smoked the whole bowl to the end without a relight but as stated I sipped the tobacco and even with that only had less than 5 relights which burned to a fine white ash with no dottle. Levant is extremely smooth IMHO and for certain doesn't bite. It left a pleasant aftertaste which I really enjoyed. It has a pleasant room note that I was surprised at. It had what I would call a mild to medium Vitamin N hit that surprised me based on some of the other reviews. All in all my impression of this pipe tobacco is that it is something you need to try and not pass up. The only negative is that this is not cheap tobacco; however, since beginning to smoke again I have limited myself to one bowl a day and I think I will get a lot of enjoyment smoking in this fashion. Oh, the tobacco was right on the money based on moisture content. It was just right. I am kind of proud of myself for getting this blend having thought that maybe this would be over my head. I bought two 100 gram tins and am glad I did.

Pipe Used: Il Duca Barone Morta DDD

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Smoking Pipes. com

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	Emeritus Account (30194)	2019-04-04		Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

My thoughts... whoever doesn't like this old timey Balkan flavor, it's a pity. This is one of the finest mixtures I've had the pleasure to sample and bought extra for the cellar, It has plenty of strength & a little sweetness. Excellent!

Pipe Used: Cavicchi, D. S. Huber, Cob

Age When Smoked: Fresh Tin

Purchased From: Smoking Pipes

Similar Blends: Nothing on this planet will provide you with this old time flavor..

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	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	JaWiBr (568)	2023-02-12		Medium	None Detected	Full	Tolerable

Tin note of smoky and mildly sweet. Tobacco is a black, tan and brown ribbon cut. Moisture content is great. Burns moderately with few relights. The strength is medium to strong and nic is mild to medium. No flavoring detected. Taste is full and consistent, with notes of smoky, floral, wood, dry earth, herbal, lemon grass, leather, spices, citrus peel/zest, peaty, strong incense, fermented vinegary fruit, spicy/acidic, a musty sour vegetation background note, and a peppery retro. Latakia is leading with Oriental/Turkish and Virginia supporting. Room note is tolerable, and aftertaste is great.

Pipe Used: 1991 Ashton Old Chruch XX Prince

Age When Smoked: 2 years

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

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	Mic (1)	2022-10-19		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Having enjoyed the original Balkan Sobranie in the 60’s but finding it too strong in the nic hit, I’ve undertaken revisiting Balkan blends. Levant Mixture hits just the right middle zone. Even burning, no residue, few relights, the Latakia stands out for great flavor. A winner! Added note: after three weeks, I'm 3/4 through the 100 gram tin with no appreciable decline in moisture. Finding it smokes best in a pipe with a mid-size bowl, e.g Peterson Kildare, Killarney bent (268) or Sasieni two dot bent (88).

Pipe Used: Caminetto apple

Age When Smoked: <1

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

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