Mac Baren HH Vintage Latakia
(2.93)
Choice selections of Virginia, burley, Orient and Latakia from Cyprus are skillfully blended. The Virginia and burley tobaccos support the clearly smoky Latakia note, and the Orient tobaccos add a slight spicy dimension to the overall taste. Like all HH blends it has only an absolute minimum of casing and no top flavour at all - the taste comes from the leaf itself.
Notes: After the stock of Syrian Latakia ran out, Per Jensen wanted to keep this blend around and replaced the Syrian with Cyprian Latakia. The HH Vintage Latakia is a successor of HH Vintage Syrian.
Details
| Brand | Mac Baren |
| Blended By | Per Jensen |
| Manufactured By | Mac Baren |
| Blend Type | Balkan |
| Contents | Burley, Kentucky, Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin, 50 grams pouch, 100 grams tin |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.93 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2019 | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Medium | Pleasant |
Like many other tobaccos that I reviewed this one was in stock at a local pipe shop and as I haven't tried the Vintage Syrian I won't compare here.
Look in tin is a nice ribbon cut of all varieties from gold to black. Cold smell is of warm, sweet and slightly spicy fruit jam. Comes in good condition dried it for half an hour then it was ready to smoke. Packs well lights well and burns cool and steady until the end.
Sweet warm chocolate like body taste of the Virginia and Burley. Spices are a top note and Latakia is only a background player, sadly. With a name like that I tend to expect a bit more. During the smoke some edges show up here and there which adds a bit of character. All tastes stay through the whole smoke; sweet and creamy over all.
Good one for Latakia novices but lata heads will definitely miss some punch in here.
Look in tin is a nice ribbon cut of all varieties from gold to black. Cold smell is of warm, sweet and slightly spicy fruit jam. Comes in good condition dried it for half an hour then it was ready to smoke. Packs well lights well and burns cool and steady until the end.
Sweet warm chocolate like body taste of the Virginia and Burley. Spices are a top note and Latakia is only a background player, sadly. With a name like that I tend to expect a bit more. During the smoke some edges show up here and there which adds a bit of character. All tastes stay through the whole smoke; sweet and creamy over all.
Good one for Latakia novices but lata heads will definitely miss some punch in here.
Pipe Used:
Various briars
PurchasedFrom:
Local shop
Age When Smoked:
Fresh from tin
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2020 | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
I write this review after smoking over 200 grams of this balkanic mixture. It is a tobacco that in various groups and forums triggers many varied comments, in fact it is a tobacco that you like or do not like right away. Sincerely and personally, speaking in finding a blend with an excellent quality / price ratio, it is a tobacco that in my country is only sold in a 50 gram bag format. It is a balkanic tobacco since its ignition, it has no evolution and the flavor remains the same from the beginning to the end, all in all a satisfying blend for those who need a good dose of latakia. In addition to the latakia that is the master, kentucky is perceived but little else. There are those who say that this blend is full of added flavors, on the Mac Baren website it is specific to the HH series and it is specific without adding other ingredients. Always personally speaking I think there is a seasoning. Right now I just turned it off and I'm almost at the end of the 200 grams originally included. I believe I will do a period without buying it again.
Pipe Used:
Vari
PurchasedFrom:
Tabaccheria Locale
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2023 | Mild to Medium | Very Strong | Mild to Medium | Overwhelming |
I gave this tobacco a third chance, no longer thinking about the fact that it might be an EM. So, taken for what it is I've been smoking it for three days. Just opened the aroma is salty and bitter. Can't quite tell what tobacco it's meant to be. It binds the tongue like sucking on an old loden coat. Over time this effect is lost but the aroma is that of a poor quality tobacco. To the point that if I ever had to choose between this and a contemporary Amsterdamer, I would take the Amsterdamer. Here we have a bitter, plush aroma with a strange depositing effect on the tongue that leaves the tongue bad. I don't get it. I regularry smoke not pleasant room note tobaccos but this is very stinky
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2022 | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable to Strong |
Aroma from tin is rich and smoky, Latalkia-forward. Tobacco itself consists of flake-like pieces of Latakia and some light to dark brown Orientals/Virginia rubs. Moist is OK, no need to dry.
Being lighted it starts from grassy and sharp smoky English taste. It is very straightforward, without any nuances. It somewhat develops into bitterness/pepper and woodiness on retrohale to the last third. The Nicotine level is low to medium. Overall good experience.
For its price it is decent classic English blend. A little bit plain but well-balanced. Won't buy more having access to some other better species.
Being lighted it starts from grassy and sharp smoky English taste. It is very straightforward, without any nuances. It somewhat develops into bitterness/pepper and woodiness on retrohale to the last third. The Nicotine level is low to medium. Overall good experience.
For its price it is decent classic English blend. A little bit plain but well-balanced. Won't buy more having access to some other better species.
Pipe Used:
Savinelli 701
PurchasedFrom:
Casa Havaneza
Age When Smoked:
6 months
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