McLintock Syrian Latakia Blend

(3.00)
McLintock Syrian Latakia is a blend of burley, Virginia and Syrian Latakia tobacco with no flavouring.

Details

Brand McLintock
Blended By  
Manufactured By  
Blend Type American
Contents Burley, Latakia, Virginia
Flavoring
Cut Coarse Cut
Packaging 50 grams pouch
Country Germany
Production Currently available

Profile

Strength
Mild to 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

3.00 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 27, 2020 Medium None Detected Medium Tolerable
Did a bit of research as I wanted to know where this tobacco is coming from and finally ended up with Ermuri Genuss Company, a German manufacturer known for its beginner pipe-sets and smoking equipment mostly. Their McLintock Tobaccos are mainly aromatics and in the lower price section so I did not really expect much surprises with it, except for bad ones maybe.

Opening the tin got me both pleased and unsure as by the smell it is very sweet with hints of marzipan or almond and not so much spice. Is this an aromatic too?! Looking at the leaf, it surprised me again. There was VA Burley and Latakia mentioned in its description and now I could see all kinds of golden and brown color tones from light to dark almost black here and there also pieces of pressed, steamed tobaccos. Moisture is ok but I never smoke a tobacco as moist as it’s in the tin.

Packs just nice after a bit of drying and takes flames easily then burns cool and even until there’s only light gray ashes left. The taste surprised me another time as it has a good depth and great spicy undertone. This is not Syrian leaf anymore but tastes nice and with lots of roasting aromas. All natural no added flavor just the kind of blends I like. No big ups and downs as the bowl goes had to relight a few times but never tasted odd. Bit of sour hay-like notes.. pretty much all of the assets of different sorts of VA.

Solid all day with a good variety of tastes of only natural tobacco flavors used. Great price also
Pipe Used: 6mm filtered
PurchasedFrom: Tabak Heinrich Nürnberg Germany
Age When Smoked: Dried out for a few hours
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 28, 2004 Medium Extremely Mild Medium to Full Tolerable
Folks, this concoction pays fine tribute to the wonders of Latakia used sparingly, in harmony with other leaves. Unlike the above reviewer, I found this blend demure in its leathery presentation. The tin aroma is somewhat balkan in its pungency, rather more sour than sweet. I am not usually a burley fan, but I found it kept a low profile here, content to allow the virginias to sing tenor while the dark leaf played a humble basso profundo. I detect some sort of casing here, albeit slight. This tabak is blended in Germany for McLintock and Germans cannot seem to leave a blend uncased. That said, it is not offensive. The mixture requires a good airing prior to enjoyment and did not seem to prefer any particular size of bowl. The above may seem to indicate that this was a rather "ho-hum" affair, but it is not so. Having worked through a tin in short order lead to purchasing several more as I am delighted with its complexity and ease on my palate. If ever a dark blend could be referred to as "refreshing", my money is on this treasure. 12/28/04--had placed the contents of 5 tins into a jar and let sit since may. Am currently enjoying now. Go find some.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 27, 2016 Mild to Medium Mild Mild Pleasant to Tolerable
I bought three pouches of this blend with the only purpose to get an idea on what Syrian Latakia - the now vanished plant - is. Well, now I know it's milder and weaker than the Cyprian variety but its aroma is slightly more complex, redolent rather of incenses than of campfire and gives more pleasant room note.

To be honest, I don't feel deprived because of the unavailability of Syrian Latakia on the market. Nothing special in it, and I won't search for more.

The blend is sort of weird. It looks and smells like an English blend but actually it isn't one. Burley-front base, cased in some typical German casing-juices, topped with an uncommon sort of Latakia make a blend that has just a superficial similarity to an English/Balkan mix. It's a mix in its own right and I'd rather classify it within continental mild aromatics sprinkled with exotic spice tobaccos.

Smokable, non-offensive, very mild (actually, too mild to my liking). Not really "bad" but not "recommended" either. Might be kind of interesting if you want an idea on Syrian Latakia. Other than that I see little interest in this particular blend.
Pipe Used: Comoy's Tradition Zulu
Age When Smoked: 1
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Mar 20, 2016 Medium None Detected Medium Pleasant
I've never seen the McLintock Syrian in a pouch, but have received tins to sell off and on over the years on my website. Most are from the 80s, so, I don't even know when production ceased. I purchased a tin for myself a few years ago and after enjoying the contents, purchased another just last year. Deeply rich and smokey Latakia from Syria dominates with some real backbone provided by the Burley. The Virginia element sweetened the pot by providing depth. The overall presentation was outstanding. The ripened contents produce a unique and flavorful English style smoke with more strength than the average bear!

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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 22, 2014 Medium None Detected Very Full Very Pleasant
McLintock - Syrian Latakia.

The unlit mix has a supremely strong aroma emanating from the Latakia. It is of a brilliant moistness too , so once filled it takes to the flame very easily. The flavour of this is a total delight, you get the Virginia hay note with an amazing smokiness from the Latakia. If you are the type of smoker who has a predilection to inhale the smoke then this will suit you as it is a very soft and silky smoke with a great nicotine content (about Squadron Leader level). As this burns the smokey flavour does not dissipate any at all, staying large for the whole pipe. Room note is very classic and takes you back to the 1800's!

Four stars.
Pipe Used: Butz Choquin
PurchasedFrom: Smoke King
Age When Smoked: New
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Oct 24, 2005 Medium Extremely Mild Medium to Full Tolerable
Finally, a true great Continental Europe English blend! It's made in Germany, but it doesn't resemble the classic production of that land, though I could detect a slight casing. Upon opening the (very nice) tin, you find the tobacco into a plastic bag, which helps keeping the moisture at a fine level. The cut is a medium ribbon which together with the moisture level makes packing and lighting an easy task. The big flavour starts to develop from the very first match, with the great latakia always in great evidence, while the Virginia provides the medium body and a little sweetness; the burley rounds it all with its nutty flavour. As far as burning goes, well, it's a marvel: easy, even, cool, it leaves just fine, white ash at the bottom of the bowl. Highly recommended.
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Aug 11, 2005 Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Tolerable
Thanks to Richard of R.J. Clarke's Tobacconist in Gastown, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, I have been introduced to this fine blend.

On opening the tin, the aroma of the smokey, cured Latakia leaf came to the forefront. The fine cut reminded me of Latakia blends of 30 and 40 years ago.

I loaded my Stanwell POY 2002 with this baccy and fired up. What a pleasant surprise!

The tobacco lit very easily and there was no need for relights - it burns that well! I found the flavor to be mild to medium and the taste was a very mild latakia flavoring. The baccy burned to a fine light gray colored ash.

This tobacco has not left me with any "aftertaste", even after having smoked several bowls in a day.

I have received many positive comments about the room note of this blend and only one "what in the world is that".

Although difficult to find, at times, this offering by McLintock has become my "go to" choice morning, noon and night.

I find it to be a superb tobacco and highly recommended for those who pine for a good latakia mixture.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Apr 23, 2010 Mild to Medium Very Mild Medium to Full Pleasant to Tolerable
WOW...A great...great pipe tobacco. The best Syrian Latakia Blend that I smoked in my life.Deliciously DELICIOUS.You MUST prove it.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 22, 2008 Medium Extremely Mild Medium to Full Pleasant
What sets this blend apart from so many other Latakia mixtures is the fact that Syrian Latakia is used, and this is very different to the more common Cypres variety. For one thing, the nicotine content of Syrian is much higher than Cyprian and this shows in the kick this fine blend delivers! The taste is different too, being less leathery/smoky and more aromatic for that matter. I recently bought for tins of this blend and those tins were just flat, no pipe indent in the lid. I feel this is an excellent Latakia mixture that is subtly sweet, smokey and just wholly delicious!
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Aug 09, 2013 Medium to Strong Medium to Strong Full Pleasant to Tolerable
This is an interesting mixture. The tobacco is first quality - perfect burning, no tounge bite. The taste is luxurius and aristocratic, full but smooth, with the help of its topping which some may find distracting.

For the friends of aromatic tobacco, and even the friends of cigars, the topping of McLintock's Syrian Latakia may be a nice introduction to the world of oriental varieties. In the begining its flavour may seem a bit overwhelming to the purists, being sweet but very serious and gentlemanry and thus introducing the smoker to the essence of the legendary Syrian Latakia which gradually comes to the fore with a variety of eastern spices.

A tobacco well suited to the members of the secret cult in Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut"...
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 02, 2008 Medium Mild Mild to Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
Patrick from Blatter and Blatter recommended this blend when I mentioned my liking for Latakia. A rectangular tin with a pipe rest molded in the lid, quite attractive. As I opened it, an exotic smokey aroma hit my nostrils, reminiscent of a middle-eastern desert camp fire.

The cut is very fine and easy to load in any pipe, but such a fine cut leads to the tobacco drying out faster

No troubles lighting and burned with minimal if not any relights. The blend also contains Virgina and Burley, a combination complimenting the main star: Latakia.

After smoking several tins of the blend over the years, I no longer enjoy it. I detect a topping of some sort, which can be distracting. I can see how some would enjoy it, but I personally find that it lacks complexity and depth.
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