Finck's Cigar Company Istanbul
(2.58)
A long time favorite of Finck Cigar Company smokers, Istanbul is our own unique blend of traditional English tobaccos, carefully blended to achieve a medium strength, wonderfully enjoyable blend.
Details
| Brand | Finck's Cigar Company |
| Blended By | Mac Baren (formerly P.Stokkebye) |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| 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
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.58 / 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 |
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| May 23, 2016 | Mild | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
The light Virginia is a bit grassy with some citrus. The dark Virginia has a light earthiness and a little dark fruit. They form the base of the blend. The nutty, molasses sweet burleys play a secondary position. In a minor role, the vanilla sweet black cavendish smooths out potential roughness. The smoky, woody sweet Cyprian latakia is another support player that you’ll always notice. I think the extremely mild topping is sugar. Has a mild nic-hit and won’t bite. Burns well, cool and clean with a consistent flavor, and requires few relights. Leaves just a little dampness in the bowl. Has a pleasant after taste. An all day sweet American English that serves as an entry level foray into the genre, or a break for the experienced smoker from heavier, drier English blends.
-JimInks
-JimInks
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2003 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Just tried the first bowl of Istanbul found it to be a good English altho a bit sweeter than most leaves a good aftertaste when finished. I believe this is mixed by Stokkebyes for Fincks. Way too moist at the opening and will need to be aired out first. for someone wanting to get an intro into Latakia it is a good choice. It like all Stokkebyes will smoke hot if pushed but a cool smoke and good ash if smoked slow and easy. On a five star rating I would give this baccy a 3.5. I will complete my five bowl test of this and probably keep this one around in the celler..All in all an easy one on the wallet and a pretty fair smoke. Dec 19, 2003 Ok finished 5th bowl of this Istanbul and found that if you dry it a good bit the Turkish leaf came a bit to the front. I believe this will age very well and have sealed it and put it away for a while. The Virginias and Black Cavendish just adds to the sweetness of this baccy. I would still rate this 3.5 out of 5 stars. All in all a good into into the english blends..
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 29, 2004 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Unnoticeable |
A very good and economical all-day English blend. I assumed that this was a relabeled Peter Stokkebye bulk blend, like many other Finck english blends are, but I read on ASP that it was actually a recipe that Finck?s bought from the old Wally Frank stores of a blend they once carried called Yenidje Delight.
Whatever the origins, it is a very nice blend. It could easily become my go-to economical all-day blend. The flavor is light and it makes a good summertime English mixture with almost no potential for tongue bite. I find myself smoking it frequently during the day when I am working and don?t want anything fancy, just a nice, smooth English blend with some good latakia flavor.
Whatever the origins, it is a very nice blend. It could easily become my go-to economical all-day blend. The flavor is light and it makes a good summertime English mixture with almost no potential for tongue bite. I find myself smoking it frequently during the day when I am working and don?t want anything fancy, just a nice, smooth English blend with some good latakia flavor.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 06, 2003 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
It seems the above reviewer might have gotten the wrong blend by mistake from Fincks. I've smoked the stuff off and on for about 5 years now and here's the description from an older catalog:
Istanbul's luxurious spicy flavor, so loved by the English pipe smoker, is the result of a special blending of the finest Smyrna Kavalla, Basma, Dubek, Basha-Bagli, Persian, Shiraz and Latakia. Aged and cured to smoke extra mild.
This is another blend made by Stokkebyes for Fincks. It is very complex and probably the best of the Fincks English line. It does come way too wet (PG), so drying out is needed, but it's a very flavorful and spicy smoke and any English fan that wants to try some different Turkish tobaccos should give it a shot. I hadn't ordered this in awhile, so hopefully the blend didn't change into the Aromatic the above reviewer stated.
Istanbul's luxurious spicy flavor, so loved by the English pipe smoker, is the result of a special blending of the finest Smyrna Kavalla, Basma, Dubek, Basha-Bagli, Persian, Shiraz and Latakia. Aged and cured to smoke extra mild.
This is another blend made by Stokkebyes for Fincks. It is very complex and probably the best of the Fincks English line. It does come way too wet (PG), so drying out is needed, but it's a very flavorful and spicy smoke and any English fan that wants to try some different Turkish tobaccos should give it a shot. I hadn't ordered this in awhile, so hopefully the blend didn't change into the Aromatic the above reviewer stated.
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