Wessex Balkan Supreme
(2.29)
A traditional full Balkan mixture, rich with substantial amounts of latakia, Turkish, Macedonian and other Balkan tobaccos. The 1848 formula is often imitated, never equaled.
Details
| Brand | Wessex |
| Series | Brigade |
| Blended By | Kohlhase, Kopp und Co. KG |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Latakia, Oriental/Turkish |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 100 grams tin |
| Country | Germany |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2011 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
Wessex usually provides me with flavorful offerings. Not a particularly strong "Balkan" style flavor at all and in this one and the presentation looks much bolder than the strength of the blend
The Latakia is in the background, and it was certainly flavorful enough, but the Oriental and Turkish leaf appeared to me to be the leaders as I worked my way through a tin of this middle of the road Balkan style tobacco.
The Latakia is in the background, and it was certainly flavorful enough, but the Oriental and Turkish leaf appeared to me to be the leaders as I worked my way through a tin of this middle of the road Balkan style tobacco.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Apr 09, 2009 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
For the Latakia lover in you. I was very unimpressed with the first bowl, and almost was ready to pawn it off on someone then decided to try it again on a different day. The second bowl was defiantly MUCH better. When I first opened the tin it didn't have the best aroma in the world and was VERY wet. The aroma of the tobacco itself is fairly pungent, but once you get it lit and start smoking it develops. You can defiantly taste the Latakia and oriental, not really too sure where the Virginia or turkish went. But if you like the taste of Latakia this the blend for you.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2014 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
Yes, i seem to agree with the general thrust of the reviews here. The aroma out of the pouch is GREAT, but the smoke is quite a bit less that one would have expected or i had hoped for. However, i found it grew on me, and i wound up liking it better than i would have guessed at first blush. How did it wind up with more flavor than in the beginning? I don't know...
I got a very attractive deal from Pipes and Cigars on pound of this. Because it was nicely dry it looked like a pound and a half in the bag when it arrived. It was very smokable, however. None-the-less i think i do like it.
BRIER pipes: Probably Best Choice - supports a broader (maybe "smother" taste, it seems
CORN COB pipes (my favorite choice of pipe): A bit sharp or tinny, showing the thinness of or shallowness of flavors
MEERSCHAUM pipes (i have a ton of them/ big, small/ expensive and not): Stronger Flavor, again a bit spiky, to begin with, like the Corn Cob smokes, as would be expected by the amplification that the Corn Plant does with tobacco and as does Meerschaum, too. In the end this is where i found i liked this tobacco.
At first blush, did it match up for me to:
Ashton's- "Artisan's Blend; or
Lane Ltd.'s- Crown Achievement; or
Cornell & Diehl's- Pirate Kake; or
Drew Estate's- Meat Pie; or
my standard favorite, McClelland's- Frog Morton Across the Pond?
NO.
Did i like it in the end, yes. How does That happen?
Then, too, i may be a bit odd in that i smoke Iwan Ries & Co. IRC Kings Oriental because it has a clove topping that seems to help puting more punch into it.
Most everything is a bit on the lightweight side for for me, even when moistened a bit... or a lot.
If anyone here knows of something with a big Latakia Hammer, i am all for finding it... so please mention names i may not yet know.
End Note: I am not unhappy at all with this tobacco. The More I Smoke It the more it seems to be wanting to be my friend. Tobacco can do that for me if it wants to... but then again, you already know i am a bit of an odd duck with a soul of a poet and heart and temperament of a linebacker, right?... ROTFL
I got a very attractive deal from Pipes and Cigars on pound of this. Because it was nicely dry it looked like a pound and a half in the bag when it arrived. It was very smokable, however. None-the-less i think i do like it.
BRIER pipes: Probably Best Choice - supports a broader (maybe "smother" taste, it seems
CORN COB pipes (my favorite choice of pipe): A bit sharp or tinny, showing the thinness of or shallowness of flavors
MEERSCHAUM pipes (i have a ton of them/ big, small/ expensive and not): Stronger Flavor, again a bit spiky, to begin with, like the Corn Cob smokes, as would be expected by the amplification that the Corn Plant does with tobacco and as does Meerschaum, too. In the end this is where i found i liked this tobacco.
At first blush, did it match up for me to:
Ashton's- "Artisan's Blend; or
Lane Ltd.'s- Crown Achievement; or
Cornell & Diehl's- Pirate Kake; or
Drew Estate's- Meat Pie; or
my standard favorite, McClelland's- Frog Morton Across the Pond?
NO.
Did i like it in the end, yes. How does That happen?
Then, too, i may be a bit odd in that i smoke Iwan Ries & Co. IRC Kings Oriental because it has a clove topping that seems to help puting more punch into it.
Most everything is a bit on the lightweight side for for me, even when moistened a bit... or a lot.
If anyone here knows of something with a big Latakia Hammer, i am all for finding it... so please mention names i may not yet know.
End Note: I am not unhappy at all with this tobacco. The More I Smoke It the more it seems to be wanting to be my friend. Tobacco can do that for me if it wants to... but then again, you already know i am a bit of an odd duck with a soul of a poet and heart and temperament of a linebacker, right?... ROTFL
Pipe Used:
Brier, Corn Cob, Meerschaum.
PurchasedFrom:
Pipes and Cigars
Age When Smoked:
Fresh from the dealer
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