PCCA Cyprian Star 3

Stumbled across a "player" in Internet pipe tobacco sales while in New Orleans on respite, so to my delight I find myself in a room full of tinned baccys! Of the tins i purchased the baccy I smoked that entire weekend was Cyprian Star (as the only pipe I brought with me was devoted to Latakia blends). Very dark coarse -cut blend, reminded me more of a Balkan blend where Vas were not as major of a player. Lacked the strong liquid smoke component typical of some lats- better half said beef jerkyish. Having said that, once sufficiently dried it behaved well, smoked cool to dottle, and was mild enough for snorking and/or inhaling. No tongue bite here. Couldn't give it 4 stars as Legends and Maltese Falcon showed me that latakias can be fuller as well as well-rounded. This was more one-dimensional in its mildness.... Having said that, it was tasty enough and anyone wanting to venture into latakias could do much worse than giving this forgiving blend a shot 🙂

UPDATE: As I have worked through nearly 2 oz. of this stuff, it's become laborious to keep from chucking the remainder (I just can't waste anything it seems). The flavor becomes soooo monotonous it's a chore to smoke. 2 Stars and I won't buy another tin of this....ever.