Compton's of Galashiels Macedonian Mixture
(3.83)
A full blend with dark Virginias and a very high proportion of Orientals including rare Yenidje and latakia.
Details
| Brand | Compton's of Galashiels |
| Blended By | Maxim Engel |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | Balkan |
| Contents | Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 100 grams bag |
| Country | Canada |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.83 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 11 - 20 of 23 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 28, 2009 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
UPDATE 1/2/14
Forget the cost - this is an outstanding blend. I smoked several bowls of this over the Christmas holiday, and it is worth every shekel. Just an excellent take on the standard Balkan, possibly the best there is. Get some if you can get some! Upgraded to 4 stars
Yep, this is one take on the classic Balkan Sobranie White. I opened a tin of that to compare the two and I thought this one fared very well, even though the Sobranie is a couple of decades old.
This is a nice, creamy balkan-style blend but with that nice sharp burst of flavor that Sobranie white and Dunhill 965 possess. I enjoyed this a little less than 965 (my staple in this genre) but it's still a good smoke. The orientals really sing. My first 3-4 bowls of this were less than stellar but the nuances eventually came through. Ok, it's a costly puff and the cost-to-benefit ratio is dubious when one compares the cost of other premium tobacco blends. But if you're still knocking your head against the wall for the disappearance of Sobranie white, give this stuff a try. I'm an indoor smoker but I just had to put on my jacket and sit on my porch with this one as I watched the leaves fall. Really a great experience!
Forget the cost - this is an outstanding blend. I smoked several bowls of this over the Christmas holiday, and it is worth every shekel. Just an excellent take on the standard Balkan, possibly the best there is. Get some if you can get some! Upgraded to 4 stars
Yep, this is one take on the classic Balkan Sobranie White. I opened a tin of that to compare the two and I thought this one fared very well, even though the Sobranie is a couple of decades old.
This is a nice, creamy balkan-style blend but with that nice sharp burst of flavor that Sobranie white and Dunhill 965 possess. I enjoyed this a little less than 965 (my staple in this genre) but it's still a good smoke. The orientals really sing. My first 3-4 bowls of this were less than stellar but the nuances eventually came through. Ok, it's a costly puff and the cost-to-benefit ratio is dubious when one compares the cost of other premium tobacco blends. But if you're still knocking your head against the wall for the disappearance of Sobranie white, give this stuff a try. I'm an indoor smoker but I just had to put on my jacket and sit on my porch with this one as I watched the leaves fall. Really a great experience!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 30, 2007 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
I must say that this is far better than the Balkan Sobranie Original mixture that I have cellared. But that may be because the BSW is of more recent vintage(In the pouch) . The Macedonian Mixture is not as bloated as BSW and has more subtle hints of Yenidje than does BSW. This is a smooth a pleasant tasting Balkan especially in a small bowl and smoked with slow steady puffs. This is likely to become my mainstay tobacco because I like it better than the Balkan Sasieni and the other Balkans which I smoke from time to time. The one set back is it is a bit expensive and is not commonly found at your local tobacconist. It must be ordered via the internet at pipes2smoke.com
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 30, 2011 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
MM clearly has something different going for it than many other tobaccos out there today. It actually does come off as stronger, old-fashioned (and I mean that in a good way) English blend. Maxim must have good source tobaccos to blend together something this rich.
MM comes in a high quality pouch similar to those used by Iwan Ries which does an excellent job of keeping the tobacco moist. My pouch has been open for over two years yet the tobacco is still moist and ready to smoke. I'd say it improved significantly over the last two years, being a bit harsh at the outset but it has settled down to a rich Oriental smoothness. I'd love to see it in a tin for better long term aging.
The base is dark Virginia with Yenidje, Latakia and other unidentified Orientals. The taste is balanced, the burn fine. One can only imagine what the original tasted like decades ago but Maxim has established himself as a first blender with the Comptons series. Recommended.
MM comes in a high quality pouch similar to those used by Iwan Ries which does an excellent job of keeping the tobacco moist. My pouch has been open for over two years yet the tobacco is still moist and ready to smoke. I'd say it improved significantly over the last two years, being a bit harsh at the outset but it has settled down to a rich Oriental smoothness. I'd love to see it in a tin for better long term aging.
The base is dark Virginia with Yenidje, Latakia and other unidentified Orientals. The taste is balanced, the burn fine. One can only imagine what the original tasted like decades ago but Maxim has established himself as a first blender with the Comptons series. Recommended.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 11, 2011 | Medium | None Detected | Very Full | Pleasant |
I'm a committable Balkan and English enthusiast and this being my first foray into Canadian blending house Compton's.
This blend is fantastic and worth every penny of the comparatively high price. A large part of this is due to Canadian bureaucratic nonsense and also Compton's uses tobaccos of the highest standard, indeed it's very apparent.
The high accolades of this being compared to the famed Balkan Sobranie White are not amiss by any stretch. In fact I would be so bold as to say this blend is superior. It seems deeper and richer to me. It did require some drying time before the first pack, but this is not a fault by any means.
I have the good fortune of having some Sobranie hoarded away to be smoked on special occasions and I've been smoking these back-to-back, off and on. Of course I assume the intentions of Compton's certainly not to replicate Sobranie, but simply to make a great tobacco and they've done so far beyond my expectations. I'm quite looking forward to trying more from the Canucks.
This blend is fantastic and worth every penny of the comparatively high price. A large part of this is due to Canadian bureaucratic nonsense and also Compton's uses tobaccos of the highest standard, indeed it's very apparent.
The high accolades of this being compared to the famed Balkan Sobranie White are not amiss by any stretch. In fact I would be so bold as to say this blend is superior. It seems deeper and richer to me. It did require some drying time before the first pack, but this is not a fault by any means.
I have the good fortune of having some Sobranie hoarded away to be smoked on special occasions and I've been smoking these back-to-back, off and on. Of course I assume the intentions of Compton's certainly not to replicate Sobranie, but simply to make a great tobacco and they've done so far beyond my expectations. I'm quite looking forward to trying more from the Canucks.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 22, 2010 | Medium | Extremely Mild | Full | Pleasant |
I hear so much conflicting info about the availability of various tobacco's that i will not attempt to explain what makes this taste and smoke the way it does. I love English and Balkan blends and i cannot imagine it getting much better than this.Fabulous,highly recommended.Matt
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| Dec 19, 2009 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
Shipped in a foil lined vacuum pouch this is a fine interpretation of the classic English Blend. I find this a flavor ringer for Smokers' Haven “Our Best Blend”, one of my favorites. The blend is a heavy ribbon cut of mostly dark leaf and the pouch aroma is nearly identical to OBB. The flavor is sweet, smoky and tangy – a perfect combination. 9 out of 10 stars.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 17, 2009 | Medium to Strong | Medium | Full | Tolerable |
At first I would like to thank Salan that ordered this tobacco for me. I also thank Salan because this gave me the possibility to smoke this very beautiful and balanced Balkan.
Comptons makes masterpieces after all. Cool, pleasant, dry with rich flavor and ready to smoke immediately after opened. Virginia, Latakia, Yenidje are the components of this mix that is smoked dry up to the end maintaining its flavor all the way to the end. Mediocre up to high in nicotine content. It leaves a slight bitterness in the end of the bowl, but this to me is not a problem. I don't compare it with Balkan Sobranie, because I consider MMC a much better tobacco.
I don't know what makes it much special (perhaps Yenidje) but certain moments of day or night I can't seem to have enough of this particular tobacco.
Comptons makes masterpieces after all. Cool, pleasant, dry with rich flavor and ready to smoke immediately after opened. Virginia, Latakia, Yenidje are the components of this mix that is smoked dry up to the end maintaining its flavor all the way to the end. Mediocre up to high in nicotine content. It leaves a slight bitterness in the end of the bowl, but this to me is not a problem. I don't compare it with Balkan Sobranie, because I consider MMC a much better tobacco.
I don't know what makes it much special (perhaps Yenidje) but certain moments of day or night I can't seem to have enough of this particular tobacco.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 04, 2009 | Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
What I coul'd say different from the other pleople...! This is a great tobacco, one of the finest Balkan blends. Rich, smooth, plenty of flavors, complex but at the same time with a very defined sensation. A litle difficult for ligth, and a litle expensive. Best smoked in briar, specially oil cured; in a medium to large pipe; specially with a single malt whisky or a extra old rum; even with a bourbon. Bests and congratulations to Mr. Maxim Engel.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 28, 2008 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Full | Tolerable |
This is one of the finest tobaccos I have smoked. There is something immediately reminiscent of Balkan Sobranie. I refer to the Original Mixture in the pouches, since that is the only incarnation I have experienced. In my opinion, the similarities are in the beauty of balance and the top quality leaf. Both testify to Mr. Engel's blending/preparation expertise, and are what make Macedonian Mixture, and Compton's other blends, so satisfying.
I don't claim to be an expert, but many of today's "top" tobaccos have left me with various degrees of want, but Compton's delivers.
I don't claim to be an expert, but many of today's "top" tobaccos have left me with various degrees of want, but Compton's delivers.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 09, 2008 | Medium | None Detected | Full | Tolerable |
what more can be said? it is indeed a wonderfull, intoxicating balkan, of the highest quality. i cannot say if it's the yenidje, as i've never sampled that variety in its pure form or otherwise, but the macedonian leaf present sure gives this blend an incense-like flavour at times. but try it for yourself. there's so much going on here that i could ramble on for hours.
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