Sullivan & Powell Gentleman's Mixture Original

I did not taste any latakia in this blend, and I have to go with the other reviewers rather than the description on this site and say this contains hugely matured virginias and naturally sweet orientals. The comparison to Presbyterian is obvious but I do taste latakia in that one, and as Tantric said, the blend is more harsh than this one. I find the two compare in theory only. June 2020 edit...after smoking 6 tins of this in the last 11 years, i can state that there is no latakia in this blend.

I bought this tin in 1991 - three, actually - but I smoked the other two many years ago. I remember it being a very nice tobacco but nothing I could call a "desert island" blend. With an additional 18 years of aging, this is truly ambrosial. And the good news is that any of this you find is going to be very old. I recommend you either open your pocketbooks and buy whatever you can find of this or contact me immediately so I can do so! This is an absolutely wonderful tobacco blend, and it's one of many that I wish were still around. This is what every VA/oriental I've ever smoked is trying to be but misses. Truly one of the finest blends of any genre.