Mostex Stanislaw London Mixture
(3.33)
Classic English mixture of premier Virginia, Oriental from Izmir, Basma and Cyprian Latakia.
Details
Brand | Mostex |
Series | Air Line Collection |
Blended By | Josef Stanislaw |
Manufactured By | Mostex |
Blend Type | English |
Contents | Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
Flavoring | |
Cut | Ribbon |
Packaging | 50 grams pouch |
Country | Czech Republic |
Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium to Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
3.33 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 Reviews
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 24, 2012 | Medium to Strong | Medium to Strong | Full | Very Pleasant |
Bought this from Spain, as it's widely available there along with other Mostex products. Pleasantly surprised by this tobacco, as it's everything I like about English mixtures MINUS the bitterness (which can creep in with the best Dunhills) PLUS a sweet note, probably the orientals. A truly great mixture if you want a break from the more austere Latakia blends.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 19, 2012 | Medium | Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This is excellent stuff; as a previous reviewer has noted, it stands up well against Dunhill's London Mixture, and you can't say fairer than that.
On the face of it, the great advantage of Mostex's London Mixture is its cheapness. Unfortunately, though, you can get it in the UK only by ordering it through a website that charges so much for postage that it turns out to be not so cheap after all.
Before too much longer, I hope, Mostex will perhaps find a British importer. Mostex/Stanislaw tobacco won't be cheap then (because of swingeing excise duties) but it'll still be worth paying for. I recommend it highly.
(Then again, I sometimes wonder why so many excellent tobaccos are freely available elsewhere, but not in the UK: Esoterica's Penzance, the 'new' Balkan Sobranie and Capstan in its various flake forms are cases in point. I'm inclined to suspect a cunning, inch-by-inch movement towards actual prohibition; but that's something I'd really rather not think about!)
On the face of it, the great advantage of Mostex's London Mixture is its cheapness. Unfortunately, though, you can get it in the UK only by ordering it through a website that charges so much for postage that it turns out to be not so cheap after all.
Before too much longer, I hope, Mostex will perhaps find a British importer. Mostex/Stanislaw tobacco won't be cheap then (because of swingeing excise duties) but it'll still be worth paying for. I recommend it highly.
(Then again, I sometimes wonder why so many excellent tobaccos are freely available elsewhere, but not in the UK: Esoterica's Penzance, the 'new' Balkan Sobranie and Capstan in its various flake forms are cases in point. I'm inclined to suspect a cunning, inch-by-inch movement towards actual prohibition; but that's something I'd really rather not think about!)
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 04, 2020 | Medium | Extremely Mild | Full | Tolerable to Strong |
Beautiful english mixture. I smelled some orientals gently eclipsed by latakia. The smoke is very dense, sweet and smoky. Highly recommended for english mixtures lovers and also for those who want to try this as a first tobacco containing the latakia. Beautiful blend.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 04, 2015 | Strong | None Detected | Full | Tolerable |
A very delightful english blend. Great composition of different tobaccoes including latakia. It's quite cheap but good quality. Burns perfectly to white ash. Tastes great with some beer.
Pipe Used:
Missouri Corn Cob
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 22, 2012 | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
A gift from “Hetfield”, from his Christmas trip to Czech Republic. The value for money relation of this blend is un-be-lie-va-bly good. This is the main element of this mixture. When he brought to me and I smelled it, I didn't dare to say my opinion. “Pastrami, I said!” (like beef jerky but from camel meet) – don't laugh – few other co-smokers agreed. Maybe it is because I like pastrami so much, or maybe because some of the processing components of the two tasteful products are the same?? Who knows?? I like them both very much, anyhow. Of course, once you light up the tobacco you get no taste of the wonderful sausage. What you get is very cool smoke on the palate. Sweet taste. Very easy to smoke, as it is not particularly heavy. You can enjoy this blend all day long, and if you consider its price, your mood becomes even better. It contains Virginia, Basma, Izmir and Cyprian Latakia. I will agree, after all, with that Ukrainian seller that told me that Mostex has very nice Latakia blends
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 17, 2010 | Medium | None Detected | Overwhelming | Tolerable |
Simply fantastic. I'm impressed with the true quality of this tobacco. A real thing! Natural, smoky, fine, burns well and cool, just perfect...and inexpensive,too.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 25, 2009 | Medium to Strong | Medium | Medium to Full | Tolerable to Strong |
Croatia has recently appeared. All my friends from the club agreed that it is very similar Dunhill's 965, which is slowly disappearing. For every compliment! And at a price and in quality!
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 06, 2009 | Medium to Strong | Medium to Strong | Medium | Pleasant |
The reason for the high recommendation is because this is an excellent alternative to the more expensive and less available Dunhill mixtures. I just bought to pouches in a Madrid general tobacco store. I saw it in other several outfits. However, I only could find Dunhill products at the tobacco store in El Corte Ingles. I find this mixture as an agreeable way to start the day.