Park-Lane Tobacconist London Fog

Shop owner, pipe maker, and blender, Paul Bonacquisti has a way of taking some existing tobaccos and nicely turning them into something else and London Fog is a great example of this ability. London Fog in the pouch smells more of Orientals than Latakia. But that’s not to say that there isn’t a good amount of Latakia in the blend. I find LF to be a typical medium to full Balkan style blend that burns cool and seems to produce quite a bit of creamy smoke. There is a light sweetness that may come directly from the Virginias, but I can’t say for sure that is the only source. I can say that it lessens as the bowl progresses. His addition of some sort of Lakeland style tobacco seems to “fill in” the blend in a good way. Having smoked a lot of blends from the Lake District, I would not call this any more than a minor, but meaningful complement to LF, but doesn’t come close to taking over the profile of the blend. I think that most Balkan/English smokers would find this blend enjoyable.