Mac Baren Latakia Blend
(2.43)
A "roll cake" tobacco, spun from well matured Virginia and cavendish with a special touch of latakia, bringing out a fresh and wonderful aroma. The tin description reports: whole Virginia leaves that are specially selected are used as wrapper for all our spun tobaccos. The inlay for this very special blend is a mix of Virginia, original Mac Baren cavendish and just a touch of Syrian Latakia leaves. In combination these tobaccos give Latakia Blend its fresh and satisfying smoke. Like all our spun tobaccos only a little top flavour has been added. These tobaccos are the closest you get to the natural tobacco taste.
Notes: Introduced in 1964.
Details
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Extremely Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.43 / 4
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Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 02, 2002 | Mild | Extremely Mild | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I bought this one day when my favored tobacconist was closed and I was hoping for something similar to the english blends that I had bought from him in the past. This seemed to be the only thing that the local discount cigarette place had which said "Latakia" on it, so I figured what the hell.
As one German reviewer commented, when you open the tin this tobacco smells like brown bread. Once I lit it up I found it interesting, but a bit too mild for my taste. I tended to smoke this in my cheap corn cobb pipes because I had a hard time keeping it from gurgling in any of my others. Either it's too moist or I just smoke too fast. Anyway, while in some objective way I can see this as being a reasonably good quality example of this particular style of blend, it certainly isn't an English Latakia blend and it didn't do anything special for me.
As one German reviewer commented, when you open the tin this tobacco smells like brown bread. Once I lit it up I found it interesting, but a bit too mild for my taste. I tended to smoke this in my cheap corn cobb pipes because I had a hard time keeping it from gurgling in any of my others. Either it's too moist or I just smoke too fast. Anyway, while in some objective way I can see this as being a reasonably good quality example of this particular style of blend, it certainly isn't an English Latakia blend and it didn't do anything special for me.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 01, 2002 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Tolerable |
Beautifully cut disks, showing a full range of colors. Very litle Latakia evident in the aroma, mostly Danish Cavendish. Needs to be broken up quite a bit before it will light. Smokes like a typical Danish product, sort of sweet and not much else. If you want Latakia, best look elsewhere. Very disappointing, IMHO.
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