Brebbia Serenata (Mixture No. 28)

Serenata was a Syrian Latakia forward blend with supple supporting Virginia leaf that I found to be quite tasty. There was also a lot of burley leaf in this one that caught be my surprise with its body building support without offering much Burley flavor. The combination somehow worked and I would have loved to lasso a few more of these tins for my cellar. With Syrian now extinct, that ain't gonna happen.

This is a short ribbon (chop cut?) of mostly mid browns with scatterings of light and dark leaf. The tin note is complex. Underneath the obvious Latakia are sweet and spicy aromas.

Takes a few lights to get going but once underway is a trouble free baccy.

This is a sweet and savoury smoke, possibly a little too sweet for my tastes, that has enough mid range wood and leather aromas to provide interest.

There is a suggestion in the reviews of this blend's previous incarnations that there is a sweet topping to this. I honestly don't know whether it is natural or not, but it is certainly a sweet blend. It has a very nice room note and gave no bite or wetness but did burn on the hot side, indicating that the Virginia component here is substantial. YMMV.

I like the evolution in this blend. It starts as a nice VaBur with a light smoky background. The smooth Syrian Lat catches up around the halfway mark and it becomes a nice American English. There is an added sweetness that really hits the spot. It's very well done. It does require a few relights even though I smoke my tobacco very dry. That's the only complaint I can muster. 3+, but not enough to give it 4.

Mild in body. Medium in taste. Added sweetness is very mild. Could burn a little better.

This tobacco is just what the name says, a Serenata for your mouth. It is one of the first pipe tobacco I smoked and I really appreciated it. The tase is somewhat bittersweet, especially on the last part of the smoke, but still not too tough, and the smoky rumor is also perceptible in the smell. The peculiarity in the Syrian Latakia is probably the reason behind a first confusion on whether you ike it or not, very special and enjoyable. I think the flavour is the very strength of this tobacco and I feel to recommend it.

The best Syrian Latakia I have ever smoked. Amazing the aromatic complexity coming from the Syrian tobacco: not only smoked wood but also moist moss, resin, roots, earth, mushrooms, twigs and dried leaves burnt, smoked grass. In a word, a woody aroma and taste. A very full taste. If you like Syrian Latakia this is ideal, perfect, the smoky taste of the past. For Latakia lovers. In my personal rating system (from 1 to 10) my score is 9 but only three stars because of the strength: too mild.