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I finally broke down and bought some of this from SmokingPipes.com. It is one of their consistent top sellers, and I have developed a big affinity to dark latakia blends so I figured I’d fire it up. I’m glad I did. It’s truly a great smoking and tasting tobacco. When you first open up the can you get a whiff of all those orientals. But, the more you smell it, you will notice a smokey flavor. It smells almost like hickory. It’s very interesting and not at all out of place.
I found that it lit easily and stayed lit without much trouble. It did smoke a little wet toward the end of the bowl, but a little air curing should fix that the next time around. The flavor was dark as expected with hints of that smokiness I mentioned earlier. There was also a very suttle spice type undertone that added another interesting element. Overall this is a very nice, complex blend and I’ll keep some on hand in the future. If you like latakia blends then you should really try this one out.
