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General Pipe Forum This sub-category of the Pipe Smokers Forum deals with all things Pipe related. Here is where you can post photos of your pipes, find quality tobacco, and learn to create your own premium blends. A good place to shoot the breeze with other connoisseurs that enjoy this majestic art.

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Old 05-04-2008, 08:50 PM   #1 (permalink)
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re: your top 5 Latakia blends.

Since Slow Triathlete's top 5 Va/Per thread is going so well, I thought I'd open it up to another blend (I'll let someone else do Va, burley, etc if they wish). I'm still relatively new at the pipe, but I've found that the Latakia suites me well. So, what are your top 5 Latakia blends?

Right now, I'd have to say #1 is Pelican.
Cyprian Latakia plus orientals make me want to have a bowl of this after every meal! I just can't help myself.
2. Penzance
3. Squadron Leader
4. Frog Morton
5. 965 (didn't like it at first, but it grew on me; I'm sure though I'll eventually find something better).
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Old 05-04-2008, 08:55 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: your top 5 Latakia blends.

SG Balkan Flake
Bill Bailey's Balkan Blend
C&D Odessa
Frog Morton Across the Pond
McClelland Howling Wolf

in no particular order
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Old 05-04-2008, 09:25 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: your top 5 Latakia blends.

1-3. Balkan Sobranie (tin)
4. Pez
5. Could be the PCCA Orient 996 - my jury is out for another year or two or three on this one.

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Old 05-04-2008, 09:44 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: your top 5 Latakia blends.

1. Penzance
2. H&H Namaste
3. Frog Morton
4. 5110
5. MacBaren Vintage Syrian
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Old 05-04-2008, 11:06 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: your top 5 Latakia blends.

In no order - 965, Morley's best... maybe I don't have 5 fave lats
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Old 05-04-2008, 11:10 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: your top 5 Latakia blends.

1. penzance

2. private stock, mystic blend & nightwatch luv em all!
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Old 05-05-2008, 09:33 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: your top 5 Latakia blends.

Nightcap
Rich's Old Fashioned 759 (has syrian latakia)
Rich's Balkan Superior
Rich's Mearscham (very light on the latakia)
Ashton Celebrated Sovereign
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Re: your top 5 Latakia blends.

Early Morning pipe
Squadron Leader
Penzance
L.J. Peretti of Boston Blend # D-9575
965 Mixture
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Re: your top 5 Latakia blends.

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PW&W #10
C&D Pirate Kake
C&D Star of the East
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Re: your top 5 Latakia blends.

I really only smoke Penzance and Margate...
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Re: your top 5 Latakia blends.

I haven't tried many more then 5 latakia blends but I've enjoyed Penzance, Squadron Leader, Frog Morton and Boswell's Northwoods.
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Re: your top 5 Latakia blends.

I don't think I have tried five...Frog Morton is one of my favs along with Squadron Leader. I have a tin of Penzance aging in the cellar.
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Re: your top 5 Latakia blends.

Balkan Sobranie
Night Cap
McC British Woods
McC Rose of Latakia
And Smokers Haven's 20th Anny might fit if i can smoke some more of it.
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Re: your top 5 Latakia blends.

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...Smokers Haven's 20th Anny might fit if i can smoke some more of it.
Dag, James! I bought some of that when I was over there a while back and forgot about it. That is a pretty decent blend.
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Re: your top 5 Latakia blends.

In no particular order, because I'd hate to rank them, my top 5 are:

G&H Mixture #12
C&D Bow-legged Bear
Esoterica Penzance
C&D Plantation Evening
McClelland 5110 (or Frog Morton)
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