Lakeland Tobacco Blends?

[hagen]

Originally Posted by IHT

i think some ppl don't know what "lakeland" aroma is and end up blaming the fire cured african leaf found in many of their non-flavored tobaccos as the "lakeland/soapy" flavor, which it's not. i always wonder what they're smoking when ppl review certain tobaccos, like Dark Flake (u) and say it's "soapy"???
what kind of soap do you all use??!!

i think you're onto something there. i've long suspected that the "nina ricci" i detect in some of the gaw-hogg blends may be the characteristic flavour of certain african variants of virginia, and even more pronounced in dark fired. there's a whiff of it in st. bruno, too, and i'm not sure, after all, that it's due to artificial (or other) flavouring.

still, it is slightly reminiscent of some of the ingredients that go into a lot of perfumes also used for soaps

"true" lakeland flavouring is, imo, more in the genre of tonquin, lavender and/or fruit and berry essences. they, in their turn, can certainly be rather "soapy", too. some of them may even give you a bit of that characteristic mouthfeel you get if you accidentally swallow real soap. not much to my liking, i must say...

[IHT]

Originally Posted by hagen

"true" lakeland flavouring is, imo, more in the genre of tonquin, lavender and/or fruit and berry essences. they, in their turn, can certainly be rather "soapy", too. some of them may even give you a bit of that characteristic mouthfeel you get if you accidentally swallow real soap. not much to my liking, i must say...

[jgros001]

You want Lakeland soapy, go get a tin of Ennerdale....upon opening the tin, I could not get over the smell and put the stuff in a bowl. After about a month I gave in, well this one tasted like it smelled, horrible, Ivory soap is what it reminded me of. Then, there is no getting that smell out of your pipe, so the pipe was sold. Anyway, I think that Ennerdale is on the far end of the spectrum, as is Grousmoor, which I have found is not nearly as bad.

I think this is similar to the McClellands ketchup/vinegar tin aroma that puts some off.

Anyway, it is not inherent to all the blends for GH / SG because they make some fine blends but they are all Lakeland blends because of where they are made, the Lake district. A tip is to stay away from anything labeled as containing a "long-used essence" if you do not want the floral/soapy taste.

and a great resource for many tobacco questions: The Pipe Tobacco Aging, Storage and Cellaring FAQ: Tobacco Categorization

I certainly think the tobaccos are worth a try.

[helmet]

is bobs chocalate flake a lakeland tobak?? if so i love the stuff !!

[DubintheDam]

I wouldn't call Erinmore a 'Lakeland', but I would put Irish Flake in that genre...albeit a strong one.

[paperairplane]

I have a soft spot for 1792... I don't think it's soapy - I think it's like vanilla Nyquil.

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by paperairplane

I have a soft spot for 1792... I think it's like vanilla Nyquil.

That was very kind. After a few tins I still haven't figured out if I love it or hate it. 1792 is a very different kettle of vanilla Nyquil.