Latakia

[Harlock999]

I like London Mixture and Davidoff Royalty.

 

[KevinP]

I first encountered latakia/English blends when I was a young pipe smoker, 19 or 20 years. It was a shockingly bad experience. I was only smoking heavily flavoured cavendishes at the time, and I had assumed all pipe tobaccos were like that. I couldn't believe anybody would actually smoke this crap.

Now things are different. I didn't know latakia ghosts your pipes because I so seldomly smoke blends that don't have it.

The 'dark beer' metaphor is a good one.

 

[LIPIPE]

Ghosting a pipe is a relative statement. English/Balkan smokers stay away from tuty fruity cased aromatics. They ghost a pipe and leave a gooey wet dottle in the bowl. I don't dedicate pipes to tobaccos because I stay away from cheap aromatics. All of my pipes are dedicated to latakia blends. The ghosts are on my mustache and they remind me when it is time for another bowl. That happens when I can't detect the ghost of the previous bowl. Anyone who does not like my "stink" does not understand or appreciate the grand pleasure of latakia in a large bowled pipe.

 

[talrmn35]

Anyone who does not like my "stink" does not understand or appreciate the grand pleasure of latakia in a large bowled pipe.

Well said sir! :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: