Pipes and Tobacco Varieties

[Óttar]

Could someone please direct me to a pipe smoking thread, or the TA pipe smokers' social group? I remember there being one but I cannot find it.

I'm currently enjoying some whiskey Cavendish tobacco from a Missouri Meerschaum (German. "Ocean spray") corn cob pipe.



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[Óttar]

Really? No one knows what I'm talking about?

[Svipdag]

Really? No one knows what I'm talking about?

I do. I quit smoking entirely on 6/7/76, but I still have fond memories of Balkan Sobranie tobacco smoked in an "Oom Paul"
pipe (named after Paul Krueger), which has a very deep bowl.

[Óttar]

I do. I quit smoking entirely on 6/7/76, but I still have fond memories of Balkan Sobranie tobacco smoked in an "Oom Paul"
pipe (named after Paul Krueger), which has a very deep bowl.

I'll have to try that. After my whisky Cav, I want to try a non-aromatic Burley tobacco.

I also might purchase a Churchwarden or a Calabash pipe.

[Óttar]

Today I purchased my first briar pipe from Roma, an Italian brand. I wanted a Savinelli, but those start at $115. The stem on mine is more elegantly rounded than in the photo.

[Óttar]

Today I purchased Balkan Sasieni which is a mix of Virginia, Oriental, and Latakia tobaccos. I have not yet smoked any, but it does indeed have a campfire smell to it. I'm excited to see what Latakia is like.

Latakia tobacco (Arabic: تبغ اللاذقية‎) is a specially prepared tobacco originally produced in Syria and named after the port city of Latakia. Now the tobacco is mainly produced in Cyprus. It is initially sun-cured like other Turkish tobaccos[1] and then further cured over controlled fires of aromatic woods and fragrant herbs, which gives it an intense smokey-peppery taste and smell. Too strong for most people's tastes to smoke straight, it is used as a "condiment" or "blender" (a basic tobacco mixed with other tobaccos to create a blend), especially in English, Balkan, and some American Classic blends.

Latakia is mainly grown in Cyprus and northern Syria. After the leaves are harvested and dried, they are hung in tightly closed barns and smoke-cured. Small smoldering fires of aromatic woods and herbs fill the barn with smoke, and covering the leaves with smoke particles. [2]

Latakia was "discovered" when a bumper crop resulted in surplus, and the excess tobacco was stored in the rafters. The peasant farmers traditionally used wood for cooking and heating in the winter. The smoke-cured tobacco's unique flavoring and taste was discovered the following spring.[citation needed] Latakia produces a very rich, heavy taste, with an aroma that has a "smoky" characteristic. Latakia is an ingredient of traditional English mixtures. The content can vary from a few percent to about 40-50%, or even more. A few smokers like it at 100%.

A modern perfume called Fumerie Turque (Turkish Smoke) was created by French company Serge Lutens, reproducing a fragrance in emulation of Latakia tobacco.