McClelland's supply of Syrian Latakia has run out

IndyJG

Saw on another forum that, according to a Facebook post by Tad Gage who created the Three Oaks Original and Three Oaks Syrian blends, that McClelland's finite supply of Syrian latakia has finally ran out. McClellands Wilderness and Samovar are among my favorite tobaccos I've smoked and are two of the blends that McClelland produces that contained Syrian. I will need to try and purchase a few more tins of both of these blends before they disappear from the supply chain over time. I believe the following is the full list of affected tobacco blends they make that have Syrian latakia in them:

• Three Oaks Syrian
• Wilderness
• Samovar
• Orient 996
• Frog Morton Across the Pond
• Tudor Castle Arcade
• Syrian Star
• Ringlow Syrian Reserve
• Rose of Latakia
• Syrian Full Balkan
• Syrian Super Balkan

judandhispipe

MacBaren's probably won't last that much longer.

piperdave

@judandhispipe Agreed, not sure how much MacBaren or McClelland had/has but it's been known that Syrian Lat can't be gotten any more. Bummer.

Woodsman

Cyprian isn't that bad, most all of the present day English and Balkans use it.

Philip

Not Across the Pond! Now I'm depressed.

Thanks for the heads-up Mr. Indy.

ThePipeDean

@IndyJG Do you know if McClelland's Legends used the Syrian Lat like Wilderness did or is it Cyprian (at least from what I have read)? Thanks again for the heads up.

IndyJG

Legends uses Cyprian. Wilderness has Syrian in it.

Lannarkgent

I have several  jars of Stockkbye's Proper English number 52. I opened one jar recently that was jarred in September 2014. While Cyprian Latakia naturally has (to my taste buds) a tangy taste that sometimes may taste  sharply acid, the jar that I opened clearly had changed after 2 and one thirds years of aging. Gone was the distinctive Cyprian  taste mentioned above, and it was replaced with a much milder flavor profile with the rich Latakia richness that Latin lovers crave. While I have not experienced anything Cyprian  that replaces Syrian totally, I do wonder how much of what we taste with Syrian blends can be attributed to age alone.