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<blockquote data-quote="jj1015" data-source="post: 207333" data-attributes="member: 207"><p>I was part of the tasting group on another forum Greg refereed to that compared some 1970 Balkan Sobranie with Charing Cross. They aren't identical, but I can definitely say that CC bore a pretty decent resemblance to it. The main thing the experiment did for me was to reinforce my belief that many of the more modern Balkan blends are much more to my liking, but it's all a matter of personal taste! CC didn't float my boat, but I still think it's a superbly executed blend and I've not tasted anything like it except for the the vintage Sobranie. I just prefer my smokes with a little more sweetness and complexity. To use a musical analogy, CC is very heavy on the low notes but a little sparse on the high ones. I like Odyssey, Maltese Falcon and Samarrah a lot more, but I can see how others would feel differently. One reason I like Greg's latakia blends so much is that he's got something for just about everyone -- it's just a matter of which one appeals to you personally.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jj1015, post: 207333, member: 207"] I was part of the tasting group on another forum Greg refereed to that compared some 1970 Balkan Sobranie with Charing Cross. They aren't identical, but I can definitely say that CC bore a pretty decent resemblance to it. The main thing the experiment did for me was to reinforce my belief that many of the more modern Balkan blends are much more to my liking, but it's all a matter of personal taste! CC didn't float my boat, but I still think it's a superbly executed blend and I've not tasted anything like it except for the the vintage Sobranie. I just prefer my smokes with a little more sweetness and complexity. To use a musical analogy, CC is very heavy on the low notes but a little sparse on the high ones. I like Odyssey, Maltese Falcon and Samarrah a lot more, but I can see how others would feel differently. One reason I like Greg's latakia blends so much is that he's got something for just about everyone -- it's just a matter of which one appeals to you personally. [/QUOTE]
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