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English, Balkan and Oriental - define these terms
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<blockquote data-quote="Storm_Crow" data-source="post: 171576" data-attributes="member: 1695"><p><u>English:</u> any unflavored tobacco. Apparently this goes back to some old purity laws across the pond. Many folks mean latakia when they say english but this isn't really true (particularly since some notable lats are also aromatics). Any non-aromatic or non-scented blend with any other tobacco type is also an English.</p><p></p><p>I would say that using the term "English" to refer to latakia blends simply because they have lat isn't necessarily incorrect, but IMO they must:</p><p></p><p>1) contain other orientals </p><p></p><p>and </p><p></p><p>2) the latakia must be up front</p><p></p><p>I consider this ok (for lack of a better term because the interchangable use of the word english creates confusion) simply as a way to distinguish between this style of tobacco compared to Balkans, which are...</p><p></p><p><u>Balkan:</u> A blend with both latakia and orientals where the orientals are to the front.</p><p></p><p><u>Oriental:</u> A blend exclusively or dominanly containing oriental tobacco, of which there are a number of different types of tobaccos. Turkish can often become interchangable with orientals, which again, have a few different varients. If lat is involved even in a small detectable quantity, then I would call it a Balkan. The Grand Orientals series from McClelland are good examples of a variety of oriental leaf, as is Oriental Silk from C&D.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Storm_Crow, post: 171576, member: 1695"] [u]English:[/u] any unflavored tobacco. Apparently this goes back to some old purity laws across the pond. Many folks mean latakia when they say english but this isn't really true (particularly since some notable lats are also aromatics). Any non-aromatic or non-scented blend with any other tobacco type is also an English. I would say that using the term "English" to refer to latakia blends simply because they have lat isn't necessarily incorrect, but IMO they must: 1) contain other orientals and 2) the latakia must be up front I consider this ok (for lack of a better term because the interchangable use of the word english creates confusion) simply as a way to distinguish between this style of tobacco compared to Balkans, which are... [u]Balkan:[/u] A blend with both latakia and orientals where the orientals are to the front. [u]Oriental:[/u] A blend exclusively or dominanly containing oriental tobacco, of which there are a number of different types of tobaccos. Turkish can often become interchangable with orientals, which again, have a few different varients. If lat is involved even in a small detectable quantity, then I would call it a Balkan. The Grand Orientals series from McClelland are good examples of a variety of oriental leaf, as is Oriental Silk from C&D. [/QUOTE]
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