Odessa 8oz Pipe Tobacco

The C&D Bulk Library Project

Odessa
Smoking Pipes rated 4.2

This ribboned English is comprised of Burley , oriental, Latakia and Perique and has ribbons of chocolatey brown and black tobacco.  Opening the bag one catches aromas of citrus, smoked meats and the familiar leathery Latakia dankness.

It was sampled in a Missouri pride.

I’m not sure exactly what defines in English into the category of a Balkan or not, but I feel like this is close to a Balkan blend if not spot on for one. I’ll have to do some research into that but suffice it to say it has characteristics of some blends that I really like such as Sasini, Sobranie, White Horse, and Black House. One thing though is it is lighter or softer than any of the others I just mentioned.

The Burley and Latakia base is beautiful - like I said the smoke is leathery, but it’s soft and familiar. What I find interesting are the Oriental and Perry components both of which I tend to associate with spicy or brightness. For example, I seem to not notice the perique in the smoke as much as I noticed it in the after taste and it’s very beautiful there and the oriental I believe is contributing to a citrusy brightness and warmth but not a spice but again I like that there too.

This is probably not the best way to describe it and you’ll either get it or you won’t, but it’s almost like a mixed half a tin of Balkan Sasini and half a tin of Early Morning Pipe.

It’s a pleasurable blend. I have smoked several bowls of it over the past two days actually, and that will get added to the cellar to a reasonable degree.

My rating : 4

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A very good all day EM

Odessa is decently balanced in blend. Cool smoke, no bite, medium bodied. What I do notice is that similar cigar characteristic of it growing steadily more intense as it burns down. It concentrates to a dizzying apex of rich flavor at the bottom of the bowl. Lovely English altogether.

I like it. Well rounded. I can taste the sourness and spice, so I can get my fix when I get a hankering for it.

Does everything ok nothing great nice blend but a little bland. After the tin something I will likely not buy again.