May 01, 2025
Product: Drucquer & Sons Levant Mixture 200g
I did a review of Blairgowrie and while it was an excellent smoke, it was a little too balanced and though pleasurable, didn’t really call out to me. It was pleasant enough though to look for other blends and I happened across this one. This one is outstanding. This one is full of flavor and has a little bit of everything in abundance. It’s got some sweetness to it, plenty of smokiness, tartness and fruity/floral background notes. It’s got a wonderful smoky creaminess on the retrohale. A full flavored smoke I could enjoy this all day and it’s in my top 3 daily smokes now. I purchased a few tins and look forward to seeing how it ages. This is the perfect tobacco for those NOT seeking a mild or mellow smoke but wanting a full out flavor fest in every bowl. This is one of the few blends that if I had nothing else available I could smoke this happily and be content....Read More
April 09, 2025
Product: Drucquer & Sons Levant Mixture 200g
I'm very finicky when it comes to pipe tobacco and this Levant Mixture has everything I want and nothing I don't want. Th Levant Mixture and the Balkan Sasieni are the only two kept on the shelf these days.
Shades of Palmetto Balkan
December 08, 2024
Product: Drucquer & Sons Levant Mixture 200g
The initial experience took me by surprise, but this is now a must have for my rotation. Drucquer & Sons strikes once again. It really reminds me of Palmetto Balkan with how well the latakia and orientals play balanced roles in this smokey play. Well done, Mr. Pease.
November 28, 2023
Product: Drucquer & Sons Levant Mixture 100g
I let the first tin age for 2 years before opening. I still have one more on the shelf.
I was expecting a pleasant smoke but that was an understatement. Smooth burning, rich taste, virtually no tongue bite, and a mellow but not over powering room note. Taste is gentle and mellow. This would pair wonderfully with cognac and a nice fireplace....Read More
August 05, 2023
Product: Drucquer & Sons Levant Mixture 200g
Very good, very exemplary Balkan. Each note in the chord is well pronounced, yet none drowns out any other, working together in harmony and complementarity. On the whole, the blend is excellent while also very rustic, very rough around the edges. Whereas something like the Casbah is sleek and smooth, this one is very rough. If Casbah is a newly polished Cadillac, this one is your dad's old 4x4, covered in mud, rust holes through all the floorboards -- there's no substitute for it when you need to tow something heavy and dirty, but you wouldn't drive it to pick up a girl on a first date. Each one has its role, each one gets the job done, but they do very different things....Read More
February 12, 2023
Product: Drucquer & Sons Levant Mixture 100g
Tin note of smoky and mildly sweet. Tobacco is a black, tan and brown ribbon cut. Moisture content is great. Burns moderately with few relights. The strength is medium to strong and nic is mild to medium. No flavoring detected. Taste is full and consistent, with notes of smoky, floral, wood, dry earth, herbal, lemon grass, leather, spices, citrus peel/zest, peaty, strong incense, fermented vinegary fruit, spicy/acidic, a musty sour vegetation background note, and a peppery retro. Latakia is leading with Oriental/Turkish and Virginia supporting. Room note is tolerable, and aftertaste is great....Read More
December 08, 2022
Product: Drucquer & Sons Levant Mixture 100g
This blend is what i call a melange’. No one tobacco stands out yet you would miss them if absent.
For those that are interested, SPC ranier levant is supposed to be a sister blend but I found that blend a bit bland.
This version is very rich in flavor while being smooth with good manners in the bowl.
Power is a tic under medium, no rough edges, minimum number of relights ending in a nice dry ash at the end.
Recommend to all Enthusiasts and newcomers ready to find a new favorite blend....Read More
Medium Body Tongue Tickler
August 27, 2022
Product: Drucquer & Sons Levant Mixture 100g
In my opinion it's not as strong as other Balkans. It comes across to me as a medium strength. The tin I received was relatively moist upon opening. The more it dries, the more the Orientals come through with some tongue tickling spiciness. Altogether pleasant.
July 11, 2022
Product: Drucquer & Sons Levant Mixture 100g
the moment i opened the tin i knew: This Is The One. the qualities are well described by others; i just wanted to add my 5 stars.
January 22, 2022
Product: Drucquer & Sons Levant Mixture 100g
I haven’t smoked a wide variety of tobaccos. There are a few Va/Per’s I like and a few English. This tobacco was so different to me. At first I wondered if I’d like it. Then I settled in to a few bowls and found a delicate, creamy like, earthy, mushroom taste. That’s the only way I can describe it. It is wonderful and unique. Truly an exquisite tobacco....Read More