F&K: Sterling Balkan Pipe Tobacco

Product Number: 005-396-0003

Featuring a generous portion of Latakia, F & K's Sterling Balkan is a full-bodied English mixture that's delightfully smooth and cool burning with hints of sweetness.

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  • Components: Virginia, Latakia, Orientals
  • Family: English
  • Cut: Ribbon
Customer Reviews
Overall Rating:
3.5
14 reviews
Interesting, but Mostly Charcoal
August 19, 2023
Product: F&K Sterling Balkan Bulk
Another update: After a very thorough inspection and several probationary bowls, I find that my half-kilo bag is more than half full of charcoal, just like the several ounces I bought a couple years ago. It smells very nice, and some of it even still looks and feels like latakia, and it doesn't just crumble immediately into crumbs and shards, but all it does in the bowl is get hot. It doesn't smoke. It doesn't burn. It doesn't give off aroma. It doesn't have any flavor. It just sits in the pipe and *cooks* the wood and the small percentage of viable tobacco in the mixture. If you're not careful it will cook your stem and your mouth too. By weight and by volume, it is more than half charcoal. What a ripoff. I will never buy this junk again....Read More
Nice balkan
March 10, 2021
Product: F&K Sterling Balkan Bulk
Very well balanced. I dont find either of the three components to outshine the other. Sweet and salty flavors, medium to full bodied, Smooth. Found the tobacco had a bit of moisture but easily smokable right away.
Very nice Balkan
October 03, 2020
Product: F&K Sterling Balkan Bulk
This is a dialed down Lancer Slices, yet very smooth and creamy. I love it. Another winner from F&K
A nice one
December 14, 2018
Product: F&K Sterling Balkan Bulk
When I open the packaging I immediately smell the typical smell of Latakia and a slight sweetness. A tobacco that I smoke for the very first time, I smoke first in a meerschaum pipe to experience the real taste. I taste a slight sweetness, not exaggerated. then the Latakia, Oriental / Turkish, Virginia flow neatly together. It is obvious! F & K's Sterling Balkan is a full bodied English mixture, nonetheless, with a hint of sweetness. A mixture to smoke daily with a non-disturbing room aroma....Read More
A solid one
January 27, 2017
Product: F&K Sterling Balkan Bulk
I quite enjoy this, three ingredients played hand in hand together, no particular one outshines each other, quite balance here! I notice some fruit topping which reminds me an aromatic, no, not quite, only a minor topping here! The sweetness of the Virginia forms the tone, along with the smokiness of the jack black Cyprian-Latakia and the mustiness of the Orientals-Turkish is playing its key role, fragrant and in a good balance! Does it live up to the great Balkan blend? I don't have a clue honestly, I never tried that great masterpiece before, but this one is definitely a good puff!...Read More
Average at best
November 11, 2015
Product: F&K Sterling Balkan Bulk
Nice strong english smell in the bag with some sort of berry topping. The topping does not dominant this blend in any way. It is more complimentary. I found this blend to be mild in the flavor dept and med in the nicotine dept. Unfortunately it always seemed to turn ashy and muddy half way through the bowl for me. Will finish my 1 oz, but will not purchase again....Read More
can't believe
September 01, 2015
Product: F&K Sterling Balkan Bulk
I really can't believe how they get so much flavor in three types of tobacco plus the fact that most pipes hold about 3 grams of tobacco. It is to me very satisfying just can't stop with one bowl
Nice and smooth
October 24, 2014
Product: F&K Sterling Balkan Bulk
I smoke mostly English/Balkan blends and picked up an ounce of this to try it out. It was a bit damp out of the bag, but it lit easily, burned well and stayed cool throughout the smoke. Nice flavor and a good room note, the Virginias add just enough sweetness to balance the Latakia and Orientals. Definitely one to cellar....Read More
Very good, I like
January 10, 2014
Product: F&K Sterling Balkan Bulk
Very good, I like
not so good
September 16, 2013
Product: F&K Sterling Balkan Bulk
This is my first try of a balkan blend. Really didn't like. Has a real bite and very little taste or at least not a pleasing one. I plan to give the rest to my neighbor. He will smoke anything.
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