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Asmara 100g Pipe Tobacco

Name: Asmara 100g
Brand: HU
SKU: 003-985-0001
Price: 22.1 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.20 (5 reviews)

Product Number: 003-985-0001

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Details

Strength:

3/5

Room Note:

3/5

Taste:

3/5

Components: Virginia, Latakia, Perique
Family: English
Cut: Ribbon

About This Pipe Tobacco

Part of HU Tobacco's African line, the Asmara mixture comprises Bright and Red Virginias, Perique, and a touch of Latakia. Oriental tobaccos further distinguish the blend and add an unmistakable character to the flavor profile. It's a blend of allure and character, and it's presented in a ribbon cut.

Customer Reviews

Overall Rating:

4.2

5 reviews

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All day smoke

June 12, 2025

By: Ivan R.

Product: HU Asmara 100g

I recommend Asmara. Quite good tobacco.

A Lighter Kind of Balkan

February 23, 2025

By: UncleDave

Product: HU Asmara 100g

The Orientals spicy and herbal character are on prominent display in both the flavor and smoke aroma. The Virginias are rich, a little sweet, and just below the Oriental element in body, though the two are a close match in balance. I don't detect much from the Perique, but I do get a whiff of wood smoke in the aroma and a suggestion of charred wood in the flavor from the Latakia. Asmara seems to work best as a warm weather, summertime blend; in the cooler months I find that it can prove to be somewhat subtle and reserved for my tastes. It's about a 3-4 out of 10 for strength and 4-5 out of 10 for flavor and taste intensity. This blend deserves better than 4, but less than 4.5....Read More

Okay blend

February 08, 2025

By: Robert M.

Product: HU Asmara 100g

HU tobaccos have been great so far. Asmara has a delicate profile if sipped slowly...... Push too hard and it does have a bad side. Hot, stinging, low flavor burn is what you get with the bad side. To be fair, the blend can be made to behave with very slow sips with letting the burn stop occasionally. With a small amount of effort this blend can be made to perform better and give up the true flavor profile. I recommend Asmara to most Enthusiast and a few Newcomers as the blend does need some skill to get the best out of it. Update: I lowered the score from 3.5 to 3.0 due to the difficulty preventing a bad burn. Flavor is good but hard to maintain. I dried a full bowl over night and still had to take extra steps to get a good burn. Very finicky blend! For those experienced Enthusiasts who seek orientals there are good reasons to try this blend. For Newcomers who have less experience there is a good chance of a bad burn. Final Update,... I am sorry such an unsuitable cut was used for this blend. When correctly packed and with a slow pace burn, I rate this at the top of the Oriental profiles. Many delicate flavors packed into a hot burning package. With skill, you can experience the full flavor profile and it can be well worth the effort....Read More