Mac Baren: HH Balkan Blend 3.5oz Pipe Tobacco
Product Number: 003-039-0109
A smooth and well-balanced blend of Virginias, Turkish Oriental, Cyprian Latakia, and burley, Mac Baren's HH Balkan is a spicy and smoky English blend with plenty of character, befitting the title of "all day English."

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Sold Out- Components: Virginia, Latakia, Burley, Orientals
- Family: English
- Cut: Ribbon
Customer Reviews
Delightful Balance
August 06, 2024
By:
David T.
Product: Mac Baren HH Balkan Blend 1.75oz
ights. This is a delightfully complex smoke....Read More
More BurVa than Balkan
September 24, 2023
Product: Mac Baren HH Balkan Blend 3.5oz
burleys and cavendish so that's no surprise – play to your strengths, right? But there's not enough oriental leaf here for it to fall under the balkan umbrella. The latakia is neat, sweet and smoky like barbecue instead of bitter like creosote, and it works with the burley and the bright virginias. It's a round, sweet, nutty, earthy blend with a little bit of smoke from the barbecuey latakia. But the orientals have faded. Now it's more of a colonial style blend than a balkan. It's still relatively good, just much more burley and virginia than anything else. A decent BurVa, but if you want a Balkan then aged HH Balkan probably isn't the one....Read More
nice change of pace
December 20, 2022
By:
JassonWB
Product: Mac Baren HH Balkan Blend 1.75oz
Taste is medium and mostly consistent, with notes of very smoky, spicy, leather, herbal floral, very woody, spices, dry earth, sweet grass, bitter cocoa, lemon peel, a buttery sweet nutty background note, and a peppery retro. Latakia and Orientals are leading with Virginias, Burleys and Kentucky supporting. Room note is pleasant to tolerable, and aftertaste is great....Read More
Good blend
January 10, 2023
Product: Mac Baren HH Balkan Blend 1.75oz
Great smoke, mild flavor, alot like Crowning Achievement, burned REALLY hot but smoke was ok, definitely enjoyed it.
Big n’ Burley Balkan
November 12, 2021
Product: Mac Baren HH Balkan Blend 3.5oz
how with a bang just below the eyes and then slowly fading into the background. The latakia is present as a harmonizing and supporting player instead of a lead, which is exactly what you want in a balkan. These virginias are rather bright and sweet, which is very tasty can play a bit of havoc on the tip of the tongue if you’re not careful. HH Balkan Blend is significantly different from most of what Sutliff does with its burley-balkans. The tin note is sweet and round and barbecue-like, calling to mind a nice dark fired Kentucky( I had to double check the tin just to make sure they hadn’t snuck any in there). I was just reviewing Stokkebye Proper English and wishing it had some burley in it, but now if I ever want a balkan with tons of nutty burley I can turn to HH. Sutliff Crumble Kake English #1 and Sobranie 759 Match are still my daily go-to balkans, but I will definitely continue to keep HH balkan blend around for those days when that big burley craving hits. HH is not what many would regard as a “top shelf” marque, but it is incredibly reliable and consistent. For what it is, this blend is close to perfect....Read More
5 STAR
March 15, 2022
By:
Farkas
Product: Mac Baren HH Balkan Blend 1.75oz
Why yes.. this indeed hit the spot. By far, the best tasting tobacco i have had in a while. Just the way it smokes is rather amazing. The mix of tobaccos were thoughtfully considered. Its just really good. Sip it or smoke roughly. It performs!
Well balanced, excellent blend
December 16, 2021
By:
Scott C.
Product: Mac Baren HH Balkan Blend 1.75oz
is used as a condiment, and is of a sweeter variety. This blend favours cooler weather, and is excellent for fall/winter....Read More
A Gentle English
August 25, 2021
By:
Douglas F.
Product: Mac Baren HH Balkan Blend 3.5oz
: Both are good, and you might prefer one over the other depending on circumstances. Between HH Balkan, Kramer's Father Dempsey, and Bengal Slices, my English needs are more than met. (Update: I like this so much that I ordered a pound to cellar.)...Read More
Curious Tin Note.
June 25, 2021
By:
jewman22
Product: Mac Baren HH Balkan Blend 1.75oz
inia and Orientals do most of the work.
Lightly sweet, kinda fruity, but there is still a noticeable dash of burley nuttiness in there if you really start digging.
A different Balkan that is really worth a try....Read More