Customer Reviews (56 Total)
A Real Winner!
July 10, 2015
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
I've been pipe-smoking for 45+ years and "grew up" with the OLD Balkan Sobranie, Dunhill 965 and Standard Full, Rattray's Red Rapp and Black Mallory as well as Bengal Slices, State Express, etc. While I have found nothing like these old bl... Read More
ends, some of todays are very smoke-able. This, however, raises the bar to another level. If you have been lamenting the old/good stuff, this is worthy of your attention! I wanted to give it 5 stars, but somehow the website wouldn't allow it. Give it a try, you won't regret it! Read Less
Balkan Sobranie (Bulk)
December 07, 2018
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
This is for all intensive purposes a Bulk version of The Balkan Sobranie! Get it while you can!
A 4.5 tobacco
November 04, 2018
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
Personal opinion ... Better than the Dunhill's Nightcap. Delicious Latakia. A beautiful tobacco when you take a walk in nature.
My favourite so far!
July 14, 2014
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
I really love this one! At the moment I'm also smoking McClelland No.1 Grade Balkan, Peter Stokkebye English Oriental Supreme, and Cornell & Diehl Super Balkan. I enjoy them all, but Balkan Supreme by Balkan Supreme stands out for me. No noticeab... Read More
le tongue bite, even when smoked quickly. Lots of intriguing flavour - it's deep! The interaction between the various components is endlessly fascinating. It's a great pity that I can't find it here under "Bulk Tobacco" any more. Read Less
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
This is a must try if your into this style of smoke.
Wonderful "walking mixture"
July 04, 2019
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
I think I found this mix from reading someone's review of something else that was similar but disappointing. But this fine balkan mixture is wonderful. The latakia is strong here, which you should be expecting, but there is enough roundness under it ... Read More
to support it and make it multi-dimensional. I enjoy this blend while walking my dog in the evenings, and it's a terrific companion because it doesn't need a lot of relightings, only tampings, to stay lit during our stroll around the neighborhood. I am comparing this mixture right now with a match mixture for Dunhill's My Mixture 965. One of them has to lose, but they're both really nice. I think I prefer the darker flavor and drier burning qualities of the Arango Balkan Supreme, but the fight ain't over yet. Read Less
Cool, Tastey English, Nice Range of Flavors
July 04, 2018
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
[Tin/Bag - Old shoe leather, then a little smokiness. Moisture ready to go.]
Great-Full-Balkan. Smooth blue Latakia conjures in the mind upon light. Not super heavy in the smokiness. A little lemony tang and spice. No burning candles quite, w... Read More
hich I often get a sense of with intense Latakias. Tiny hint of wood, then some pretty very mild spice and nose tingle after stoking and tamping well. More spice less of the smooth Latakia back and forth as it goes along, with small detection of Virgina periodically in the retrohale. I really like this one.
A little more spice than Stokkebye Luxury English. Like it about the same, but a little more. Burns excellent, cool, no moisture left over, easily managed.
A little more full or roundedness than HH 10 to Midnight. Better burning too. Arango/Stokkebye = much better price too. Smoked up to one saved bowl left, which was saved to compare to the 5 pounds that are in route for delivery. Great any time smoke! ◄8/10✠Skulls► Read Less
Fair to Middling
March 08, 2018
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
After reading all of the rave reviews, I was really looking forward to trying this blend. I was disappointed to find it's just another run of the mill Balkan. I would have recommended Balkan Blue instead, but that's no longer an option. The search... Read More
continues. Read Less
4.75 stars my highest ranked Balkan for balance
November 20, 2017
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
First off S-P was out for weeks and I ordered some from a tobacconist. Arrived what felt dry to the touch so I jarred immediately then cracked open about a month later and let me say I recomend this bulk blend to age/cellar for at least 3 months!!!! ... Read More
When opened tobacco smells very smoky what threw me off was moisture was a +2 after storing/cellaring but a -2 when opened when arrived from post office. If a blend is hot the leaves feel dryer than they will be from the cellar. Back to the blend. Moisture is almost perfect now, jar note is AWESOME camp fire smoke, this blend is not as sweet as bbbb but has WAY better smoke flavor, can burn a bit warm if a clump of bright Virginia is smoked, orientals noticed on retrohale if puffed strong. Overall great GREAT smoke that doesn’t kill the taster after 3 bowls Read Less
Outstanding...
November 07, 2019
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
I've been smoking this blend a good while now...and have a few pounds up in smoke. This is a very nice smoke indeed. I noticed I neglected to write a review, so let me say, although the product description states "Full-bodied and Latakia-laden" I wou... Read More
ld say it is a medium strength and the Latakia is not overpowering, a quality well balanced blend. I did notice doing an inventory today that I have a couple pounds of this tucked away for a rainy day, or zombie apocalypse, either way, I've got a stash of this, so yeah, I'm good. I see it's becoming quite a popular blend, for a good reason. Read Less
Top Notch Balkan
November 02, 2019
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
Very fragrant, flavorful blend. Smooth and cool smoking.
Oh my! How good!
October 08, 2019
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
I tried Balkan/English blends for a few weeks looking for the best. This was it.
Best in class
September 30, 2019
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
Great tobaccos perfectly blended and processed. The best English blend I have tried. I’ve tried most.
Great English Blend
September 06, 2019
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
Full of flavor and burns well. A great blend with in the morning with coffee.
Outstanding
September 01, 2019
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
Latakia and Orientals come through indivisually for pleasantly tasty smoke.At least 1 bowl per day for me.
Robust, cool smoking english blend.
August 31, 2019
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
Balkan Supreme is a nice smoke, very smooth, doesn’t get hot and is well balanced. I can see myself smoking more of this cool smoking Latakia blend, so I will stock up.
Full of Flavor, a Winner
August 21, 2019
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
One of the best Balkan blends I've had. A real beautiful smoke that delivers a full and balanced flavor that lasts all thru the bowl. Matches perfectly with a well made porter.
Everyday smoke!
August 14, 2019
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
The most band for your buck, period! Great every season for a pipe smoker.
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
调味的质量差次不齐，上佳者如海军方块，糟糕者不胜枚举。但是English，Balkan大多可抽。此款草虽算不上如何精妙，但是也较好的展示了 Latakia的风味，终归是对的起烟斗，对得起这一斗的时光。可以给一个优秀。用法语来说，够不上parfait,但是 très bien。
No Need to Search for Balkan Sobranie Anymore!
July 05, 2019
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
I read a number of reviews that stated that this was basically a bulk version of the hard-to-get Balkan Sobranie. Like you probably are, I was highly skeptical. But, I have to say, the reviews are right. This stuff is full of flavor and incense-like ... Read More
aroma. An exceptional smoke. Read Less
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
巴尔干有很多，但综合考量，我认为这个极好
Outstanding...
June 03, 2019
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
I'm a big fan of C&D Super Balkan...This may be my new go to smoke...exceptional flavor, moisture content, this is an outstanding blend.
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
I like a variety of tobaccos but usually smoke aromatics, VaPers, and OTC. But this stuff is good. When I first smelled the tin note I thought "wow, that's a lot of smokey smell" and stored it for a few months. Opened it again and it was... Read More
still a strong smokey smell. Decided to light it up and try and boy is it good! So creamy, nice blooms of tasty smoke, burns real cool, and did I mention it tastes good? I wouldn't smoke it everyday because I feel it is best to smoke when sitting and relaxing, which I barely do. I don't think there is a lot of flavors but consistent and delicious. I would highly recommend. Read Less
Better Than Most Balkans I've Sampled & Not as Costly
May 25, 2019
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
After sampling a few bowls of Arango, I can easily understand how most lovers of Balkan blends find this mixture appealing & I concur with some of the other reviewers in that it is somewhat similar to the BSOM. However, although similar it seems ... Read More
to me that it does lack that certain subtle sweetness & unique flavoring of the "Original" mixture that I tasted in each & every draw. It does possess some sweetness as the varied tobaccos begin to interact after about maybe one third of the way down through the smoking session & at the halfway point is when it really begins the melding process reaching a truly exhilarating Balkan flavor.
I guess this contains some Turkish Yenidje but couldn't tell for sure & If not, whatever Orientals used seemed to act as a fitting substitute. My one half pound bag arrived with the perfect moisture content, meaning that it required some drying to be at a proper smoking level. I think many so called Balkan blends are more English than Balkan due to a Latakia overload that detracts from the flavor of the Oriental, unsweetened Cavendish & other varietals. At two saw-bucks for a half pound it's a steal. Read Less
Thought I wouldn't like but did
May 17, 2019
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
The smell when I received this was strong smoke smell and was put off, jarred for a year and have now opened and still has the same smell. Lit it up and was like WOW! Good stuff, smokey, creamy, like fresh brewed coffee. Aroma is slightly pleasant... Read More
but is just so pleasing to me. I like all types of tobacco but not English blends as much. This has hit the creamy spot that is just good. Get some. Read Less
A must have !
April 18, 2019
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
Tasteful, subtle are the first two words that come to my mind when ever I have a bowl of Bakan Supreme. Good smoke.
Quite good!
March 27, 2019
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
This was a pleasant surprise, and you should try some. The tin note is smokey and pleasant, and the smoke is full and tasty. It consistently burns cool all the way to the bottom leaving clean ash with no relights. Nicely done.
Excellent Balkan
February 23, 2019
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
I smoke a fair amount of traditional English and Balkan blends and this Balkan is exceptional.
Sweet and smoky
February 10, 2019
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
Bulk buy. Somewhat moist but smokeable right from the bag. This one seems to need to be a bit moist. Initial bag notes are Latakia and more Latakia. Underneath the Latakia is some sweetness likely from the cavendish. Lights easy and stays lit well. F... Read More
lavours of campfires and wood at first. Let the smoke develop slowly and you will be rewarded with soft incense like orientals. Burns to a white ash and leaves no moisture. Excellent smoke, can be an all day smoke if you want it to be. Very recommended. Read Less
Top shelf Balkan at bottom shelf prices
January 26, 2019
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
Wow! I know this is really PS Balkan but at the price it’s sold at it’s quite the bargain!! Sour, slightly sweet, Smokey, it has it all!!
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
I purchases 2oz just to try it out. After smoking the first bowl I believe this will be a good all day smoke.
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
I purchases 2oz just to try it out. After smoking the first bowl I believe this will be a good all day smoke.
Very Nice
January 05, 2019
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
Reminds me of Maltese Falcon. Great flavor. Will order a pound when it's back in stock!
Good Stuff
January 01, 2019
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
I was pleasantly surprised at the flavor of this tobacco, I did not know that I was at Latakia tobacco fan. It pairs very good with a cup of coffee early in the morning or late in the evening. I purchased 2 oz of this not knowing what I was purchasin... Read More
g just experimenting. An hour later after smoking a couple of bowls of this I went back to purchase 16 oz of it. Well it was too bad because it was sold out. This will definitely be in my rotation when I can purchase some more. I give this 5 stars. Read Less
Good Stuff
January 01, 2019
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
I was pleasantly surprised at the flavor of this tobacco, I did not know that I was at Latakia tobacco fan. It pairs very good with a cup of coffee early in the morning or late in the evening. I purchased 2 oz of this not knowing what I was purchasin... Read More
g just experimenting. An hour later after smoking a couple of bowls of this I went back to purchase 16 oz of it. Well it was too bad because it was sold out. This will definitely be in my rotation when I can purchase some more. I give this 5 stars. Read Less
Good Stuff
January 01, 2019
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
I was pleasantly surprised at the flavor of this tobacco, I did not know that I was at Latakia tobacco fan. It pairs very good with a cup of coffee early in the morning or late in the evening. I purchased 2 oz of this not knowing what I was purchasin... Read More
g just experimenting. An hour later after smoking a couple of bowls of this I went back to purchase 16 oz of it. Well it was too bad because it was sold out. This will definitely be in my rotation when I can purchase some more. Read Less
It's superb
December 15, 2018
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
Truly, one of the best Balkans at any price, but for $40/lb, it's a steal. Delicious, Latakia driven blend with just the right amount of each component in the background. The aroma is fantastic, and the tin note is like a brisket over a campfire. Thi... Read More
s is excellent, and hopefully they make it for the rest of my life, as it's likely become a permanent addition to my weekly rotation. Read Less
Balkan Sobranie (Bulk)
December 07, 2018
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
This is for all intensive purposes a Bulk version of The Balkan Sobranie! Get it while you can!
Smooth...Balanced
November 18, 2018
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
Going back in the time machine, this reminds me of my beloved Sullivan's 00, which disappeared from the world stage decades ago. Concur with the chorus of 4.5-5-0's.
A perfect marriage of latakia based tabacs.
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
My #1 choice after trying a lot of the McClellends
Nirvana ?
February 28, 2018
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
Well,perhaps not Nirvana but damn close
Superb tobacco.
Good! Really good.
February 24, 2018
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
It is good qnd I can taste all the component tobaccos in it which is a rare thing for my palate. Sweet and smokey and incense like qualities all together. Reducing one star though, for the amount of junk that was included in my sample... too much twi... Read More
gs and uncut leaf. Read Less
Sour Smoky Balkan!!
February 20, 2018
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
The best bargain in pipe tobacco at the moment. At $33 a pound with the sale this is a no brainer. Very sour orientals, sweet Virginia & black cav and some turkish to liven things up! If you enjoy Sasieni or PS Balkan then this should be right up... Read More
your alley... Read Less
a different kind of latakia
December 24, 2017
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
smooth, creamy, sweet, smoky, everything i look for in a good smoke. the latakia is present but not overpowering
Ordering it since June 2017, the best, all day smoke.
November 11, 2017
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
Awesome, real latakia, burns slowly, dry and cool, absolutely fantastic. I smoke all day, maybe 6-8 pipes a day, works very well with my Peterson's...love it, I found my staple diet....
Ordering it since June 2017, the best, all day smoke.
November 11, 2017
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
Awesome, real latakia, burns slowly, dry and cool, absolutely fantastic. I smoke all day, maybe 6-8 pipes a day, works very well with my Peterson's...love it, I found my staple diet....
really supreme...
October 29, 2017
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
As tittle say's, this tobacco is excellent, all day tobacco, medium, smoky ant with a just a little sweetness. Latakia is present, but not overpowered-will be in my future orders...
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
Was a little dry, going to rehydrate and let it age a little for now. Wiil stick with the Cary Grant for now.Time will only tell. Might throw in some Perique.
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
this is god.
That's is Balkan Tobacco
June 10, 2017
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
best Balkan type for me...
gooood......
May 26, 2016
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
nice...........!
All Day Tobacco
March 19, 2016
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
Update: I had purchased some more Arango Balkan Supreme, and while repacking it into the good old glass Ball jars I found an unopened jar that had been sitting for over a year (can't believe I missed it). So, I broke it open and stuffed the pipe, a... Read More
nd WOW! It has melded into such a nice, sweet, and flavorful smoke! I love this stuff right out of the shipping box, but this is even better!
[OK, I bought a pound of this stuff based on what I've read here and other sites, and you are all right! This stuff is great! Who to hell is Arango?!? I love the dry, but fresh taste of this tobacco right out of the box! If you're looking for a true English (Balkan) this isn't it, but it has such a nice, full, round sweet taste. The Cavendish like sweetness plays such a nice background, but the Latakia rides right along. It really is well balanced! When you pop open the shipping box you're hit with that heavenly Latakia aroma, but when you stuff your pipe and put fire to it, you say; "wait a minute!" There is more here! Enjoy! This my day pleasure now! Soft, and sweet on the tongue!] Read Less
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
its a nice blend., plenty of spice, smooth in the end.. Worth trying.
Addendum on the Arango
August 19, 2014
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
Smoked this in a MM Country Gentleman cob. I tightly packed one of the tiny 1/2 ounce mason jars I prefer and will update in a few weeks if I notice changes. Absolutely nothing wrong with this tobacco it just did not engage me in quite the way I want... Read More
, I guess I am seeking a little more complexity and richness but it is a pleasure in the pipe because of its excellent smoking qualities. Read Less
Smokes Beautifully
August 19, 2014
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
The 2 ounces of Arango Balkan Supreme I received from Smoking Pipes arrived at what is for me the perfect moisture content. Both the Lane 1Q and the HH Dark Fired I received in the same package were moister so I jarred both with some air in the jars ... Read More
and will let them sit for a while. No tongue bite with the Arango, just a little peppery tingle on the tongue, smoother than the Balkan Sasieni I recently consumed which was too sharp on the tongue for my taste. Flavor on the Arango is mild, not as rich as I might prefer, nic hit also moderate. 3 1/2+ stars for me. Read Less
Oh, I've found it now! :-)
July 14, 2014
Product: Arango Balkan Supreme Bulk
OK, I've just realized that it's here in the Bulk Tobacco section as Arango Balkan Supreme. Yay! I'll certainly be ordering more!
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