Latakia (example 1)

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This is one example of how Latakia is made.

Latakia is an Oriental tobacco, and it comes originally from Syria. The leaves grow close the ground, and when they are ripe, they are harvested individually, hung on rods and dried by the sun-curing method. Afterwards, Latakia is treated differently than Virginia types: it is also fire-cured (dried over an open fire). The leaves are exposed to smoke from the fire and thus absorb aromatics from the smoke.

This is the quality that makes Latakia special. Latakia tobacco's taste can vary depending on the type of wood used to make the fire. Latakia is also a tobacco we use only as seasoning, because it is strong in taste, spicy and unpleasant to smoke in a pure form.

Today Latakia is produced in Syria and Cyprus, and there is a difference in taste in the tobaccos from the two regions. The Latakia coming from Syria is considered to be more mild and smooth in taste than the Latakia coming from Cyprus.

 

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Another example

Latakia: Latakia is the result of a curing process involving fire curing the leaves over controlled fires of aromatic woods and fragrant herbs. Probably the most well known spice tobacco. Mainly grown in Cyprus and northern Syria. After the leaves are harvested and dried, they are hung in tightly closed barns and smoke-cured. Small smouldering fires of oak and pine fill the barn with smoke, and covering the leaves with smoke particles.

Latakia produces a very rich, heavy taste, with an aroma that has a "smoky" characteristic . Latakia is an indispensable ingredient of traditional English mixtures.