Levant Mixture

Levant Mixture is the fullest blend in the Drucquer & Sons line and designed in Balkan style. Plenty of small-leaf Turkish tobacco and Cyprus latakia are combined with aged red Virginia and a bit of light Virginia for sweetness. It's ribbon cut, so the blend can be smoked straight from the tin.

Latakia's woody, smoky sootiness builds the flavor core; the orientals add a buttery, dry, spicy layer, while Virginia lays a measured sweetness beneath this weight. It's not merely a latakia pile but a balanced, if high-dosed, mixture; it suits smokers accustomed to heavy English and Balkan blends. The blend is among the most cited of the recipes reorganized from the Drucquer archive.