Bosphorus Cruise

Sutliff Bosphorus Cruise is a mixture built from oriental leaf, latakia, and red Virginia. The name and tin text reference the ferry ride on Istanbul's Bosphorus strait and the Ottoman palaces along its shores; the blend appeared in the American maker Sutliff's tinned Private Stock line and is not a Turkish production.

The composition follows the classic Balkan mold, placing latakia's smoke and the oriental leaf's spicy dryness over red Virginia's sweet body. It's unflavored; flavor intensity is medium, and the latakia ratio doesn't turn the blend into a heavy-ended smoke bomb. Suited to those seeking Balkan mixtures at an intensity that can be smoked all day.