Sir Walter Scotts Latakia Blend combines finely ground, fermented Latakia tobacco with first priming flue-cured Virginia Lemon leaf. The snuff has a slightly moist texture and high nicotine content. Tasting notes include intense smoky and peppery notes.
Latakia tobacco originates from the port city of Latakia in northern Syria but is now mainly produced in Cyprus. The tobacco leaves are first sun-dried and then smoke-cured over smouldering aromatic wood fires. This fire-curing process gives Latakia its characteristic smoky and peppery profile. The tobacco type is commonly used as a condiment in Oriental pipe tobacco blends.
