LATAKIA
ANOTHER FIRE-CURED TOBACCO IS LATAKIA AND IS PRODUCED FROM ORIENTAL VARIETIES OF N. TABACUM. THE LEAVES ARE CURED AND SMOKED OVER SMOLDERING FIRES OF LOCAL HARDWOODS AND AROMATIC SHRUBS IN CYPRUS AND SYRIA. LATAKIA HAS A PRONOUNCED FLAVOR AND A VERY DISTINCTIVE SMOKY AROMA, AND IS USED IN BALKAN AND ENGLISH-STYLE PIPE TOBACCO BLENDS.