South African Smoking

Posted on February 13, 2008
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Tony writes in:

 I am about to travel to South Africa. Anyone got any good suggestions for brands/blends to sample while I am there? I think that Balkan Sobranie might be still available there…but I am keen to try some local blends if I can find them!

Are there any folks out there from SA or who know something about SA that can help out?

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Comment by Tobold
2008-02-13 10:15:30

Hey, Tony!

I’ve got a friend in South Africa that has sent me some Balkan Sobranie. Along with that, he sent me a wonderful balkan mixture named (simply enough) “Balkan”. It’s from a store that is relatively famous in South Africa: Sturk’s. Sturk’s has been around for over a hundred years, if I understand my friend correctly, and Balkan is blended there locally, so it’s not available anywhere else.

It’s a heavy balkan, with a good dose of yenidje tobacco. It’s one of only two or three tobaccos that I’ve tried that can even come close to Balkan Sobranie. As far as Sturk’s Balkan goes, I won’t settle until I’ve got a few pounds of that bulk in my “cellar”. (I must admit some shame that I’ve yet to get my notes organized so I can post a proper review . . .)

Sturk’s is a “must-visit”.

– Doug Pearson

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Comment by mo
2008-02-14 11:28:44

Hi there Tony and Doug. I am the friend in South Africa that sent the Balkan to Doug. Feel free to contact me on tbd@polka.co.za.

Mo

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Comment by carlos felipe morais de paula
2008-02-22 09:55:58

look for Wesley Tobacco.
they have a website and sell balkan sobranie.
regards
carlos felipe

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Comment by carlos felipe morais de paula
2008-02-22 09:58:20

this is Wesley’s url:

http://www.wesleys.co.za/siteguide.html

carlos felipe

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