I'm smoking C&D Star of the East which is billed as half Latakia. I'm new to pipes but not new to tobacco, so take this for what it's worth. Latakia tastes like Cilantro to me, which in turn tastes like Ivory soap. My Texan wife craved cilantro during one of her pregnancies and I've consequently eaten bushels of the stuff. I acquired a taste for it and have spotted it in Cuban cigars on occasion. I suspect I'd like Lakeland, but that's TBD!