Balkan Sobranie Original Smoking Mixture was a legendary blend that's changed a number of times over the years. If you talk to long-time pipe smokers, they tend to say that the best version was from the late sixties through the seventies. Hearth & Home blender Russ Ouellette used to love the blend during that era and decided to take on the daunting task of coming up with a mixture that would capture the flavor and aroma of that classic tobacco. It contains the same general components as BSOSM - sweet Virginias, exotic Orientals (including the famed Yenidje) and Cyrian Latakia. The acclaim heaped upon this blend has been amazing, but here's a quote that says it all -
“I'll make this short and sweet. WhiteKnight is the best tobacco I've ever smoked and I've been smoking a pipe for 51years. The only tobacco close is the original 1970's Balkan Sobranie which WhiteKnight emulates.” CL of Dresher, PA