Have you tried Balkan from NET.com? I know you haven't done Apache yet since you said you haven't tried MOV.
Curious how MB stacks up against Balkan.
I keep Balkan on hand at all times. It is excellent and a very nice representation of a Balkan pipe blend. I get the sense that it is ever so slightly just a smidgen lacking in depth/body...which actually is a common characteristic of a few of Clay's juices. I go extra extract on Big Spirit, Black Cherry, and Mango Vanilla for instance...though i think I overdid it and ruined MV. Which remind me, hey cherry, have you tried NETCOM Black Cherry? If not I have some with extra extract you are welcome to try.
Balkan v Maple Burley? That is a weird question. They aren't alike in any way really. Balkan typically is a blend of Macedonian and Black Sea tobaccos with Latakia and Virginia. To my understanding Maple Burley is straight burley and maple. If you are talking about the tobacco punch between those two I still think MB has more of a punch. There is nothing else quite like those A+ aros. Balkan is all tobacco, but typical to a Balkan it is a bit dry plus, as I stated, that smidgen of a smidgen of an ever so smidgen lacking in body IMHO.