Ok, so I know as a general rule, conifers should not be used for smoking but Larch is a bit different from most conifers. For one, it is not an evergreen. I was talking to a guy in Veitenam who opened his own american bbq restaurant over there. He told me the first thing he would recommend to be smoking meat in Ireland is to try the local woods that are cheaper and more readily available. I found a guy over here who has larch for very cheap. I have searched google and there doesn't appear to be general concensus about smoking with Larch or not. I would not have thought that Larch was a hardwood being a conifer but it was listed among hardwoods on the irish forestry website. So what do you guys think, can you hot smoke with Larch?