G. L. Pease - Embarcadero pipe tobacco reviews

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hufflepuff	03/21/2010	Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
That is a very pleasant smoke. The tin note is of musty dates and figs. It comes relatively moist in the tin so some drying time is necessary before smoking. Properly dry, it smokes easily and emits a full yet mellow creaminess. Not sweet, not sour. The turkish adds a nice spiciness and melds with the viginias perfectly. This is a great blend but is very subtle in it's gifts. Don't expect to be dazzled by any one particular characteristic or you will miss the point of this blend. It took me awhile to "get it" so don't rush your opinion of it. Much like the tin description says it's meant to be subdued and satisfying but also comforting like a familiar old sweater. Good stuff. 3.5 Stars
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ProdigalWeb	12/07/2009	Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Between this and Fillmore, I've found my basic couple of tobaccos. I love this stuff. Upon opening the tin, the aroma of ripe figs and raisins is quite wonderful. I notice the aroma of the oriental tobacco, but it doesn't mute the Virginias or take center stage. Upon lighting the pipe, the oriental leaf immediately subdues the sweetness of the Virginias, but that sweetness is still there. About half way through the bowl I get a hint of a flavor and aroma kind of like roasting chestnuts. Although the tobacco was a little moist for my taste when I first opened the tin, it still lights easily and burns cool all the way to the end of the bowl. I'm going to Columbus Wednesday and plan to buy many tins of this and Fillmore to cellar. I think these will both be spectacular with a little age on them.
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Gordy	06/18/2009	Strong	None detected	Medium	Tolerable
Nothing special here. Just the Trademark taste of crap! I cant believe I fell for the GL Pease line. Have not found one variety I would buy twice!
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flaminbill'	05/16/2009	Medium to Strong	None detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
I like most Pease blends though some do not burn so well. Not a problem with Embarcadero:It stays lit, has an outstanding tin aroma and the taste is exquisite. Of the last 4 or 5 tins of Pease tobacco that I have purchased, this is easily my favorite over Lombard, Piccadilly, Cairo and Blackpoint (though Blackpoint shows a lot of promise). Does it measure up to Haddos Delight, Cumberland, Montgomery and Stratford as my favorite blends in this genre? Only time will tell. But I believe this to be a very enjoyable and well-balanced blend in a variety of pipe styles and sizes. I can't ask for much more than that: Well done!
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bryantm3	02/22/2009	Mild	None detected	Medium	Pleasant
Sweet and sour chicken is right. Out of the tin, the aroma is similar to SG's Bracken Flake, minus the chocolate/coffee smell. But when you light it, these two tobaccos, oriental and virginia, create a strange mixture that tastes like sweet and sour sauce at a chinese restaurant. Not my thing. It's blended very well, obviously there was a lot of work put into it, but it's quite disappointing to have the sweet virginias muted by the orientals. I love orientals, but they're better suited center stage, such as in Dunhill's Early Morning Pipe.
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Xeneize	02/13/2009	Medium	None detected	Medium	Tolerable
Excellent Oriental mixture, rich and complex due to a great choice of Virginias. Sweet, spicy, everything you would expect from high a quality Oriental leaf, but I have missed the coffee and nuttiness hints from the tin description. 3 out of 4 stars just because I've found it a bit cloying at the end of the bowl, but this is probably too personal and might be reviewed in the future.
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PipenGuitar	01/17/2009	Medium	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
This is my first GLPease tobacco. It was my tobacconist's favorite blend when I had inquired of his top choice. Once I smoked the first 1/3 of the bowl, I experienced a "bright" coffee/nutty aroma. Surprisingly more aromatic than I expected. Smoking through the rest of the bowl, it became more of a dark coffee aroma but not too strong. I will definitely try more GLPease blends.
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agedtins	12/23/2008	Medium to Strong	None detected	Medium	Tolerable
I have just finished my 3rd tin of Embacadero and it has earned a 92 point score. As predomintaly a virginia/vaper smoker the Izmir leaf was a question mark. In fact if I did not know I was smoking virginia/izmir, I would have guessed I was smoking an excellent virginia with a bit of perique. This is a beautiful full bodied smoke. Mildly sweet, quite rich and complex. I have a dozen tins in the cellar and plan to add many more to my stash believing this will age nicely for years to come. I just finished a bowl after several single malts and prime aged fillet.....what a treat! Greg Pease sure makes some wonderful tobacco..... right up there with Filmore!
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Slow Triathlete	11/21/2008	Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant
I popped open my tin of Embarcadero on its one year birthday. I had really wanted to try this sooner but it just got lost in the cellar. I am a fan of only two other Pease blends. Filmore and Barbary Coast. I'm not much of a Latakia fan so that knocks out most of his blends for me right off of the bat. This one, however, was much different. Man, this blend has a great aroma in the tin. It's kind of a sweet and sour smell. I assume the sweet is from the Virginias and the sour comes from the Izmir mixed in there. The cut on the blend is like nothing I have seen so far. It's kind of a ribbon cut but the ribbons are really long and pretty wide. It makes packing the pipe interesting. Not hard, but interesting. My blend came a bit wet so I laid all of it out on a paper towel and dried it for about an hour and a half. Now it is at the perfect moisture level for me. The first light was very easy. Did a few false lights to really get it going and then I was off to the races. For those who know me, I am usually a VaPer smoker. This different spice tobacco really appealed to me. It was similar to Perique but also very different. The Izmir plays in and out with the Virginias and never takes over. The Red Virginias are very flavorful in a way similar to Rattray's Hal O The Wynd. I have smoked about half of the tin so far and I really, really like this blend. I will definitely be buying more to smoke.
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jopado	11/10/2008	Mild	Very Mild	Mild	Pleasant
The tin I'm smoking from as we speak is about a year old and, as I recall, I realy didn't want a second pipe out of it when it was new. However, I now think I might put a few tins on the shelf for next year...or the year after. Tin aroma after a year is still somewhat cardboardie but I assume that's because of that silly little circle of cardboard with two overlapping flaps that make it difficult to get down to the tobacco. I wonder, though, does that packaging technique help to maintain the moisture level? It was perfect a year ago and it still is! Packs right, lites right, burns cool and tastes very smooth. My palate is not educated enough to go into detail on the flavors,(I enjoy every thing from Prince Albert to Plum Cake) but flavor is very.....pleasant. If your playing around with various Virginia's and might enjoy something with character, give it a go. Update: 10/10/08 while reviewing the reviews I noticed that I was the only smoker that considered this blend to be 'mild'. The only thing I can figure is that I need to recalibrate my notion of strength. We all know that six million Frenchmen can't be wrong.
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Quick_nick	10/14/2008	Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant
I have yet to find a Pease blend I didn't like. Embarcadero is no exception. It's a very unique blend and does take some care to smoke but when smoked thoughtfully will reward you with a sweet, smoky, and spicy heaven that few can rival. Obviously tobacco reviews will vary and reviewers have their own tastes but it's hard for me to think there isn't something everyone should like. In the tin it has a very sweet grassy smell, but when you light up is when the bliss begins. This is not for me an everyday smoke rather one that needs to be visited once a week or so.
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tomobedlam	09/12/2008	Medium	None detected	Very Full	Pleasant
I recently moved away from the SF Bay Area, and after reading some of the reviews of this tobacco, I couldnt resist it, as I am a very big fan of Pease blends, and his Cumberland is at the top of my top ten I think. This tobacco is similar in some ways, it has the richness and complexity of the virginias, complimented by spicy orientals. It is a beautiful appearing tobacco in the tin as well. I smoked this stuff in my clay pipe and it is so full of various flavors and sensations that it is a truly contemplative smoke, if that means anything. I highly recommend this tobacco, try it for yourself, but give yourself some time and smoke it mindfully. If you want to absentmindedly puff away on something, smoke something else because this one deserves your attention.
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BriarChef	09/10/2008	Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant
What more could you want to start the day than excellent sweet Virginia perfectly seasoned with tart and toasty Turkish? A bit dry on the mouth feel, but nothing an iced Assam tea with a tad of lemon can't cure.
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augustin	08/21/2008	Mild to Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
I like this tobacco very much and it has won a spot on my rotation. I bought it in the first place because I couldn't resist the wonderful smell of the tobacco from the tin, but the flavor is delicious. I bought 2oz. of this tobacco to try and I'll be going back to buy a few tins more.
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laufenstoc	07/06/2008	Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Tolerable
I generally enjoy glp blends with the very occasional departure into disappointments. This blend just is not for me. I generally prefer orientals in latakia blends while I very much enjoy VA blends, I find that these blends can only tolerate a delicate dosing of oriental condiment. I am not suggesting that this is a "bad" tobacco, but it is definitely not to my taste. I expected something where VA predominates and this blend had none of the characteristic qualities I enjoy in VA blends. I tried several bowls in different pipes hoping to have better luck, but no dice. The tin went into the trash. I don't often discard tobacco, but I won't smoke something I really don't care for, just because I bought it.
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dallaspipehead	05/18/2008	Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
That is an interesting title. At first, I didn't find this an interesting tobacco. I think that is the fault of the pipe I chose for its maiden voyage. I recently purchased a Peterson 120 and tried Virginia Gentleman out of it. Then I tried Montgomery. Then I tried Pegasus. Still unsure where I was going with this pipe, I contemplated the flavors that were most prominent in it thus far, and what tobaccos created them. Looking at the collection, I recollected the ingredients of this blend at thought it was well suited to the present variation scheme. I must have laid the perfect foundation for this flake to perform on. The red virginias got things off to a tasty start, with a mere suggestion of turkish at the beginning. The turkish and virginia were in harmony for the first third, after which, the turkish momentarily outshined the red Va. Simplistic, but it hints at the science behind the proper measuring of components and trade secrets closely guarded by the pros. I love the way this session is going. I've set it down to cool several times, and it tastes just as good or better with each re-light. The last third is subtle and woodsy. The flakes are invitingly moist and easy to crumble between my thumb and fingers, making the loading process easy on the fly. It burns hot for my style of puffing, so the ol' sip and set method works like a charm. I was just playing with my new 120, killing time while waiting for some deertoungue blends I intended to sample out of it. It looks like "Crooner" will be singing elsewhere. Very promising, indeed.
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Jaybee	04/25/2008	Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
I was reently gifted a tin of this by a friend of mine and opened it with great anticipation. The great part about pipesmoking is that after years of trying different blends you can read the label description and guess what it tastes like; only to find out you were totally wrong. This blend tastes nothing like what I would have expected. The Red virginia is stout and full and the turkish influence weaves in and out of the blend as to remind you that it has something to say about the matter. What surprised me, is that the blend is much less sweet than I would have expected given the red virginia. The flavor is very warm and full, with a slight smokiness. A bowl lasts a long time. Given the wonderful taste of this tobacco, a long time may not be long enough......
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Lochinvar	03/16/2008	Medium	None detected	Medium	Tolerable
I echo the positive comments of all below, and am loath to give it less than four stars, but feel I must. Taste and room note are great, it smokes well I love the taste (more of a Virginia with a little Oriental than a true VA/Oriental tobacco), and HIGHLY respect the creator. HOWEVER with every bowl smoke I wind out about halfway through with a sore throat which continues for some time. I can smoke other tobaccos all day with no problem, switch to this and boom. It is one of the most peculiar smoking experiences I have ever had and really am at loss as to why it happens. It is so good though that I continue to smoke it, thought it is far and away not an all dayer for me.
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john doe	03/06/2008	Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Sweet and sour chicken, anyone? This is a striking, original mixture that makes you sit up and go, whoa, now that's something different. The sweet and sour taste is most unusual, and may be one of a kind. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want sweet and sour chicken for every meal, and I find it hard to imagine making this a regular part of my rotation. It's an interesting change of pace, and the quality is indisputable, but I probably won't be buying this one again any time soon.
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Beer	01/25/2008	Medium	None detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable
A tobacco that looks and smokes very similar to Fillmore. The difference is that it tastes slightly less spicy (of course much less citrusy, since Fillmore had Perique and Embarcadero has orientals), it is smoother and slightly lighter in nicotine (thus more tolerable to my taste). Like Fillmore, it smokes dry, regular and with absolutely no bite. It is quite a "quiet" tobacco, with no particular highs but pleasant and refined. To me, like its brother, it is still a bit underwhelming and with some slightly troubling (but almost undetectable) bitter notes. I can see myself smoking it with pleasure, savoring its subtleties, but not craving for it. It will certainly appeal to those who like a Camel cigarette once in a while and seek something similar in a pipe tobacco but with more body, complexity and refinement. Nice, but unspectacular: again, for me, orientals without Latakia do not strike a particular impression. Certainly better anyway IMHO than, let's say, Presbyterian Mixture (a similar blend that comes to my mind).
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