This was dull brown in color and I'm betting that Cornell & Diehl produced it from an F&P recipe because the cut looks like garden mulch. The virginia is way to the forefront here and the Cavendish does indeed add body. The perique was mostly in the tin nose, and the blend had an aroma similar to Haddo's but much fainter. The smoke was definitely on the bland side, with some kind of topping throwing off the focus. The virginia, classified as lemon, did not possess its own sweetness, and the whole shebang had the mouthfeel of a cigar... and not one of the best ones. As with the Dunhill Ready Rubbed I just smoked, this one had little in the way of character. But it looks like one that would be fun to experiment with. I'm going to add some more perique and see if I can spice this one up rather than toss it.

GL Pease has produced some classic tobaccos. This ain't one of them, IMHO. The good news is this one is out of production and the classics are still around. Enjoy those and pass on this one.

Physical Characteristics: a light colored mixture, with the barest minimum of darker perique strewn throughout. A very short cut, which makes gravity-filling a pipe easy, even if I do occasionally get a stray piece of tobacco sucked through the stem.

Notes: On first light, the virginias, especially the lemon variety surge to the forefront. They provide the dominant flavors throughout the bowl, with the perique in a strictly supporting role as 'salt and pepper' here. The black cavendish helps to keep the blend on an even keel, and bite free, despite it being what I would consider medium strength, and full bodied. The various grades of virginias dance around one another throughout the smoke, providing a good amount of variation and suprise, inside of a framework of a solid virginia blend. The perique is a bit more noticeable towards the end of the bowl, but never overwhelming.