G. L. Pease - Original Mixtures: Cumberland pipe tobacco reviews

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Laudante	06/30/2008	Very Strong	None detected	Full	Tolerable
Theorically, this MUST be right, according to the description, the blender´s reputation and some of the comments. I agree with someone who says that this requires a thoughtful review, and to finish more than one tin to rate it properly. But the problem is that I couldn´t even finish the first bowl, not to say a whole tin! I tried to, but every time I made the effort to open the drawer and take it, my body started to shiver, sweat cold, my stomach ached strongly and my nerves collapsed. I just couldn´t. The smell in the can is very appealing, though. I wouldn´t dare to ever again draw a match near it.
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SApipe	06/07/2008	Strong	None detected	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Tolerable
This tobacco smells very musty in the tin (as described by many other reviewers). I can tell it is very high quality tobacco, but it just does not have any taste/character to me. It is pure unadulterated tobacco, which is a good thing, but it tastes like I'm smoking ashes. The burley (which is not listed in the description above) comes thru now & then, but I can taste no virginia, nor perique. However, it has a knockout nicotine punch!! This tobacco is very similar to Samuel Gawith 1792 flake. I'm gonna stuff some cigarettes with it because it has a long ribbon cut which is very injector friendly. It's just not my cup of tea as a pipe tobacco. 2-stars only
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scottf345	05/28/2008	Medium to Strong	None detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable
It took me a half a tin to decide I liked this tobacco. The tin that I have is a couple of years old. I find that I like this blend when I have time for it. It behaves best when you can put the pipe down between puffs.If you smoke it too fast it just winds up tasting like bitter hot ashy air. The cigarette comparisons I don't really get. It doesn't anything like any cig I ever smoked and I've smoking thousands of them. If you smoke leisurly you get the subtle sweetnes and some pleansents sour. Really is tasty. I enjoy this with coffee or a nice bourbon equally. It has a nice nico-hit that I need and gives the nose tingle that I sometimes like. This isn't a 4 star tobacco or one that you can wear all day, but I think it has to be a solid 3 star for the times it works right. I would recomend this to anyone who enjoys stronger nico filled natural tasting tobacco. You just have to slowly sip it, and there might be a little bit of a learning curve. I went back to where I bought ny first tin and picked up the other aged one that I hid in the back of the self in case I liked it, but I think I'll let it sit for another year before cracking.
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AKSmoke	02/29/2008	Strong	None detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable
I'm joining the "nays" on this one. To me, this is a nauseating burley, described adequately by other negative reviews. Moldy, dusty crawl-space is the feeling I get. Good marketing, though I don't know what to do with the extra tin. Perhaps a swap - I sure won't smoke it.
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Pipestud	02/07/2008	Mild	None detected	Medium	Pleasant
Life is too short to have to baby your smoke. I want a tobacco that is forgiving when puffed on with regularity. Cumberland, fortunately, is one of those forgiving tobaccos that won't fire up your mouth if puffed on with aggression. A subtle bite of pecan flavor hits the tongue from the Burley and stewed prunes flavor from the pinch of Perique will tickle the cockles of many smokers.
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michaelbevilacqua	11/18/2007	Very Strong	None detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
Cumberland is one of those Virginia/Perique blends that required some time and thought to review. I had to be sure and smoke two tins this time around. I love this stuff. Open and dock your tin for a few days as the tins seem to be packed rather tightly. Then sit back and enjoy some of the grandest aged Kentucky Mahogany you'll ever smoke. Cumberland's 20 year matured ribbons make this one of the most enjoyable Virginia/Perique recipes to ever hit my senses. It packs and smokes effortlessly and gives you as much time as you want to enjoy the moment. The Perique is subtle yet present and compliments the Kentucky all the way to the last third of the bowl. This is a powerful smoke, one to enjoy extra slowly while reading or writing. Highly recommended.
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JazzSmoke	10/22/2007	Medium	None detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable
The first tin I tried of this tobacco was about three years ago. It tasted like a straight ahead burley blend with no real surprises. I made it through half a tin but just couldn't handle the harshness. Tried it again just recently and made my way through a few bowls before I gave the the tin away. Harsh and hot smoking and well, it's just burley! I can't recommend his blend because if one wants a simple burley tobacco, there are plenty available that won't burn so hot.
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billb3	10/19/2007	Strong	None detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable
First time I tried this was after the Second Memphis pipe show. On the way to Alabama I packed a pipe and lit it up and said ackk? this tastes like stale cigarette tobacco. I tried a few more bowls and was underwhelmed. Recently I cracked a tin that was a few years old to give it another ride and yippy. It is quite good after about 3 years of age. It is slightly sweet, spicy with the cliche rich nutty burley taste. The strength is still there but I kind of like the occassional butt whooping that strong blends provide. There are woody notes and the occassional bit of sourness. This is a very good blend, given enough age. The aroma is not exactly friendly for those who do not like tobacco however. If you like burley, perique, and virginia score a few tins and put them down. I don't, however, suggest trying this before it gets some age, it might scare you off.
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GarageLocked	10/16/2007	Strong	None detected	Medium	Tolerable
I was not a huge fan of the tin aroma but I really could care less, its whats in the pipe that counts. Packing was a breeze; I used a rather large Viprati for the entire tin and for one reason or another I really just liked filling the pipe with this stuff. The nicotine, for me, was quite overwhelming especially in tandom with the large pipe. The smoke was musty, sweet, and very thick in a good way. It was also very easy to keep lit from beginning to end. There wasn't a great deal of variance however, the pipe accounts for that with its very wide bowl. All in all this stuff is a solid pipe tobacco not my favorite but agian it is something I deffinetly will be coming back to.
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Grey Cloud	07/14/2007	Medium	None detected	Medium	Strong
Highly unimpressed with this "trendy" pipe tobacco. It is nothing more than cigarette tobacco. The taste is musty and cob webed. I felt as though someone tined this tobacco as a joke, just to see how many would buy it and call it a masterpiece. Yuk!
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1968Billy	06/25/2007	Mild to Medium	Mild	Medium	Tolerable
I'm sure I'm missing something with this tobacco,as I have just sampled it once. I bought the tin totally because of the name Cumberland and the Ky tobacco in it. Good enough reason. Upon opening the tin I noticed an aroma I had known before, but it wasn't until I was half way throught the bowl did I remember the scent. Snuff or Dip, like Skoal and Copenhagen. I also picked up the aroma of cigarette tobacco. This kinda turned my stomach, as I am not fond of either. Hence the pipe. With so many of my favorite tobaccos on hand, It's hard to go back to this right now. When I do, if the update warrants change I'll make note. Best savored slowly.
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Captain Pete	05/19/2007	Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant
I am totally rewriting my review. Initially I had only glowing things to say about Cumberland; its flavors, its aroma, etc. Upon opening the tin it is one of the best smelling tobaccos I have smoked. And smoking it right after opening is a wonderful experience on the palate. I had a year and a half old tin that I just openend, and smoked for a few days. About four days after opening it, I resealed it with my foodsaver vacuum sealer. There were no air leaks, and it was not dried out when I sealed it. Now, a few months later, I have reopened it. The tobacco remains a fairly constant moisture, neither too dry nor too moist. But the aroma was all but gone. I could pick up hints of perique, and only a shadow of the kentucky. The va.s were very week in aroma. Somewhat disappointed, but undaunted nonetheless, I packed the very same pipe I last smoked it in. On first light, the flavors were certainly there. But they faded rapidly. A quarter of the way into the bowl, and it was just ashy and acrid, with the merest dopple of perique playing peek-a-boo. Summarizing, I would say that this tobacco seems not to have a good shelf life once opened. I don't understand this, as I have left tins of MacBaren Plumcake around for months after opening, and it loses very little flavor. Now, it may be that Greg uses nothing in the way of preservation, and his tobacco is meant to be used up within a few days of opening. But I still find this situation a bit consternating, and have to downgrade my rating from four to only two stars. Sorry Greg.
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DoctorThoss	11/18/2006	Strong	None detected	Mild	Tolerable
This tobacco reminded me of C&D's Easy Times, only with no latakia. I wonder if this is the same aged burley used in ET, as it has a similar effect -- the taste seems extraordinarily muted to me, to the extent that I can't detect much in the way of flavor. A lot of folks obviously enjoy this, but I was somewhat disappointed. The quality of the tobaccos is obviously high, but it wasn't for me.
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NapaWineLover	09/28/2006	Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant
Cumberland is one of the finest tobacco blends I have ever smoked. The red and mature VA's do exactly what the GLP states. They are sweet and flavorful and set the stage. There is though, no tang or tartness. These are mature but not cooked. The Kentucky is exquisite ... it brings fullness but never steals the show. The perique, for my tastes, is the perfect condiment. Permit me a further comment on the perique. I have come to not enjoy it as a main character, but still, I appreciate what it brings to a blend. Here it adds a gentle bit of spice and depth but doesn't overwhelm. The smoke is complex. When I gently puff this blend, each of the components manages to identify itself at random through the bowl and then back to a beautiful harmony that is very satisfying. The musical analogy is perfectly fitting here. It needs no special packing. It smokes cool and clean and leaves a wonderfully natural room note. At time it's woodsy, earthy, nutty and never sour or acidic (or alkalai as it were.) I smoke this before or after a meal. At any time of day. I enjoy fine VA blends that have no Orientals as much as I do those that do contain Orientals, but I have never smoked a blend that was without them that is as satisfying as this blend. This is a VA blend for the Balkan smoker that finds the typical VA blend a bit sharp. This is deep and full without a bite in the bowl. A most facinating blend. I'm hooked. Cheers, VC
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ajaj	06/25/2006	Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant
An excellent blend for those who wish a change from a pure virginia or VaPer. I am not a burley fan, but Cumberland does not come close to your standard "nutty" burley blend. The aged Kentuckys supply a unique spiciness; not like perique, but more of a dry pleasant natural smokiness. Sip Cumberland slowly and do not allow it to start roasting away. Cumberland is expecially nice on a hot summer afternoon whilst relaxing. This is a tobacco I enjoy freshly made or aged. aj
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Darwin	06/24/2006	Medium to Strong	None detected	Medium	Tolerable
10/23/10 I've been smoking Cumberland for 8 years now. I like it more than ever, and as my tins age they just get better and better. It's one of the most satisfying blends in my rotation. If you like Cumberland, you might like to try C&D Easy Times. It is similarly satisfying with the addition of some latakia as a condiment. If my taste buds are not deceiving me it shares the same Kentucky with Cumberland. I increased the strength rating to medium to strong from medium. 06/24/06 I have to increase my recommendation of Cumberland. Over the past couple of years I have come to appreciate Cumberland very much. The depth of the Kentucky really is special, but the skillful blending and the synergy of the components is what makes this my favorite Pease blend. I now smoke this much more than the burley blends I mentioned in 2003. Moreover, I have had a chance to smoke some Cumberland that has been aged for 2 or 3 years. It's really wonderful. I'm stocking up on the 8 oz. tins. 04/12/03 It has taken me about 8 months to finish my first tin of Cumberland. This is a tobacco that requires your full attention; it will bite you if you're not careful. I don't believe I have another blend in my rotation that has burley, VA, and perique, or at least one where the burley is the dominant tobacco; too bad, it's a great combination. Cumberland is dominated by the nutty burley flavor. The Virginia adds a little sweetness, and the perique adds spice. It has a nice nicotine hit that I enjoy, also. Even though the burley dominates, I smoke it more like a Virginia, nice and slow. I reach for burley blends quite often. But for some reason, I don't reach for Cumberland as often as Wilke's Nut Brown Burley or Barbary Coast. It could be that Cumberland is a demanding tobacco and I often smoke burley in a cob when I'm working in the yard or wrenching on the motorcycle. That being said, Cumberland is a wonderful blend and I'll buy more.
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RebelPipesterII	05/25/2006	Very Strong	None detected	Full	Tolerable to Strong
Okay quick note; more to come. Bit of advice, the last note on the Tin Description "Best savored slowly." Yes, savor slowly in your coolest pipe, preferably a corn cob. This is a bear and will turn you off totally in a large VA or English pipe. Make sure you have time to savor how this blend develops and it pays off. Also, no tongue bite until the end then you end up with a peppery finish. I thought originally this was a Virginia blend, it is not, it's a Burley blend of which I'm not a fan of.
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butman	03/14/2006	Medium to Strong	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
Well, here we go with a Haddo's spinoff with a lot of Kentucky burley added. The can aroma is great. I am going to put the can away for a year and see if it gets better. I like Haddo's and I like burley blends, but there is something lost here in this new can. There seems to be a recurring theme among the GL Pease family of VA/P blends including Stratford, Telegraph Hill and Lombard. I like all of these better than Cumberland, but time improves all of the others so we shall see. Won't buy another can for a year or so.
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rkzenrage	02/17/2006	Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Cumberland... what can I say... wow! Levels, and levels... a truly subtle smoke that one can still smoke and enjoy a good book while "tasting" it. I know that makes no sense, but you will have to try it to understand. The Va and Per. are old hat for me but these are very nice and have a sweet "dancy" nature on the tongue that is very refreshing. Not like some that can be in the realm of stewed fruit... I like that too... this is just different. The burley, 20 year aged in mahogany... and it is in there binding all of the flavors while conducting this journey wonderfully. It builds, so half-way down to the end you start to get a much richer experience without ever a tanic, acrid, acidic or overpowering note from any one player. I will be taking more time with this one. BTW... I agree with Kilted on the particulars of the smoking experience, so I will save you the recap. I will say that it reminds me of a truly good cigar, one that does not overpower the palette. Namaste' Robert
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Nojoqui	12/18/2005	Medium to Strong	None detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable
I have been smoking Cumberland off and on for the past year. I am now smoking a year old can. I think there is a real difference between a new can and a year old can here. In most cases a well aged can really improves the quality of the blend. In the case of Cumberland I actually get the impression I am smoking a whole new blend. The sweetness of the Virginia is now playing second fiddle to the Kentucky and the Perique. I am one to enjoy the sweetness of the a nice Virginia no matter what the cut or the curing type. I really love the way a Virginia/Perique blend changes in flavor as I smoke down the bowl. In a fresh can of Cumberland I can really notice this. The Kentucky will play off the Virginia at the top of the bowl, and all settles in a wonderful meld toward the bottom. My aged supply seems to lose this. This is one tobacco that I prefer new as opposed to aging. The Perique seems to be the dominant factor here. I love Perique as it is supposed to be: a condiment tobacco. After the first third of the bowl that is all I taste! I am a smoker of English blends most often, but always find refuge in a nice quality Virginia/Perique blend to wile away my leisure time outside in my garden on a pleasant afternoon. IMHO I will stick with in the direction of a blend like Astley's No. 55 Elizabethan. I have yet to write a review about that blend, but I will give it a hands down approval over Cumberland whether it be new or aged, Periqued, or not. I really appreciate Greg Pease's skills as a blender. Give me Haddo's Delight for strength, complexity, and pleasure. Maybe it's the addition of the Black Cavendish that makes it over the Kentucky for that subtle back note.
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