G. L. Pease - Heirloom Collection: Westminster pipe tobacco reviews

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kongsdad	10/14/2011	Strong	Mild	Very Full	Tolerable to Strong
Can't say i like this after 6 bowls in 4 pipes after 3 weeks time. Too close to cigar leaf taste for me and the ol woman who can tolerate alot of lat/ oriental fumes can't stand it. Seems like after awhile it tastes like what a dirty ashtry smells like.Maybe i got a bad tin as I do smoke 5 Balkans in my rotation and can't get past that cigar taste in this one. took alot of attention to keep it lit and with all the relights I got tounge burned. Won't be getting anymore .
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cakeanddottle	09/19/2011	Medium	Extremely Mild	Full	Tolerable
I don't get the lackluster reviews for this blend. This one is big, full, delicious, and actually has some nicotine for a Lat blend. Frequently shows the big sour notes I crave that I associate with Balkans, which must be the Latakia used here because this is no Balkan. Tell you what, all you guys that don't think so much of this one, I'll trade you some of my Penzance or FVF for your Westminster. I think to date that this is my desert island Lat blend.
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Dr. Scott	06/06/2011	Medium	None detected	Full	Strong
My tin is eleven months old. The Latakia dominates the first half of the bowl, then the Orientals begin to flower. But Mr. Pease is too heavy-handed with the smoky Cyprus stuff. And it burns very hot. Some Virginia lovers would call this a Latakia bomb. Compared to other English blends, it is bland and somewhat flat, really of interest only to Latakiaphiles. May not really deserve a second star, but I must acknowledge that it is OK for its style... Update, 4 May 2012: given additional time to age, and smoked a little more dry, the Latakia is not quite as overwhelming, and the Orientals are more prominent. Goes well with a Scotch Ale. A solid two stars; I can see how some would acquire a taste for it...
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derlict311	05/30/2011	Medium	None detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable
Complexity is what I'm after when I reach for Westminster. And that's what I get. I It hasn't hit my "remarkable" button yet. Maybe too young? It has, however, effectively peaked my curiosity towards other Pease blends, for which I have tried none. I know, shame on me. Update: I have been working my way through my tin and this blend surely warrants an upgrade to three stars. A nice, frilly English blend.
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Brown Pipeman 1940	04/16/2011	Medium to Strong	Extremely Mild	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong
This was one of the first English Oriental blends I ever tried. Very strong in flavor and aroma, but not in nicotine. It is very dark in color and packs and smokes easily in all different types of pipes. The taste was quite complex, although that might be due to my inexperience with Oriental tobaccos. I could detect the Latakia and Virginias, but the other flavors would be hard to describe. There was a woodsy (like cedar), campfire type taste and the room note was the same, so it probably won't please non-smokers, unless they are the outdoor type. Overall, a great smoke and it was an excellent introduction into the world of English Oriental blends.
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Davie Jones	04/13/2011	Very Mild	None detected	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Pleasant to Tolerable
Flat, no complexity, no taste.
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Mr. Big	04/07/2011	Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Tolerable
Updated Final : 12/14/11 : I've gone back and forth on this tobacco, different pipes , different times of day, different tin aging and the final results are as follows; BLAH ! This tobacco is middle of the road, medium light in all categories; "N", flavor , latakia , Oriental, Virginia, packing, spice. It's not terrible, but why bother. 2 stars And I agree with reviewer above, "DARTH VADER",11/19/11, there is a bitterness and a slight vanilla background ( deertongue ?), I will not buy again. Original reviews: A nice tobacco, but not a great tobacco. The Orientals play a significant roll along with the latakia. The Virginia adds some sweetness but IMO it adds to much spicy heat. I think there may even be a touch of clove and vanilla. I'm trying to find some reason I would need to add this to my rotation and I can't. I'll finish the tin and won't buy more not because it's bad , it's just not great. Updated 10/19/11- Wow, What 7 months of cellaring will due.Spicy heat is calmed, orientals play , Smokie . I really should give GLP Blends at least 6 months before evaluating. I have to bump this up to 2 1/2 stars . This reminds me of a heavier Balkin Sasieni ( I like Meridian, Blackpoint and Odyssey better), the flavors are somewhat muted from a cob. Again, good but not great.11/3/11, just finishing the tin, the final smoke was best seems like the dryer this got and the more it breathed the better it got.
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Tom Servo	03/29/2011	Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable
Like all blends from Pease, quality tobaccos and a thoughtful hand in the blending room. A very English - English blend. Medium sweet Virginias, nice light Orientals and Cyprus Latakia in spades. Flavors show that typical Pease balance. The only problem I have is the bite, sipping the smoke helps but if you let your attention lag for five minutes your tongue may pay the price. Nice blend - I just don’t want to have to be so diligent in my pipe puffing. I’ll try another tin later, sometimes my tongue seems to be more susceptible to bite than others. And since I usually don’t have harshness issues with Mr. Pease’s mixtures, I’ll have to double check this one, and Update as needed.
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rintrah	03/24/2011	Medium	None detected	Medium	Strong
Decent leaf.
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risle-lariviere	02/10/2011	Medium	None detected	Medium	Tolerable to Strong
Without a doubt one of the best English on the market , but it has to be aged a bit . I've cellared it for one year and it's heavenly but a year ago i would have rate it 3 stars.
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Pipe-arazzo	02/08/2011	Very Mild	None detected	Medium	Pleasant
I found with this one, like Odyssey, needed some airing and drying time before it hit its stride (not counting the very first smoke, a not unusual occurrence for me), giving the best smokes a few weeks after opening the tin. It is very light in the nicotine content. It also needs to be packed rather densely for best results. The flavor is initially bitter, though I'm very sensitive to bitterness (a hereditary trait, evidenced by the cream and sugar I take in my coffee). Later, however, it smooths out and is rather earthy, spicy, and pleasant. There is a kind of "dissonance" in the flavor that I absolutely love; it kind of dances on the palate and keeps it on its toes (if a palete can be said to have toes). There is also a real treat here in the sidestream. There it is smoky and sweet, with a definite earthiness and some je ne se quoi. Overall, this reminds me of a rubbed out version of Germain's latakia flake, one of my favorites. With more nicotine this would be a gold-standard for me. As it is, it is quite good. I put it in my favorites in part because I have not been overly impressed with any latakia mixtures lately.
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KahveDelisi	12/19/2010	Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Strong
finished about 2/3 of the tin. Tried everything I could think of, wet, dry, bone dry, different pipes, different packing, nothing worked, all I got was full metallic taste and ultra poor burning qualities. I'm seriously thinking if mr pease himself do wonder why westminster got so many positive reviews when he has much better (and complex & original may I add) offerings in his stash such as blackpoint.
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chgo.piper	11/15/2010	Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable
As one who enjoys latakia in lite to moderate doses in some blends this review may not mean much. Latakia is really all I taste in Westminster, however, it's a smooth smoke. I just would like to have a little more sweet virginia to balance this blend out somewhat. I did pick up a half a dozen tins and put them in the cellar (I'll see what a few years does to it). Over-all a rich english blend of high quality.
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Fife&Drum	10/22/2010	Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Strong
This is my first outing with GL Pease. I like it so far. My perfect English has always been Penzance. This runs a close second...for right now. It's dark in the tin. Nice ribbon cut. Not too thin. Black and brown strands within an even mix. The tin aroma is classically English/Balkan w/ Orientals and Virginia. Smokey. A bit o' sweet VA scent riding on top. Smells much like Margate. Hmm. After lighting up I think "Margate". But wait, there's more! This is spicier. Much spicier. More like Penzance...but wait...it's even spicier than Penzance! Dark, brooding, spicy, rich. Even a slight hint of fragrant black coffee. More balanced than Penzance in regards to the Latakia. I like this. It gets darker and spicier further down the bowl. More complex. It tended to have a bit more strength than I anticipated. A solid medium, maybe a bit stronger than medium. A very good blend. I shall now continue with my tests...
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Mr.Wilson	10/17/2010	Medium to Strong	Extremely Mild	Medium to Full	Tolerable
Westminster was actually the first thing I smoked when I got my pipe. I wouldn't recommend that for beginners by the way. When I opened it I thought "well damn. I should have saved myself some money, clomb the roof of my house, and huffed the chimney." (clomb is a word by the way ;) ) Smoking it at the time was in my mind, just as pleasant and laborious. So I put it away and proceeded to explore the world of aromatics, which was a hit and miss affair. After a while I packed another bowl of it out of boredom and was suprised to find it not as disagreable to my palate as before - in fact, I found it increasingly agreeable with each smoke. The trend has continued and now I have resolved to purchace some more when this tin runs out. So there you have it, G.L. Pease knows how to please.
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Merven the Great	10/09/2010	Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
Wow how interesting? dark and smokey, in fact opening the tin had me grabbing for the fire extinguisher, smelt like yesterdays bushfire (not bad though). The taste, however, was quite different than the tin aroma, tasted soooo velvety on the tongue and develops wonderfully into something different as the bowl burns down. Its dark and gloomy and can relax you enough to put you in a coma on a large bowl. Does not bite, the standard two lights to get going and leave you with not homework on completion. Deserving of the positive reviews and I hope my review places G.L Pease - Westminster back where it belongs: 4 STARS
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Claudius Stradivarius	10/02/2010	Extremely Mild	None detected	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Pleasant to Tolerable
God forbid someone says anything against Pease tobaccos... Whenever someone does not like Pease's tobaccos, some reviewers become defensive or attack the reviewer like the one on top of me... MY TASTES AND IMPRESSIONS ARE MINE AND SHOULD NOT BE CRITISIZED BY ANYONE! I don't critisize people that find Pease's tobaccos to be great, splendid, etc. Original Review 2 oct 10 Sighs. This was rumored to be a substitute to Dunhill's London Mixture. LM was rich, spicy, slightly sweet and tasty. And I miss it very much. This is tasteless, bland, impersonnal. Westminster is no replacement of LM. Pretending to be so is nothing less than an insult to Dunhill. I will NEVER buy any GL Pease tobacco again. I might be dumb but I ain't stupid.
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chaplikc	09/28/2010	Medium	None detected	Medium	Tolerable
This is a very good all day, middle of the road english blend. There are no extremes to this blend and would suite those who like several bowls of an english blend a day. 4 stars for me!
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Poppy	09/20/2010	Mild to Medium	Mild	Medium to Full	Tolerable
This blend burn very badly, but the taste is good. I try it little bite dry, but always, it burn badly, I got problem to really enjoy this blend.
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PipeSentinel	09/13/2010	Mild	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
My first review here as a new smoker only by a couple of months. For all the comments about this being a tobacco for experienced palates, I have to say this the first tobacco to give me truly enjoyable smoke. Not so heavy as Peterson's Irish Flake and more delicate to me than Old Dublin. At first I had a hard time staying lit, but once I began sipping the pipe it both stayed lit and gave a full flavor all the way to the end with no ashy taste. "Peppery" was word used elsewhere; I think that's about right for a developing sensation, not a bite. But then I like pepper. I got mine at Iwan Ries in Chicago. Now I'll have to find a way to order some. Any suggestions? Thanks to Greg for a good first smoke.
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