G. L. Pease - New World Collection: JackKnife Plug pipe tobacco reviews

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flakey	01/07/2012	Strong	None detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable
Good deep, dark earthy flavor, almost like a good cigar, but it doesn't taste quite like a cigar. Although now I'm wondering what the addition of some cigar leaf would do here? Anyway, sometimes I get kind of a dark bell pepper sort of taste. I like the balance of the rich red virginia sweetness against the kentucky burley spice, it's a good combo. This tobacco seems like it would be a good companion for camping or fishing. If you lose your pipe, feel free to bite off a chaw from the plug. Nicotine? Check check. Lightweights need not apply unless you're looking to build tolerance. All around, this has become one of my favorites. It will always have a place in my cache as long as I can get it. Good job Greg, thanks.
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longlost00	01/02/2012	Medium to Strong	None detected	Full	Tolerable
I skipped the plug form of this and bought the "Ready Rubbed" release. I can't compare the two, save for my assumption that this one is easier to prepare, but the flavors and strength are fantastic. Sweetness, but not overwhelming, married with an intense body and deep flavor. This one seems to be aging quite well, too, as every time I go back to it, it seems to improve.
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bluedog	12/08/2011	Medium to Strong	Very Mild	Full	Tolerable to Strong
At first I wasn't getting everything I wanted out of this tobacco, but since then I have let it age for a few months. I know find it much more mellow and smooth tasting. I will defiantly buy more and let them age. It goes very well with briar or cob. The only downside is my girlfriend gives it a bad rating on the room note.
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Kokinhenik	10/10/2011	Medium to Strong	Extremely Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
Four stars. Will add more later...need to take a nap now after that nice nic hit.
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Darth Vader	08/05/2011	Medium to Strong	None detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Finally got some and it was worth the wait. You do get the occasional wisp of cigar flavor, but this is not a cigar flavored baccy. Love the plug style and with a good char to start, it smokes fine from the tin. Medium to strong on the nicotine but certainly not an overwhelming smoke. Greg has done it again! 4 thumbs up. Update. This stuff is seriously good. What will it be like in 10, 20, 30 years time??
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JohnnyMcPiperson	08/03/2011	Very Strong	None detected	Full	Tolerable to Strong
This stuff is great, it's definitely a sipping tobacco for me though, it knocks me on my bum with the nic hit. With that said, I love the flavor and the smell right out of the tin, a very woody sort of paper bag smell, it really reminds me of some of the smells of spring, cutting wood, and that like. So far I have cubed it for packing and that has worked out well, I like it loosely packed even if that requires more relights. It has a fantastic flavor profile in my opinion, but I think it's a bit too much of a heavy hitter for me in the middle of this hot summer we are having, so I considering putting it away in a jar till the winter and stick with aros and light english blends for now. I'm also very curious to see how it will age over time!
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tomobedlam	07/23/2011	Medium to Strong	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant
Love it. This is a lot like their Cumberland blend. I mean almost exactly like to my taste. Which is great because that is at the top of my list of favorites. Cumberland that you can play with!
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Charlie Allnut	07/09/2011	Very Strong	None detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
I prefer mine well rubbed out and quite dry. Burns a little faster, but you get more flavor and more nicotine with less effort. When you're slapped, you'll take it and like it!
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Dr. Scott	06/08/2011	Strong	None detected	Full	Tolerable to Strong
I managed to wait five months before opening the tin. Experience has taught me that G.L. Pease blends are much better with some age. I smoke it cut into 1/8 inch cubes, gravity fed into a largish poker. No need to dry. Just light it and go, using the tamper very lightly to manage the ash. This is a real man's tobacco. It is strong on flavor and strong on nicotine. The description on the label is quite accurate. JackKnife Plug is great on a breezy afternoon, perfect with a R. L. Stevenson novel or an old Doctor Who re-run, and good with red wine. Not sweet enough for my everyday smoke, and a little too strong on the room note for the wife, it will be in long-term rotation: something I will keep in the cellar for when the mood strikes. I'll need to buy more to see how it smokes in a year or in five years. The five tins I have on hand will never last that long.
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Kilmarnock Piper	06/06/2011	Strong	Extremely Mild	Full	Tolerable
I find this tobacco to be rather simple, straightforward, and old school. It is also pretty strong. Though I would not call it refined, I am halfway through my first tin, and am enjoying it. At first, I was only smoking it in small bowls, but then I realized that it is not as strong as Irish Flake or certain of the Gawith Hoggarth shags and ropes, just has a bit of a kick, that's all. Therefore, I type this review clenching a large Royalton Filterwell pot jam packed with JKP! This plug is actually not too hard to work with. It is easily cut, but can also be torn with the fingers. The most important thing seems to be to let this stuff dry thoroughly, preferably overnight. I get the best results breaking it up as much as I can, and spreading it out in my wooden drying bowl. I might cover it with a book if I leave it overnight, but there is still some "breathing room." When I am ready to smoke, I crumble it up even more, and pack fairly loosely. Best slowly sipped. I do not get any kind of sublime symphony of flavors out of this, just a nice interplay between the Virginia and Kentucky; a duet rather than a symphony, if you will. I also find it noteworthy that, though this is what I call "old school" and has a very straight-up, un-tweaked tobacco taste, there is nothing I would call harsh in this blend, and no off-tastes. I can also say that I have no problems with this blend overheating the pipe, though I have a tendency to overheat sometimes. This Royalton is almost never this cool after an hour! An attractive plug before the breaking up, drying, and smoking process, due to the brown and black layers of largely intact leaf, I greatly enjoy admiring it as it sits in its little jar, but those who have not yet bought some (are there any such smokers in the online pipe community?) can find some lovely pictures online. I will finish my first tin, but try to age the second a while. I've still got Triple Play to try, and there are two tins of that in my collection as well. Since this is a quality plug with what seems to me to be great aging potential, I am tempted to stock a few more tins. Wish this came in a big can!
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NEWMAN	06/04/2011	Medium to Strong	None detected	Full	Pleasant
This blend came in a different form than I usually smoke; a single block, pressed rather loosely and with some rather large, moist leaves visible. With my lifestyle, I don't have the time to slice, dice, cut, cube... tobacco for a smoke so I've thus removed a *. I just peeled some layers and folded and packed but in doing so, a non uniform packing and burn resulted. The smoke was enjoyable in multiple size/style pipes with a true tobacco taste that was stong and consistent with just a hint of the VA sweetness. If you have the time for the proper preparation of this blend it's a delight. Someday, I will and will reorder.
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Allen	05/30/2011	Strong	None detected	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
I was able to obtain some of the early JackKnife Plug. It's taken me quite a while to get to the point where I think I can write an honest and brief review. Over the years my tastes have changed, as most have experienced, from english to VA blends. For some reason I could never get excited about straight VA blends. One type of VA has stood out for me- those that include Red Virginias. [I was a fan of F&T cut blended plug for a long time.] I think JackKnife plug may be my new go-to Red VA blend! It's fantastic. The amount of flavor obtained from a straight VA blend is amazing. Greg takes a scientific approach to all his work, and his careful hand is seen in this blend yet again. What are the things winning me over to this blend? I absolutely love the plug form. I never thought I would, as it takes more time to work with, but ultimately the final product is excellent. One of the advantages of the plug (besides marrying the flavor during the pressing) is the how well it keeps moisture. I'm truly amazed. Usually I have to mason jar most blends I smoke due to my infrequent smoking. I've had this tin open (with the temporary plastic top on it) for well over a month- maybe going on 2 months now. I'm about 80% through the plug at this point in time, and it still has a wonderful moisture content. I was starting to wonder when I'd need to jar the remainder, but so far I haven't had to! I'm stunned. This must be why Navy plug was made in this fashion. I'm sure in a leather pouch this plug would stay moist for a good number of months. Cutting it has been easier than I expected also. The plug isn't overly dense and isn't overly dry. This means with a good sharp knife various forms of cuts for bowl-packing is available each time you go to smoke. Cube cut, flake cut, rubbed-out. This is a true advantage of a DIY cut. Some may not like this, but I'm now completely sold on the plug form and this tobacco in specific. Back to taste- it's way fuller bodied than I'd expect from a VA. When I first started in on VA's, it was quite difficult to for me to experience the nuances in flavor that are often discussed with VA's. Well, this blend is almost a slap in the face (in a good way) when you first start smoking it! Tons of flavor!! I can taste that nice warm sweetness of the Red that I've grown to love. Highly recommended blend- a great new style from an excellent blender. This one will have to be on hand in the cellar!
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Mr. Big	05/30/2011	Strong	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
I don't know why, but I feel like I'm sitting with Robert E Lee around the camp fire with my cob and some "Jackknife plug". A strong, mellow, cigar taste. Just a hint of sweetness and chocolate. Just slow sipping. "Private, bring me a cup of coffee". Nice baccy. To prep, I find it best to first reduce the thickness of the plug by pulling it in half, then with a sharp chef's knife and a cutting board shave off thin slices. I tried 1/8" cubes but they were too hard to keep lit. Don't try to puff on this it will turn "metallic" tasting ( that's how I describe the taste I get from overheated Burley ?). Not an everyday smoke Updated 8/20/11 I'm smoking my second tin and I may have been wrong saying this was not an everyday smoke. I'm looking to place this in my rotation as it is a nice break from the Vir/ VaPer/latakia blends. . I have to move this to 4 stars Updated 10/29/11 Update ; Seriously, after working with this blend for a number of months and a few tins, it has some disappointments. This has to be smoked in a heavy brier and only at a smoldering sip. Otherwise, it will bite and get that "metallic" burley taste, I find this more on the burley side than Virginia . This tobacco just requires too much attention for a not so exciting experience, also rub out the plug and allow this tobacco to breath in the tin for about a week before smoking. I am reducing this to 3 stars. I found the same issue with C&D's "Briar Fox". I agree with much of reviewer "Kilmarnock Piper" above
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SmokeKing David	05/27/2011	Medium to Strong	Extremely Mild	Full	Tolerable
Lots of natural tobacco flavor. I agree with Bulldog Jeff that this tobacco is reminiscent of a good cigar; not the aroma of a cigar, but rather the unadulterated nature of this blend. This plug-style concoction reminds me also of Cornell & Diehl's Briar Fox, but with the added depth of dark Kentucky leaf. Govern Yourself Accordingly
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Katharsis	05/19/2011	Strong	None detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable
I really do see why people like this. It is full, it is flavorful, and it's just plain, straight good tobacco. However... The nicotine in this is huge. The average rating here says "Medium to Strong". I find that really difficult to swallow. I've had tightly packed pipefuls of other blends that this site rates the same, and the nicotine in those is MUCH less than JKP, and I feel fine afterwards with those. After one half-full pipe of JKP after breakfast, I felt ill for about 30 minutes. Put simply, I don't believe the flavor meets up to the nicotine content. Maybe some aging (as other reviewers suggest) could do this some good, but I gave the rest of my open tin to a friend of mine that can handle a little more nicotine than me. The only time I didn't feel slightly ill from a bowlful of this was right after eating a HUGE meal. Again though, in all fairness, it does have good flavor -- just not enough to justify the nicotine content. UPDATE 4/30/2012: OK, you know what? I'm upping this to 4 stars. This stuff is great. I just have to be sure to eat a lot first. This is also a blend to sit, smoke slowly, and ENJOY. UPDATE 3/14/2012: I came to this blend having only been smoking about a month. That's probably why I said all I said above. The nicotine doesn't seem so bad in it any more to me, though it's still strong. The tin note in this blend is still the best of VA I've had so far, and the flavor transfers to the smoke quite well. This is a good blend, though I generally prefer other VAs.
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GlSal	05/18/2011	Medium to Strong	Very Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant

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vinnieedward	05/10/2011	Strong	Medium to Strong	Full	Tolerable
I've smoked a couple tins of this plug so far and have enjoyed every smoke whether it's rubbed out, or cubed. It seems that cubed works best for me. Very wholesome tobacco here. A wonderfully hearty tobacco flavor. I think old school, fronteirsman when I'm smoking this blend. Kind of like what it must have been like before they started flavoring tobacco for smoking. I even went as far as to cube a whole third of a plug and put it in a pouch and carried it around for days. Yes it did dry out some but then that makes it blossom when the match does its dance over it. This plug is no joke and not for the beginner.smoked s-l-o-w-l-y i find this blend rewarding any time of day even for the first smoke of the day! A full FOUR Stars here for sure.
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Drusus	05/10/2011	Mild	Medium	Medium	Pleasant
This blend, while young, shows great promise. Out of the can, it smokes with notes of pepper and key lime. great, long lasting mouth flavor. No bite. I like this blend cube cut. I have no doubt, this precossious blend, will mature into a great smoke. I will stash a few cans to age.
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rewozz	04/26/2011	Medium to Strong	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

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Bulldog Jeff	04/25/2011	Medium to Strong	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
An unexpected luxury. Full of rich earthy tobacco flavor, yet mellow enough to be completely enjoyable. I have tried it a few ways. Cubed into a big billiard is my favorite so far. A slight nutty flavor from the burley, sweetened by the virginias and rounded to its full robustness by the kentucky leaf. Smokes like a cigar, only without the "stinkiness" of a cigar. Each sip is full of rich smooth luxurious unmolested tobacco flavor. I thought I was just going to try this one tin and let it pass, but I actually think I may keep some of this on hand.
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