G. L. Pease The Virginia Cream

I like this one, I'll probably buy again. Tin aroma is wonderful, almost makes you want to mix it with milk and eat. I'm not an aromatic lover but I like the smell and taste of vanilla so I ordered this one and finished the tin very soon. This is an aromatic but still tobacco. Very nice smoking experience, with sweet morning coffee, not too black. Nice and sweet with some perique to wake you up...

My tin of The Virginia Cream was dated 01-16. Though I’d intended to age it, I got curious and opened it, on a whim. Glad I did! The smell of the loose, variegated chunks of tobacco somehow reminds me of a bready Orlik Golden Sliced “Plus”, with Bourbon, vanilla and citrus over well-melded, well-mannered VAs, honey suckle sweet, with a fruity dash of Perique, and barely enough smoky, pungent KY to register from the tin, but plenty enough to deepen and beef up the blend when it's smoked. Yum. I load up a big pipe, because it burns fast, once it's well lit, and right from the match I enjoy the fragrant clouds of smoke. There is KY and Perique in the room note and in the tastes, and both compliment rather than dominate the VAs, which are a nice balance of stoved and air cured, earthy reds and snappy, grassy brights. Down the bowl, the KY gets a little feistier, and throughout it adds a slightly smoky, buttery quality that enhances and enriches the toppings. As for the toppings, they are very well met, and they figure in, as promised, top to bottom. So far, this blend has required some re-lights when I smoke it straight from the tin, but this has not brought me to dry it out. Strength is medium, or close to it. Tastes run medium, at least from a big bowl. Aftertaste is a smokier version of the smoke, with no chemicals to wreck it.

Lucky me, another hit from GLP, and another of the "new breed" of aromatics with which we smokers have been recently favored. Four stars, and an extra tin for my cellar. Not sure, but this might be too much tobacco for some beginners, aromatic aspect notwithstanding.

After opening the tin I put half in one jar for the cellar, and the other half in a jar to enjoy now. So far, I really enjoy this blend even being only a few months old (according to the tag on the tin). Somewhat creamy, fruity/tangy, and just a hint of spice. I wouldn't compare this to normal aromatics, but the creamy vanilla flavor does come through at times. Can get a little harsh towards the end of the bowl, but it's really not bad. I'll look forward to trying the 2nd jar after a few years in the cellar. For now I recommend to aromatic/virginia fans, but probably not for beginners.

Pease blended an Aero? Curiosity got the best of me. This is tasty and refined, with a topping that doesn't detract from the core Virginias, which are delicious and enhanced by the perfect balance of perique and Kentucky that deliver body and depth. Think 1Q on steroids and you get the picture.

It's more than just a great change of pace when you want something a little sweet. It can easily be an all-day blend, and it has a reasonably good room note. Doesn't ghost a pipe, but it's so tasty you may want to dedicate one to it. Definitely worth a try.

One vote here for tobacco of the year. As mostly a Virginia smoker I have to comment that this is quite a shift of pace. Quality tobacco, not to much casing once in the bowl ( tin note is strong. Made me thing this is a heavy aromatic, not so) Nice easy Virginia blend, maybe some perique. Stays even all the way through the bowl. As for complexity, maybe some age will help. It is not a nice aged Virginia like I am used to but a nice switch up. Take it for what it is, an aromatic in the least sense with quality tobacco. Blended with great skill. Add one to my rotation.

Mr Pease has done it again ...
This blend is a work of pure genius.

On the nose you'll a vanilla hit ... no way around it, there's a topping and not just a casing. If you let it air a little and give it a bit to dry you'll get the full range of blending components ... hay, grass, lemon, and red fruit from the VAs. Pepper and stewed plums, and raisins from the Perique. Nuttiness and BBQ smoke from the DFK ...

Smoking is super easy, takes to flame well . The topping is obvious but you taste it less the longer you smoke. After a third of the bowl, the tobaccos take the lead and it starts tasking like a proper VaPerBur.

No tongue bite, no gurgling sounds ... perfect smoking experience.

It's a feel-good tobacco! give it a try, even if you don't like aromatics!

An easy burning and mildly topped Virginia. The vanilla is present but only to bring a softness. This is great Virginia. Does not bite. Stays lit. Go slow.

The problem with addictions (other than the obvious) is that ‘we’ tend to lack balance. Too far in one direction. Then too far in another direction. This excellent GLP blend is a balancer. An interlude between an English phase or an Aromatic phase or whatever phase is pulling.

Tasty. Mild. Peasant.