G. L. Pease Temple Bar

Pretty good smoke! A Virginia/Perique blend with a moderate addition of Orientals and their unique spice. Moderately sweet. Refreshing taste, very suitable on a warm day. Would buy again.

Another G. L. Pease blend that is exactly what you'd expect from the description so not much to add. Primarily the excellent C&D virginias with the orientals on the side and the perique in the background. A great twist on a standard VaPer with no sugars or flavoring added. It is nearly identical to Regents Flake. This seems just a little less sweet and tastes like there is a little more oriental. Full flavored and mild nicotine.

I'm a newbie ... been at this about 6 months (see profile). Been sampling lots of baccys based on reviews and ordered online. My palate is not as refined as many here, so as with wines and scotch, I mostly go with whether I like or not. But I do like things flavorful, for example Islay & highland whiskys.

I didn't like this first time; it seemed harsh and bitter. But I've since concluded it was difficulty with the plug which is somewhat moist and diffult to cut with my dull knife (will do something about that).

Now, after a few bowls I find I really like this! It is 'different' than any others I've tried. To me, it's tangy, full of atypical flavors. My suggestion is to pack it lightly since the draw gets tighter once lit.

Based on a tin with over a year of age.

Presentation is a nice single plug, but a looser plug than the European-made plugs. The smell is of fermented fruit, which makes me think it's heavy on the red Virginia. It's a nice smell.

The tastes are fruity and fermented, sultanas, maybe plums and some red wine-like character and woodiness and some sharp tannic tastes, kind of resin-like. There is a nutty taste that develops that's exquisite and it makes me wonder what tobacco is expressing itself. I want to think it's the Izmir noted in the blend. There are some cocoa notes in there too. It's a fine smoke that's not crazy with complexity, but athletic in expression with only three ingredients.

The tobacco strength is medium and so is the nicotine.

This blend is widely available and tasty, and I would get it again as a nice treat, since it's a plug. I would recommend it to Virginia Perique lovers who want an extra dimension to their smoke. I would also recommend it to Virginia lovers.

A very interesting and original blend!

It comes in a bar which seems to have been formed by pressing whole leafs together. The tin aroma is very enticing, tangy, with notes of fermentation, citrus (blood orange) and a whole lot of Oriental sourness. Now the consistency of the bar is such that one can either peel using fingers or cut with a knife and rub out. I smoked a couple of bowls without drying and I had problem keeping the tobacco lit. So, it needs a bit of drying.

The taste is very interesting and intriguing. There’s a good amount of fragrant loamy Orientals and although not heavy I feel the Perique is ever present as a black-pepperiness. Now what is strange to me is the abundant sour and bitter notes which if I had to guess I’d say they came from cigar leaf or even Burley. That is, to me it tastes like a Cigar leaf/Oriental tobacco and not at all like a Va/Or. It is dry-tasting, no redeeming sweetness here and strength is on the right side of medium. The taste is wonderful, full of sour and bitter notes but I would not use Temple Bar as an all-day tobacco, probably too intense for repeated use.

Needs some preparation – drying and rubbing out carefully and it’s better sipped since, if pushed, it might bring out a lot of bitterness. Four stars from me but you have to be prepared, this is not an easy to like tobacco, not sweet and full of bitter cigar-like and sour Oriental notes. Room note is intense and non-smokers might find it offensive. Highly recommended to lovers of Oriental leaf and to those who like he cigar taste in their tobacco.

Tin was bulging slightly probably due to being in the cellar for about 5 years.

Plug was very neat without much shake at all, used a sharp pen-knife to shave the block to produce enough for a bowl full. Slightly moist but only needed 15 min drying.

Wonderful flavor, described better in detail by others, I did not expect to like it so much to be honest. It has a medium to full taste and not too much vitamin N, could be an all day smoke.

This one is quite good. The tin note is spectacular! This is as close to a proper plug as it gets in the US market, I think we lack the proper machinery to make a plug similar to the traditional European style but this gets an A+ for effort, it's just not as densely packed. There is no note of a topping on this one but there most certainly is some sort of spirit. Between the Oriental,VA, Perique and the top dressing (Rum?) it really reminds me of a more subdued version of Black Frigate by C&D. Overall a very nice blend from Pease just not really in my wheelhouse. If you are a fan of Black Frigate but could do without the Latakia, there's a pretty good chance you'll enjoy this plug.

Edit* (10-27-17)

I had to come on here and change my star rating from a 3 to a 4. I've been really getting enthusiastic about this one. It's really been hitting the spot and I certainly plan on adding this to my regular rotation. As far as GL. Pease blends go, he knocked this one out of the park and I'm going to go as far as saying that this has been the best new release I've seen in a LOOOOONG time! I only hope they start releasing this in the 8 oz tins so I can bulk up my stash. It's really awesome that Pease has been releasing plugs to the US market, bravo!

Hard to work with plug. Initially, it has a harsh twang, but after a month open , it smoothes out some. It's a heavy Perique/Oriental blend that seems to have a slight rum topping. Reminds me of a cross between Haddos Delight , Cairo and H&H Anniversary Kake. Might improve with a few years of age but right now it's harsh and boring, no latakia to smooth this out

The faint smell of wood, flowers, and wine.



With such a cake, I usually take the simple and rough approach, pinch a part, put it into the coffee beanmaker, and get a bunch of tiny pieces, which I can try in any pipe, of course, the first time I use my clay pipe.



This TB is not bad, but it can't be something I repeat many times a day.