Seattle Pipe Club Galloping Gertie
(3.40)
Seattle Pipe Club's Galloping Gertie take its name from the 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge that spanned the Tacoma Narrows Straight in Puget Sound and collapsed just four months after it opened due to aeroelastic flutter caused by high-speed winds. Seattle Pipe Club's tribute to the ill-fated bridge is a crumble cake of red and black, stoved Virginias, St. James Perique, unsweetened Black Cavendish, and a touch of Turkish Orientals. It provides a somewhat complex, yet savory flavor profile and is a remarkably unique Va/Per.
Details
| Brand | Seattle Pipe Club |
| Blended By | Joe Lankford |
| Manufactured By | Sutliff Tobacco Company |
| Blend Type | Virginia/Perique |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Oriental/Turkish, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Krumble Kake |
| Packaging | 2 ounce tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.40 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 10 of 10 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 25, 2020 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
The stoved Virginia offers a fair amount of fermented, sugary tangy stewed dark fruit, bread, a lot of earth, wood as the lead component. The red Virginia provides fermented tangy ripe dark fruit, light tart and tangy citrus, plenty of earth and wood, some grass, a lot of bread, and touches of vinegar, sugar, spice and floralness as a competitive supporting player. The earthy, woody, spicy, plumy, raisiny, prune-like, figgy St. James perique slots in at third place in the proceedings. The Turkish Orientals compete with the perique for attention with these qualities: floralness, earth, vegetation, herbs, mild spice, leather and wood, a light buttery, creamy sweet and sour savoriness. They occasionally leap over the perique for the third position. The brown sugar from the unsweetened black cavendish helps tame many of the rough edges, though a few small ones remain. The strength and taste levels just reach the medium mark. The nic-hit is a couple of steps behind that threshold. There’s no chance of bite or harshness no matter how much you try to push it. Well balanced and complex, this easily broken apart crumble cake requires no dry time. It burns cool, clean and a little slow with a mostly consistent, sweet, mildly spicy, floral flavor that translates to the pleasant, short lived after taste, and lightly stronger room note. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and necessitates some relights. Can be an all day smoke. Three and a half stars out of four.
-JimInks
-JimInks
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2020 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
Seattle Pipe Club - Galloping Gertie.
Love it!
The kake has been broken, somewhat. It isn't anywhere near 'smashed', but apart from 3 pieces the can contains smaller slices of kake; they need rubbing but don't expect a block like Black Frigate! The smell is ripe and fruity, and yes, it's quite moist!
From the inaugurate lighting, to the finish, the succulent Virginias and very tangy Perique are running the show. From the Virginias I get LOADS of ripe fruit, more-so than any grass, citrus, freshness, etc. The Perique makes for a perfect 'partner in crime', here; plummy, slightly bitter (in a good way!), not too spicy and very 'heavy'. The black Cavendish and Orientals, although a lesser addition, work well together; these two form a creamy, butyraceous, slightly floral support. I've smoked about 7 bowls of this, without a different blend in between, and haven't had any bite. I've also found the burn reliable from every bowl, giving me a fairly cool smoke.
Nicotine: medium. Room-note: not great.
Galloping Gertie? Did I say I love it? Well, I LOVE IT! Highly recommended:
Four stars.
Love it!
The kake has been broken, somewhat. It isn't anywhere near 'smashed', but apart from 3 pieces the can contains smaller slices of kake; they need rubbing but don't expect a block like Black Frigate! The smell is ripe and fruity, and yes, it's quite moist!
From the inaugurate lighting, to the finish, the succulent Virginias and very tangy Perique are running the show. From the Virginias I get LOADS of ripe fruit, more-so than any grass, citrus, freshness, etc. The Perique makes for a perfect 'partner in crime', here; plummy, slightly bitter (in a good way!), not too spicy and very 'heavy'. The black Cavendish and Orientals, although a lesser addition, work well together; these two form a creamy, butyraceous, slightly floral support. I've smoked about 7 bowls of this, without a different blend in between, and haven't had any bite. I've also found the burn reliable from every bowl, giving me a fairly cool smoke.
Nicotine: medium. Room-note: not great.
Galloping Gertie? Did I say I love it? Well, I LOVE IT! Highly recommended:
Four stars.
Pipe Used:
Various; Altinok Lee Van Cleef now
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
Two months
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2020 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Raisins and Figs! The tin note is amazing! The blend is very moist upon opening so after an hour of dry time I lit up a bowl. I am a novice and to describe flavors is not my forte. To me the flavor is awesome! Although I am Latakia smoker who is now experimenting with Va/Per type blends I must say Va/Pers do have an amazing flavor.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 09, 2021 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
Preparation & Burn: 6/10 A bit of a pain to rub out and pack. Should probably dry for a few minutes before packing.
Taste: 13/20 This is a tasty and subtle smoke. Seems aged and mellowed. Incredibly balanced and smooth.
Mildness: 8/10 My idea of a good smoke is a relaxing, low nicotine session. Therefore, the milder the better. Not much nicotine!
Total: 27/40
Taste: 13/20 This is a tasty and subtle smoke. Seems aged and mellowed. Incredibly balanced and smooth.
Mildness: 8/10 My idea of a good smoke is a relaxing, low nicotine session. Therefore, the milder the better. Not much nicotine!
Total: 27/40
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 09, 2020 | Medium | Extremely Mild | Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
The Virginia is sweet, the Cavendish glues the Orientals and the perique adds the nicest spicy touch. I did not try it immediately upon opening the tin but I left it in a jar for a couple of weeks and, while not sure if this helped or not, I experienced absolutely no bite. The flavors and the aroma are just so pleasant. It is not unidimensional. Definitely recommend this blend.
Pipe Used:
Mastro de Paja Rhodesian full bent
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
Less than one year
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 03, 2020 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable to Strong |
Another winner from SPC.
The tin note is VaPer. The tobacco is moist out of the can so some drying is needed to get to the moisture I prefer. The flakes of crumble cake (similar to many other Sutliff made products) are easy to crumble into a very fine mix. I leave a few bigger chunks in the bottom (cube sized) and then top them with rubbed out pieces.
Lighting usually takes a couple of tries to get going well. The perique comes through as slight spice and mostly stewed fruit or raisins. There is a good sweetness from the VA's in the blend. The flavor is consistent through the bowl and usually requires a relight about 3/4 of the way through. Smokes great for me in pots, princes, author shaped bowls.
SPC continues to impress me with their blends. Joe is a great blender who seems to be able to get it right and continue to create blends which are great to smoke across a variety of types. The nic level to me is medium to a little fuller as a strength level. Too strong to go back-to-back bowls so this is one I prefer on a full stomach.
The tin note is VaPer. The tobacco is moist out of the can so some drying is needed to get to the moisture I prefer. The flakes of crumble cake (similar to many other Sutliff made products) are easy to crumble into a very fine mix. I leave a few bigger chunks in the bottom (cube sized) and then top them with rubbed out pieces.
Lighting usually takes a couple of tries to get going well. The perique comes through as slight spice and mostly stewed fruit or raisins. There is a good sweetness from the VA's in the blend. The flavor is consistent through the bowl and usually requires a relight about 3/4 of the way through. Smokes great for me in pots, princes, author shaped bowls.
SPC continues to impress me with their blends. Joe is a great blender who seems to be able to get it right and continue to create blends which are great to smoke across a variety of types. The nic level to me is medium to a little fuller as a strength level. Too strong to go back-to-back bowls so this is one I prefer on a full stomach.
Pipe Used:
pot, prince, authors
PurchasedFrom:
Pipes and Cigars
Age When Smoked:
fresh from tin
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Jan 18, 2021 | Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
Inviting tin aroma. My tin had many rather large, stiff chunks that did not work so well with my normal fold and pack technique. This resulted in several relights. Great balanced taste. No bite or condensation and burns cool.
Pipe Used:
charatan; estella
PurchasedFrom:
smoking pipes.com
Age When Smoked:
unknown
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 26, 2022 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Tin note is Vaper Turkish, the spice smell is very strong. Krumble Kake I rubber out mine and let it sit for a hour to dry very moist out of fresh tin. At the start of the bowl the perique is right there but settles down after a few puffs. It has a sweet and sour thing gong on with pepper from the perique. Gets much better as you work your way through the bowl. Nic hit is just shy of medium. This one is to be puffed . If pushed it gets hot. I am sure this tobacco will age extremely well. Not an all day smoke for me but a very nice smoke for the back porch in the evenings. Highly recommended for the Vaper lovers'
Pipe Used:
custom cob
PurchasedFrom:
Smoking pipes
Age When Smoked:
fresh tin
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 20, 2022 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Very Full | Tolerable |
Wonderful, tangy smoke. I loved the pronounced orientals and Virginias alongside the perique. I love Mississippi River but this has been beating it out recently. Highly recommended for those who love tangy sour blends!
Pipe Used:
Mostly Savinellis
Age When Smoked:
1+years
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 07, 2023 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
Unlike anything else I have ever seen or tried. My tobacco 'educator' forced me to take a tin. Not sure how old this tin was but upon opening I found this: Looks like a dark brown almost black hard brick of rotten wood sliced into 4 hard crumbling slices. I does not rub out but crumbles into little bits of hard pieces with tight gel like centers looking like compressed figs. Not easy to pack and I use a rather small bowl. Lights easy, tobacco is on the dry side and smokes easy and well with no bite of any sort down to the end with more moisture left if the bowl than I thought. Upon opening I got a nose of stewed fruit, figs and a heavy dose of vinegar casing. Once lit, the flavor is ok, dried figs, woody, I taste the Turkish on it, nice tingle from above average amounts of Perique tingling on the nose. There are flower notes in there like lavender. At the end of the bowl I get dark chocolate too. Complex, full flavor, not as heavy a nic hit as the flavor suggests but way too much vinegar casing. Interesting tobacco but I won't finish the tin. If the extreme vinegar flavor is your thing, that will be perfect.
Pipe Used:
Dunhill coffee break
PurchasedFrom:
CI
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