G. L. Pease Barbary Coast
(3.01)
The finest cube-cut burley, chosen for its deep, nutty flavors, forms a robust foundation for this sophisticated blend. Rich, red Virginia tobaccos are added for their subtle sweetness and complexity, while the unique spice of perique provides added dimension. A delicate kiss of Brandy polishes the blend to a perfect finish. Barbary Coast is delightfully satisfying, with hints of black walnut, dark chocolate, and dried fruits. The perfect "all-day" smoke!
Notes: From GL Pease: The name, Barbary Coast, came from my good friend Toren Smiith, in one of the most mind-stunning stream of consciousness, free association, brain dump emails I've ever received. As soon as I saw it, I knew it was the perfect name. Thanks, Toren, and everyone else who sent great suggestions! The prize? You're lookin' at it, buddy! Fame, but no fortune.
Barbary Coast was introduced in March, 2001.
Details
| Brand | G. L. Pease |
| Series | Original Mixtures |
| Blended By | Gregory Pease |
| Manufactured By | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blend Type | Burley Based |
| Contents | Burley, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Brandy |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 2 ounce tin, 8 ounce tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.01 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 181 - 190 of 212 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 07, 2008 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Well, let's be fair up front. Most Burley's seem blah to me. I tried real hard to LOVE this blend. I just kind of like it. The description made my mouth water! The smell in the can made my mouth water. I let it dry for 40 minutes because it was a bit moist for me. I filled the bowl of an older Kaywoodie that was broke in with Carter Hall and has had nothing else in it. I kept puffing for flavor. It didn't come. It stayed lit, heck, I puffed so fast I should have had a fire going! No gook in the bowl but it was gone. I figured awe heck, I just need to smoke a few bowls to get the taste going. Well, 2 cans went by and I was left empty feeling inside. I even woke up one night and thought, maybe it will taste good now. It's 3:00 in the morning and I'd like to smoke. I love the smell and I get a slight sweetness but no real flavor. I even just bought a 3rd can from a different supplier. I am trying to get this to work.........
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 11, 2007 | Medium | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
It is a Burley, cut in pieces. It is a complicated mix. The unique spice of perique, gives a different dimension. A thin flavor of cognac gives to the tobacco, a very nice touch in the palate.
The Barbary Coast contains black timber of walnut tree, black chocolate and dry fruits. Unusual flavors for me.
A tobacco for the all day! It needs to get a bit dry, though ?.
The Barbary Coast contains black timber of walnut tree, black chocolate and dry fruits. Unusual flavors for me.
A tobacco for the all day! It needs to get a bit dry, though ?.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 19, 2007 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Medium | Pleasant |
I really, really want to like this but trying to hurts too much. The tobacco is inordinately moist and only dries slowly. It is hard to light and keep lit and goes out a lot. The flavors mentioned on the tin are all there but it burns like lye on wet skin. Too bad.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 22, 2007 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Medium | Tolerable |
I'm reminded of McClellans Cajun Black blends here, not by the taste but because you have a fairly constant battle keeping the weed lit. When lit, it has a nice taste and the brandy makes for a fairly nice room note(According to my wife). The burley is top notch as one should expect by the $$ amount, The virginia leaf also is top notch and the Perique flirts in and out, mostly out. Which is fine by me. A well blended tobacco which burley lovers must try. Aromatic smokers shouldn't mistake this due to the brandy infusion, its a good burley smoke primarily. If it wasn't such a labor intensive blend, I'd give it 3 stars but in all fairness to other burley blends that are as good or better, 2 stars is all it rates from me. I will not be buying any more.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 16, 2007 | Medium | Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I think that most tobaccos are better kept a bit on the moist side in the tin and then dried prior to smoking, as they seem to hold the flavor better, so I don't like to complain about moisture, but this one needs to be almost exactly halfway between 'fresh out of the tin' and my definition of 'dry' to taste good and burn well. If it is a hair moist, it doesn't burn without a blowtorch and steams the tongue whereas if it's a touch too dry, it tastes OK to awful. That said, it can be very good to great when it is the right humidity and packed properly, although it does have a tendency to sort of sour towards the bottom of the bowl at times. I would give it 2.5 if possible, but rounded up because sometimes it is wonderful.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 02, 2007 | Mild | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This, to me, is the least noteworthy of all the palate experiences that GLPease offers. I love their tobaccos (and am delighted to note that they now use tins which can accommodate fingers) in general, but this one is just, well, blah. Nondescript. All the other reviews are right, roughly. The one thing that stands out it that it's so wet that it's kind of hard to light so I suggest a meerschaum, a calabash, or a well-vented Peterson system -- something that wicks up or sops up moisture. That won't help you with getting it to light -- the best trick for that, is to pack it tight tight tight -- but it will take ADVANTAGE of the moisture rather than merely trying hard to circumvent it. Now why did they call it "Barbary" and not include Latakia?
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 28, 2007 | Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
If you can figure out how to get it to burn let me know. I love everything about this but it's basically unsmokable unless you hold a constant flame to it. Maybe you'll have better luck. Try Penington Gap for a similar smoke that's more user friendly.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 19, 2007 | Very Mild | Very Mild | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Again, the customary Peasean belles lettres introduces you to a flat, unexciting cube cut burley that burns well and leaves a nice white ash. A friend who writes for this site proclaims ?Pennington Gap grown up?. It?s more like PG gone prodigal. It has a delicate tin aroma, as do all Peases, but that?s where the enchantment ends. I love C & D cube cut blends, especially the heavenly Crooner and the delightfully boozy PG. This is a disappointing variation with more elegant tinning and a bit of poetry. Hardly worth the extra cost and West Coast pretentiousness.
Two of five stars
Two of five stars
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 12, 2007 | Medium | Medium | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
Solid top shelf burley. Keeping it lit is no joke though. I pulled out an old root briar "tall" bowl for this one. I'd say only smoke it when you've got some time to tend. And I wont dry it out just to make it burn better, for I'm sure the lovely taste would suffer. Hey, some time's getting a campfire started is a challege. That doesn't take away from the experience. Every tobacco has it's "place"; with B.C. it's more of a "time". btw I've added a bit more Perique to my tin... personal preference.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 15, 2006 | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
This is the best Burley based tobacco I have had so far. It smells wonderfully of Brandy in the tin and packs well. It smokes great and the slight flavor of Brandy continued through the bottom of the bowl.
This is the first high quality Burley blend I have tried and it won't be the last.
This is the first high quality Burley blend I have tried and it won't be the last.
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