G. L. Pease Stonehenge Flake
(3.43)
From Gregory Pease: In 2001, I had the honor and pleasure of collaborating with G.H. & Co.'s John Gawith on a very special tobacco, and after nearly a year of development, Stonehenge Flake, a modern VA/Perique blend steeped in English tradition, was born.
Fine Virginias are layered with Louisiana Perique, and just a touch of Burley for added body and a fuller flavor, then steamed, hot-pressed, and matured. The cakes are thinly sliced and tinned, ready for your smoking pleasure — today, and for many years to come.
Notes: Stonehenge Flake was produced in December 2001 in a very limited edition of approximately 1500 2oz tins.
Previous notes: Stonehenge Flake is a wonderful traditional flake comprised of bright flue-cured and sun-cured leaf from Brazil, Zimbabwe, and Malawi, with just a touch of Malawi Burley added for a bit of body, and a slightly fuller flavor. Then, we added a hint of genuine St. James Parish Perique, for its special piquant contribution. Once blended, the leaf was steamed, hot-pressed into blocks, and aged, to allow the flavors to meld and marry. The mature blocks were sliced into thin flakes, and cut into 2" lengths. This blend was a special limited release and is no longer made.
Stonehenge was re-released into production in Friday, 23rd June 2017. The re-released edition is manufactured by the precise formula and protocol John Gawith and Gregory Pease developed in 2001.
In the end of 2022 this issue has been discontinued.
Details
Brand | G. L. Pease |
Blended By | Gregory Pease and John Gawith |
Manufactured By | Gawith Hoggarth & Co. |
Blend Type | Virginia/Perique |
Contents | Burley, Perique, Virginia |
Flavoring | Cocoa / Chocolate |
Cut | Flake |
Packaging | 2 ounce tin |
Country | United States |
Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
3.43 / 4
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Reviews
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Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 25, 2017 | Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
A somewhat disappointing blend I have to say. I never had the original but the new release is a semi aromatic (reminds me of Hyde Park, that Gawith Hoggarth makes for peterson). The cocoa is not all that mild. In fact it obscures a lot of the Virginia taste so what you have, really, is a very good and stronger version of Carter Hall. That said, its very tasty and the nic hit is almost medium. Its just that it isnt really as good as what Gawith does when they add casings. Let alone the G&H lakeland flakes and plugs. If you go this route why not smoke Rum Flake or Bosun Cut Plug. 2 and a half stars.
PurchasedFrom:
4noggins
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 27, 2017 | Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
I've smoked a few bowls of this since it arrived. As many have said, this is almost identical to Louisiana Perique Flake. However, it's the other was around. If you do some research, you will see that Stonehenge came out BEFORE Louisiana Flake. So consider LF to be a copy of Stonehenge. It also reminds me somewhat of Bob's Chocolate flake, minus the 8% Latakia. It has that BCF chocolate flake aroma when opening the tin. Either way, there is no doubt that this is a G&H blend by the aroma As long as this blend is dried a bit, and sipped slowly, it is a wonderful blend indeed! This blend burns well, stays consistent throughout the entire bowl. Towards the end, the Perique is a bit more evident, but doesn't overpower by any means. This is going to be a great morning blend with coffee and cream, and will probably take the place of my morning cigar.
PurchasedFrom:
smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
10 days old
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 26, 2017 | Medium | None Detected | Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
(2017 re-release smoked four days after release) Grassy sweet Virginia, spiced perique, and a hint of nutty burley make up this blend. This is a slow burning tobacco. My bet is it would cause bite if puffed to hard. Just grab a tin, and sit back and relax.
Pipe Used:
Clay
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
New
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 09, 2002 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
Review revised November, 2002. I was the recipient of a generous 3-pipe sample of this very-limited-edition tobacco at a pipe show, and was entranced by the idea of a GLP/Gawith combo, with Perique. After an uncharacteristic one bowl and a boatload of preconceptions, I declared this tobacco to be heaven-sent.
A few months later, I read that some ASPers don't think this stuff is so great. Impossible! So, I smoked another bowl, then my last bowl. Darn it, they're right. Stonehenge tastes like a subdued, slightly flat, GH Brown Flake. Nothing bad about it, just less good in most respects than BF. The Perique doesn't seem to work well either. Now, I'm obviously no Greg Pease, but this tendency of two good things creating one diminished thing is the usual result when I try to blend two tobaccos that I like (aromatic with McClelland VA, or FVF with Bright CR Flake, or so many other haphazard experiments).
The attempt was noble, but I don't begrudge the impermanence of this tobacco on the regular market. Each mfr has many finer blends that I prefer.
A few months later, I read that some ASPers don't think this stuff is so great. Impossible! So, I smoked another bowl, then my last bowl. Darn it, they're right. Stonehenge tastes like a subdued, slightly flat, GH Brown Flake. Nothing bad about it, just less good in most respects than BF. The Perique doesn't seem to work well either. Now, I'm obviously no Greg Pease, but this tendency of two good things creating one diminished thing is the usual result when I try to blend two tobaccos that I like (aromatic with McClelland VA, or FVF with Bright CR Flake, or so many other haphazard experiments).
The attempt was noble, but I don't begrudge the impermanence of this tobacco on the regular market. Each mfr has many finer blends that I prefer.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 31, 2002 | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Medium | Pleasant |
A delicious flake , with a little perique and an interesting topping . The flavoring is very light and craftily blended in with the other aromas . My biggest surprise was the first puff and the light soapy aroma common to the "lakeland" tobacco's . This quietly retreated to the background after the first few puffs .
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 01, 2022 | Medium | Mild | Medium | Tolerable |
now folks, this is a keeper. like a lot of folks, I started out on aromatics back when the best you could get came from the tinder box at the mall, if you had access to a mall. wow how we have evolved. a blend like this was out of reach for most. the Virginia and perique are just wonderful. and that topping is the crown jewel. I don't get a lot of the burley and that's ok. not much of a burley guy. being a lifelong resident of Virginia, you can guess where my taste is. yep, this is an English, sort of. very smooth and well balanced. I do find myself breaking up the flakes before I pack a bowl. without that wonderful topping it's a VA/per of the highest quality. finding it harder to get and I don't want this one to go away. i am quite fond of English and Balkan mixtures of different blenders. my favorite being the one I'm puffing at the time. if this came in bulk, I might not have jars of everything else sitting around. try it while you can.
Pipe Used:
Peterson
PurchasedFrom:
smoking pipes
Age When Smoked:
over a year
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 16, 2022 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
G.L. Pease Stonehenge Flake is something else. I’m blown away! Like SteelCowboy opined, I find ‘Pease blends very “hit or miss”’, but sweet, creamy Stonehenge Flake is just superlative. I love the high notes and settling strength. I can’t taste any topping, but who cares? This is luxurious. Order a few tins and let it sit. One of the world’s great tobaccos. Don’t hesitate. Buy it!
Pipe Used:
Tsunge Topper, Peterson Baker Street & ors.
PurchasedFrom:
4Noggins
Age When Smoked:
From the tin
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 17, 2021 | Strong | Very Mild | Very Full | Tolerable |
Great blend! Rich, complex and full flavored. Full bodied so beware. The burley and perique really shine. Deep dark fruit flavors with chocolate are the base. Some bready sweetness from the virgina are in the background. The lakeland essence adds a nice subtle floral quality that really compliments the rest of the flavors. Its definitely noticeable but not super strong and doesn't take over or cover up the tobacco. A true accent. If you don't usually like lakeland tobaccos I would still recommend trying this. I am not a fan of them but love this tobacco. This also ages extremely well and really builds in complexity even after just a year or two.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 14, 2021 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium | Tolerable |
I just finished up my first tin of the four I purchased when this was reintroduced in 2017 and I am very happy that I bought four. This is a great American Lakeland blend and will remind one of a few Gawith blends.
I normally don't like a chocolate topped blend, but I find that with any of the Lakeland scented blends, what I normally like, means nothing, as the toppings seldom taste as I am accustomed; the flowery perfume scents (or soap to some) just morphs the toppings into something else. Sometimes this works for me; other times, not so much. In this case, it does. The topping is pretty dominant but does allow some underlying tobacco taste to emerge; particularly after you pass the half bowl mark.
This is also a smooth smoking blend. Much like Gawith blends, this should not bite the smoker, even with mindless puffing. I won't go too much into the component tobaccos as they do not stand out so much. The Virginia leaf does seem to stand out above the rest as that sugar sweetness is there in spades.
This was great and I look forward to trying the other tins I purchased as they get some more age on them.
I normally don't like a chocolate topped blend, but I find that with any of the Lakeland scented blends, what I normally like, means nothing, as the toppings seldom taste as I am accustomed; the flowery perfume scents (or soap to some) just morphs the toppings into something else. Sometimes this works for me; other times, not so much. In this case, it does. The topping is pretty dominant but does allow some underlying tobacco taste to emerge; particularly after you pass the half bowl mark.
This is also a smooth smoking blend. Much like Gawith blends, this should not bite the smoker, even with mindless puffing. I won't go too much into the component tobaccos as they do not stand out so much. The Virginia leaf does seem to stand out above the rest as that sugar sweetness is there in spades.
This was great and I look forward to trying the other tins I purchased as they get some more age on them.
Age When Smoked:
4 yrs 1 mth
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 23, 2021 | Medium | Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
A Full-Flavored VA/Per
The Virginia varietals are incredibly earthy and tangy with a solid base of sweetness. There seems to be more perique in Stonehenge than in the other Pease VA/Pers, which I enjoy. The burley tobacco adds more earthiness and volume to the smoke.
The flavors change drastically throughout a bowl. In the first half, the mild coco topping comes through and pairs well with the sweet earthiness of the tobaccos. In the last half of a bowl, the very mild Lakeland essence comes to the forefront.
Stonehenge is rich and flavorful. It is a blend I like to smoke after dinner, but not something I would want to smoke every day.
The Virginia varietals are incredibly earthy and tangy with a solid base of sweetness. There seems to be more perique in Stonehenge than in the other Pease VA/Pers, which I enjoy. The burley tobacco adds more earthiness and volume to the smoke.
The flavors change drastically throughout a bowl. In the first half, the mild coco topping comes through and pairs well with the sweet earthiness of the tobaccos. In the last half of a bowl, the very mild Lakeland essence comes to the forefront.
Stonehenge is rich and flavorful. It is a blend I like to smoke after dinner, but not something I would want to smoke every day.