G. L. Pease Robusto

What a great cigar leaf blend! The flavor is spicy and rich with just the perfect amount of Cyprian latakia.This blend will NO doubt cellar well,and I've purchaed many tins for this purpose.If this blend appeals to you try "Fox's Banker's Mixture" and "Robert Lewis 123 Mixture" *****HIGHLY RECOMMENDED***** prep

no use going into a long discourse on the taste of robusto, because the description above does a very good job of that. greg did name it properly, it is ROBUST. not a blend that i would smoke all day, but i rarely do that with any of them, i like variety. this is a tobac that goes well with a good dark beer. one thing that i don't believe i've ever mentioned in my previous GLP reviews is that greg gives you a FULL two ounces. those tins are really packed tight! this also helps the flavors to interact with each other, almost like pressed tobacco. what else is there to say? another great one from the master. four stars for robusto.

Presentation: Tin looks the same as all the others in the Pease Original Series. Black and white label with blue accent and pipes photographed in the background.

Cut: Cut is a coarse cut, it's like a super broken flake. Perfect moisture.

Tin note: A figgy, raisiny, fruit smell.

Tasting notes: A full earth upon lighting, and also on the finish of most puffs. Nutty, very slightly sweet hay, some spice. There's a subtle breadiness on the finish sometimes. There is obviously smokiness but it took me a bit to notice it because it fused so well with the earth. Occasional tanginess. I hope I'm decribing this right, but there is a mineral kind of flavor in here that I taste on a

Mechanics: N/A -- A well behaved blend.

Extra Remarks: A delicious, easy to handle and smoke, complex, med-full flavor blend. If you like cigars or are on the fence, this blend is a must try. This blend is similar to another cigar leaf blend of Pease's, Key Largo. Key Largo is more subtle and nuanced in flavor, so consider that blend instead, or in addition. Outstanding job Mr. Pease. 4 stars!

I would call this blend, "cigar in a bowl". It is delightful and full flavored with a clear strong cigar kind of flavor this is not for the weak-hearted, but those who appreciate a nice cigar.The other components, the Red Virginia,the Latakia and the orientals are present and they play second fiddle as they should. Flavor remains,true to the end of the bowl. Mixture burns well. I highly recommend Robusto. Aged about 6 months. Read on below about an aged tin I have sampled.

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EDIT: I purchased a factory sealed tin of Robusto at the IASPC convention this past weekend (10/28/2018). The bottom of the tin was labeled,"010103". I opened the tin. There was a big "woosh", and the aroma from the tin filled the room. The moisture in the tin was perfect., and I packed and lit up a bowl. I as bowled over by the complexity of the flavor, with all of the components perfectly doing their part. While the cigar leaf was still present in the flavor profile, the marriage of the flavors in this almost 15 year old tin was the most perfect I have ever experienced. Buy this stuff and stock up.

Some time ago I was a cigarette smoker, basically I smoked "Habanos" made with cigar leaf from "Vuelta Abajo", cigarettes "Montecristo" and "Davidoff". This mixture reminded me a lot, the "blow to the chest" is present. The cigar leaf used is Cuban or similar, dry and astringent, different from the Sumatra cigar leaf used in much sweet and softer R. Lewis 123Mixture. The cigar leaf is omnipresent from the beginning to the end of the puff. It is not overwhelming and balances with latakia, virginia and orientals, providing a creamy, cold and dry smoke. It ignites well and ends in a fine white ash. If you are a cavendish smoker or virginias maybe you do not understand it but if you are a smoker of English mixtures I recommend it.

What a nice blend. I truly enjoyed this smoke. I will say it has a nic hit as nicotine is considerably above a normal pipe tobacco. Opening the tin I got more Latakia smoky smell than anything else. Once lit which was very easy this began nice and sweet with just a very slight hint of cigar. As the bowl burns you get more and more cigar flavor and the sweetness vanishes. I never got any Latakia smoky flavor and would consider adding just a bit more to this mix. You get a pretty decent nicotine push about half way through the bowl. Does burn very cool throughout the smoke. The room note is very close to a cigar. I will smoke this again although I may add just a bit more Latakia. It is very very close to smoking a nice powerful cigar. If you lie cigars this is right down your alley.

First cigar leaf pipe tobacco that I've quite liked, and above all, have been able to taste the cigar leaf. Greg wasn't kidding calling this blend well rounded. The richness of the cigar with a bit of Latakia makes for a great combo. The Virginias are a tad lost on me, but actually works out to my preference since I don't love VA's. I'll be putting this blend in my regular rotation, very good stuff.

This is the second GL Pease mixture that I've tried. Perfectly balanced is the keyword. Actually that is what I look forward to into when judging most things. So I like this blend especially, even though someone asked me if I am smoking plastic or even if it chases away even cigarette smokers. What I recommend though, to fully enjoy it it needs it's own dedicated pipe.

I love good cigar leaf blends and this one does not disappoint. Cigar leaf blends can be a hard combo to get right. There are so many times when one doesn't want a smoke where are considering the myriad of flavors wafting in and out of the pipe, and these cigar blends fill that niche. Robusto is a nice strong tobacco with the hearty flavor of a Maduro cigar. Love these cigar leaf blends and Pease does them right.