G. L. Pease Robusto

If you have trouble puffing gently, this tobacco will make you puff gently because as the name implies, this stuff is stout and robust. This is a stronger version of Red Rapparee and the orientals really stand out in this blend. Rich, smokey, and woodsy. The nicotene buzz doesn't knock you silly. It puts you in a sedated state of mind.

I rarely touch cigars anymore. Not because the pipe is cheaper. It's because I've never tasted a cigar that tastes as good as blends like this or C&D Mississippi Mud.

I smoked it with a good cup of Kona this morning...and it was a delightful experience. The flavor from the tobacco blended with the coffee so well, creating a super creamy smooth flavor that had notes of spice and oak that would linger on the tounge. The tobacco smoked cool and has a pleasant note. I could not be more pleased with this blend....as time goes by I hope it just gets better

A tobacco that I easily recognize as containing cigar leaf, both in the actual tin and definately in the smoke. I smoke cigars and enjoy them when I do. I just don't know how much I like the flavor when mixed with pipe tobacco. Overall, a solid performance. Good burn quality (not great), definate cigar flavor throughout, not one the wife will like to smell in the house though.

Well done, when through smoking I feel like I do after a bowl of haddo's, darn good. Robust smoke, sweet zings and stout aftertaste. Love it.

I bought a tin of this with a recent order from C&D and I was pleasently surprised. This is a very stout blend from the first light to the final puff. The name says it all.

It does have a cigar like taste to it and is fairly well mannered for it's strength. I enjoy this much more than the cigars I have tried in the past.

I would describe it as sharp and bold without being bitey. Not smooth or creamy. I pick up a lot of earthy taste and some smokiness. There is also a distinct zing that hangs on the tongue throughout the bowl and a hour or two after it is done, I believe comes from the cigar leaf. Some with a tender mouth may consider this bite but I find it to be a pleasent aftertaste.

I would reccomend this as a change of pace blend. I will smoke it but not every day or all day.

I suspect this would benefit greatly from aging as well.

Update: This is great but it is basically a cigar for the pipe to me. I smoke it on the occasion that I want a cigar flavor to my smoke. I mainly smoke the pease balkans- abingdon, caravan, and charing cross when I want a pipe.

It may be just the thing for you if you enjoy cigars and pipes.

I´ll summarize it this way:

1st fifth of the bowl: good

2nd and 3rd fifths: tolerable to bad

4th fifth: very bad

Last fifth: an indescribable nightmare

I concluded this after many attempts in different pipe materials, shapes and sizes.

Typical of Pease tobaccos, this blend is heavy and bombastic with a bit of a bite and an offensive room note. The nicotine content makes it quite heady. If you want a good cigar blend, don't try this, try C&D Billy Budd or the now discontinued Dunhill Mr. Alfred's Own.

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.

Basically, it's like smoking a cheap cigar. In fact, it tastes and smells just like a cheap cigar. This is not a tobacco I would recommend to anyone who doesn't care for cigars. However, for those who enjoy smoking cigar leaf tobacco, this is probably something you may enjoy. I didn't.