G. L. Pease Abingdon
(3.40)
Abingdon is the fullest Balkan style blend in the range. It is rich and robust, powerful and forthright, yet still possessing subtlety and finesse. Dark flavors of wood and leather mingle with delicate undercurrents of sweetness, and deep earthy notes, while the Oriental tobaccos provide hints of their verdant, sometimes herbaceous character. A big Balkan blend, reminding us once more of what these blends used to be. Because of the high percentage of dark and oriental tobaccos, it's recommended to pack Abingdon a little less firmly than you might a lighter blend.
Notes: Abingdon was released in July, 2003.
Details
| Brand | G. L. Pease |
| Series | Classic Collection |
| Blended By | Gregory Pease |
| Manufactured By | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blend Type | Balkan |
| Contents | Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 2 ounce tin, 8 ounce tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium to Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.40 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 29, 2008 | Medium | None Detected | Full | Strong |
Like every Pease tobacco's, this is a high quality one. But, at the end..... it's unsmokable: raw, crude,inelegant, boorish. And Pease is a sort of illiterate blender. This cook uses quality and tastefull ingredients, but definitly he's inapt to assemble and amalgamate the ingredients. The result is......raw. Sorry Pease, you are discharged.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 02, 2010 | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
Abingdon, a Balkan blend? GL Pease's "fullest" Balkan style blend in the range? And, not only does everybody praise this blend but most say it's strong? Are you kidding me?
G.L. Pease tobaccos are nothing more and nothing else than an attempt to produce good tobaccos that is failing. PERIOD. Nicely tried but nevertheless not working.
Where's the fricking Latakia in this blend, boys? There is 5 times more Latakia in other Balkan blends that I know. There is a lot more Latakia in Balkan Sasieni than this and it is a Balkan blend. There is a lot more Latakia in Bill Bailey's Balkan blend.
This is VAs, some Oriental and scarce (NOT EVEN 10%) Latakia presence. If you like getting ripped off and buy into it, good for you. But this is it for me for my interaction with Gl Pease.
This is the fourth blend that I try and I am getting frustrated. I can't rely on the reviewers when it comes to GL Pease blends because either the reviews are biaised, either most of the reviewers do not know what a good tobacco mixture is.
I learned my lesson!
G.L. Pease tobaccos are nothing more and nothing else than an attempt to produce good tobaccos that is failing. PERIOD. Nicely tried but nevertheless not working.
Where's the fricking Latakia in this blend, boys? There is 5 times more Latakia in other Balkan blends that I know. There is a lot more Latakia in Balkan Sasieni than this and it is a Balkan blend. There is a lot more Latakia in Bill Bailey's Balkan blend.
This is VAs, some Oriental and scarce (NOT EVEN 10%) Latakia presence. If you like getting ripped off and buy into it, good for you. But this is it for me for my interaction with Gl Pease.
This is the fourth blend that I try and I am getting frustrated. I can't rely on the reviewers when it comes to GL Pease blends because either the reviews are biaised, either most of the reviewers do not know what a good tobacco mixture is.
I learned my lesson!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 03, 2005 | Medium | None Detected | Overwhelming | Strong |
My high water mark for balkans. All I can think of is licking the inside of a chimney. I'm going back to less creosotic blends.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 17, 2010 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Full | Tolerable |
My first tin of Abingdon had some nice campfire notes so I decided to by a big can. Boy was I disappointed. None of the nice campfire notes. The tobacco was just harsh and boring. Totally unaged. So I've put away the can and will wait a couple of years. Maybe it will improve. During that time I will smoke Orlik's Dunhill MyMixture, which is infinitely better than any of the Pease Balkans and yet ridiculed by him. Don't get carried away by the description on the tin. In all honesty it should read: "Abingdon, harsh and boring."
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 17, 2009 | Medium to Strong | Medium | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
I rate this 1 star because I cannot recommend it. It seems too spicy and not remarkable in any other way, except to say that it's quite strong and almost made me sick. It may just be that my taste buds are still alive and well and are easily overpowered.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 07, 2005 | Strong | Medium | Medium | Tolerable |
I just finished a tin and the sad verdict is in: this blend is big alright, a big disappointment! The tin aroma is fine, but the smoke is suprisingly bland. This is all the more startling considering I was ready to adore the stuff, as I do Mephisto and many other Pease blends. Is it the Lemon Virginias? I'd never heard of Lemon Virginias used for Balkan blends before --to be sure their heat felt out of place, as though someone had added chocolate frosting to my steak, urgh! Apparently, the blends in the classic collection were inspired by other pst blends. I wonder which Balkan mixture of yesteryear featured lemon virginias? Perhaps there are, and notwithstanding this, the tobacco in the blend felt impossibly young. No wonder the consumer is constantly urged to "cellar" tobacco! Besides that the flavor range is uncharacteristically monotone and just tires the palate without satisfying. There are way better Pease offerings out there, even in the much maligned (in P&T's reviews) classic collection. This must just be the exception that confirm the rules, as they say.
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