G. L. Pease Laurel Heights
(3.21)
Rich, ripe, red leaf forms the base of this wonderful Virginia blend. The flavors are deep and round, with a smooth, natural sweetness, and subtle notes of orange peel, roasted oats, leather and peat. The smoke develops richness as it progresses, delivering a long, clean finish, that is never cloying or syrupy, with hints of malt and grapefruit. For lovers of darker, natural, unstoved Virginias.
Notes: The Gregory Pease website mentions just a trace of latakia - Laurel Heights was released in March, 2006.
Details
| Brand | G. L. Pease |
| Series | Fog City Selection |
| Blended By | Gregory Pease |
| Manufactured By | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blend Type | Virginia/Latakia |
| Contents | Latakia, 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
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.21 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 30, 2010 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
A quality tobacco that lights and burns fine. Hints of citrus fruit noted; however...easily becomes harsh, can be angry on the tongue with almost no provocation...and..the overwhelming core of the experience is consistently an ashy bitterness in every puff. Smooth natural sweetness? Hell no, not from this cross weed. Sawdust and ash afertaste doesn't add to the experience either. It's not hard to find a far tastier VA. Pass.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 16, 2008 | Medium | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
This stuff is dumbed down Embarcadero, with the added bonus that it's so incredibly dry right out of the tin you can pack it really, really tight and it'll still burn without a relight.
If the sweet-tart thing gets your motor running, Embarcadero's where it's at. This stuff is harsh on the throat and nasty, nasty, nasty. Avoid.
If the sweet-tart thing gets your motor running, Embarcadero's where it's at. This stuff is harsh on the throat and nasty, nasty, nasty. Avoid.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 07, 2006 | Medium | Extremely Mild | Medium | Tolerable |
I seem to be the lone dissenting voice, however, I can not recommend this blend. I was eagerly looking forward to its release, as I enjoy the Telegraph Hill blend in this series, and other GLP blends, very much. However, I find Laurel Heights to be one dimensional - a flat tasting, somewhat acrid blend that lacks the wonderful complexity of other GLP blends. The "hint" of latakia mentioned on the GLP website and in other reviews gave me the sense I was smoking a Virginia blend in an estate pipe I had purchsed from someone who smoked nothing but English blends. It certainly did not add to the experience, and this experience needed some addition. My advice to the Virginia smoker is to avoid Laurel Heights and choose from a number of other blends in the GLP line which are truly superlative.
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