G. L. Pease Westminster
(3.34)
Westminster: The very essence of the traditional English mixture; rich, elegant, refined, and exquisitely balanced. New World red Virginias are enhanced with a gentle caress of bright leaf, then lavishly seasoned with rich oriental tobaccos and generous measures of noble Cyprus mountain latakia. Westminster is a satisfying blend, presenting layers of flavor to delight the senses and develop in the bowl. A perfect everyday English mixture. Full bodied.
Notes: Westminster was introduced in January, 2007.
Details
| Brand | G. L. Pease |
| Series | Heirloom Collection |
| Blended By | Gregory Pease |
| Manufactured By | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 2 ounce tin, 8 ounce tin, 16 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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3.34 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 31 - 40 of 71 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 15, 2010 | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
As one who enjoys latakia in lite to moderate doses in some blends this review may not mean much. Latakia is really all I taste in Westminster, however, it's a smooth smoke. I just would like to have a little more sweet virginia to balance this blend out somewhat. I did pick up a half a dozen tins and put them in the cellar (I'll see what a few years does to it). Over-all a rich english blend of high quality.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 05, 2010 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
A bit soapy at the beginning but about one third of the way into the bowl I found that this went away. It's a really thought provoking tobacco that asks you to savour it slowly. It's definitely worth trying.
Not sure whether it's worth four stars though, the jury is still out on that.
Update: I have spent the last two weeks smoking nothing but this. What I have noticed is that smoking it in a pipe with a deeper bowl really brings out the interplay between the Latakia, Orientals, and the Virginia. In a pipe with a shallower bowl the taste is one dimensional / muted / flat / dull.
Not sure whether it's worth four stars though, the jury is still out on that.
Update: I have spent the last two weeks smoking nothing but this. What I have noticed is that smoking it in a pipe with a deeper bowl really brings out the interplay between the Latakia, Orientals, and the Virginia. In a pipe with a shallower bowl the taste is one dimensional / muted / flat / dull.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 21, 2010 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
Rich, sweet, and complex says it all. It is served up in an extra chunky mixture of dark tobaccos. I like to rub out the tobacco for the top layer of the bowl so it will light easier. I believe that the large chunks of tobacco add to the "dancing of flavors" that happens when this stuff is smoked. Just a theory. This is a very cozy and easy English mixture. Not a Latakia monster. The virginias make enough of an appearance that a virginia fanatic like myself will be pleased with their occasional focus.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 11, 2009 | Medium | Medium | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
I want to like this tobacco a lot...but so far it is good but not great...I've smoked it a couple of times and so far its been pretty consistent through out a Boswell Apple, a Peterson system 314, and a Mastro de Paja Oom Paul. The taste is quite smoky with a side of BBQ sauce. The smell of it in the tin is quite the same. It is easy to smoke...only one lighting to smoke it is needed...cool and tasty...I wish it was the best the tobacco I have ever smoked but it is not so...maybe along my tin I will get to that point but I am not there yet..
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 02, 2009 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
A pleasant enough 'English' mixture...absolutely standard fare which is not going to upset anyone as being too smoky or too mild.
Comes in 2 ounce and 8 ounce tins, mine being an 8 ouncer dating from February 2007.
Stripping aside the marketing hype..'gentle caress of bright leaf'...this is a reasonable, pleasant enough smoke. Worth a try but don't be swayed by the silly nonsense written on the label or the adulation of the fans.
Well thank heavens we can 'Addendum' our errors 🙂
Original written some time ago and updated July 2009.
I am still working my way through the original 2007 can, but I have come to like it more now...I think it's better than 2 stars and have upped to 3. My main problem with GLP is that the blends are so raw (draws particular attention to Filmore) and I am still not enamoured of the flowery prose...probably cos we tend to understate everything we like here lol. Apart from my remaining supply of Balkan Sobranie and EMP, this is my main Latakia blend.
Comes in 2 ounce and 8 ounce tins, mine being an 8 ouncer dating from February 2007.
Stripping aside the marketing hype..'gentle caress of bright leaf'...this is a reasonable, pleasant enough smoke. Worth a try but don't be swayed by the silly nonsense written on the label or the adulation of the fans.
Well thank heavens we can 'Addendum' our errors 🙂
Original written some time ago and updated July 2009.
I am still working my way through the original 2007 can, but I have come to like it more now...I think it's better than 2 stars and have upped to 3. My main problem with GLP is that the blends are so raw (draws particular attention to Filmore) and I am still not enamoured of the flowery prose...probably cos we tend to understate everything we like here lol. Apart from my remaining supply of Balkan Sobranie and EMP, this is my main Latakia blend.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 04, 2009 | Medium | None Detected | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I'm 2/3 done with my first Westminster tin and it took up until now to finally enjoy it somewhat. I'm growing fond of it slowly but surely. It seems to go well with coffee.(because otherwise I have no taste in my mouth, other than a faint smokiness) I suppose having smoked flavorful tobacco's such as Frog Morton O.T.P and StoneHaven, my taste expectations were probably to high. Having read that this blend apparently is sold too "young", I'll have to age it in hopes of some improvement. Room note is nice though!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 14, 2009 | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I do like english and balkan blends very much. Are they my everyday smoke?....No. I don't smoke anything everyday. Mind you there are things that I could, but I have the pleasure and privilage of variety.
That said, I must say that if I were to smoke an english all day, this would not be it. At least not a tin under 3 years of age. Which are all that I have had.
The quality is very high. But the emphasis on too much Latakia is disconcerting in the younger tin. I will age a pound of this for at least 5 years before trying again. Hopefully that time will smooth out the Lat and increase the Va to a level to it's equal. It would be perfect then. The orientals are superb, but muscled by the Lat.
After proper drying, this i at most a three star blend for me. Maybe the fourth will appear in about 3 years.
That said, I must say that if I were to smoke an english all day, this would not be it. At least not a tin under 3 years of age. Which are all that I have had.
The quality is very high. But the emphasis on too much Latakia is disconcerting in the younger tin. I will age a pound of this for at least 5 years before trying again. Hopefully that time will smooth out the Lat and increase the Va to a level to it's equal. It would be perfect then. The orientals are superb, but muscled by the Lat.
After proper drying, this i at most a three star blend for me. Maybe the fourth will appear in about 3 years.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 10, 2009 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
A very good blend just not 4 stars for my taste.
Update after smoking this in my morta pipe I have to bump this up to 4 stars
22 May 2009 Update:
I finished off my tin of Westminster & I'm tightening up on my ratings and only give 4 stars to my top 5 blends that are in my core rotation of tobaccos. Those at this date are Escudo, Penzance, University Flake, Churchill & still deciding what the 5th will be.
I now rate this as a very solid 3.5
Update after smoking this in my morta pipe I have to bump this up to 4 stars
22 May 2009 Update:
I finished off my tin of Westminster & I'm tightening up on my ratings and only give 4 stars to my top 5 blends that are in my core rotation of tobaccos. Those at this date are Escudo, Penzance, University Flake, Churchill & still deciding what the 5th will be.
I now rate this as a very solid 3.5
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