G. L. Pease Embarcadero

Very easy to smoke. Not a fussy tobac. Reminds me a bit of Dunhill standard mixture. Good not great.

Sweet at the start with the high frequency of the Virginian coming through mid-bowl. A pleasurable experience, the blend is flavorful and satisfying from beginning to end. Sweetness and fruit are not too strong and coffee notes remain throughout the burn.

I cellar-ed this product in January 2011 and at this writing have smoked half the tin in the past 90 days. It stored well and retained just enough moisture to hold a broader range of flavors during this period.

Even burning, seemingly well cured and smooth smoking. From the three others I have tried, I estimate that most of this brand's blends are not hurried to market or overly topped.

It was bought from a shop in Arizona, where the retail price of $15.00 was on the high end, but I will choose this particular brand and consider another blend first. Acceptable quality, the third product in G.L. Pease line that I have tasted.

Another unique and complex witches brew by wunderkind Greg Pease.

Sweet dark and creamy rich virginias developes with deftly blended izmer. I'm thinking there might be a bit of cigar leaf here as well.

Folks, there is a complex myriad of flavors here far beyond my descriptive abilities. I believe every smoker will percieve this quite differently.

Setting : Wintry evening with a snifter of brandy watching Independence Day or really any good adventure film where the good guys win.

*My 50th Review*

I have not reviewed for a long time, in part because I was too busy, and in part because I just haven't been excited by anything lately, tobacco wise.

First, this is a nice, earthy, spicy, slightly sweet weed. Smells very sweet in the tin, almost aromatic. But in the pipe it is just a refined, natural taste. This is what I was hoping to get from Peterson's Irish Whiskey and other similar things I have smoked in the last year or two. Quite strong, really. After smoking this, Westminster (by the same blender) really seemed tame in the nicotine department.

Also, I found this much better in the presentation and mechanics department than Filmore. Maybe I just got a bum tin of Filmore; will try that one again later.

Don't know about the Izmir; didn't really taste anything I would describe as turkish. But the overall effect was nice, and I don't doubt that leaf added to this, however covertly in my case.

A solid smoke, well worth the try.

I would say this blend comes under the heading of all day blends. Why? Well, it is very mild, easy on the tongue, has a good flavor and aroma, and it can be smoked without sitting and giving it you all attention to get the little nuances out of it. It is what it is, a nice VA with touches of Oriental mingling through it. It smells like a sweet VA in the pouch and is composed of a semi rubbed out medium to dark brown leaf, and it was of the right moisture content to smoke out of the tin. It loaded easy after a little more rubbing out and it stayed lit almost all the way down in a lazy, slow, creamyness that is very enjoyable. It never has a high point nor does it have a low point, it stays coonsistant all through the smoke. It could not bite you if you wanted it too. At the very bottom it does taste a bit ashy, but that is at the very bottom and it smokes down to a powdery ash with no dottle left in the pipe. I liked this blend, wished it was just a little sweeter but it pleases with the smoothness of the smoke. The room note is all pipe, not one tht will gather people but not one to chase them away either. All in all, a good smoke and I would recommned trying it.

That is a very pleasant smoke. The tin note is of musty dates and figs. It comes relatively moist in the tin so some drying time is necessary before smoking. Properly dry, it smokes easily and emits a full yet mellow creaminess. Not sweet, not sour. The turkish adds a nice spiciness and melds with the viginias perfectly. This is a great blend but is very subtle in it's gifts. Don't expect to be dazzled by any one particular characteristic or you will miss the point of this blend. It took me awhile to "get it" so don't rush your opinion of it. Much like the tin description says it's meant to be subdued and satisfying but also comforting like a familiar old sweater. Good stuff. 3.5 Stars

This is my first GLPease tobacco. It was my tobacconist's favorite blend when I had inquired of his top choice. Once I smoked the first 1/3 of the bowl, I experienced a "bright" coffee/nutty aroma. Surprisingly more aromatic than I expected. Smoking through the rest of the bowl, it became more of a dark coffee aroma but not too strong. I will definitely try more GLPease blends.

What more could you want to start the day than excellent sweet Virginia perfectly seasoned with tart and toasty Turkish? A bit dry on the mouth feel, but nothing an iced Assam tea with a tad of lemon can't cure.

I like this tobacco very much and it has won a spot on my rotation. I bought it in the first place because I couldn't resist the wonderful smell of the tobacco from the tin, but the flavor is delicious. I bought 2oz. of this tobacco to try and I'll be going back to buy a few tins more.