G. L. Pease Key Largo

Thus far, I have not found the 'development' claimed by the packaging. Throughout the bowl, for me anyway, I can detect the cigar element and it seemed to get in the way of the VA and even the Latakia.

Somewhat creamy, yes. Earthy, yes. Somewhat. It just seems like the selections didn't combine to produce what GL claims. I could be wrong. But I've been through three quarters of the tin and I'm still waiting for it to round out.

Moist out of the tin, does require a good rubbing but rubs out well and is nice to work with. No gurgling and no bite and not too much moisture left over in the bowl at all.

I'll finish the tin but I won't be going back for more.

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. You can smoke a Pease's blend a time a week.....and is very good. You smoke a Pease's blend two time a week.....and is goog. You smoke a Pease's blend a time in a day.....and is unpleasant. you smoke a Pease's blend all the day....and is nauseating. So.....if you are looking for an occasional good tobacco: try it. But if you are looking for a trusty partner....just flee from Pease!!!!

I don't have the palate of the more refined pipers on this site, but I primarily get cigar leaf with just a wisp of latakia. It tastes very much like a cigar to me, and certainly leaves a cigar after taste. I wouldn't want to kiss anyone for at least a couple of days after smoking this! The tobacco is certainly of excellent quality, but as for me if I want the taste of a cigar I'd rather just smoke a cigar.

It's a quality leaf, but too young. The cigar leaf is distinctly noticeable and lends an intriguing spice to the flavor, but it doesn't dominate, which is good. You can taste all the nuances, it's tangy, smooth but not quite creamy, and feels good going out my nostrils; but though the elements that comprise the flavor are very nice, the whole is not greater than the parts. (Plus it's one of those blends that dries out my throat.)

There are definitely things I like about this blend. It's a nice english blend with cigar leaf added, perfect for the right palate, I suppose, but though it's nice it's not great. Only two stars for now -- I expect some aging will help make this really come alive.

I hate giving tobaccos 1 star just on GP. That being said, I'll give this one 2 stars. Another over priced BUST from Pease-

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AGAIN! There is nothing special or intriguing about this blend at all. A medium English with some cigar leaf added. Actually reminds me of McClelland's Dominican Glory Maduro with some Latakia thrown in. It isn't bad, it just isn't great. The original Bankers Mixture or 123 are great cigar blends. I actually love Abingdon and Mephisto, but this just did not make the grade. 2 stars for effort.

G. L. Pease - Key Largo.

Here is a rare example of a blend that I find to be almost on the verge of overwhelming.   To the palate and nose I mean.  To be fair I think I have one of them "personal chemistry" deals going on with this blend... the kind ya read about occasionally, this is the only blend I've experienced it with.

I find it to be full flavored indeed.  Latakia stands tall within the flavor profile (but not lat bomb) and it seems like a rather full flavored virginia as well.  The flavors are powerful, dark.  But I find these flavors... muddled I guess is the word.  The crispest flavor I pull outta there is this occasional, briny sort of note. This so called briny note doesn't seem to translate to the room note (that I can tell), but somehow I can smell this odd, salty briny scent lingering about my shoulders long after the bowl is gone.  Hmmm.

If you're gonna sample a cigar blend, this should probably be the one. Or, Purple Cow from C&D. Standard GLP English blend with what I believe is Connecticut shade? Cigar blend done right, but It's not anything over the top of what Greg has already done.

This blend is only for those that like cigars. It has the base foundation in a typical English Blend but with the addition of cigar leaf. I really didn't care for this blend as it had a very nasty aftertaste and mouth feel. Give me wicked tongue bite something terrible. The only reason I am keeping it, is that it was a gift, also...there are those times when I crave a cigar. I bet it would improve with some cellaring.