G. L. Pease Quiet Nights

Ok my reviews are to the point. No flowery language about non existent crap that makes you sound like a connisuer. I've been smoking a pipe longer than most.This is good tobacco, similar to my favourite old school nightcap. It's rough cut and I recommend rubbing it a little. It smokes cool and tastes great. If you like English blends this one's a winner.

Another stellar blend from GL Pease. I gravitate toward English/Balkans and this fits the bill perfectly. A complete marriage of complexity and flavor. Smoky latakia, tangy orientals, with a touch of sweetness. The hint of Perique is just enough to tickle the tongue (im usually not a Perique fan). I give it a couple of hours drying time and it smokes perfectly. 1-2 relights at most. 45 minutes-1 hour per bowl. It really is a perfect evening blend. I highly recommend.

My first bowl of QN was absolutely stunning with this delicious tangy Oriental note that sang with the other varietals in the blend and it totally knocked my hair back. Try as I might, I chased those flavors in preceding bowls but couldn't reproduce the experience. I tried briar and cobs but the tang was replaced with a soft sour note. The dark fruity, woody, bready Virginia dances with the Latakia, smokey, earthy and creamy. The plumy perique is spicy and adds complexity. The star of the show is the Orientals, herbal, tangy and sour. The nic hit is medium and I went back and forth on how much I dried it before smoking. A word of caution - If too dry, normal handling in preparation for a smoke would cause the tobacco too crumble into an unsmokable sawdust type consistency.

My goodness this blend. If Chelsea Morning is the perfect marriage with sunrise and coffee, this blend is in perfect marriage with the moonlit sky and an evening beverage. The red virginias bring earthy and dark fruit notes. The oriental/turkish spicy, woody, raisiny notes (along with the Perique) all coalesce perfectly with the smoky Latakia. Surprisingly sweet and thankfully its not a lat bomb. There is a tar note that absolutely suits this blend so well with the night. I'm not sure what component gives it that taste but I love it. Though not an all day smoke, it is easily repeatable. A top favorite of mine as well as others. 8.8/10

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Smokey sweet tin note. Great English smoke.

I really like Oriental forward blends and this one is in the top tier. I am not really sure of what the percent make up of each leaf in this blend but to my palate, the balance of Oriental and Latakia on the VA base is just right and the quality of the Turkish/Orientals along with the VA, give this the an exotic and luxurious flavor profile. Slightly sweet, spicy and woody. Creaminess from the Latakia support the other players but is critical to this blend, it is what makes it for me. The name is appropriate, a nice blend like and after dinner drink, sweet and rich and a perfect end to the day.

Dry, delicate broken flakes. Intense smell, not totally unlike that of Nightcap to the nose. I found that the experience with this one is best when not rubbing it out, as this tends to lead to a lot of dust instead of the ribbons I was expecting which makes it more difficult to smoke effortlessly.

Starts out discreetly sweet on the char, but soon gives way to a bit of dryness (in the wine sense) on the tongue. A bit of VA grass that melds into a surprisingly mild and creamy latakia against a backdrop of incense-like turkish - a sensation that for me kept evolving and intensifying slowly towards the mid-bowl.

Mid bowl reveals a clearer nuttiness, a bit of fruitiness on the palate, as well as a bit of pepperiness, primarily in the side stream. In other words, the perique accentuates the flavours further.

The finish becomes a bit sharp, from time to time edging the line to bite, but rarely so far as becoming unpleasant. Puffing cadence is however a good idea. The wood notes and incense spice also becomes more prevalent here.

All in all a good, though not spectacular english mixture. Enjoyable, but perhaps a little bit too subtle in some respects for it to become more than an occasional smoke for me personally. However, those on the lookout for a mild and relatively complex E.M. will probably find a lot to like here.

I have just finished my last bowlful of this blend and, unfortunately, will not be seeking any more of it. Having gotten my hopes up reading many favorable opinions, as well as Mr Pease's usual glowing sales-pitch (which, despite several disappointments, seems to get me every time) I was rather disappointed in this blend.

The initial nose in the tin is alluring. Leathery and slightly pungent sweetness in a melange of peat and earthiness. The component parts promise complexity and taste. Alas, they remain but promises.

As always, I tried this leaf in several bowls, keeping an open palate and taking my time with different packs, lighting techniques and paces. The results seemed pretty much consistent across the board. To me, the bowl starts off with an interesting mix of masculine flavors, dominated by smokiness and a distant hint of red virginias. Slightly rubbed, the cut burns quite easily and requires infrequent relights. Unfortunately, things tended to go downhill from there. The initial complexity of the palate is soon replaced by a monochromatic dry saltiness that lingers after each draw and makes relighting a chore, rather than anticipation. While the smoke remains thick and consistent, the flavor diminishes, leaving a somewhat subdued sourness. I believe I rarely - if ever - tolerated Quiet Nights to the bottom of the bowl. There are simply far better, more interesting, and smoother blends out there.

Needless to say, your experience might vary, as many positive reviews seem to suggest. I would probably still encourage anyone new to Mr Pease's blends to give this one a try. If you have already been disappointed in several of his English/ Balkan mixes, however, it might be time to look elsewhere. I believe I will.

I’m reviewing Quiet Nights based on a two-year-old tin, for what it’s worth. The Latakia is gentle and tasty, and easily the best part of the blend. The Turkish tobaccos are well proportioned to the Lat, so far so good. It shows promise initially, although the flakes are sticky-dry with some kind of humectant and are very stubborn about staying lit. This blend would benefit from C&D learning more about how to press flakes.

After a few minutes the Virginia is totally anonymous, sometimes a hint of sweetness comes through but it just doesn’t rate here. The Perique, I think, or maybe one of the Turkish varietals, has a chemical perfume aftertaste that keeps popping up throughout and ruining the flavor of an otherwise skillful blend. It tastes totally artificial and smells like an accident with a home chemistry set.

The off flavors come up enough to completely ruin the smoke. It’s a shame, too, because there was definite potential in some of the components. I can’t imagine that this is what Quiet Nights is supposed to smoke like after 2 years in the tin, but I also can’t imagine trying another batch to see if I just caught a bad tin.

I'm a beginner and may not have the palate for this blend so please excuse me when I say I don't like this one at all. When I first opened the tin everyone agreed it smelled like smoked fish / beef jerky. I found this very unpleasant and the room note was lackluster. It also had a strong nicotine punch that kept me from finishing even 1/2 a bowl. It was harsher then I liked, a little too moist, and therefore didn't burn as well as I prefer. I will not buy this again, but I will finish smoking the rest of the tin, and maybe I'll change my decision about liking this blend. I left it open overnight and it dried out better, so it burns better, but now its harsher.

I am a fan of this blend. I found this tobacco to be a complex creation - a multifaceted mixture of a tobacco. I lack a tobacconist's vocabulary, and fear that I cannot adequately describe the blend. I would recommend the gentleman's description that precedes my own, he voices many of my own observations and opinions. Suffice it to say, that this blend is relaxing and pairs well with a late night drink.

Good quality leaf as always. It's just too young to smoke at this point. Will probably age very well. Right now the tin note is very pungent with the latakia very pronounced. The room note is also very heavy. The flakes were beautiful but very moist. Had a bit of bite on this one. Cellar it and revisit in a decade. Smoke this and then try Dunhill 965. You know exactly what I mean.

I had originally intended to wait till I was smoking this one to write a review simultaneously, but alas I keep forgetting, so while I'm writing reviews, Dunhill Deluxe Navy Rolls will have to suffice. This was an interesting one to me. The first time I tried it was last summer while taking a tour of the C&D warehouse. I was smoking on an empty stomach and puffing away like a chimney, so it kicked my butt and I didn't get a very solid grasp of the flavor profile. But I have since acquired a tin and smoked about half of it. My opinions have changed a bit from what they were this summer. I find this English/Balkan flake to be quite interesting, especially in contrast with Chelsea Morning. From what I had read I was expecting them to be a bit more similar then I found these two first blends from the Old London Series. Focusing on Quiet Nights I found it to be a blend much more Latakia influenced than Chelsea Morning. While I found the VA to be dominant in Chelsea Morning, it was much more subdued in this blend, I mostly find that it complements the perique which for me seems to be making a much bolder appearance on the palate. I find this to be a dark and spicy provocative flake with a smoky heavy latakia flavor complemented by the peppery perique with a touch of sweetness from the VA and Orientals. I must confess it did not remind me of Chelsea Morning at all, but rather of another balkan blend of the Pease collection, it's one of my favorites, but I'll leave that for you to experiment with, I highly recommend this one though and I think that it is worth smoking in comparison with other Balkans from Pease!

So recently I picked up a tin of G.L. Pease's new blend from his Old London Series: Quiet Nights. I love the first blend in this series (Chelsea Morning), so I figured I would give this one a go even though I have had trouble with flake tobaccos and also blends containing perique.

Upon opening the tin, I was greeted with the scent of leather and campfire - with a bit of sweetness in the mix - and an array of dark browns mottled with the occasional bright tan streak. The flakes were already starting to fall apart, yet the tin humidity was at a good level and the flakes were not crumbling as dry flakes do. My only guess as to why they were falling apart so easily is that the cakes were not pressed for an extended period of time before being cut into flakes. Anywhoo....

As I have had trouble with flakes (as many pipe smokers do), I decided to rub some flakes out. This proved to be exceptionally easy to do - even with one hand rubbing the tobacco out into a pouch. The consistency of the rubbed out flake was quite similar to that of Chelsea Morning: wide strips not unlike a ribbon cut. These strips loaded easily into my meerschaum and, once packed, also lit easily.

The first things noticed in this blend are the Latakia and the Perique: very smoky and very spicy. Neither are overpowering, though, thanks to the interplay of the Orientals and the Red Virginias. These help refine the blend and mellow out what would otherwise be a ridiculously strong smoke. The end result is a bold new blend that is both smoky and spicy, yet smooth and mellow. And on top of everything else it burns easily to the bottom of the bowl, leaving nothing but fine ash.

Greg Pease recently posted on his blog how creating a new blend is a lot like a balancing act between different tobaccos, and in The Old London Series I really get that feeling. The actual differences between Chelsea Morning and Quiet Nights are small - they are both composed of Virginias, Latakia, Orientals, and Perique - and yet in as many ways as they are similar they are also vastly different. Chelsea Morning goes best with black coffee whereas Quiet Nights seems to be complimented best by an evening cup of tea. Still, Quiet Nights is a superb blend that will in no way stand in the shadow of its predecessor.

Reviews seem scattered. Some get flavoring (added I presume) where there is none. Others call it a Balkan because of some small elements of Orientals. It is not a Balkan. People get perfume — well that’s Latakia.

What I love here is that QN is a mild to medium, pensive (balanced) English that fits well for the end of a long day. Well this assumes I am not retired. So I smoke in the morning before the day overheats.

Flavor is excellent. Calming. Great room note. Not a Lat bomb. Really well done. Another miracle of modern, nuanced, curated blending.

Tin note of smoky, spices, and mild tart fruit. Tobacco flake is more of a broken flake. The dark brown flakes rub out nicely, and though moist, I don't think it needs any drying. Burns slow with many relights. The strength is medium and nic is mild. No flavoring detected. Taste is medium and consistent, with complex notes of dry earth, wood, bread, smoky, musty sweet grass, lemon zest, spice, mildly sour herbs, floral, mildly spicy, mildly sweet raisin background note and a peppery retro. Virginia is leading slightly, with Latakia, Perique and Oriental/Turkish supporting. Room note is tolerable, and aftertaste is great.

Tin note: steak sauce, leather, incense. Smoke smells and tastes of campfire, incense, pine and spice. Cool sweet smoke. Reminds me of Christmas (Cool dry air and woodsmoke). Medium-low nicotine. You get a little of the steak sauce and leather towards the end of the bowl. Aptly named as it is great for single slow evening smoke.

Outstanding stuff. Has a wonderful depth and complexity that comes together so nicely. Nice sweetness from the Virginias, buttery creamy mouthfeel, the Latakia almost makes it chocolatey. Pairs well with coffee. Quiet Nights is one of GLP's best offerings. Stock up!

To give you a hint from where my below impressions are coming from; I favor aromatic blends (vanilla being my favorite), although I am finding I enjoy English/Scottish blends more frequently, which I could not stand when I first started smoking a pipe. I have been trying more of the English/Aromatic combo blends, which I have found being more and more of that I am reaching for for my everyday smoke

Opening the tin I smelled the Latakia right off the bat, it was not overwhelming but the strongest note.

The flavor I tasted was the Latakia with pepper notes from the Perique, it was a nice strength surprisingly mild after smelling the tin note.

It arrived semi-dry, so no drying time was needed. Was able to light this without issue and hardly any relights. I did not have any tongue-bite with this blend.

I had heard a lot about this tobacco and was looking forward to trying it. Upon opening the tin I was greeted by a beautiful array of flavors. I found the sweet, smoky, tangy, fruity, woody, earthy, musty, plumy, spicy, very lightly floral lightly sour to be very pleasant.

This comes in a flake and and I rubbed it out before smoking. I let it dry for a half hour before smoking. Upon lighting wonderful thick, silky and creamy smoke that gave off a nice campfire type room note. The flavors were complex, mild and blended together perfectly and each puff brought forth a different flavor that would slightly move ever so slightly forward. Smoky, then sweet, then musty and so on.but the leaders never drowned out the other flavors. The flavors blended beautifully and delicately and each puff was a beautifully complex blend wonderfully mild flavors that do not overpower but together make this a full and deeply flavored smoke. The blend burned slow and to a white ash. Had a bit more relight than normal for this hour and a half smoke which burned dry and cool, leaving no moisture in the bowl.

The taste of this tobacco as mentioned above was a complex, delicate and beautiful blend that never overpowered and played well together with each puff having one flavor ever so slightly taking the lead. The flavors consisted of all mild flavors such as a sweet, smoky, musty, earthy, tangy, light brown sugar, breads, fruity, sour, earthy very lightly salted, spicy, bbq, plumy and fruity taste. One one relight I did pull too hard and a slight creosote flavor appeared. The flavors are beautifully arranged and this tobacco does not bite.

This is a excellent tobacco. It leaves one fulfilled with a full flavor that never overpowers. I enjoyed this hour and a half adventure in my MM Country Gentleman. Out of 4 Stars I would give this a 4,5 if I could. This is moving into the second spot in my rotation as a true favorite.