G. L. Pease Quiet Nights
(3.52)
Rich, deep, contemplative... Ripe red Virginias, fine Orientals, smokey Cyprus latakia, and a pinch of acadian perique are pressed and matured in cakes before being sliced. The sophisticated flavors and exotic aroma provide a wonderful backdrop for quiet moments of reflection, a good book, and if you are so inclined, perhaps a wee dram.
Notes: This is the second entry in the Old London Series. It is fuller and somewhat more latakia forward than Chelsea Morning, with a higher percentage of Orientals, and less perique. It's rich, complex, leathery and smoky, with a naturally sweet structure from the darker Virginias, and a balanced Oriental spice. It compares in strength and fullness with blends like Samarra and Blackpoint, but the pressing makes it deeper, darker, and brings new dimensions to the flavors and aromas. It's really wonderful. An ideal addition to the series, perfectly complimenting a relaxing evening.
Quiet Nights was introduced in May, 2010.
Details
| Brand | G. L. Pease |
| Series | Old London Series |
| Blended By | Gregory Pease |
| Manufactured By | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Flake |
| 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 to Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.52 / 4
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Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 12, 2010 | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
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.
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.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2023 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
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.
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.
Pipe Used:
Ascorti
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| May 20, 2022 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
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.
Pipe Used:
Rossi 8626, Brigham 47
PurchasedFrom:
Online
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 07, 2022 | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable to Strong |
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!
Pipe Used:
Stanwell bent dublin
Age When Smoked:
3 yrs
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 03, 2021 | Medium | Mild | Medium | Pleasant |
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.
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.
Pipe Used:
Missouri Meerschaum country Gentleman.
PurchasedFrom:
Pipes &Cigars
Age When Smoked:
Fresh from tin.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Aug 07, 2020 | Mild | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
Quiet Nights has a lot to offer to me. Opening the tin brings the Latakia to the senses as I stare down at the broken flake offerings. This is a hard one to light straight from the tin and will take a few relights to get to the bottom. The campfire latakia is smokey, creamy and surrounded by a juicy sweetness of quality pressed leaves, that just blends in so perfectly. The orientals and I assume that pinch of perique have a nice dry spice coming forward as well, again tamed by the sweetness. The nicotine is mild but there. everything offered is blended well and compliments the other. Did I mention the sweetness? Could easily be smoked day or night. One of the most flavorful latakia blends I have tasted and worth keeping around. This English surely does live up to the name Old London Series and peaceful quiet nights. A tossup between this and Gaslight for the Pease addiction Crown. Watson, the needle!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2020 | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
Having gravitated away from Latakia mixtures in the past few years in favor of Virginias and VAPERs I was a bit hesitant to try this one but it surprised me in a very positive sort of way. In contrast to the Lat bomb which I expected I found it to be a very nicely balanced blend which allowed the Virginias to shine through and the latakias to be present but not cloying. Being a flake I did dry my portion out for about 30 minutes which helped it burn nicely in the Comoy. I found it very pleasant without aging. My experience with aging latakia mixtures is that cellaring for more than about 5 years causes the latakia to fade rather drastically leaving a character to the mixture which was never intended by the blender. In other words, unless I hear from him otherwise I figure Greg Pease has blended this to be enjoyed immediately upon purchase, Dunhill London Mixture was a ready rubbed Oriental forward mixture which I used to love but unfortunately it has not been revived by Peterson. This one comes pretty close to that revered and retired blend. 4+ stars.
Pipe Used:
Comoy tradition bulldog
PurchasedFrom:
cargohold
Age When Smoked:
fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 05, 2019 | Very Strong | None Detected | Very Full | Very Strong |
This is one of my top favorites! It is unctuous, smoky, filling, almost like smoking beef jerky. It’s strong, but in a fulfilling sort of way and the room note can be overwhelming, it’s one of the few my family doesn’t really enjoy. My only complaint is that it is very “dusty”, there is always an inch of nigh unsmokable dust at the bottom of the can, which, given the price, makes this even more cost-prohibitive for me.
I have recently tried this with a few years on it and I dare say, I prefer it fresh. It loses its punch, and for me, the flavor I crave so much.
I have recently tried this with a few years on it and I dare say, I prefer it fresh. It loses its punch, and for me, the flavor I crave so much.
Pipe Used:
Various
Age When Smoked:
Various
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 02, 2019 | Mild | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
I agree with all the 4 star reviews. This is one enjoyable blend. Forget Penzance and buy this instead. To me, it's better, and best of all, readily available.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 31, 2019 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
Awwww Quiet Nights, what a truly amazing blend. One of the few blends where if this would be the only thing I smoked for the rest of my days, I'd be contempt with that. The tin note is sublime and tempts me to take a bite. It's very bold and sophisticated, really feels that what your puffing on has a real weight and presence. Perfect right out of the tin, burns cool, won't bite and won't leave too much to clean up. Wouldn't call it an all day smoke, but I have smoked several bowls consecutively. I've read that it stands to the all mighty Penzance, but I wouldn't know for I've never tried it, though I do know that Quiet Nights will make a fine addition to my cellar.
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