G. L. Pease Quiet Nights

Smooth, sweet, spicy...smoky and some tang.

Excellent blend that isn’t going to have to fight to stay in a very regular rotation. Certainly one of my favorites. Plenty of reviews to give you more details - but this is hands down fantastic. Need more stars.

It is a fairly thick cut broken flake, very easy to load and slow to smoke. Latakia never gets hold of the smoke. Only when lighting the pipe does he introduce himself and greet us, to go immediately to join with the other ingredients and produce a very balanced flavor, blending with the virginias, the perique and the orientals. A very rich blend and firm four stars.

A contemplative blend for late in the evening. This was my favorite of the Old London Series that I have tried so far (haven't got to Gaslight yet). Rich, deep, satisfying, one of my favorite late night blends that i have tried in the past 10 years. A little drying needed, and then a perfect burn. 3 1/2 stars.

Very pungent tin aroma . Needed a wee drying . The moisture and pack of the bowl must have been perfect because it smoked like a dream with one light in a sav pot ! It is creamy and rich , smokey and spicy and a little sour and salty . This blend it pushing a Lat bomb but doesn’t get there . The latakia is evident in every puff though . The orientals are close behind being herbal and slightly spicy and fragrant but not buttery . The perique is noticeable adding mostly pepper spice . The Virginias give it body but not much sweetness and a little fruit . Similar to Plum Pudding for me with more latakia . The latakia is quite good and tastes a little different than most blends that contain it to my tastes buds . Smells different also . A good blend , better than nightcap ( much smoother) . I bumped it up to 4 stars . Incense like aroma is intoxicating. This blend seems to be cased with something that sets it apart and is appreciated. I finished a tin and then started craving it . Couple weeks later same thing ! It that isn’t a 4 star blend then I don’t know what is?

Perfection

I might stop there. The Latakia is the star in this flake, but surprisingly does not overwhelm the blend. It provides a velvety-smooth character to the smoke with flavors of old leather and a cedar-campfire. The red Virginias come in next adding a pleasant amount of sweetness and tanginess which help this flake stand out from other full English blends. The perique offers a little bit of spice to the edges of the smoke and a pleasant fermented undertone to the whole flake. Finally, the Turkish leaf adds to the dry texture of the smoke and provides a little sourness. The tobaccos merge into a well-balanced and complex full English.

It is perfection, so no other blends compare.

I had been tasting and trying new English blends for a while—searching for something that fits my flavor palate. I have typically preferred oriental forward English/Balkan blends and have staid away from Lat-bombs. I picked up a tin of Quiet Nights expecting something akin to a flake version of Dunhill Nightcap. Boy, I was wrong.

The Latakia is generously applied and is the first thing that hits you in the tin note and the smoke. Yet, it does not overwhelm the blend. The sweetness and dark fruit flavors of the dark Virginia leaf adds a much needed complexity and depth to a blend with such a high percentage of Latakia. The sweetness probably comes from the flake pressing of the Virginia leaf and a light sugar casing, which together help balance out the blend. The spice and sourness coming from the healthy dose of perique and oriental varieties manifest themselves more and more further down the bowl you smoke. These flavors meld into a complex blend that perfectly balances the campfire smokiness of the Latakia with the sweetness of the Virginias, the sour notes from the other oriental varieties, and the spice from the Perique. The nicotine is a bit less than Nightcap.

Quiet Nights is probably my favorite blend from G. L. Pease and C & D, and has joined my regular rotation.

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I am not sure why some are knocking this. I guess tastes are different. This has quickly risen to the top of my list of all time favorite tobaccos, and is currently my favorite of the GL Pease blends. The Latakia is very forward in this, but it does not bite, and is balanced with some spiciness from the Perique and a touch of Virginia sweetness. The smoke is luxurious and creamy. I see some comparisons to Penzance, but I do not think they resemble each other at all, and I like this MUCH better than Penzance. This is best in my big Italian pipes (Caminetto, Castello, Ser Jacopo). I could smoke this tobacco all day.

By now every time Greg Pease presents a new English mixture, everyone knows it's gonna be a masterpiece. And this one won't let you down. A Latakia powerhouse, yet incredibly well balanced, Quiet Nights stands out due to rich dark Virginias that provide a richness, sweetness and mellowness seldom found on English mixtures.

By all means, give it a try.

Another great addition to the GLP line of English. This is a bold mixture and the flavor is great. I love the way it stays with me even when I have finished a bowl. This will be another Hugh hit. Gotta try his one..