Pease Offerings

[Drew72]

OK... in large part I'm posting this because of the pun in the title. It's rare I come up with something this clever. My sons, I am sure, would call this a "dad joke," and role their eyes (as I can sense many of you are doing as you read this).

Nevertheless, I have tried a few GL Pease blends--Lagonda and Sixpence (Sixpence may be my favorite smoke so far in my very young career). What other blends from Pease should I be trying? I would like to stay away from super high nicotine blends. Thanks.

Cheers
Drew

 

[Bowie]

I recommend the Penny Farthing for something a little different. It's a shag cut with VA, DFK, and Perique. SPC and TobaccoReviews have it rated about a medium on the strength scale, which seems right to me.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I would recommend Ashbury or any of the Fog City Selections, well... honestly, I have yet to find a single blend of his that I wouldn't smoke over and over. And, I am not a HUGE latakia fan, but his blends always seem to be very artful in the way they are blended.

Very Punny, BTW.

 

[Elric]

I would recommend Ashbury or any of the Fog City Selections, well... honestly, I have yet to find a single blend of his that I wouldn't smoke over and over. And, I am not a HUGE latakia fan, but his blends always seem to be very artful in the way they are blended.

Very Punny, BTW.

+1 on Ashbury and the Fog City Selections.

 

[boston]

Samarra is a very nice blend. Haddos Delight is also marvelous, especially when aged, but higher nicotine.

 

[sablebrush52]

Union Square, Haddo's Delight, Cumberland, Montgomery, Stratford, and Telegraph Hill are my favorites as I don't smoke much Latakia anymore.

 

[Rebub24]

If you like Latakia then go for Chelsea Morning, Quiet Nights and Maltese Falcon. Haddo's is pretty stout with nicotine. Stonehenge Flake was created in collaboration with Gawith Hoggarth. Union Square is a great straight Virginia

 

[danimalia]

My favorites are Blackpoint, Maltese Falcon and Kensington among the Latakia blends. I also like Embarcadero, Union Square and Fillmore, Triple Play and JackKnife. Haddo's Delight is also real good, and pretty unique

I would think that if you like Sixpence, you should be able to deal with all Pease blends in terms of nicotine... Excepting maybe JackKnife, Cumberland and Triple Play. At least among whatI have tried.

 

[Drew72]

Thanks for the suggestions... keep them coming.

I have no history with tobacco prior to taking up the pipe just a few months ago. So I have no desire or need to get a 'nic buzz.' I have been very wary about higher nicotine blends... but even some categorized as "medium/strong" have not really affected me in that way. I don't know if this is because I always use a charcoal filter... but so far, so good. Still, I don't want to push it by trying "strong nic" blends... there are plenty others out there for me.

thanks again

 

[cosmicfolklore]

So I have no desire or need to get a 'nic buzz.'

Just keep a bowl of Hersheys Kisses or some other bite size chocolates by your chair as you smoke. If you start to feel a little woozy while smoking, just much a small morsel of chocolate and it will keep that feeling at bay.

 

[danimalia]

Fair enough. In my experience, many of the VA-based blends made by C&D tend to be a bit more stout than non-C&D VAs, but Union Square is certainly one I think that is a bit on the milder side in terms of nicotine. And all the Latakia blends should be safe as well.

 

[litup]

I find Sextant and Navigator to "scratch the same itch" as Sixpence does. You may want to stay away from Navigator though as some people feel the nicotine is high. I don't, personally, but smokingpipes has its strength listed at 4 dots.

 

[Magpiety]

Westminster is a desert island blend for me.

 

[acidpox]

I'd suggest giving Temple Bar a try. Plus it's a plug and everyone likes a plug.

 

[alaskanpiper]

Maltese Falcon
Union Square
Penny Farthing

 

[stbruno70]

All of them.

 

[trubka2]

I really have to be in the mood for his Latakia blends (they're kind of harsh for me), but I really like most his VA-based blends. Some more than others, and it also really depends on the age of the tin. But they're all worth a try IMO.

 

[haparnold]

To me, Westminster is the benchmark English blend. If I could only choose one English mixture forever, I wouldn't even have to think about it.

For non-Latakia offerings, my favorites are Haddo's Delight, Union Square, and Fillmore.

 

[bullet08]

meridian. don't get mentioned often, but savory english blend.

 

[renfield]

Chelsea Morning or Quiet Nights which is similar but stronger in flavor.

Gaslight if you’d like to try a rich, Lat forward cake.

Union Square and Maltese Falcon are worth a try as well.

IME his blends do best at with at least 6 months of age. Give them a week after the tin is opened. The oxidation really seems to improve things.