Pease Westminster

[JBob]

I hope it's ok to ask here.. I have Westminster and love everything about it. I'm brand new at piping and trying to learn the lingo. I especially like opening the bag and smelling it- but I don't know how to describe it. Can someone please tell me what this smells like so I can be more articulate when I share my thoughts?
Thanks very much!
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[blametony]

Hey there. I'm a big GLP fan and Westminster is one of my favorites. It's what's considered an English blend for reference. Its components are Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia. When I open a fresh tin, I get lots of campfire smoke and some spice. With a little age, Westminster develops a dried fruit aroma like raisins or prunes. You can also get some spice on the tin note, but I find I get that more in the taste than in the aroma. Hope that helps.

 

[JBob]

Hey there. I'm a big GLP fan and Westminster is one of my favorites. It's what's considered an English blend for reference. Its components are Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia. When I open a fresh tin, I get lots of campfire smoke and some spice. With a little age, Westminster develops a dried fruit aroma like raisins or prunes. You can also get some spice on the tin note, but I find I get that more in the taste than in the aroma. Hope that helps.

THANKS so very much!

 

[georged]

GL Pease Westminster Review :: Pipe Tobacco Discussion

Written when the blend was first introduced in 2007. With all the new pipe smokers since then, I figured some might see it as "new news". ===================================================================== From an article in Karl Kruszeinicki's Great Moments in Science...

pipesmagazine.com

 

[JBob]

GL Pease Westminster Review :: Pipe Tobacco Discussion

Written when the blend was first introduced in 2007. With all the new pipe smokers since then, I figured some might see it as "new news". ===================================================================== From an article in Karl Kruszeinicki's Great Moments in Science...

pipesmagazine.com

Thanks!!

 

[renfield]

When smelling a blend think of various smells and flavors and see if they are what you’re detecting. Bread, bread crust, citrus, molasses, campfire, tar (really), raisins, cherry pit, plum, wine, hay, barnyard, grass, incense.

If you make a list of those kind of words from other people’s reviews and have it in front of you when smelling the blend you’ll be surprised how things jump out at you when you can attach a descriptor.

 

[JBob]

When smelling a blend think of various smells and flavors and see if they are what you’re detecting. Bread, bread crust, citrus, molasses, campfire, tar (really), raisins, cherry pit, plum, wine, hay, barnyard, grass, incense.

If you make a list of those kind of words from other people’s reviews and have it in front of you when smelling the blend you’ll be surprised how things jump out at you when you can attach a descriptor.

Excellent ideas. Thanks!

 

[theTomTom]

find a pair of dirty soaks, compare the smells to each other. if the smell is the same, your good to go