"Blind Buying" 16oz of GL Pease - Help me Pick which Blends!

[Aylesbury Pike]

Hi folks,

Relatively new pipe smoker here. I live in a country with draconian tobacco taxes (honestly your mind would boggle) and a terrible selection. Due to this, my tobacco comes from friends and family bringing me bits when they visit from oversees.
(God bless them).

I've decided i'd like a couple 8oz GL Pease tins from my next visitors. I've never tried any Pease blends but, from what I gather, the quality is high enough that I don't need to fear adding them to my very small "cellar". I'm happy to buy a couple tubs without trying them first. Worst case, I have some quality leaf that I can become accustomed to enjoy over the next few years.

My question is, which two blends should I choose?

Here's an idea of what I like:

My top two blends I've tried are Early Morning Pipe and Solani Aged Burley Flake.

I also enjoy Nightcap however i'm less of a fan of My Mixture 965 (could it be the addition of cavendish?)


Any suggestions you good folks have would be appreciated.

Cheers

 

[Scottmi]

I'm a big fan of Sixpence and recently picked up an 8oz can. for your consideration, i'd suggest perusing tobaccoreviews for telegraph hill, union square, and haddo's delight

 

[BingBong]

Don't forget Rouseco Buoy Gold!

 

[Sigmund]

Quiet Nights is a great latakia blend with some nice sweetness and a smooth darker flavor.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

Don't forget Rouseco Buoy Gold!

I didn't know Greg Pease was in on that one.

Makes sense though, it's a damn fine blend.

 

[makhorkasmoker]

I enjoy his jack knife plug

 

[Peter Turbo]

Never understood buying a pound of something you never smoked before. Especially a new smoker.

 

[Peter Peachfuzz]

Never understood buying a pound of something you never smoked before. Especially a new smoker.

I believe the gentleman doesn't have that luxury.

Maltese Falcon, Spark Plug or Windjammer would give you some variety without getting too far out of the boat.

 

[Sigmund]

If you live where tobacco is crazy expensive one has to take chances when the opporunity of buying at US prices presents itself.

 

[brooklynpiper]

What the Peters and Sigmund are saying -- really this is the only case one should do this.

Honestly, something straightforward and inoffensive. An English with a strength of your choosing, Union Sq, and a Va/Per (I would determine by preferred cut - note that Pease and C&D 'flakes' are a lot more chunky than those finer EU made flakes

 

[jpmcwjr]

I'd go with Quiet Nights, and perhaps Maltese Falcon.

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[Peter Turbo]

I believe the gentleman doesn't have that luxury.

Yup, thats my bad. In his case I totally would.

 

[Sigmund]

Sometimes you win and sometimes not. I did the same. One blend I like but dont love. The other 8oz I got I sold for what I paid. So either way its a win win.

Like the moderator. I wish people would at least put their country. This is the internet and its a big world.

 

[ThermionicScott]

I believe Chelsea Morning is in the same vein as Early Morning Pipe.

 

[Pipke]

I highly recommend Quiet Nights. And I've lately been enjoying Cumberland which is very different from Quiet Nights.

 

[Pipke]

Never understood buying a pound of something you never smoked before. Especially a new smoker.

It's not like anyone is going to get ripped off buying 8 oz. of any GL Pease blend. They're all good. Just some are more popular than others because they are extra good.

 

[wilblee]

The blends that I liked well enough to repurchase (so far) are Cairo and Windjammer.

 

[anotherbob]

Never understood buying a pound of something you never smoked before. Especially a new smoker.

I feel the opposite. I usually feel like it was pointless to buy a smaller amount and should have just gone all in.

 

[Peter Turbo]

I feel the opposite. I usually feel like it was pointless to buy a smaller amount and should have just gone all in.

And if you end up hating the blend then what? You have 16oz of tobacco you dont like.

All I'm saying is sample first if you can, but in case of the OP he doesnt really have that option.

 

[Aylesbury Pike]

Thanks so much for all of the recommendations, lads. Maltese Falcon is a strong contender for one of the spaces on the journey across the Atlantic. I will take into consideration all of the other suggestions here also.