Stonehenge Flake is a decent blend. One that would be perfect for someone who is unsure about Lakelands as it is VERY mild on the Lakeland sauce and if it wasn't labeled I don't think I would have classified this as a Lakeland to be honest. This and Hyde Park are the 2 Gowith blends that are easy to get your hands on.
First Impression: GL Pease Stonehenge Flake
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I like this one quite a bit too. A but more burley wouldn't hurt, though if we're doing requests, I'd love to see Greg collaborate with Gawith on a dark, strong flake. One of the "English death-rattle flakes" as Greg referred to them when describing what Navigator was not.
I was recently given a tin of this, which down here in NZ is as rare as hens teeth. I’m predominantly a burley smoker, but have managed to put away a handful of VaPer style blends for a change of pace. Most of these I’ll be cellaring for the long haul, but curious to hear what the ‘optimum’ age to smoke the henge is.
I've only had it fresh, but it's supposed to age legendarily well from everything I've heard and from what the original tins went for on the secondary market. It's one of the very m I have in my cellar, so I'd be curious what the feedback on original age is too.
I've only had it fresh, and it's incredible. It's quickly become one of my favorite blends. I just ordered 10 tins after smoking 3/4 of one.
I was a superfan of this blend too until I tried an aged tin. Everything I loved died that day.
Taste is fickle thing.
I look forward to cracking my one tin open when I get round to it. I still have a few other blends to clear out before giving this a try.
For reference, the tin I opened for this review had 3 years on it.
EDIT Actually, closer to 4 years, produced 6/17.
EDIT Actually, closer to 4 years, produced 6/17.
It's on sale for 15% off at SP right now so it's a good time to grab a few times!
I know you’re a big VaPer fan bro, do you lean towards smoking this one fresh/with a few years on it or put her away for longer?
Both. I do the same with Louisiana Flake. I bought some to cellar and some to smoke right away. As I run out of the right away stuff I just replace it with more and keep aging what's in my cellar.
The aged stuff is nice but it's not a massive difference.
Cheers guys. As this is my one and only tin of this I wanted to get the most out of it. I’ll put on the shelf and open sometime in the next year or two when the need/want arises
Bought a few of the new release back in 2017. Popped one right away and thought nothing too special but that was par for the course with Pease blends. So it has sat since that time. I knew it would get better with age. Couldn't remember the deeming rules if this reintroduced blend would not be grandfathered in because of not having been continuously produced since Feb. 2007. So just bought ten more with the SP 15% discount
Nice review... ?
I had Stonehenge and Stratford on my Tabac List, with the recent 15% at SPC I jumped, tins on the way!
Looking forward to them.
P.S. Windjammer was my recent first G.L. Pease purchase, a really nice blend too...
I had Stonehenge and Stratford on my Tabac List, with the recent 15% at SPC I jumped, tins on the way!
Looking forward to them.
P.S. Windjammer was my recent first G.L. Pease purchase, a really nice blend too...
Received mine today from SPC, can’t wait to pop it! WoOsh. LOL?
Thanks for the review @jaytex1969 you motivated me to scratch it off my Tabac List and buy, plus the recent SPC G.L. Pease discount was nice. ?
Thanks for the review @jaytex1969 you motivated me to scratch it off my Tabac List and buy, plus the recent SPC G.L. Pease discount was nice. ?
Smoking some of this for the first time and not getting an floral flavors. Lots of chocolate mixing with the mild virginia breadiness tho, and that is nice.
I too had a tin with about 2 years of age on it. Very very mild taste for me.