Pipes Magazine Rates JackKnife Ready Rubbed a 93! (Or 4.5 stars)

[admin]

Check out Romeowood's excellent review of G.L. Pease JackKnife Ready Rubbed -
G.L. Pease JackKnife Ready Rubbed Tobacco Review

 

[zanthal]

I've never tried Mr Pease's blends ... are they all the "full-bodied" type?
I'm eyeballing the "Odyssey" blend

 

[mluyckx]

It's on my list together with his Cumberland. But it's not in my shopping cart (yet). Wonder if I should trade it something out.
So many baccy's, so little time ;-)

 

[admin]

The flavor of JK is amazing. You just have to be a little careful in the nicotine dept. Dark fired Kentucky packs a punch, but it is also quite delicious, and gives JackKnife its unique flavor. If you're not used to nicotine heavy pipe tobacco, smoke it slow and you should be ok.
For contrast and comparison, here is my review of the original incarnation:
G. L. Pease JackKnife Plug Tobacco Review
@zanthal

I've never tried Mr Pease's blends ... are they all the "full-bodied" type?

Well then, you are missing out on some amazing tobacco. The G.L. Pease line has several different styles of blends.
Tell me what you usually smoke and maybe we can make some suggestions.

 

[docwatson]

What a fantastic review. I've yet to see quite as many taste tempting descriptions regarding tobacco. Romeowood is a very talented connoisseur with a palate that far exceeds my own and makes it imperative for me to get out and order some of this blend. Can't wait to try some. Thanks for the enjoyable reading.

:clap:

 

[zanthal]

I'll look into it myself ... bitter or bland are my main yucks though, anything else I will smoke.
And yes I should say, it was a very thorough and informative review ... just the way they ought to be.
@docwatson that is a cool quote ::
when I hear about a new line of tobacco I look into it and usually try out the best-selling ones. That's what drew my eye to Odyssey (and the fact that it's Latakia based which I've liked in the past)

 

[admin]

Zanthal, I like JackKnife a lot, and I love: Maltese Falcon, Lagonda, Westminster and Quiet Nights. All of those have Latakia, but they are all very different from one another, while all tasting amazing.
I haven't had Odyssey, but I have heard it very good too.

 

[markw4mms]

I've had JKP, and Key Largo, and highly recommend both! Greg is a very accomplished blender!

 

[kamikazesasquatch]

I've had both plug and ready rubbed and I think I liked the flavor of the plug better. Although that may have been because I had plug first and it was my first Kentucky. You can't go wrong with either IMHO. Actually, I have nothing bad to say about any of the GLP blends I've tried. The man knows his craft.

 

[lordnoble]

Kevin said: If you're not used to nicotine heavy pipe tobacco, smoke it slow and you should be ok.

Not sure I agree with this unless, by, "...smoke it slow" you mean put it down and walk away fro it for half an hour or so. I've never had a blend sucker punch me so hard with the Vitamin-N. Granted, I'm a lightweight, but still....
-Jason

 

[mluyckx]

Hmm.. the high vitamin N is pushing me over the edge. Trading out the Stratford. That now makes 5 GL Pease blends in my next TAD :rofl:
(Haddo's delight, Embarcadero, Union Square, Fillmore and now JKP)

 

[romeowood]

I've never tried Mr Pease's blends ... are they all the "full-bodied" type?

I'll look into it myself ... bitter or bland are my main yucks though, anything else I will smoke.

Not all the GLP blends are full-bodied in terms of strength, Zanthal, in fact some are quite reserved and subtle. None are bitter or bland by a long shot.

I would say the JackKnives are definitely in the stronger end of the spectrum of all of his blends. And I hope the review didn't come off as fawning, I just really love the stuff! It's one of those tobaccos that has you reaching to refill the bowl as soon as you're done with one (that is, if you're not passed out on the floor :mrgreen: ).
I'm also curious what you all think of the 100-point rating approach. I think it allows a lot more nuance to be gauged into the scoring; the caveat is that it may be confusing or difficult to relate because it isn't employed with pipe tobacco generally (erm...I may be the first to try it, actually). I'd love your opinions on that--yea, nay or otherwise.

 

[docwatson]

I think you're expanding our knowledge and bringing a more definitive approach to evaluating tobaccos. It's great.

Personally the only rating I'm interested in is the last one which counts for 50 points. Flavor and aroma. But the other ratings definitely add to the interest and marketing of a blend. Thanks for all your thought and time that goes into your reviews.

 

[batdemon]

Ditto on what doc said. Very nice review, enjoyable to read. ::

 

[lifeon2]

I just got some jackknife plug as well as some ready rub in the other day, looking forward to trying it

 

[baronsamedi]

I'm a nicotine baby, too. I shoot for the low-power blends in that area. Sounds like it tastes great, though!

 

[romeowood]

@flyfishn -- I totally agree, though for fullness of flavor I'd even put it ahead of the ropes (at least the ones ive tried)

Personally the only rating I'm interested in is the last one which counts for 50 points. Flavor and aroma. But the other ratings definitely add to the interest and marketing of a blend.

While any review is going to be completely subjective, my hope is that the 100-point scale would differentiate between “mm, that’s good” and “wow, that’s good”; it’s all a matter of degrees. Also, the scale is comprised of three components of the overall experience--the presentation, draw & burn, and flavor & aroma--that are, at least to me, important and overlooked aspects of most pipe tobacco reviews. I started writing my own when I became frustrated with going to review sites to check out a tobacco and finding that 95% are rated 3 stars, and that most of the 3-sentence reviews were vague at best (and I'm being quite generous there). Thankfully this magazine has made it a point to have thorough and attentive review articles since its inception--Kevin's, Bob's and Adam's reviews are among my favorite reading on the site.
And yes, the more I look at it, I do seem rather doe-eyed about this JK Ready Rubbed. In my defense, it's really that good. Damn good. When the plug came out, I tasted it, bought ten tins, tasted it again, then a dozen more. I'm down to 5 in the cellar now; I smoke this merrily and often, it's obviously one of my favorites.