I'm surprised there's not that much love for the bird!
Maltese Falcon is probably my favorite Pease blend. I have some Abingdon and enjoy it, though I believe it does have some brighter VAs. Maltese Falcon is kind of a darker blend.
JackKnife Plug is great, and if you like Dark-Fired Kentucky, I highly recommend it. One thing worth mentioning, aside from the fact that it also has some bright VAs, is that it has no noticeable added flavoring. Most of the other blends I'd tried where KY played a prominent role tended to use some flavoring, so the Kentucky in JKP tasted different than what I'd come to expect. It's really good, but it took me half an ounce to get on its wavelength. Once I did, I found it satisfying like few other blends.