G.L. Pease Westminster

[Alpedhuez55]

The jury is still out on this one for me. I have attempted a few bowls. It was just tinned less than three weeks ago, but it is taking a while to dry out. I am still having trouble keeping it lit. I guess I need to leave it out a little longer.

It is a heavy Latakia blend. It is not as heavy Latakia as GLP Samara, C&D Davinci or CAO Old Ironsides. It is a nicely balanced English Blend. I just am tired of the constant relights. But I think with a little age in the tin and a little more time to dry out, it could be something special, but for now, I have give it an incomplete.

[Bruce]

I would have to agree with you. Tried a free bowl while I was at Iwan Ries with mr.c.. Both he and I were not impressed with it. I bought a tin anyway to let age for a few years.
But my first impression........I wouldn't go crazy looking for it.

[kheffelf]

Thanks for the heads up guys, I was thinking about ordering some, but I think I will give it a couple more months.

[KnightKrusher]

I think I will like it and will give it a try.

[Kayak_Rat]

Seems that Smitty and I had this conversation earlier this week. His thoughts were along the lines that are already stated. This may be a tin for the cellars. If I could find my damn time machine, I would be able to tell ya.

[Alpedhuez55]

Originally Posted by Kayak_Rat

Seems that Smitty and I had this conversation earlier this week. His thoughts were along the lines that are already stated. This may be a tin for the cellars. If I could find my damn time machine, I would be able to tell ya.

Latakia blends do tend to age well. Those tins of 01 Samara I have are fantastic!!! I am sure this one will age well with time too. I think the main thing is it needs to dry out a bit more before I can really enjoy it. I think it is almost there.

[carbonbased_al]

Originally Posted by Kayak_Rat

Seems that Smitty and I had this conversation earlier this week. His thoughts were along the lines that are already stated. This may be a tin for the cellars. If I could find my damn time machine, I would be able to tell ya.

Actually Zach, what I was talking about was Fillmore. Have had a few bad bowls of that. I've actually not yet cracked my tin of Westminster yet.

[EnyafanJT]

Originally Posted by Alpedhuez55

Latakia blends do tend to age well. Those tins of 01 Samara I have are fantastic!!! I am sure this one will age well with time too. I think the main thing is it needs to dry out a bit more before I can really enjoy it. I think it is almost there.

since c&d and pease are friends, and since all the c%d blends i have are supermoist that may be the reason the new pease blends are? i haven't smoke any pease blends in years (except cumberland) so i don't remember what the moisture levels were back then.

[Alpedhuez55]

Originally Posted by EnyafanJT

since c&d and pease are friends, and since all the c%d blends i have are supermoist that may be the reason the new pease blends are? i haven't smoke any pease blends in years (except cumberland) so i don't remember what the moisture levels were back then.

I think it will be fine once the tin dries out a bit. But the C&D & GLP blends tend to be packed a little wet. I also should get in the habit of letting it dry out for a little bit before I pack my bowl.

[Kayak_Rat]

Originally Posted by carbonbased_al

Actually Zach, what I was talking about was Fillmore. Have had a few bad bowls of that. I've actually not yet cracked my tin of Westminster yet.

I apologize. Too many pie conversations to keep track of. Mayb I need to start taking notes, or we need to do a podcast.

[RPB67]

Looks like you are getting into the swing of things down there.

Glad you are enjoying your new homestead.

[CigarGal]

Originally Posted by Kayak_Rat

I apologize. Too many pie conversations to keep track of. Mayb I need to start taking notes, or we need to do a podcast.

Did someone say podcast? I need to get an episode up soon. You can be sure that pipes will be featured in the next one.

[Alpedhuez55]

I finally made it through a full bowl of this blend. I let it dry out enough where I was able to keep the relights to a minimum.

While there is a lot of Latakia in it, you do not really taste it as much as in other Latakia blends. Though I do not think it would become my everyday smoke, I think it is a very nice blend. And with age, has the potential to become something special. I will cellar some tins of this and revisit it at a later date. But this is like drinking a young bottle of wine right now. It is good, but not great. But given a few months or years, it could be a different story.

[mr.c]

this is about as fresh as tobacco gets. I think by christmas time we will see what westminster has to offer

[j6ppc]

Have a tin on the way looking forward to it