January 06, 2023
Product: Seattle Pipe Club Galloping Gertie 2oz
This is perhaps one of the sweetest blend I've ever smoked so far. I do like all kinds of blends but this one just smokes like a sweet desert. This is not my daily smoke but I do smoke it whenever I crave something sweet.
This blend pairs pretty well with tea, especially with honey in the tea....Read More
March 03, 2022
Product: Seattle Pipe Club Galloping Gertie 2oz
...it's like kajun kake or bijou morning flake but way less in your face. Strong tin note of va-per foot/cheese darkness like the above mentioned, but SO mutch softer around the edges when you smoke it. Smoother, sweeter, definitly more complex and I like it a lot! The cab gives it a smoothness and softens the sour from the perique. As far as Turkish orientals, I don't know. I don't know what to associate to the profile that represents Turkish orientals. Never had them before and don't get anything dramaticly different in the flavour to identify it from another va-per that doesn't have it included. Good sweet va-per! Tin came with a little over a years age....Read More
July 19, 2022
Product: Seattle Pipe Club Galloping Gertie 2oz
They got it right! This is a winner, sweet and full of flavor.
August 19, 2021
Product: Seattle Pipe Club Galloping Gertie 2oz
Just a really great smoke.
October 04, 2020
Product: Seattle Pipe Club Galloping Gertie 2oz
I was skeptical to try this as many Seattle Pipe Club blends take after Plum Pudding. Which I love dearly, but I like a change. And here it is. This here is another wonderful creation by Joe Lankford. Very grassy & bright first puff. Crisp citrus at first then mellows a bit. The stoved Virginia’s combined with the unsweetened cavendish is a perfect seasoning just like a bit of sugar on top on barley cereal. I think I’ve found the complimentary blend to Plum Pudding....Read More
Huge Stoved Virginia Sweetness
October 05, 2020
Product: Seattle Pipe Club Galloping Gertie 2oz
I’ve continued to update my review after each bowl. Joe Lankford isn’t a baker but he makes the best cakes in the world. These are beautiful thick cut flakes from a crumble cake that crumble easily and are to pack. What a great time to be a pipe smoker in the age of the Internet. Before our time men might have smoked five blends in their entire life that were stocked in their small town drug store. Tin note is grassy and clean. No latakia in this one so the tin note immediately strikes as much different than his other cakes. The familiar Virginia note is most noticeable. Pressing the tobacco's together allows all the oils and juices to saturate the cake and brings a deeper flavor that ribbon cut blends. When you smoke a cake there is something there, a deep body, that’s not found with most ribbon cut mixtures (there are exceptions). This is a stoved VA/ PER cake with that black cavendish softness and body that adds depth. Not detecting much from the orientals although my palate may not be as refined as many of you other gentleman. This blend is very sweet and the smoke is like sugar hitting your tongue. After several bowls of this spaced out over a few days my mouth was still overwhelmed with the amount of sweetness delivered as the smoke hit my tongue. I can only articulate what my taste buds are telling me and this may not be considered sweet for you. I know that stoving the Virginia’s can create a sweet, caramelized taste, as I’ve used it for blending. After several bowls I’ve deemed this too sweet for me. It’s a good blend but the sweetness overpowers almost every flavor that comes after it. If you’re an aromatic smoker or prefer very sweet tobacco’s this will be one you want to check out. As always, pick one up and decide for yourself. Tasting notes are so subjective and this may be fantastic for you....Read More
August 09, 2021
Product: Seattle Pipe Club Galloping Gertie 2oz
Thoroughly enjoyable...glad to be alive in this age of innovation. Any pipe smoking ailments I may suffer are a small price to pay for the sheer joy of smoking the masterpiece craft tobaccos such as this that are available nowadays.
June 17, 2021
Product: Seattle Pipe Club Galloping Gertie 2oz
After seeing what SPC did with Balkan in their Plum Pudding, I was very curious to see what their take on VaPer would be, VaPer usually being my preferred style. I am not disappointed! It’s not your usual VaPer, but its not exactly a Cavendish blend either. The normal bright Virginia notes and Perique spice and still there, but the addition of the Cavendish and Oriental transforms them into something lovely and unique. The smoke is very cool and smooth, and the typical VA citrus notes are punched up and deepened. The lemon and grapefruit taste almost juicy, and the is a hint of stone fruit, plum or peach maybe, underneath. The blend is very grounded as well: a nice mulchy earth tone runs underneath the brighter notes. Overall, a delightful and exceptionally well-balanced blend. The artistry of it is very evident, and the experience is unique....Read More
January 29, 2021
Product: Seattle Pipe Club Galloping Gertie 2oz
I was eager to try this and after a few bowls, was ready to give this an unfavorable review. But, like many other tobaccos, they can grow on a person and change even with a few weeks’ time. This one certainly did for me, and I’m glad I let it evolve. The tin note is penetrating; some reported grassy, but I got a vinegar dominance, almost like a stoved ketchup-scented Virginia. The cakes are easy to crumble, darker red and black, and need a little drying out initially. It smokes well without any bite, and I taste refined Virginias and bitter, but delicate orientals. The perique is just right. I sought to try this because I grow tired of the same old Va/Per mixes. This is a welcomed change. I just wish Joe Lankford would create a more non-Latakia forward mixtures (even though I like those), as he certainly has a skill for it....Read More
November 29, 2020
Product: Seattle Pipe Club Galloping Gertie 2oz
This is the kind of tobacco that evolves as it ages in the jar. Every time I pick to smoke this one (several weeks in between) it just gets better and better. So much sweet flavor, lots of smoke... Overall an incredibly enjoyable experience. I loves this from the start but the truth is... You gotta let it sit. It won't taste as good as I'm describing right out of the tin. I absolutely love this blend... Just wish it wasn't as pricey....Read More