G. L. Pease: Bankside 2oz Pipe Tobacco

Product Number: 003-029-0101

The inaugural entry in a new series from master blender Greg Pease, Bankside introduces the Zeitgeist Collection — a line celebrating the often avant-garde and rebellious themes of the modern era — with a strikingly modernist reinterpretation of the archetypal Virginia/Perique flake. From a bold, traditional canvas of Red and Bright Virginias and genuine St. James Perique emerge subtle, contrasting strokes of dark-fired Kentucky and Latakia tobaccos — originating exotic, smoky undertones that support and enrich its notes of sweet cream and citrusy tang.

About the Zeitgeist Collection: The Zeitgeist Collection is a pipe tobacco series from Gregory Pease that pays tribute to the avant-garde and rebellious themes of the modern era. Each carefully formulated pipe tobacco in this series evokes the spirit of a particular location, time period, or cultural milieu. This inaugural mixture, Bankside, is a nod to Modernist art and architecture and the defiant but forward-looking culture that inspired the movement, with the tin depicting an abstract rendering of the Tate Modern art museum located in London's Bankside district.

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  • Components: Virginia, Latakia, Perique, Dark Fired Kentucky
  • Family: Virginia
  • Cut: Flake
Customer Reviews
Overall Rating:
4.3
36 reviews
Uf
January 11, 2025
Product: G. L. Pease Bankside 2oz
I love G L blends but this one is a miss. I think many blenders can't figure out how to mash up very well 4 or more components together.
It's the people
November 21, 2022
Product: G. L. Pease Bankside 2oz
I didn't come here to talk about tasting notes or run a string of adjectives ad nauseam. When I smoke this medium to full bodied, lightly floral blend what I think about are the people behind this tobacco. Thanks to Greg and Jeremy for bringing pipemen another deliciously engaging perfectly blended tobacco....Read More
Woah
December 13, 2024
Product: G. L. Pease Bankside 2oz
I've never tasted anything like this... From the first sip it's obvious that this is a high quality blend. The flavors are so measured but singularly there. The next thought was this must be an English because the Latakia you can taste. But then it's confusing because the Virginia takes over and then there's some dark fired Kentucky, then some cedar, then sweetness and so forth. And then it's like you taste a few of those at once and then it changes slightly again. All of this in a good way. I am not a flavor specialist other reviews will do a better job. But I can attest to the character of this smoke and it is really something different. Definitely on a higher level but it's going to require a few tins to get to the bottom of this. Bless GLPease I don't know of a better blender to satisfy the yens for a thinking man's smoke....Read More
Worth the money
December 07, 2024
Product: G. L. Pease Bankside 2oz
I enjoy this blend alot, I find the combination of tobaccos to be perfect. The addition of DFK really adds dimension to the blend for me. I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys a Perique DFK combo with thier Lat.
Balanced
September 11, 2024
Product: G. L. Pease Bankside 2oz
This was my second of the Zeitgeist blends, and I definitely like it better than Horizons, I think that the Latakia takes more of a background note and enhances the tobacco instead of overpowering it. I really look forward to trying the third in the series.
Enter The Greatness!!!
August 07, 2024
Product: G. L. Pease Bankside 2oz
Wow!!This is simply phenomenal! Perfectly balanced medium to full flavored smokes.The beautiful interplay of harmony and ballads between each components truly amazed me.Burns nicely and smooth with superb complexity.Very enjoyable all day smokes for me!One of the very best blends around!5 Stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️...Read More
Top 5 Blend
December 18, 2024
Product: G. L. Pease Bankside 2oz
This is a great blend. It is most definitely in my Top 5 BEST blends.
awesome!
November 18, 2022
Product: G. L. Pease Bankside 2oz
Tin note of pungent smoky, dried fruit and wet wood. The brown flakes are moist but not tacky. They rub out easily and no drying needed. Burns slow with more than the normal amount of relights. The strength is medium and nic is mild to medium. No flavoring detected. Taste is medium, starting out strong, but mellows out quite a bit. Mostly consistent notes of sweet grass, lemon, toasted nuts, bread, dry earth, lightly smoked wood, mild tart plums, mild floral herbs, mild vinegar, and a mildly peppery retro. Virginias are leading with perique supporting. Kentucky and Latakia are keeping pace in the background. Room note is pleasant to tolerable, and aftertaste is outstanding....Read More
Very Good Start
February 28, 2024
Product: G. L. Pease Bankside 2oz
Just out of the Tim, First impressions are very good. Similar to Union Square in its type of Flake. Quite complex, but not overpowering. 4 Star out of the can. Out of the ordinary. An unexpetedly good smoke. This has been the main thing I reach for 1st thing daily. The only downside to this blend is, it can come off as inconsistent from tin to tin. This is a long burning, rich smoke, that can be fairly moist out of the tin. I have found that rubbing out this style of flake is tiresome, and have often times, sliced through the long cuts with a knfe before mason jarring it, and leaving a portion in the tin which will dry faster.Highly .Recommended. This blend and Horizons are my top 2. Thanks...Read More
Bravo
October 10, 2023
Product: G. L. Pease Bankside 2oz
Finally cracked a tin after just under a year of aging. Best bowl I’ve had in a while. The casing is reminiscent of Plum Pudding. Glad I bought 2. I’ll be getting more, can’t wait to see what more time in the tin will do. I highly recommend.
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