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G. L. Pease: Cairo 8oz Pipe Tobacco

Product Number: 003-029-0022

Cairo is a wonderfully complex mixture of Red, Orange and bright Virginia tobaccos, exotic Oriental leaf, and just a whisper of Perique. The flavor is naturally sweet, slightly nutty, delicately spicy and rich. Subtle citrus-like notes harmoniously support the more robust flavors of the darker Virginias. A medium-bodied tobacco with a delicate aroma, Cairo will satisfy Virginia lovers and the connoisseur of Oriental mixtures alike.
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G. L. Pease Cairo 8oz

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  • Components: Virginia, Perique, Orientals
  • Family: Virginia
  • Cut: Ribbon
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Overall Rating:
4.2
31 reviews
An excellent introduction to orientals.
March 20, 2025
By: Patrick D.
Product: G. L. Pease Cairo 8oz
The orientals are strong with this blend but not so strong as to overpower the virginias. This is a wonderfully balanced blend with natural sweetness, breadiness and hay light virginia qualities marry with a natural tart, semi fruity taste of the orientals. This is one of my favorite blends, light enough to be an all day smoke, complex enough to keep me coming back wanting more....Read More
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Delicious Orientals but needed aging
December 07, 2024
By: SoftCell
Product: G. L. Pease Cairo 2oz
smoked this in the spring of 2022. Was a fresh tin. Tried it in a wide bowl Savinelli 316ks, in a tall poker and a clay. Was disappointed as the experience across the board was very cigaretty. Cellared it for 2 years reopened it wondering if anything would have changed and boy did it. This is such a fun hobby because you can never really tell due to the complexity of tobacco's how aging will affect a blend....Read More
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Spicy
June 01, 2024
By: Coby B.
Product: G. L. Pease Cairo 2oz
This is good stuff. I’ll admit I didn’t appreciate it the first time I tried it. Now I’m singing a different tune. The orientals really stand out and with the help of the Virginia and Perique it’s a very enjoyable sweet and spicy smoke. I recommend getting a tin and allow it to get some age to it....Read More
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Lemony Delicious
September 09, 2023
By: Jasen M.
Product: G. L. Pease Cairo 2oz
Tin notes , bready, dry fruit, vinegar. In the bowl tastes like sweet lemon pepper seasoning.
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very nice!
December 01, 2022
By: JassonWB
Product: G. L. Pease Cairo 2oz
Tin note of sour, Rasins and spices. Tobacco is a yellowish tan, brown and dark brown very thin ribbon. moisture content is on the dry side, no prep needed. Burns normal with few relights. The strength is medium and nic is mild. No flavoring detected. Taste is medium and moderately consistent, with notes of wood, dry earthy, raisin, herbal spices, floral, spicy, mild smoky, musty grass, mild sour lemon, a sweet bread background note, and a moderately peppery retro. Oriental/Turkish is leading with Virginias supporting. Perique comes and goes as it wishes. Room note is pleasant to tolerable, and aftertaste is good....Read More
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Solid Oriental
October 15, 2022
By: K.E. Powell, III
Product: G. L. Pease Cairo 2oz
G.L. Pease has always had an adventurous spirit with their blends, and that same spirit is imbued in their Virginia and Oriental blend, "Cairo." Blending Virginias and Orientals together well can be a tricky business, but Cairo is a rather good attempt at such a union. The tin notes hit the nostrils with peppery spice and grassy sweetness. The tobacco itself is a typical ribbon cut with appropriate levels of moisture. Packing this tobacco is simple, and I found myself not having to relight it too often, though it can burn slightly hot if pushed recklessly. But this is no blend to enjoy recklessly. At first, this blend reminded me other VaPers in Pease's lineup, particularly their "Stratford" blend. Like that blend, there are lot of bright and red Virginias and touches of Perique. What sets it apart are, naturally enough, the Orientals. In addition to the traditional bright and slightly citrusy lemon flavors of the Virginias and the peppery notes of the Perique, the Orientals add additional smokiness and a more seasoned sweetness; the taste of cloves are omnipresent, but cinnamon and nuts also leave their imprint on the palate. When all things work in unison, and by and large they do, this proves to be a very enjoyable and zesty blend with some punch. The first two-thirds of the bowl in particular shine, but I find the last third tends to give way to a more ashy and sometimes overwhelmingly peppery profile. Not always, but often enough. Despite the flaws, Cairo is a blend very much worth trying, especially those who relish a spicy VaPer and are looking for a unique twist to an old favorite....Read More
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Quality blend that is wonderfully lively
April 02, 2022
By: Nick B.
Product: G. L. Pease Cairo 2oz
NOTE: This is my second blend from GL Pease that i have had, the first being Quiet Nights. Where to begin, tobacco first off is really good quality, which accounts for the generally speaking higher price for US tobacco. I feel like this is as on par for UK tobacco with their purity laws. IT greets you with a wonderful tangy almost sour notes. Right behind it is bready, somewhat spiced notes and of course some smokiness that i gather from the Perique. this is just a fun lively blend that is satisfying and just a pleasure. not strong, feels like i can go all day with this blend. Very Solid and would recommend to everyone...Read More
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Better love orientals
March 26, 2022
By: Stealthy piper
Product: G. L. Pease Cairo 2oz
I don’t want to downgrade it for being oriental heavy but the Orientals were a bit strong for me. Not that it’s not a great tobacco, it is and I recognize that. But for those of you who are typically Virginia perique lovers or Burley or whatever and don’t go for the tobaccos that are heavy on Orientals this would not be to your liking....Read More
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March 03, 2022
By: ChurchOfBobAndDoug
Product: G. L. Pease Cairo 2oz
Dang, this is the perfect amount of perique for me! Ive been trying every high perique percentage va-per, and it got a bit mutch. But this is wonderfully balanced. Orientals are a mystery. This taste like fuller flavoured Elizabethan type blend. I wasnt smacked in the face by anything that i could identify as orientals though....Read More
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Underrate
October 15, 2021
By: Charles M.
Product: G. L. Pease Cairo 8oz
Prep: Moisture is perfect Notes: Hints of cinnamon from the oriental, citrus from the Virginias as well some darker fruit notes. The Perique’s pepperiness isn’t always evident but the raisin character that Perique is known for, does keep around. Flavorful yet light. Worth trying for the Virginia lover. It may be simply due to trying this blend in the Fall but it does come off as a “Fall” blend for me, possibly in light to the cinnamon notes. Smokes wonderfully in a poker, like my Ashton 220. Has a lot of similarity to We Three Kings without the topping of that blend. And I think it speaks of the natural flavors of WTK. The Virginas and Orientals are well balanced. 8.8/10 https://youtu.be/S1Ou9X3rmHQ...Read More
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