G. L. Pease: Kensington 2oz Pipe Tobacco

Product Number: 003-029-0026

Kensington is a Balkan style blend with restraint from G. L. Pease. Bright and Red Virginia tobaccos are combined with richly flavored leaf from the orient, and Cyprian Latakia in perfect measure for a wonderfully balanced smoke.

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G. L. Pease Kensington 2oz

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Components: Virginia, Latakia, Orientals
Family: English
Cut: Ribbon

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3.8

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October 23, 2024

By: Pretentious Pedantry

Product: G. L. Pease Kensington 2oz

**Please stop deleting honest reviews.** My first review was removed, so I am giving it again. I did not like Kensington because it has some kind of boozy apple pie casing in it. I think it is a casing, but another reviewer has described it as "obvious fruit flavor." A third reviewer has praised the fruit flavors. I don't like them, so why doesn't my voice count? I don't think it's strong enough to be called an aromatic, which is why I believe it was added as a casing. It smells like apples and cinnamon. In my opinion, it does not belong in a Balkan. This is my review, and I will keep posting it here no matter how many times it is deleted. To Smokingpipes: No, this is not an error. I intend to review Kensington. My tin is from 2021. I waited three years to open it, because three years seems to be the sweetest spot for 2oz. GL Pease tins, and I was very disappointed with the result. As always, I have jarred it, and will review it again after some time. If I like it after a month or two of whatever chemical process happens in the jar after popping the tin, I will re-review, and I will even take down my first review. **Please stop deleting honest reviews.**...Read More

FEELS LIKE HOME

August 09, 2023

Product: G. L. Pease Kensington 2oz

Look, I've dated plenty of tobacco blends—some fancy, some exotic, some that promised the world and delivered disappointment. But somehow, I always come crawling back to Kensington. It's like my comfy bluejeans of pipe tobaccos—reliable, cozy, and never judging me for wearing dress shoes. Honestly, Kensington is the standard by which I now side-eye every other English blend. I don't even know what special magic it's working, but smoking it feels annoyingly like coming home. Ugh, fine Kensington—you win. Happy now?"...Read More

awesome!

November 24, 2022

Product: G. L. Pease Kensington 2oz

Tin note of smoky, sweet fruit, and tart wine. The ribbon cut tobacco is brown, light brown and a small amount of black. tobacco is dry, no prep needed. Burns moderate with few relights. The strength is mild to medium and nic is mild. No flavoring detected. Taste is medium and consistent, with notes of earth, lemon grass, tangy spices, mild sweet dark fruit, smoky, bitter dry wood, floral, and a moderately spicy retro. Virginias is leading with Orientals supporting. Latakia is supporting from afar. Room note is pleasant to tolerable, and aftertaste is good....Read More

Smokey & Spicey

January 02, 2021

Product: G. L. Pease Kensington 2oz

Delicious and smokey on the light up, the Cyprian Latakia and Oriental are very prominent but the bright and red Virginia quickly join in with a bready, zesty twang. I get a lot of Oriental spice on the edge of my tongue with this blend. The Oriental and Latakia kick up quite a strong smokey, spicey, woody, espresso note but never reach the smokey blast of a lat bomb. I'd call it a medium/full blend rather than light/medium....Read More

Perfectly Balanced

July 10, 2019

Product: G. L. Pease Kensington 2oz

Bought this based off the Smoking Pipes series exploring Pease's blends. I recently returned to pipe smoking after smoking very sparingly over the past 18 months or so, and I find I enjoy blends that are more judicious in the Latakia than the bombs I preferred previously. This is a textbook example. The Latakia content in this blend doesn't seem particularly light or heavy. It's a perfect medium where it plays its role without showing up the other components. Overall, I find this blend more dry than sweet. I've never had a blend that better fits the Medium English label more perfectly. This blend can be enjoyed at any time of day except for when one wishes for a bit more nicotine. It's a beautiful thing when expert blending and quality ingredients come together like this. Highly recommended....Read More

Very good

August 19, 2018

By: Turd Furguson

Product: G. L. Pease Kensington 2oz

Kensington is a great blend, I'm glad I tried it. I would compare it to Pease's Westminster, which is 1 of 5 Pease blends in my rotation. In Kensington I taste a lighter than usual latakia portion and for that reason I'll keep some handy. Some days I need my English blends but it's too darn hot out, this blend seems to work for those occasions....Read More

Nice Balkan

September 04, 2017

Product: G. L. Pease Kensington 2oz

Nothing to add, just a really nice Balkan that's easy to smoke.

Very light

July 30, 2016

Product: G. L. Pease Kensington 2oz

Another high quality tobacco from Pease, in the style of an early morning smoke. Personally I find this one a little too light in taste, and it doesn't produce the high volume of smoke I prefer.

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November 13, 2023

Product: G. L. Pease Kensington 2oz

生草；烟熏、果味明显、烟熏、皮革、奶味、果味、烤面包、中等甜度、木香、坚果、尾端劲道高、烟熏中等偏上、烟气会有杂味、层次不明，个人感觉很普通。