August 22, 2023
Product: G. L. Pease Robusto 2oz
Mild and tasty! Cigar leaf is a definite great addition.
A GLP blend that I have always enjoyed
July 10, 2023
Product: G. L. Pease Robusto 2oz
A GLP blend that I have always enjoyed. However, the last tin I seemed to notice latakia and orientals more. Perhaps I just noticed it more than in years past because my taste for latakia has diminished. It is an aged tin from 2017 (6 years age).
It was a full bodied blend, and I have always liked this one, especially the first half of the pipe. Certainly 6 years has changed the blend. I always preferred this over Key Largo, which is too sharp. The orientals in Robusto were minimal. The virginia and cigar leaf were the main components with latakia in the background noticeable. Nothing ruins tobacco blends greater than very sour tasting orientals and I don't understand with these are common in C&D blends.
I read that Pease wanted to blend something similar to the old Sobranie Virginia No. 10. My vague memory of that was cigar leaf and virginia
If that is so, this has way too much latakia. However this is a complex full bodied blend that is a classic in itself....Read More
May 02, 2023
Product: G. L. Pease Robusto 2oz
I just had My first bowl of this blend and I mst first say that I am in love with this! I love strong tobaccos anyway and this one is good and stout. I like the nutty undertones and spicy forward flavors. I'm not experienced enugh to be able to tell what tobaccos in the mox are responcible for what tastes, but I can tell yo that this on is moved up to my regular smokes collection....Read More
February 27, 2023
Product: G. L. Pease Robusto 2oz
Not so cigar but rich L then I have expected. Very good English with no mistake.
November 21, 2022
Product: G. L. Pease Robusto 8oz
Tin note of sour fruit, mild spices, and smoky. Tobacco is an "every shade of brown" Coarse Cut, moist but not dry, no prep or drying needed. Burns moderately slow with few relights. The strength is medium to strong and nic is medium. No flavoring detected. Taste is medium to full and consistent, with notes of very earthy, moderately spicy, smoky wood, bread, floral, sweet grass, cigar, slight tangy lemon, mild creamy sweet background note, and a moderate peppery retro. Virginia is inching out the other leaf for the lead, Latakia and Cigar Leaf are battling for a supporting position. Oriental/Turkish are in the race, but mostly in the background. Room note is tolerable, and aftertaste is outstanding....Read More
February 16, 2022
Product: G. L. Pease Robusto 2oz
An excellent tobacco. Layered, complex aroma, dominated by excellent cigar leaf. Consistent from start to finish, leaving only fine, white ash.
December 20, 2020
Product: G. L. Pease Robusto 2oz
This is a powerhouses in the Cigar blend genre. The base flavor profile, a classic woody and smokey English, is paired with an unmistakably dark, earthy rich, cigar note. Extremely enjoyable, mildly complex and full bodied. The Virginia lays the foundation with notes of nut and wood. The smooth and smokey Cyprian Latakia teams up with the Oriental to produce overtones of smokey, nutty herbalness that combines richely with the espresso note from the Maduro. It's gorgeous! Behaves nicely on all fronts. Goes well after a big meal with a peaty scotch or coffee....Read More
I can't taste any cigar leaf
August 28, 2021
Product: G. L. Pease Robusto 2oz
This blend has been such a disappointment. The Virginia is lovely, but the Latakia, though flavorful, overpowers everything. The Orientals show up to ruin what little good there is, and, as I stated at the top, I can't taste any cigar leaf. I'm halfway through the tin, but I'm ready to give up trying....Read More
July 21, 2021
Product: G. L. Pease Robusto 2oz
I found this to be a nice blend. However not as good as Purple Cow or Mad Fiddler Flake. I think the Latakia and Orientals overpower the Cigar.
March 23, 2021
Product: G. L. Pease Robusto 2oz
This is a nice harmonious English blend that smokes cool and stays lit. The cigar leaf presence is more forward in the room note than the taste.