Customer Reviews (17 Total)
Cherries and Peppers
June 27, 2020
Product: G. L. Pease Stratford 8oz
Stratford has been compared to Elizabethan but Stradtford has more red Virginias and a just touch less perique IMO. This is a great all day smoke. It is very balanced and nuanced like all of the G.L. Pease blends I have smoked. Telegraph Hill has ... Read More
more bright Virginias and Fillmore has more perique. Stratdford is my favorite of the Pease Va/Per trio because I prefer red Virginias and the perique content in Fillmore is a bit much for me. In terms of taste is has a peppery cherry taste with wonderful moments of mushroom earthiness that keep me coming back for more. I also get a bit of cranberry at times. I prefer the taste of flakes but this ribbon is a nice break and very easy to deal with and burns very nicely especially for breaking in pipes. Read Less
Reds & Perique
April 30, 2021
Product: G. L. Pease Stratford 2oz
Yorktown meets Louisiana Perique! I was going to compare the Pease VaPers but then reading FriarAlcuin's review, he really nailed everything I was going to say. I second his conclusions. This is my favorite of the Pease VaPer blends, strong with Reds... Read More
and perfectly balanced with Perique. A wonderful all day smoke. Read Less
Sweet and spicy
May 12, 2020
Product: G. L. Pease Stratford 2oz
Currently, this is my go to tobacco. I really do like this stuff. It took me a few bowls to warm up to it, but now I just can't get enough. The rotation currently is Stratford, Regent's flake, and Scottish flake. Stratford is probably the spiciest ou... Read More
t of all of those and I think slightly sweeter than Scottish flake but not as rich. It has a little bit of hay, some sweet, very nice mouth feel with the perique, and some pleasant high notes that I'm really not sure how to describe. Piquant, maybe? The perique is mainly in the mouth feel, some fruity taste there, but subtle. However, that is one of my favorite things about perique, that tingle! I highly recommend this. It can be an all day smoke. It won't knock you over, and just really has a pleasantness that keeps you coming back for another bowl. Enjoy! Read Less
Pretty much perfect
April 02, 2021
Product: G. L. Pease Stratford 2oz
I first tried this blend to replace Elizabeathan mixture (back when it was unavailable) and realized that I should have been smoking this one all along. It's well balanced and great all day smoke. I highly recommend this to any va/per fans
Top Tier!
November 08, 2019
Product: G. L. Pease Stratford 2oz
This is a very well done, top tier tobacco.
For my tastes, it is very similar to the Old Dunhill Elizabethan Mixture, which recently got acquired under the Peterson umbrella and which used to be a regular smoke for me. Stratford is mellow, tangy wi... Read More
th some dark fruity-ness to it, slightly sweet, with a decent nicotine hit!
I'm a fan! Read Less
Wonderfuly ballanced
August 12, 2019
Product: G. L. Pease Stratford 2oz
A good, honest VaPer. Nothing in this blend hits too hard. In reviewing my tasting notes it was quite common to bound back and forth between a Virginia dominated puff and a Perique one. Very pleasant all the way to the bottom of the bowl, and one ... Read More
that I will keep in my rotation for the foreseeable future when I want ballance in my smoke. Read Less
Where's the Perique?
June 18, 2019
Product: G. L. Pease Stratford 2oz
Tin note is mostly hay with a subtle hint of plum. My tin was a tad on the dry side upon opening and burned hot and quick. Great Virginia's in this blend but the Perique is barely noticeable. Not a substitute for Elizabethan in my opinion.
Very Nuanced, Delicate VaPer
August 13, 2021
Product: G. L. Pease Stratford 8oz
This is by far one of the best VaPer blends I have ever tried. I’m so happy I bought the 8oz tin. No cloying tin note, just a fresh, harmonious chord of well aged classic tobaccos. The ratios are spot-on: the red Virginia base is gorgeous; the bright... Read More
Virginia, about which I was admittedly worried (I like red much more than bright), provides an excellent counterbalance; and the perique is just right, juuust enough to liven it up and give it that figgy, raisiny, fresh baked bread aroma we VaPer lovers cannot do without. It is a bit moist right out of the tin, but that’s not really a problem if you use a large enough pipe and take it slow. It’s full bodied and yet still very mellow and inviting. Finally, the room note is HEAVENLY. I’m smoking this INSIDE my apartment right now, and it smells incredibly pleasant. Smoke around non-pipe-smokers or even non-smokers with no fear. GL Pease has worked their magic yet again. This is going into my full time rotation. Read Less
Quite nice!
February 04, 2021
Product: G. L. Pease Stratford 2oz
Update: Now that my fresh briar has some cake on it, the sweetness of this blend is much more foreward and seems to come through at the start of each draw. The spice comes in immediately after, blending with the sweetness. The flavor is much better a... Read More
nd more complex than I had initially thought. If it starts to burn too hot the sweetness will fade and become more spicey, if it starts to get too cool and starts going out you'll only really get the sweetness to come through with an afterthought of spice. I have raised my review by one star. The original posting remains below. ------
This is a really nice blend, needs minimal dry time before getting packed up, if any at all. The scent out of the tin is really mild, mostly smells like fresh tobacco. The flavor starts out with a bit of sweetness on the charring light, followed by a nice long bowl of spice with hints of sweetness coming through intermittently. Pairs wonderfully with a good cup of tea, it really helps brings out the complexity of the flavor. I also enjoyed how consistently this burned and tasted all the way down to the bottom with minimal maintenance. If you're a faster smoker you might find that this will overheat pretty easily. The aftertaste is very warm, like I just drank a hot spiced cider with a dash of whiskey. (Not the apple flavor, the rest of the spice and warmth) There's also a faint tartness that makes my mouth water, it reactivated the spicey flavor and goes back to tart which starts the cycle again. The room note is really mild, earthy and spicey, can't complain about it or rave about it. Read Less
Best of kind!
November 05, 2018
Product: G. L. Pease Stratford 2oz
If you like Virginia and Perique, you cannot do better than this, Mellow yet surprisingly
strong.
Great harvest!
November 05, 2018
Product: G. L. Pease Stratford 2oz
The Best!
Very good
August 05, 2015
Product: G. L. Pease Stratford 2oz
This blend has a very complex flavor profile. It feels like it might be way too dry but its perfect out of the tin. The blend is full bodied with lots of flavor. It will bite if you smoke too fast so small sips bring out good flavors. Good stuff.
A light VaPer
September 19, 2023
Product: G. L. Pease Stratford 2oz
Tin notes of vinegar and dried fruits. In the bowl it is citrusy sweet and peppery. Reminds me of G.L.Pease Cairo without the oriental.
nice change of pace
May 26, 2023
Product: G. L. Pease Stratford 2oz
Tin note of pungent, tangy raisins and sugar. Tobacco is a Ribbon cut of orangish brown, tan and a little dark brown. Moisture content is good. Some pipe smokers will want to dry this a bit. Burns slow with a few relights. The strength is medium and ... Read More
nic is mild to medium. No flavoring detected. Taste is medium and mostly consistent, with notes of lemon grass, sugar, wood, spices, bready, floral, tangy raisin, zesty orange peel, fermented musty vegetation, tart dark plums, savory, a spicy sweet citrus background note, and a peppery retro. Virginia is leading with Perique supporting. Room note is pleasant to tolerable, and aftertaste is great. Read Less
Balanced traditional VaPer
October 16, 2022
Product: G. L. Pease Stratford 2oz
This is an excellent and very underrated traditional VaPer. The bready sweetness of the virginias and peppery and figgy notes of the perique balance each other very well. A great all-day VaPer and a very traditional one at that!
Very nice perique spice in this one
July 05, 2021
Product: G. L. Pease Stratford 2oz
GL Pease does great things with VaPers, and I use his "Telegraph Hill" as my yardstick. Stratford is a little more mellow than TH, but delicious. The red and bright Virginia base makes this one a little bit more round than Telegraph Hill. I... Read More
t's a keeper. The perique is always there, but the sweetness of the red Virginia comes in and out through the bowl. This blend burns very well, too. Read Less
It's nice, but too lite for my liking
August 31, 2020
Product: G. L. Pease Stratford 2oz
The bright Virginias in this are very nice. My tin was very dry, not sure if that's normal, but for a ribbon cut it just burns way too fast. I am going to rehydrate it. If I'm wanting something super lite, I'll pull this out again, but it was just ov... Read More
erall not packing enough punch. C&D Bayou Morning is excellent and quite strong, I'd put this on the other end of the spectrum. Read Less
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