GL Pease Spark Plug Pipe Tobacco in Review

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GL Pease Spark Plug Pipe Tobacco in Review

CATEGORY: English
BLEND: Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia
FLAVORING: none

BLENDER: Gregory Pease
MANUFACTURER: Cornell & Diehl

CUT: Plug
PIPE: Old German Clay no. 29 (black)
INTENSITY: Medium

NOTES:

Saddle leather | Citrus | Sweet spice

I'm sure I only smell-taste motor oil because I've been brainwashed. Seemingly a Virginia-forward English blend, its sweetness is unmistakable throughout. Orange rind tucked into a bale of hay. The Latakia presents in smoky leathery woodsiness, a goodly amount oiled and uncommonly bright, in a kind tethered manner. Balanced differently than the typical English. I detect a green peppercorn note.

Then more citrus, a candied lemon gambit from the Oriental underneath. Sweet hit all the way down there as well--excellent depths. A new array of pale spices and, most notably, a quite there floral (chamomile) fruitiness (appley). Really a delightful blend, palate-wise. Robust enough and delicately featured. Creaminess & incense grow via progression. Particularly in leathery-earthen aromas. Nice sweet-sour lively finish w/ spicy smiles. Sassy...

Or maybe bitchy. The only (& big) negative comes into play via its mandating of frequent re-lights unless you let it dry a long time. How long? I'll let ya know soon as I find out, I'm currently up to ~two1/2 hours. It's really quite frustrating. Why must I suffer? Are you there God? It's me, Kap. It also tends to want to knot up & plug my draw. Anyway... delicious & demanding. I'm positive the same is often said about me. 

TASTE: A-
AROMA: B+
BURN: B-

FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59

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