Thoughts on Westminster?

Subject: Thoughts on Westminster? Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:50 pm

It's on my list and I am close to pulling the trigger, but was wondering what the inside track thought. Anyone?

Davey the Quizzical
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Subject: Re: Thoughts on Westminster? Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:22 pm

Subject: Re: Thoughts on Westminster? Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:01 pm

It's a fine blend but ultimately not my cup of tea, I found it to be a bit sour a strong for my tastes. Maltese Falcon is much better IMO, but I'm sure I'm in the minority of people that don't like westminster too much
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Subject: Re: Thoughts on Westminster? Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:02 am

I need to get another 2oz tin and see if I can figure it out. It did seem to show some promise, but I may have given up on it too soon. I was very disappointed in the moisture level. But that didn't seem to bother others as much. I traded away several 8oz tins, but still have a couple in the cellar. So I better figure out what to do with it at some point I guess.
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Subject: Re: Thoughts on Westminster? Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:18 am

The first batch of Westminster,was it just a year ago? ) was wet and muted to me,very balanced but muted.

The moisture level was adjusted at the factory or something because I love this stuff now.

It is a weird smoke because it is easy to taste the seperate components or not. They fit together perfectly but the flavors are easy to spot.

Westminster is like a well executed Salt&Vinegar Potato chip. Not in flavor, but in the merging of flavors. When eating a chip its easy to pick out the salt,the vinegar,and the potato chip flavor, but they fit together well enough that you end up questioning why you are spending your time trying to seperate them in your head.

The Va's and Latakia in the mixture is topshelf but the Orientals are amazing.

6 months tin time doesn't phase the ability to pick everything out. I hope long term aging doesn't but it probably will. Even if it does this will be a fine smoke.

I have two 1lb tins sitting in a box in the closet. That's the most of any 'tinned' tobacco. I guess that says something.

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FWIW, I love the stuff. Very nice for the English lover. The moisture level on my tin was just fine. I'm sorry I can't give you a better description than that, but it's been a few months since I've had any.

-Andrew

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One of my favorites of all time!
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Subject: Re: Thoughts on Westminster? Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:54 pm

Thanks gang. SP.com is where I was looking actually..thanks Mark Smile

Looks like I am going to have to just pick up some 8 oz and fire away in that pipe you gave me Mark!
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Subject: Re: Thoughts on Westminster? Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:44 pm

Hope you enjoy it Davey!

Wet Dottle's description of "sweet latakia" is making me want to try some of it. I might just see if anyone has some at the show this weekend.
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Subject: Re: Thoughts on Westminster? Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:02 pm

I love Westminster. I posted on the old Knox board, not long after Mr. Pease unleashed this lovely blend, that I had found the perfect English blend.

What I meant by that was, as was pointed out earlier, Westminster is a very balanced blend...but with enough Latakia to satisfy my taste. It is quite flavorful.

I remember reading that Greg was trying to re-create the old version of Dunhill's London Mixture. I never did get to smoke that, but I really did enjoy the most recent incarnation of LM. If Westminster is an approximation of the original LM, I sure do regret not ever having tried it.

On the bright side, we now have Westminster!

I would say if you like English blends at all, you'll like it.

Mike
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Subject: Re: Thoughts on Westminster? Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:50 pm

Mark,

Yes I will! And I absolutely LOVE that pipe!

Mike...you have sealed my CC's fate.
Thanks brothers.
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I didn't find it to be anything special. But then again, I find most Pease offerings to be overrated.

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I really really love Westminster...flavor develops nicely throughout the bowl. I haven't had any problems with it being too wet (I have read elsewhere that people have trouble keeping this lit...I haven't had this problem).

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