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   tpicking
   

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   I just got a few Gawith, Hoggarth 1oz samples in the mail yesterday, and the first one I tried was their Coniston Cut Plug. The product description cautioned that it's not for beginning smokers, and that piqued my curiosity to see what it tastes like. I have to admit that it's not like any other tobacco I've ever tasted. The description refers to a floral taste, and they're not kidding - one of the most prominent flavors is a strong rose water, along with a heavy cigar-like tobacco flavor.

   It would definitely overpower any other tobaccos I have, so I emptied the bowl completely before I started my next bowl from that pipe, which was a chocolatey, fruity aromatic blend. But the only flavor I got from it was rose water and cigar leaf. I've just now totally cleaned out that pipe and I'm going to let it dry out for a day or so before I use it again.

   I also got some GHC Scented Brown Flake which I haven't tried yet, but that one has an even more prominent rose fragrance in the bag, so I'm sure it's going to ghost my pipes as much as the Coniston Cut Plug did.

   Rose flavoring in tobacco isn't something that I'd have ever expected.

   Posted 3 months ago #
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   Rose, almond, licorice, tonquin, bergamot and more are all traditional English toppings oft referred to, if somewhat erroneously, as the "Lakeland" essence.

   Love, hate flavorings to be sure based on what I see posted. I for one really enjoy them.

   CCP and Brown Flake scented are favorites of mine, well shoot, there's very little from G&H that I wouldn't consider amongst favorites!

   I've not been bothered with "ghosting" from any of the floral blends for a couple of reasons.
   Foremost I believe is that I like to let the blends dry to where they are just North of crispy before lighting up. For me, this brings the best of burn qualities and flavor focus from this genre.

   Secondly and p'raps specific to your post,

   so I emptied the bowl completely before I started my next bowl from that pipe,

   Was the pipe dry before you tried the following aero?
   Again, I have no issues with ghosting even when smoking the heavier floral topped blends such as Ennerdale I think because I let the pipes dry well between bowls. Your post made it sound like the bowls were back to back. If so then it would be no surprise to have some flavor carry over. If that was not the case excuse me. (-:

   Something you left out though, did you enjoy the CCP?

   Snus, snuff and briar.
   Not much more required in a day.
   Brian from Oregon USA

   Posted 3 months ago #
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   I'm one of those people that fall into the "love it" category when it comes to Lakeland tobaccos, but there is no doubt that they have the power to ghost a pipe for life. If you are just trying them out, I would highly recommend getting yourself some corn cob pipes or something cheap that you don't mind ghosting. I have a Bjarne Viking apple that I used to smoke a couple ounces of Gawith And Hoggarth Ennerdale flake about 6 or 7 years ago. I have not smoked that or any other Lakeland tobaccos in that pipe since for the past 6 or 7 years yet when I come to the end of a bowl of any tobacco in that pipe I get a distinct Ennerdale flavour. So yeah...Lakeland tobaccos will definitely ghost a pipe.

   Posted 3 months ago #

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