SG Best Brown
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Sorry it didn't float your boat.
For my personal taste, Gawith's Best Brown Flake is one of the most consistent straight Virginia pipe tobaccos I've tried. Hadn't had it in a few years - for a while it was darn near impossible to find.
Then one day in August 2011, it showed up in stock at Payless Pipes. While I realized the blend might have changed for the worse, I still took a flyer & picked up a few tins. Opened one that December & once again discovered what a fabulous subtle delicious easy-smoking high quality blend it is. For me it is one of those blends that didn't knock my socks off right away, but it really grew on me. As in the old Robbie Robertson line, "You like it know but you'll learn to love it later..."
For my personal taste, Gawith's Best Brown Flake is one of the most consistent straight Virginia pipe tobaccos I've tried. Hadn't had it in a few years - for a while it was darn near impossible to find.
Then one day in August 2011, it showed up in stock at Payless Pipes. While I realized the blend might have changed for the worse, I still took a flyer & picked up a few tins. Opened one that December & once again discovered what a fabulous subtle delicious easy-smoking high quality blend it is. For me it is one of those blends that didn't knock my socks off right away, but it really grew on me. As in the old Robbie Robertson line, "You like it know but you'll learn to love it later..."
BBF is probably the sweetest VA I've ever smoked. Rich dark bread, hay, sweetness. Instant summer day. Then again, all my BBF has at least 3-5 years of age on it, which truly does make a difference with a Virginia. Chris, jar it, forget it and try again in 2020! ;-)
I enjoy BBF as the first bowl. Sets you up with a smooth and sweet flavor. Later I get into the vapors so it's nice to start out slow.
Smoke it by itself for a few days if you want a true picture of the blend.
(Some would say to smoke an entire tin)
BBF is pretty good but FVF is more of my style. Like all things Samuel Gawith, it can be tough to have a consistently sublime experience. (St James Flake is the best performing tobacco in the SG stable, IMO)
(Some would say to smoke an entire tin)
BBF is pretty good but FVF is more of my style. Like all things Samuel Gawith, it can be tough to have a consistently sublime experience. (St James Flake is the best performing tobacco in the SG stable, IMO)
Well, that doesn't sound very promising! Lol! I have one tin I am waiting to pop.
I may have to give it a try tomorrow!
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