They have tobaccos that run the gamut from light to VERY VERY strong!
one of the only makers that do ropes.
one of the only makers that do ropes.
Gawith Hoggart Heavy Hitters and Rope Baccy
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Dark flake scented and unscented are both good. I prefer the scented myself. Also, with very strong tobaccos I like a little sweetness along with the strength. I highly recommend the coconut twist, maple twist, and rum twist ropes. The sweetness is there but not real strong and in my opinion works well with the tobacco. The cherry twist I have not tried yet so cannot attest to it's flavor.
Not gimmicky at all, just how they've done it for over 150 years. Strong, full flavored old-timey British tobaccos from a different era, when men smoked tobacco that looked (and sometimes smelled) like dog turds and chest hair was plentiful. Most also died by 50, but I digress... G&H makes prime pipe tobacco, and always has, but it's certainly worlds apart from Captain Black and the like.
I'm working through my first tin and I love it. I expected the flavoring to be really strong, but I don't know if I am immune to tonquin or I just got an odd tin, but it seems pretty nuanced to me. I know most people find it aggressively flavored, so I am curious. Will have to do more experimenting. Nicotine-wise, it is top of the food chain with its dark flake cousins at GHC.
Ironically, I bought Esoterica's And So to Bed the same day, and though I knew it was topped (with ale, I think!), I was stunned by just how aggressive the flavoring was in the tin note and smoke. Like a blast of apricot or some other stone fruit. I hadn't really gotten that impression from what I'd read. I guess everyone's a bit different.
Thanks for the tip. I haven't had the flavored ropes, but I was considering them for post-Christmas dinner. I want something that has some aromatic qualities for the family, but also the strength to satisfy post-meal. Do you have an opinion on which one has the best room note?
I have to be jealous again. I smoke Gawith blends and ropes in group 5 and 6 pipes. I get no nic hit from smoking a pipe.
The sweet ropes have little to no aromatic room note. You'll only barely notice them in the taste.
The ropes and plugs can be hard to find but someone usually has boxes of the dark flake unscented in. Bulk usually runs out rather quick though. Keep an eye out. It'll show up.
Funny how times change. Barely three or four years ago, they would perpetually be in stock online. Probably Lakeland fear.
I don't care for many of their offerings. I'm a lightweight as far as nicotine is concerned. The dark flake unscented, however, is one of those blends that really just wowed me. I have to smoke it in a smaller chamber pipe and even then only after a full meal but man is it tasty.
I recommend based on taste and not nicotine.
1792 has a good flavor but lord! IT BE STRONG.
my half pound will probably last 5 lifetimes.. maybe more.
hate 1792 and not strong IMO. G&H black & brown twist Aromatic, and American coconut are my regulars.
It's counter-intuitive, but the GH brown rope is reportedly stronger than the black. I sampled an ounce of the black rope and it was right up there in the full strength category, but certainly smokeable. I didn't feel the need to sample the brown version. For a while, I was on the strong tobacco adventure, but then I climbed down from that and added some aromatics to my rotation as well. The milder blends set off the stronger blends so they don't become ordinary with habit, or so I feel. Tambolaka, an Indonesiation leaf that used to be sold by 4noggins, certainly had a kick, but flavor as well. That was part of my strong tobacco riff. Sometimes a bowl of Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic is just what's needed (on the milder side, I mean).
Yes brown is somewhat stronger but the main draw is the flavor, which is way more interesting than black
I don't understand the nicotine before bed. If I smoke anything after dinner, I am up half the night. I used to be a heavy dipper, and that I would do before bed. But I quit everything for five years and reset my tolerance. Now, I can't smoke anything after 6pm.
Ropes and dark flake are so strong to me, I just can't handle them. 20 min into the bowl and my head is swimming and I feel terrible. I will chew a little rope now and again, but I have to mix it with some minty fresh gum, or else I will hiccup all day.
Ropes and dark flake are so strong to me, I just can't handle them. 20 min into the bowl and my head is swimming and I feel terrible. I will chew a little rope now and again, but I have to mix it with some minty fresh gum, or else I will hiccup all day.
I take it you're not into the taste of burning motor oil.
That’s right. I won’t say it’s like smoking a tire fire as others have said, but it’s close.
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