Lakeland Dark, A Brief Review

[workman]

Samuel Gawith's Lakeland Dark.
A brief review.

Lakeland Dark is is a blend of stoved dark fired tobaccos. It is the same blend as 1792 Flake, only without the tonquin topping and presented as shredded pieces of flake.
The flavors are rich and strong. Some nuts, a smoky sense of something like burnt rubber, a cigar-like touch of fermented leaf, but sharper and less creamy, a smoked meat kind of flavor, and a very subtle sweetness, that sort of binds it all together, like the aftertaste of a peaty scotsch.
It's not subtle and the nuances of flavor are few and constant after you get it going.
This may not sound very pleasant, but it is. This is an all-star blend and highly recommended.

 

[canucklehead]

Sounds great! I like 1792 flake so that sounds pretty tasty to me.

 

[hauntedmyst]

This does sound good! Thanks!

 

[anotherbob]

sometimes when reviewing one must say it's like "blank" if blank was delicious.

 

[ukbob]

Seeing your review just reminded me I got a tin that I haven’t tried yet, going crack it open later in the day.

 

[trubka2]

Thanks for the review! I'd skipped this one until now because I just assumed from the name that it was heavily topped.

 

[danimalia]

Just finished another tin myself, and I'm with you. A great choice for the lovers of dark, strong flakes. It is, frankly, exactly as advertised. 1792 without the tonquin. I wish I could always have tins of 1792 AND Lakeland Dark on-hand

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

This was pretty nice tobacco, a tad milder than G&H Dark Flake U/S

 

[mso489]

You often can't get SG blends, but it sounds worth a try when available. I give high points for brands that meet demand.

 

[dcon]

Nice write up.

 

[philipa4]

Nice review. Thanks!

 

[artvandelay007]

This might be my second favorite.

 

[petes03]

Lakeland anything is a big nono for me.

 

[artvandelay007]

Lakeland anything is a big nono for me.

There’s no Lakeland flavoring in it. Lakeland in this case just refers to the region.

 

[petes03]

There’s no Lakeland flavoring in it. Lakeland in this case just refers to the region.

It still makes me shy away when I see it, just for fear that it might have the slightest trace of the dreaded “essence” in it, lol.

 

[saltedplug]

It's not uncommon for tobacco produced in the SG/GH factory to have a wisp of the "essence."

 

[aguineapig]

Succinct review. I am working thru a tin slowly, due to being rather a nic wimp, but boy do I love it nevertheless...

 

[saltedplug]

Lakeland Dark is one of the ones that got away.

 

[mawnansmiff]

I tried it once but detested the burnt rubber taste. To the back of the drawer it went, hoping it might one day crawl away and make its home in someone else's cellar!

Regards,

Jay.?

 

[smokeyweb]

Seems like SG blends died off with the dodo bird in the U.S. market. I’m glad I stocked up on SG when I did.