Samuel Gawith Blends and Quality

[beefeater33]

4noggins has 250gram boxes of fvf.

I wonder why?................ :wink:

 

[thomasw]

Big fan of the quality of SG tobacco. Being slightly impatient, I do sometimes find their often 'wet-napkin' tobaccos to try the pesky dragon inside me. The most significant compliment I offer to SG is that they have made blends of a type I don't normally enjoy very enjoyable -- even delicious. For example, I am not a Lakeland or VAPer smoker, but their Lakeland Dark (much like 1792 but w/o the tonquin) and their Cabbie's Mixture are both very delicious.

 

[piperray]

Gawith has many good blends, I personally have always 3 of their blends in my rotation. Commonwealth, Black XX Twist and St. Jmames Flake,also Skiff Mixture and Bothy Flake are nice. Their aromatics tried some of them once and those were not my cup of tea. These are just my choices nothing more.

-Ray

 

[mawnansmiff]

FVF and St. James Flake are truly excellent blends but the plug versions are to die for!



"I am stunned to read that 500g can be bought for $60!! I pay circa £125 per 500g (about $150 at today's exchange rate)."
Bentbob, yes, it's shocking how much HM Government steals from us poor pipe smokers in taxes. I don't think the yanks fully appreciate how little they have to pay for their favourite blends.
Perhaps that might explain why so many have stashed away so much? My 'stash' currently sits at about 20 tins and perhaps 10 fifty gram plugs...the amount most yanks would buy in one hit!
Regards,
Jay.

 

[mso489]

Great response so far. I'm even more impressed with the SG line. You only have to be attentive to make sure you are ordering the blends that fill your tastes.

 

[bryguysc]

Samuel Gawith is one of my top blenders/producers.

And there are so many of their blends that I have not had a chance to try yet!
FVF, St. James flake, Navy flake, Best Brown flake, Squadron Leader, and Bothy flake are all great.
I still need to try Skiff, Commonwealth, Brown Sugar flake, Balkan flake, and many others!

 

[stvalentine]

They are unfortunately slightly on the expensive side but I simply love their Cabbie´s Mixture. The PER shines in that one!

 

[beastinview]

Samuel Gawith is one of my favorite blenders. They excel for me in the nic-bomb department. I particularly love Brown No. 4 Kendal Twist and 1792 Flake.

 

[bentbob]

Just an observation on the Cabbies Mixture, the general consensus of opinion on a UK Facebook page is that it is best dried slightly and aged for a few months.

 

[simong]

I liked cabbies, just a shame it's not a tad stronger.

@bentbob which uk website is that?

 

[bentbob]

@bentbob which uk website is that?

Apologies if this contravenes the forum rules! It's not a website nor a forum, the UK Pipe and Tobacco Club have a Facebook page.

 

[jkrug]

I have only smoked a few of the SG offerings and have enjoyed all of the ones I tried.

BBF, Bothy Flake and English Summer Flake are all blends that I find to be excellent.

I have tins of St James Flake, S.L. w Perique, and FVF squirreled away that I look forward to sampling when the time is right.

I'd also like to have a go at the Brown Sugar Flake should the opportunity present itself. ::

 

[stoneheaven]

For me, SG produces quality tobacco, but I could not continue with the soapiness. I know a lot of guys like it, so I don't knock it. Just a matter of figuring our your own taste, and sticking with what you like.

 

[mso489]

The Lakeland blends with flavorings are the case study for designating pipes. The flavorings ghost pipes in a dramatic way, so you have to devote a pipe or pipes to those blends. This is the consensus on Forums, though I haven't tried the SG aros because they don't sound good to me -- soapy and floral. I like only tobacco forward aromatics, and mostly smoke non-aromatics, so non-aros are the SG blends I'd try.

 

[stvalentine]

Just an observation on the Cabbies Mixture, the general consensus of opinion on a UK Facebook page is that it is best dried slightly and aged for a few months.

I am with you in the drying part but CM is much too delicious to put on some age here! :wink: :lol:

 

[drennan]

For me, SG produces quality tobacco, but I could not continue with the soapiness. I know a lot of guys like it, so I don't knock it. Just a matter of figuring our your own taste, and sticking with what you like

Apart from a handful of aromatics none of the SG line up has the soapy floral thing going on.
Now everything by GH has the soapy floral thing going on, even their none aromatics through contamination. I remember complaining about this to my local tobacconist and he claimed even his paperwork from GH smells soapy.

 

[hawky454]

Gawith, Hoggarth & Co and Samuel Gawith are up there with the best of the best. A house with true integrity and one of the only real Olde Worlde houses still around today. I hope they can stick it out for a very long, long time.

 

[pagan]

Skiff Mix and Squadron Leader are my favorite SG blends, depends on the mood at the time

 

[kiel]

The SG aros I have tried don't have the lakeland flavoring.
Grousemoor claims lemon grass, but I think it is more like what pinesol might tase like. Perfection has a noticable vanilla flavor. Firedance is berries, and Chocolate flake (besides being awesome) is chocolate.
I've only tried one GH, best brown #2, and it doea remind me of Grannie's purse.

 

[drennan]

The SG aros I have tried don't have the lakeland flavoring.

Most don't, it's SG older blends like RB plug or Cannon plug that have a lakeland vibe.