Samuel Gawith vs Gawith Hoggarth. 3-Parter... 03/22/2020

[oldgeezersmoker]

Kudos to him and the company for doing all they can for us in these trying times.

All I can say is I hope they know how important they are to many pipe smokers.

They do, but the family (Chris, his mother and his sister Rachel) are even more motivated by their heritage and the still important role they have in their community, which is not, I sense, a thriving area aside from hospitality and tourism. The bottom line is important, but I am reasonably certain that if that were their only motivation they would have sold out years ago.

 

[hauntedmyst]

I can't believe I have to post this. Gawith, Hogarth & Co is a wonderful company and they make many wonderful blends. As mentioned, Chris Gawith has talk about his families wonderful tobaccos on PM! What was'nt mentioned was the rarely spoken of subsidiary Belezabub Gawith Flakes run by Azazel Abbadon Damian Gawith, Chris's great, great, great uncle who apparently just won't die. He makes the Dark Flakes and Dark Plugs (the packaging looks just like GH&Co. to deceive you) in service to Lucifer. Apparently they are made with infant sacrifices, unholy water and toppings from Phillip Morris. So as long as you stay away from those, you'll be ok. Yeah. Stay far away. I buy as much as I can find and just burn them in the backyard to save you all. You're welcome!

 

[hawky454]

I'm sure I read that Gawith had changed distributer and were trying to sort out their shipments to America and increase the amount of product they were sending, but what with this coronavirus pandemic I'd guess there won't be much of anything being sent.
I think there's only so much they can do anyway. They are a small outfit when compared to STG etc and if they try and get too big they'll possibly lose what makes them special in the first place. It's a balancing act I suppose.

Very true, I would rather they keep on keeping on and continue on their great tradition rather than become something they are not.

 

[alaskanpiper]

If I had to pick one of the two I'd pick GH, but I don't have a broad enough experience yet with either to say that with any real confidence.

Favorite Blends of Each:

SG:
Full Virginia Plug/Flake
St. James Plug/Flake
Navy Flake
Squadron Leader Special Edition with Perique
Bothy Flake

GH:
Bob's Chocolate Flake
Synjeco Clegir Rope
Dark Bird's Eye
Dark Flake Unscented
Synjeco Holker Twist
Happy Bogie
Sweet Rum Roll Twist
Balkan Mixture
Ennerdale Flake
New Prince

 

[karam]

I haven't smoked a

I have been told that the packaging regulations will still apply regardless of Brexit. But GH now has the capability to comply.

I've bought from both, SG have paper covers of their tins with the horrible pictures etc, which you can then simply tear off and be left with a beautiful tin without any nasty picture or warning.
GH on the other hand I've bought only loose, and it comes in a crappy little plastic pouch with all the pictures etc. Don't believe the SG solution would be hard to implement.

 

[karam]

Oh, and the next time I travel to the UK - when the hell with that be with the current shitty situation??? - I'm picking up 1+1 kilo of sweet rum twist and black xx. I haven't even tried the black xx (got a tin stuck with a colleague, we're in lockdown...) but I'm pretty sure I will ike it.

 

[oldgeezersmoker]

I haven't smoked a


I've bought from both, SG have paper covers of their tins with the horrible pictures etc, which you can then simply tear off and be left with a beautiful tin without any nasty picture or warning.
GH on the other hand I've bought only loose, and it comes in a crappy little plastic pouch with all the pictures etc. Don't believe the SG solution would be hard to implement.

Is GH even sold in tins in the UK market? Back when I used to order tobacco from UK shops, it was only available in factory pouches or loose that the shop weighed out and sent in a plastic bag. There might have been tinned GH blends available from them, I just don’t recall. In any event, the 2024 pipe tobacco “track and trace” regulations will apply regardless of the style of packaging.