Reviews
Date Added: Monday 26 March, 2018
Somebody kindly posted a message to me on this forum that Samuel Gawith flakes are always very moist and should be dried out before attempting to smoke them. With that in mind I took out a couple of flakes, rubbed them down to something that I thought resembled rubbed tobacco and then left them to dry for 3 hours and certainly appeared to be less moist. The dry notes of this tobacco are a very strong scent of alcohol (I dont believe this scent is near the sweetness of rum, closer to a whisky scent) and a strange, almost plastic note in there which threw me a bit. The tobacco notes were strong, I believe this may be Latakia as it is quite a bot stronger and bolder than the other tobaccos that Ive tried.
I put it in my Peterson straight pipe (with a filter) and, after a bit of difficulty on the initial light, eventually got the pipe going. The tobacco smoked really well after the initial lighting stages, although it did go out on me unexpectedly once (two thirds of the way down) and again at the end.
The smoke was quite strong, but certainly was more to my liking given my prefer
Date Added: Saturday 03 March, 2018
A very good light/medium english blend, mainly bright leaf virginia/turkish ribbon cut, just a touch of latakia, cool burning, zero moisture, excellent smoke, just a bit light for my taste, but that doesnt take away from the quality of this blend at all, an excellent first pipe of the day.
Date Added: Thursday 05 October, 2017
This is my favorite pipe tobacco , splendid aroma and room note, reminds me of my Grandad.Have purchased a lot of this tobacco from C GARS and have never been disapointed , every tin had the soapy smell when opened , lit well and burned perfect
Date Added: Thursday 24 August, 2017
This is a quality burley blend, nutty, malty, slow burning, I found rubbing out the flakes before filling the pipe the easiest way to smoke this..lovely stuff..will get this tobacco again.
Date Added: Wednesday 02 August, 2017
Very impressed with these little cigarillos and they could easily become my new lunchtime indulgence. For just over 50p a stick, they smoke exceptionally well, never getting too hot and the ash holds on for a decent amount of time for such a small stick. The aroma emanating from the pack is that of chocolate and vanilla, very sweet and creamy. This carries onto the palate well with a distinct chocolate presence and a lovely sweet smelling smoke. There is some spiciness on the retrohale that compliments the dessert like quality nicely. Not a great deal of aftertaste, but plenty of enjoyment during this 10/15 minute smoke. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a quick, cheap lunchtime treat.
Date Added: Wednesday 01 February, 2017
Stalla Dhu Islay - 70cl 40%
by Staff
Wow what a find ! I picked this up in a little store in Chester having never heard of it before and being a high fan of Islay I thought, why not for about 35 quid give it whirl!
What I did not expect is this perfectly balanced subtly sensuously smoky whisky with a sweet spice and lingeringly lovely finish ! Now my go to Islay great deal
