Samuel Gawith Commonwealth Mixture Pipe Tobacco 50g (Tin)

It all started in Kendal, England in 1792. Thomas Harrison was a successful snuff maker. Jane Harrison Thomas’s daughter, eloped in 1838 to a young man of Kendal, Samuel Gawith. When Mr. Harrison died in 1841, he left the business to his daughter and son-in-law, and over the years Samuel Gawith continued to prosper.

In 1865, Samuel Gawith died prematurely at the age of 48. His eldest son, also called Samuel, was only 22 and his father had wisely left the firm in the hands of three trustees, one of whom was this son. The elder trustee was Henry Hoggarth, a boyhood friend and neighbour in Lowther Street who had founded a Kendal firm of land agents and surveyors.

In 1878, Samuel and his younger brother, John Edward Gawith decided amicably to go their separate ways and so the two Gawith firms came into being. Samuel took over the snuff mill and business at Mealbank, and John stayed on in Lowther Street.

The firm in Lowther Street went through some troubled times but, in 1887, a new partnership was founded between Samuel’s youngest brother, William Henry, and Henry Hoggarth junior, to be known as Gawith Hoggarth Company.

Gawith Hoggarth Company continued to manufacture tobacco products and snuff at the Lowther Street works until 2009, when they moved to new business premises.

Then in 2015, the two companies returned back together under one roof.

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If Latakia isn't your thing, then Commonwealth certainly won’t be!

Containing 50% Latakia Commonwealth Mixture certainly is Samuel Gawith version of a Latakia Bomb!!

While the mixture might seem a little on the simple side, the smoke is far from that. 50% flue cured Virginia's and 50% Cypriot Latakia. All this resulting in a smooth and easy burning tobacco.

This may not be the strongest blend Samuel Gawith have to offer, but its richness of the Latakia will win you over. The smoke is very oaky and this is very fitting with the smokiness of the Latakia leaves.

The perfect blend for the smoker who not only likes Latakia, but really loves this Oriental leaf. The powerful flavours are not suggested for those new to Pipe Smoking, Latakia or if regular tobacco are mild aromatics, as this will be too rich.

Strength: 4/5
Aromatic Taste: 2/5
Room Note: 3/5