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Samuel Gawith Black XX
Cut: Twist
Blend: Virginia
Strength: 7.5/10
A smoked twist made from pure Virginia tobacco, this blend is a product of the unique Kendall school. These twists are made from whole tobacco leaves and were originally developed as chewing tobacco, but more on that later.
The black rope retains moisture well, while being very easy to cut and flake. Remembering the hard plugs of Gawith – it’s surprisingly convenient. The tarry smell from the tin is overwhelming! The unrefined are scared, the refined are scared, but those "in the know" start salivating.
At the start, there's tar soap, sooty smoke (you know those iron stoves in the shape of a pipe? That's the smell I immediately think of), overcooked meat, black pepper, and woody-earthy, astringent flavors swirling together in a dance on the back stage of this rather gloomy carnival. The taste is rich, the strength is more than decent, but not excessive, and it doesn't leave any unpleasant sensations in the throat. The tobacco is sharp in every sense, making you want to sneeze as it releases smoke through your nose.
The aroma of the smoke is heavy and spicy, but unexpectedly sweet, with notes of roasted nuts and biscuit.
That biscuit sweetness is also present in the taste. It doesn't appear immediately and is only noticeable with careful, cool smoking. A pleasant surprise.
After half the pipe, the tobacco starts to come alive. Notes of baked apples are noticeable, with cinnamon. There's also a perfumed sweetness to it, sometimes turning into a men's cologne. However, that slight "soapy" note persists until the very end, although it is often lost against the main roasted-earthy-peppery theme. And, of course, the smell of smoldering logs.
I really like how it unfolds in a corn cob pipe. The smell of burnt corn suits it very well, in my twisted opinion. And I even smoke it quite differently than most blends: with very frequent, though not deep, puffs. At a temperature slightly above average, it seems even richer, even more brutal, although it loses some interesting nuances.
15/20. Objectively, this is not one of the best tobaccos. The soapy taste, frequent stalling, and the overall impression of being disjointed and uneven. But sometimes, that's exactly what you want. Moreover, without it, the understanding of the possibilities of pipe smoking would be incomplete. You can love it, you can hate it, you can, after smoking it once, forever forget about smoked twists and twists in general, but every pipe smoker should try it.
This is the dark side of Virginia. Not for every day, it seems... But once you start, it's impossible to stop. Sometimes I smoke several bowls in a row, disregarding common sense and the desperate protests of my stomach.
And I also chew it. For consuming nicotine "in a cowboy style" (if you didn't know, real tough cowboys chewed tobacco, while slaves and the poor smoked it), you need a tinned quid, nerves of steel, and complete indifference to your health. I'm doing well with the second and third, and the first is something I'm working on. The tobacco is pungent, slightly bitter, and the taste can only be described as "strange," and the saliva, saturated with resins, scratches the throat, but it's still fun. When there's no way to smoke, but a dose of vitamin N is needed, this option can be useful.
Cut: Twist
Blend: Virginia
Strength: 7.5/10
A smoked twist made from pure Virginia tobacco, this blend is a product of the unique Kendall school. These twists are made from whole tobacco leaves and were originally developed as chewing tobacco, but more on that later.
The black rope retains moisture well, while being very easy to cut and flake. Remembering the hard plugs of Gawith – it’s surprisingly convenient. The tarry smell from the tin is overwhelming! The unrefined are scared, the refined are scared, but those "in the know" start salivating.
At the start, there's tar soap, sooty smoke (you know those iron stoves in the shape of a pipe? That's the smell I immediately think of), overcooked meat, black pepper, and woody-earthy, astringent flavors swirling together in a dance on the back stage of this rather gloomy carnival. The taste is rich, the strength is more than decent, but not excessive, and it doesn't leave any unpleasant sensations in the throat. The tobacco is sharp in every sense, making you want to sneeze as it releases smoke through your nose.
The aroma of the smoke is heavy and spicy, but unexpectedly sweet, with notes of roasted nuts and biscuit.
That biscuit sweetness is also present in the taste. It doesn't appear immediately and is only noticeable with careful, cool smoking. A pleasant surprise.
After half the pipe, the tobacco starts to come alive. Notes of baked apples are noticeable, with cinnamon. There's also a perfumed sweetness to it, sometimes turning into a men's cologne. However, that slight "soapy" note persists until the very end, although it is often lost against the main roasted-earthy-peppery theme. And, of course, the smell of smoldering logs.
I really like how it unfolds in a corn cob pipe. The smell of burnt corn suits it very well, in my twisted opinion. And I even smoke it quite differently than most blends: with very frequent, though not deep, puffs. At a temperature slightly above average, it seems even richer, even more brutal, although it loses some interesting nuances.
15/20. Objectively, this is not one of the best tobaccos. The soapy taste, frequent stalling, and the overall impression of being disjointed and uneven. But sometimes, that's exactly what you want. Moreover, without it, the understanding of the possibilities of pipe smoking would be incomplete. You can love it, you can hate it, you can, after smoking it once, forever forget about smoked twists and twists in general, but every pipe smoker should try it.
This is the dark side of Virginia. Not for every day, it seems... But once you start, it's impossible to stop. Sometimes I smoke several bowls in a row, disregarding common sense and the desperate protests of my stomach.
And I also chew it. For consuming nicotine "in a cowboy style" (if you didn't know, real tough cowboys chewed tobacco, while slaves and the poor smoked it), you need a tinned quid, nerves of steel, and complete indifference to your health. I'm doing well with the second and third, and the first is something I'm working on. The tobacco is pungent, slightly bitter, and the taste can only be described as "strange," and the saliva, saturated with resins, scratches the throat, but it's still fun. When there's no way to smoke, but a dose of vitamin N is needed, this option can be useful.
E si sui vius, er mi grans benananza,
e si ieu muoir, er mi grans deliuriers
e si ieu muoir, er mi grans deliuriers