It's strong. Very strong. And I'm not a wimp when it comes to tobacco at all. The flavor though, is awesome, but just very high in the nicotine department for me. Do I still smoke it? Hell yes, but in small bowls. And about once a week.

Like almost all SG flakes, this comes pretty damp in the tin, so let it air out for a while. I crumble all my flakes, and this burns cool down to the end with no bite.

But did I say it was strong? Yes, this stuff makes my bowels move. You have been warned.

I did not find this overly moist but it does want some air. Rub a flake out gently between the palms to leave the strands nice and long, let it rest about 20 minutes, then gather it up into a nice ball while it is still springy and pack inverted leaving an air gap. Let it rest in the pipe a while before firing up. It pairs nicely with scotch taken in small sips.

This blend is not for the faint of heart, and certainly not for those who only want to taste pure tobacco. For me, this one is a delightful change of pace and a definite winner. I agree with Bassmanjay - 'Thank you Lord!'

It reminds me a lot of a maduro cigar which I used to enjoy. It's dark, earthy, almost dark chocolate/bitter chocolate and pretty strong overall. Teh shop told me the last guy that bought it suggested you be sitting down relaxing to try it...I came to realize this was the nic kick it provides which is much like a maduro cigar too, pretty heavy and without care could get you a bit light headed. Like other flake a bit tougher to get it going..seemed to work better rubbed out.

Wife hated the smell just like my maduros. Not a good one for the evening in the lazy boy in teh master bedroom.

On opening the tin I got a very pleasing chocolate aroma, no vanilla as some have mentioned. Flakes not overly moist, but stuck together with some flakes broken. Not easy to rub out but eventually got there. Found easy to light but does need regular relights, but not a problem. Using it to break in my new L'Anatra pipe.

Fabulous chocolate taste & aroma. Smoke is creamy. It's like smoking a hot chocolate. Honestly can't taste any tobacco, but is a scrumptious change for someone who adores ropes. Taste may change once pipe broken in (have smoked about 10 bowls). If so will update.

It's definitely moreish. Easy to forget it's tobacco I'm actually smoking. Love the stuff & very much recommended. A regular smoke for me now.

1792 flake can be summed up as a strong, brown flake, cased in a heavy tonka bean extract, delivering a very high dose of nicotine.

The flake is typical for Samuel Gawith. I suspect they use a little tonka in their Chocolate Flake, which BTW tastes nothing like chocolate.

As aromatics go, 1792 is a fine smoke, if you like the unique flavor of tonka, and if you don't try to smoke it too fast.

It will forever be only two stars due to inconsistent quality from tin to tin.

After reading the reviews for weeks I finally managed to get a sample of this stuff. So, with a degree of trepidation, I rubbbed this into a pipe.

I thought it was going to be a heavy old smoke, somewhat similar to Squadron Leader. It wasn't quite as hideous as that. In fact I was surprised at how mild it was.

I was expecting all these flavours. Something called a tonquin bean was being talked about.

I'm still none the wiser. I have no idea what tonquin is let alone what it tastes like. This flake is just tasteless.

And here's me thinking it would leave a strong aroma in my lounge. It didn't. No-one commented at all.

I agree with the previous reviewer - what a bugger to keep alight. Glad I don't have a tin to shift.

So, what a damp squib this one was.

The flakes are heavy and thick with an almost tar like colour along with a powerful aroma. I like to rub out my flake tobaccos and this one is more difficult to break up than most. Once lit the thick dark smoke looks like something a special effect department would come up with. The taste is very solid with a full flavour. Although I enjoyed the taste, I actually found that this was a little too strong for my constitution. Just swallowing the saliva in my mouth during a smoke can give me heart burn! This is one of the few SG blends that I haven't really loved. It made the strong "Peterson Irish Flake" blend seem like a gentle Black Cavendish aromatic in comparison. Although not for me, I would recommend it to anyone seeking a really strong smoke with a load of nicotine.

On cracking the tin open one is met with a dark almost compost like mixture wrapped in well stained paper. The tin note is initially off putting but over time it is something I have come to love - dark , mysterious and earthy with hints of coffee , raisins chocolate and spice. It is way to wet to smoke out of the tin and I find it needs at least 4 weeks drying out . Personally I just leave it in the tin and air it for a few minutes every now and then by opening the tin and taking in deep breaths of the fantastic aroma. The thick organic flakes are great fun to tear up into the required size - folding and stuffing this just doesnt work at all for me. It can be hard to get going but 2 or 3 matches should have you on your way . The initial taste can actually be a bit nausea inducing- at the end of my first bowl I really felt a bit queezy. The funny thing is though when I next fancied a smoke I was immediately drawn back to this. It draws you in - little by little. The room note is not good - my partner is more than tolerant with my pipe smoking but this stuff makes her eyes water.

The problem is though this stuff is positively addictive. I find so often now that this is the taste I crave with my early morning coffee. Not in anyway complex or multidimensional but a dark hammer of flavour to the palate. Packs a good kick of nicotine too. It makes my mouth water just thinking about smoking it. There is something primordial and a bit mystical about this stuff. A tobacco for necromancers and shamans. If the Dark Lord Sauron was a pipe smoker this is what he would have in his pipe !

Highly Recommended - but definitely not for beginners

I do know Tonquin Bean divides us in two rows...well I am a straight 1792 lover, I can't and won't help cellaring more more and more of this. I smoked it pure, dry or wet, rubbed or not, finding some difficulties here and there but this one is a taste bomb. Excellent and creamy tobacco under the strong flavour that literally wraps around you.

I don't even find it overwhelming in the nicotine department but I must confess I never had more than one flake at a time. Strong, for sure but not too strong.

I go crazy for this meaty, earthy smoke. I even had some experiments, mixing it (accidentally) with Borkum Riff Vanilla Flake and Robert McConnell Scottish Flake...it always satisfies me and it often rewards me with some unexpected floreal freshness.

Sweet and Very Recommended.

update - I totally went insane for this blend. I live in Italy where this blend is sold at bloody high price so I exploited my lady to come with me in Switzerland ( where it has a reasonable price) and buy 10 tins, already cellared. I fear for my mental health :)