Samuel Gawith 1792 Flake

(3.05)
Notes: 1792 Flake is a full-strength, mellow tobacco comprising a blend of dark fired Tanzanian leaf. It is Gawith's best selling premium grade flake. It starts as 7 lbs. of hand stripped leaf and goes through a steaming process prior to being pressed. The cake, having been prepared, is wrapped in a select leaf and packed by hand into a 12 inch square. This cake is pressed and left for a minimum of two hours. Then, the pressed cake is placed into a steam press where it is baked at full heat for two to three hours. The baked cake has then taken on 1792's characteristic rich, dark color. Its hardening occurs during cooling. Once the process of cutting the flake and adding a tonquin flavor is carried out, hand wrapping and packing finalizes 1792, making it ready for rubbing into your pipe. Sold as "Cob Flake" in England.

Details

Brand Samuel Gawith
Blended By Samuel Gawith
Manufactured By Samuel Gawith
Blend Type Virginia Based
Contents Kentucky, Virginia
Flavoring Tonquin Bean
Cut Flake
Packaging 50 grams tin
Country United Kingdom
Production Currently available

Profile

Strength
Strong
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Full
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 01, 2007 Very Strong Medium Medium to Full Pleasant to Tolerable
I was in Lincoln NE when I stopped in a pipe shop that I like and was talking to the owner, Ted, when he recommended that I try some other SG offerings since I liked the XX black rope so much. So, I picked up an ounce of this bacca. I went to lunch, a big one I might add, and on the way back to where I was staying decided to try it out...big mistake...

I stuffed a Pete 307 full and lit her up. The flavor was wonderful. It was a little bit peppery at first and then as I got about half way into the bowl it really mellowed out into the rich sweet virginia tobacco flavor. Very nice...

The mistake was that it was so strong that I had to pull my F-250 over on the side of the road and sit for more than a minute! I was seriously not in a condition to operate a motor vehicle! And no, I had no adult type beverages with my lunch. I have smoked it a couple of times since and can say without inhibition that it is indeed a strong one.

It burned clean to the bottom with only white greyish ash left behind and almost no moisture. I do like this blend a great deal, not as much as UF, but a lot. But you must eat first or it will knock you silly...in my humble opinion! It makes for a great smoke at the end of a long day...like today!
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Apr 05, 2007 Strong Mild to Medium Full Tolerable
I'm a newbie, and only smoke a couple of times a week now, so I expected to be overwhelmed and put off by this tobacco, but that is not my experience. I rather like it.

I've smoked it twice now, both times in a small cob, sitting outside watching the sunset, and it was a pleasant experience both times. The first time was after a meal, and today on an empty stomach. The nicotine was definitly there, and for a few seconds both times I was aware of a slight queaziness in the stomach, but it wasn't severe or prolonged.

I love the presentation, and the tin aroma is rich and delightful. Rubbed out, it burns fairly well even without much drying, and once it gets going it produces copious smoke and requires little effort to stay lit. Whatever it is about the tonquin that upsets others doesn't seem to bother me at all. At various times there is a slight peppery feeling on the tongue, and occasionally a strange irritation/taste way at the back of the tongue - otherwise it's smooth and rich tasting. It was easy to burn down to a grey ash. It left my mouth feeling fine.

So, not my favorite, but fairly satisfying and pleasant, at times even fairly contemplative. I'll try it again from time to time. I recommend other newbies not be automatically put off by the reviews below: it's worth a try.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 14, 2007 Extremely Strong Strong Very Full Very Strong
I tried 1792 at an informal pipe club I have with a couple of friends. We accompanied it with some Islay scotch.

No one spoke for a very long time. As I looked up we were all grinning madly.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 04, 2007 Overwhelming None Detected Very Full Very Strong
I must advise caution. this stuff will lay low the mighty if smoked from a large bowl.Mid-bowl there developes an exuisite, spicy flavor boquet, sip this smoke very gently,and from a smaller pipe. I smoked '92 in my largest Nording,oops, so i did expieraince pounding heart, weak knees and some cold sweats, the cure for this is to get up and sprint around the block a few times. Tin smell is much like roofing tar, and when first lit is a bit rough, ounce you get past that you are in for a unique smoking expieriance, a must try for the flake lover.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Nov 13, 2006 Medium to Strong Mild to Medium Full Pleasant
I have never found 1792 to be as powerful (nicotine-wise) as some have found it. Nor do I find that the tonquin flavor puts me out, in fact, I very much enjoy it. I have tried this blend in a merschaum, in a corn cob and in a Peterson 314 System pipe. It behaves about the same in each, though the Pete apparently provides enough of a bowl for 1792 to fully develop, and this tobacco develops better in a larger bowl than that of a typical corn cob. It is a mellow tobacco, and in smoking it, apart from the tonquin I am also able to get occasional flavors which remind me of how clover smells - quite sweet and light. There are other flavors which vaguely remind me of prunes, dates, dried apricots and figs... it is not a boring smoke, though to enjoy it fully it should be smoked quite slowly. Smoking it slowly is easily done if the flakes are well rubbed and the tobacco is then lightly packed - much like you would pack some of the larger cut Balkan type blends. I don't find myself smoking 1792 on a real regular basis, but there are specific times when only 1792 will do... for instance, when I have a head cold and want something which will free up my sinuses. I always have a tin or two of this tucked away in the back of one of the four drawers I use as my baccy cellar. If this tobacco was a person, it would be Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Dictator of Republican Rome - "No worse enemy, no better friend." It is worth trying and, in my opinion, very much worth smoking... treat it as it should and it will be a treat.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Apr 11, 2006 Strong Mild to Medium Extra Full Very Pleasant
I am guilty of coining the phrase "Stonehaven on Crack",but alas, it fits. Very potent and very delicious. A much grassier Stonehaven. Rest while smoking it. Tonquin is not like deer tongue or vanilla. Do not expect a sweet mixture. Very flavorful! 3 of 4 stars
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Apr 10, 2006 Extremely Strong Medium to Strong Extra Full Very Pleasant
Read the blending notes above for how this magnificent flake is processed. It sounds more as if a baking or kilning takes place than a stoved tobacco process. I never tried anything with tonquin, and in fact, never heard of it until now. A friend of mine who reviews here says this is Esoterica's 'Stonehaven' on crack. It's deep and dark with pronounced notes of black cherry and roasted ember. In the tin it's grassy with faint aromas of wet wool and manure. I don't only taste this in the mouth but in the pores. I can feel its ethereal vapors. Be careful how you smoke it; I don't recommend driving or walking. Also watch that it doesn't creep up and start choking you. Plugs tend to close my throat like that. Sit down or recline after a nice meal when you're feeling laid back. I wouldn't want to try this while agitated and full of caffeine and wandering thoughts. This tobacco requires ones complete devotion. It's truly a great, almost mystical smoke. Nothing quite like it in all the world and produced by probably the last great blending house in England. Not for the faint of heart by any means but well worth experiencing at least once by every serious devotee of tobacciana.

Four of five stars
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