Samuel Gawith Black Cherry

I am sorry: altough I am an aromatics fan, cherry flavour is not my favourite. I smoked the whole tin, so this Cavendish is not bad, has no tongue-bite and smokes cool. But I am missing something: body. This is too much chewing gum aroma for every day.

I found this a little dissappointing. Everything about it is "mild". The tobacco flavours and cherry flavours are both very subtle. It also lacks any punch at all. I also found that there was a roughness to the tobacco that built over the course of the pipe that left my throat a little jagged. Not a bad smoke, just not notable.

A fairly pleasant smoke... but, lacking memorable characteristics, either by nose, taste or texture. Nose in the tin reveals a hint of Cherry.... not overcased... indeed undercased in my opinion.... dry out a little or be prepared for multiple lights. I really, really wanted to like this tobacco.... but, as other reviewers have noted.... in some respects it's shallow.... no bite, or real flavour. However, if adulterated with another 'suitable' tobacco it can redeem itself. I cut this with 50% Borkum Riff Cherry Cavendish for two reasons... the Riff is naturally very dry and burns down quickly... especially if you're a puffer. The Gawith is naturally moist and lacking real cherry flavour and room note. The 2 work well together.... and I must admit to frequently inhaling the smoke like it was a cigarette... The Riff burns slower, becomes less pungent and allows the Gawith to stay alight... Other commentators have cut it with Sqn Ldr... One fact to note... we smokers are a fickle lot and all have different tastes and highly personal perceptions. I like aromatics.... I have include this in my rotation with 50% BRCC... which by the way are exactly the same price at £11.70 per 50 grams.

As always with Gawith, this stuff is wet in the tin, usually I smoke their flakes quite moist but I prefer to dry out a bit their ribbon cut blends, in this case far more than a bit.... The tin smell reminds me of those brilliant red cherries used for cocktails and I mean in a good sense: alchoolic but not chemical ! BC is a strongly flavoured Aromatic with taste and room note absolutely coherent with the unlit smell, but there’s a trade-off in this case: on one hand a pleasant flavoring, one other hand there’s no tobacco taste, absolutely reset !

This is a very moist tobacco initially and needs a bit of drying to counter multiple relights and pipe cleaner use during the smoke. It has a great tin note but the smoking experience doesn't match it. I have found it very good for mixing with tobacco that has gone a bit dry, I added some to the end of a tin of Old Dublin and it was excellent. I may experiment a bit by drying it out and will add my findings at a later date.

Seemed really bland when I smoked it. I couldn't taste much. I'd actually rather smoke Borkum Riff's Cherry Cavendish when I feel like a cherry tobacco.

Tasty tin aroma, but not the nose bouquet I expected.

The tobacco is soft and moist and very, very black.

Mulltiple relights needed.

Not as ghastly as the artificially flavoured Celtic Talisman which must be a close relative.

Very slight room note. No comment passed by Mrs RH.

I've smoked better and stronger cherry blends and I guess this one is somewhere in between.

Will not be joining the euphoria of earlier reviewers, but will finish the tin.

A few years on and my son has given me a dried out tin of this. I haven't changed my mind. Very mild cherry taste lasts down the bowl, but even dried out this is a swine to keep alight.

A very enjoyable tobacco with a pleasant cherry taste and fragrance. The smell of it in the packaging is lovely.

However, the smoke burnt too quickly and it deterred my from smoking it more often. When I put it away and went back to it I found that it didn't quite keep its moisture and was left with dry tobacco that tasted harsh and ashy.

I recommend it, but maybe only a sample.

A friend of mine, knowing that I'm an avid pipe smoker, wanted to do me a favour by making me a birthday gift of this tobacco. Even though I enjoy an occasional aromatic, I probably would never have bought it myself because of its reputation of being heavily cased.

So it didn't come as a surprise to me, that upon opening the tin a strong smell of sweet cherries fills the room. Although I cannot detect any tobacco scent at all, strangely the aroma does not feel overpowering or artificial.

The fine ribbon cut looks dark brown, almost black and feels rather soft and moist. However, you can still put it into your pipe right away. In doing so, I prefer the Frank method. A god charring and true light will usually do the job.

Black Cherry is one of the few aromatics that actually tastes the way it smells. From the beginning there's a distinct cherry taste, which lasts throughout the bowl, with a tangy sweetness and some nutty aftertaste from the Black Cavendish. There might be some accompanying bitterness at the finish. It's a mild smoke, which makes it suitable for all day, but it's very important not to smoke it too fast, because otherwise it will burn too hot, develop some moisture and bite your tongue. It burns down evenly leaving some dark gray ash.

The room note is sweet and pleasant with a distinct cherry scent.

Actually, I liked this one better than I expected. It's great smoke to satisfy your sweet tooth, especially when it's cold outside. I prefer to enjoy it occasionally for dessert.