Samuel Gawith Brown No. 4
(3.17)
Brown No.4 is a full flavoured full strength tobacco made by Samuel Gawith in Kendal. It is spun from Dark Fired Virginia's and is a slow burning tobacco. Despite popular belief, the brown twist is a stronger strength and flavour than the black twist. This tobacco is definitely not for those new to pipe smoking!
As per Gawith&Hoggarth the only components in this rope are dark fired and dark air cured leaf. There is no cigar leaf, that taste comes from the dark air cured tobacco used. The outer wrapper leaf is a dark fired variety.
Details
| Brand | Samuel Gawith |
| Blended By | Samuel Gawith |
| Manufactured By | Samuel Gawith |
| Blend Type | Virginia Based |
| Contents | Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Rope |
| Packaging | 25 grams pouch, 50 grams tin, bulk |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Strong
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Strong
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.17 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 11 - 15 of 15 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 18, 2009 | Very Strong | None Detected | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Strong |
Well...this stuff smelled great in the bag, packed well after taking it completely apart, didn't want to play around with coins. I let it dry for about 45 minutes and then bagged it until after eating dinner. Adjounring to my car, with the heat on...lol...I started to climb the rope.
The tobacco lit well and produced a good volume of smoke. The aroma from the bowl reminded me of caramelized onions...something I have smelled before in their bracken flake. There was no sweetness to this bowl whatsoever. Though it was a very strong tasting tobacco, it was not harsh. It reminded me somewhat of Peterson's Irish Flake but without the soapiness. The nicotine content was considerable and I didn't quite finish the bowl...had a slight tickle in the back of my throat and felt some very mild, transient nausea...cleared up in 5 minutes though.
Over all the smoking qualities were good but the flavor was singular and even more disappointingly, it just wasn't to my liking. I think I'll fall back to a more flavorful, and milder smoke that I really enjoy...this was too close to overwhelming for me.
The tobacco lit well and produced a good volume of smoke. The aroma from the bowl reminded me of caramelized onions...something I have smelled before in their bracken flake. There was no sweetness to this bowl whatsoever. Though it was a very strong tasting tobacco, it was not harsh. It reminded me somewhat of Peterson's Irish Flake but without the soapiness. The nicotine content was considerable and I didn't quite finish the bowl...had a slight tickle in the back of my throat and felt some very mild, transient nausea...cleared up in 5 minutes though.
Over all the smoking qualities were good but the flavor was singular and even more disappointingly, it just wasn't to my liking. I think I'll fall back to a more flavorful, and milder smoke that I really enjoy...this was too close to overwhelming for me.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 02, 2008 | Strong | None Detected | Full | Extra Strong |
Brown Rope #4 is a twisted rope maybe a half inch thick. One must substantially cut, rub and possibly re-cut to transform the rope into something combustible. After all the work, the tobacco still doesn?t burn well! Brown Rope #4 has a sharp and pungent fire-cured Virginian taste. It has strong flavor but doesn?t easily produce the clouds of smoke one might call "full bodied"; moreover, it tastes very unpleasant when abused even if it doesn't bite the tongue. The room note is as acrid as anything I?ve ever smoked. I didn?t detect a really serious nicotine hit. Brown Rope's no lightweight, but it's far from the strongest tobacco I?ve smoked: certainly not as strong as Peterson?s Irish Flake for example.
I got this tobacco out a sense of curiosity and nostalgia. I feel adventurous to smoke this out of a clay pipe as an 18th century colonist or old tar might have. I?m happy I tried it. If you like this I'd recommend Gawith?s Brown Irish Twist: I found it more mellow flavored and less temperamental.
I got this tobacco out a sense of curiosity and nostalgia. I feel adventurous to smoke this out of a clay pipe as an 18th century colonist or old tar might have. I?m happy I tried it. If you like this I'd recommend Gawith?s Brown Irish Twist: I found it more mellow flavored and less temperamental.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 17, 2006 | Overwhelming | Very Mild | Overwhelming | Overwhelming |
Inquisitor and Lois Kelly have said it all. I wish I had deferred to their evaluations instead of the others on these pages.
To be fair, if you can tolerate the strength of this tobacco, you may find a winner. But I suspect you will be in the minority.
To be fair, if you can tolerate the strength of this tobacco, you may find a winner. But I suspect you will be in the minority.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 24, 2002 | Overwhelming | Medium to Strong | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Tolerable to Strong |
Remember the old movies where the prisoner was allowed a last cigarette before the firing squad shot him? I would ask for a cigarette made of this stuff, so I would be unconscious when the bullets hit. Of course, if they missed me, I'd be gagging unpleasantly during re-load.
This is brutally strong, nastily-scented stuff. A few of the stoutest pipesters might like this, but the strength is so overpowering that the tobacco flavor is undetectable. Smoke in the tiniest bowl you own if you must try it - and remember, I warned you.
This is brutally strong, nastily-scented stuff. A few of the stoutest pipesters might like this, but the strength is so overpowering that the tobacco flavor is undetectable. Smoke in the tiniest bowl you own if you must try it - and remember, I warned you.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 09, 2022 | Strong | Extremely Mild | Full | Strong |
NOT REVIEWED YET Description from gawithhoggarth.co.uk: Finest Kendal Twist. Spun dark fired tobaccos in their natural form give No.4 a slow, full flavoured and full strength smoke.
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