Samuel Gawith Cannon Plug
(2.73)
Part of our traditional English range of plugs, Cannon is derived from the Best Brown cake with a sweet Honey Dew flavour.
Details
| Brand | Samuel Gawith |
| Blended By | Samuel Gawith |
| Manufactured By | Samuel Gawith |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Virginia |
| Flavoring | Floral Essences, Fruit / Citrus |
| Cut | Plug |
| Packaging | 50 grams pouch, bulk |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Very Strong
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.73 / 4
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Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2019 | Medium | Extra Strong | Medium to Full | Very Pleasant |
One word describes this tobacco: OUTRAGEOUS! If you are someone of a delicate disposition, perhaps best avoid it, the brash, brazen scent it comes soaked in may give you a fit of the vapours. Personally, I like it when a tobacco (or food, or drink for that matter) does something outrageous to really make me sit up and pay attention!
What we have here is a solid brown plug with raggedy edges, clearly the product of one of Sam Gawiths presses. It's a nugget of Virginia leaf of high quality and medium strength, no fired leaf, and not heavily stoved. The scent is sweet, fruity, perfumed and omnipresent, coming out of the packet to get you before you've even set eyes on the tobacco! This scent offers honeydew, a hint of citrus, and some sweet floral.
Prepare and light it as usual, I find small shavings lightly rubbed works well. It's a bit moist and oily but I didn't find it needed drying. The taste of the topping is immense, immediate and lasting, and it tastes much as it smells. The Virginia leaf it inhabits is of good quality, offering flavours of bread, brioche and toast to complement the sweet topping, the flavour changes very little through the bowl.
The room note is of course powerful, but people seem to enjoy it, and have commented on how nice it is. The tobacco burns with few relights and no gurgle to a morsel of dry dottle. This tobacco could bite if pushed, but take it slow and you'll be fine. Interesting it seems like it should leave a ghost, and probably would if you smoked only this in a pipe, but I had a few bowls of it in a Peterson System 313 which I use for English mixtures and (usually) lightly scented plugs. I smoked some mild English mix in it afterwards, and on the first bowl there was a hint of a ghost, on the second none at all!
In the order of Gawiths scented plugs, first (lightest and sweetest) is Grousemoor, next is this, RB plug third, and the darkest and strongest is Cob. They are all worth a try, and to me, all have their place.
Don't buy it and whinge about not being able to taste the subtleties of the Virginias, they make unscented plugs for that. If you like perfumed Lake District tobacco, you probably need to try it, if you're an aromatic smoker maybe give it a try to see how much flavour from the topping can be perceived in the smoke. Most of all, prepare to be outraged! This tobacco can't give two hoots what you think, but if you're willing to suspend disbelief, it can take you on a magic carpet ride!
What we have here is a solid brown plug with raggedy edges, clearly the product of one of Sam Gawiths presses. It's a nugget of Virginia leaf of high quality and medium strength, no fired leaf, and not heavily stoved. The scent is sweet, fruity, perfumed and omnipresent, coming out of the packet to get you before you've even set eyes on the tobacco! This scent offers honeydew, a hint of citrus, and some sweet floral.
Prepare and light it as usual, I find small shavings lightly rubbed works well. It's a bit moist and oily but I didn't find it needed drying. The taste of the topping is immense, immediate and lasting, and it tastes much as it smells. The Virginia leaf it inhabits is of good quality, offering flavours of bread, brioche and toast to complement the sweet topping, the flavour changes very little through the bowl.
The room note is of course powerful, but people seem to enjoy it, and have commented on how nice it is. The tobacco burns with few relights and no gurgle to a morsel of dry dottle. This tobacco could bite if pushed, but take it slow and you'll be fine. Interesting it seems like it should leave a ghost, and probably would if you smoked only this in a pipe, but I had a few bowls of it in a Peterson System 313 which I use for English mixtures and (usually) lightly scented plugs. I smoked some mild English mix in it afterwards, and on the first bowl there was a hint of a ghost, on the second none at all!
In the order of Gawiths scented plugs, first (lightest and sweetest) is Grousemoor, next is this, RB plug third, and the darkest and strongest is Cob. They are all worth a try, and to me, all have their place.
Don't buy it and whinge about not being able to taste the subtleties of the Virginias, they make unscented plugs for that. If you like perfumed Lake District tobacco, you probably need to try it, if you're an aromatic smoker maybe give it a try to see how much flavour from the topping can be perceived in the smoke. Most of all, prepare to be outraged! This tobacco can't give two hoots what you think, but if you're willing to suspend disbelief, it can take you on a magic carpet ride!
Pipe Used:
Falcons, Peterson Zulu, Peterson System 313
PurchasedFrom:
Mysmokingshop.co.uk
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 02, 2018 | Strong | Very Strong | Full | Pleasant |
Sam Gawith - Cannon Plug.
I find this one a little perplexing, it goes against the grain of what I normally enjoy in tobaccos! The moment it was taken out the bag I realised I was dealing with a full aromatic, it smells strongly of perfume/flowers. Very easy to prepare, if you enjoy well rubbed mixtures then go for this! I slice thin pieces which then are remarkably simple to rub to a very delicate consistency.
Getting mine ignited is straight forward, the fine rubbing's only need a short touch of the flame to give a substantial burn. The smoke is very comfortable, no bite and fairly cool in temp'. The flavour is just what I anticipated from the aroma, a strong floral taste which strangely I enjoy! Right from the initial lighting to the end the flavour remains the same strength, a very formidable hit of perfume and flowers! If you are smoking this for the first time use a cob or an old pipe as this leaves one hell of a ghost so if you really hate it (which you might) you will have made your favourite pipe redundant for a while! The nicotine in Cannon is quite strong, it's not for those out there who smoke only for taste!
Four stars.
I find this one a little perplexing, it goes against the grain of what I normally enjoy in tobaccos! The moment it was taken out the bag I realised I was dealing with a full aromatic, it smells strongly of perfume/flowers. Very easy to prepare, if you enjoy well rubbed mixtures then go for this! I slice thin pieces which then are remarkably simple to rub to a very delicate consistency.
Getting mine ignited is straight forward, the fine rubbing's only need a short touch of the flame to give a substantial burn. The smoke is very comfortable, no bite and fairly cool in temp'. The flavour is just what I anticipated from the aroma, a strong floral taste which strangely I enjoy! Right from the initial lighting to the end the flavour remains the same strength, a very formidable hit of perfume and flowers! If you are smoking this for the first time use a cob or an old pipe as this leaves one hell of a ghost so if you really hate it (which you might) you will have made your favourite pipe redundant for a while! The nicotine in Cannon is quite strong, it's not for those out there who smoke only for taste!
Four stars.
Pipe Used:
Various
PurchasedFrom:
Various
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Aug 10, 2010 | Medium | Medium | Full | Pleasant |
This is the aromatic of the English world and unlike it's American brethern, it is wonderful.
This tobacco starts out with the same base as Kendal Plug, of which Best Brown Flake is a sliced version. As such, many of you may have smoked this tobacco before and know the properties it brings (i.e. nicotine, strength). What you likely haven't sampled before is the unique topping.
I ordered a 2 oz plug of this from smokingpipes.com a while ago and was very impressed. It came in a ziploc bag and looked broken off a larger plug. I've since ordered two 1 lb plugs from tobacco supermarket for aging. As with other SG tobaccos, this has been hard to come by lately.
Honeydew best describes this, as it is sweet and slightly floral, without being overpowering. I usually don't go for aromatic type tobaccos, but this is making me rethink.
I usually find aromatics taste more of burnt sugar and/or chemicals than tobacco. This gives a fruit flavour on top of tobacco, but nothing offensive like you'd get from something labelled 'black cherry' or 'raspberry delight'. This tobacco suits me fine when I am in the mood for something sweet. With a cup of tea on a summer's day, it's a dream.
Like other plugs, I find that this does better in a medium-larger pipe.
Order 2 oz when you get a chance. The aroma of the plug is a little overwhelming, and so is the charring light. Take your time with it. Devote a clean pipe with a medium-large bowl and keep an open mind...it just may grow on you!
This tobacco starts out with the same base as Kendal Plug, of which Best Brown Flake is a sliced version. As such, many of you may have smoked this tobacco before and know the properties it brings (i.e. nicotine, strength). What you likely haven't sampled before is the unique topping.
I ordered a 2 oz plug of this from smokingpipes.com a while ago and was very impressed. It came in a ziploc bag and looked broken off a larger plug. I've since ordered two 1 lb plugs from tobacco supermarket for aging. As with other SG tobaccos, this has been hard to come by lately.
Honeydew best describes this, as it is sweet and slightly floral, without being overpowering. I usually don't go for aromatic type tobaccos, but this is making me rethink.
I usually find aromatics taste more of burnt sugar and/or chemicals than tobacco. This gives a fruit flavour on top of tobacco, but nothing offensive like you'd get from something labelled 'black cherry' or 'raspberry delight'. This tobacco suits me fine when I am in the mood for something sweet. With a cup of tea on a summer's day, it's a dream.
Like other plugs, I find that this does better in a medium-larger pipe.
Order 2 oz when you get a chance. The aroma of the plug is a little overwhelming, and so is the charring light. Take your time with it. Devote a clean pipe with a medium-large bowl and keep an open mind...it just may grow on you!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2023 | Mild to Medium | Medium to Strong | Mild | Very Pleasant |
Summary: a mild brown Virginia plug with honeydew-like and incense-style flavorings.
People speak about this plug as alien or absurd but despite my fear of the "Lakeland Essence," this one was easy to smoke. These brown and red Virginias have a mild, fruity flavor with an overtone of roasted barley. To this the masters have added a honeydew-like flavor which smells exotic like a lime kiwi, and some of their incense-style Lakeland type flavorings, but if you just ignore your fears and light the bowl, you will be rewarded with a super long-burning sweet Virginia whose flavorings give it enough of a "twist" to obscure the fruity excesses and roast grain spine of the Virginia flavor. Instead, you get the gentlest of flavor mixes with the characteristics of the leaf intact but guided with a firm hand toward a mellow and enduring taste. If this were made 50-50 with their dark fired Virginia blends it could be an all-day smoke for the ages.
People speak about this plug as alien or absurd but despite my fear of the "Lakeland Essence," this one was easy to smoke. These brown and red Virginias have a mild, fruity flavor with an overtone of roasted barley. To this the masters have added a honeydew-like flavor which smells exotic like a lime kiwi, and some of their incense-style Lakeland type flavorings, but if you just ignore your fears and light the bowl, you will be rewarded with a super long-burning sweet Virginia whose flavorings give it enough of a "twist" to obscure the fruity excesses and roast grain spine of the Virginia flavor. Instead, you get the gentlest of flavor mixes with the characteristics of the leaf intact but guided with a firm hand toward a mellow and enduring taste. If this were made 50-50 with their dark fired Virginia blends it could be an all-day smoke for the ages.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 09, 2018 | Medium | Strong | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Ah! A Cannon ball with the hit and blast of fruity honey dew cantelopish flavors... with little grassy hay like sweetish Virginia's through out the bowl with a cool consistent burn till the end... Hey where all the enjoyment gone... Ahh... it's the bottom of the bowl and I'm bit dizzy but don't want to loose this state but till next time me and another bowl of Cannon hit...
Pipe Used:
Various Briars
PurchasedFrom:
GQ Tobacco UK
Age When Smoked:
6 months
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2018 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
I have a very poor sense of smell, but I could smell this one, I thought I'd opened a flower garden, that's when I remembered two things, 1 this is an aromatic and 2 I don't like aromatics.
Very easy to cut, I shaved off a few slices, filled a new clean clay and fired up, even before the match lit, I could still smell the tobacco, once lit it settled down to a nice easy smoke, the honeydew making itself known but not overpowering, an excellent quality leaf, the Virginia's smooth, you'd be hard pressed to make this bite. It lasted a very long time and absolutely no sludge at the bottom, or even a gurgle for that matter, this could be an all day smoke, a point I shall keep in mind for my next order.
Very easy to cut, I shaved off a few slices, filled a new clean clay and fired up, even before the match lit, I could still smell the tobacco, once lit it settled down to a nice easy smoke, the honeydew making itself known but not overpowering, an excellent quality leaf, the Virginia's smooth, you'd be hard pressed to make this bite. It lasted a very long time and absolutely no sludge at the bottom, or even a gurgle for that matter, this could be an all day smoke, a point I shall keep in mind for my next order.
Pipe Used:
Clean new clay
PurchasedFrom:
GQ tobacco's
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2015 | Medium to Strong | Strong | Very Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
One of my favourite tobaccos. Apparently dating back to the English Civil War (1642-1651). If you are a Lakeland fan (and I am), you will like this. A very dense plug with a powerful floral aroma. Easy to prepare if you have a very sharp knife. Cut it carefully into very thin slices. It rubs out very easily. Smoke it slowly and enjoy the full on flavour.
Pipe Used:
Various
PurchasedFrom:
GQ Tobaccos (UK)
Age When Smoked:
3 months
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 07, 2009 | Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
You will all think I'm insane for calling this a mild to medium flavoring, but it is not an aromatic and I would say it is strongly scented, not strongly flavored. I ordered it out of curiosity, but it may well become a favorite. It is not my usual practice to review a tobacco after only one bowl, so I smoked a second to be sure! This has to be the most easily prepared plug I have thus far smoked: I simply tore off a chunk and rubbed it for a couple of seconds in my fingers before stuffing it almost whole into a small-bowled Jobey. (Note: I was working off of a piece cut off by the retailer and the main section of the plug might take more prep time!) I was greeted with a heavily perfumed yet mild and pleasant smoke in which the scent (I do not know whether it is honeydew or patchouli, but I like it) was VERY present throughout the bowl, but I could still taste the quality Gawith tobacco behind it. I huffed and I puffed, and found particular pleasure in blowing the smoke out of my nose, but there was no bite to be found. Cannon is also not as strong as 1792 or Irish Flake (Peterson's), but if heavily scented is not your thing, or if the scent of this one is not one that you enjoy, you would dump it out in a hurry. I like Erinmore, and that is a love or hate tobacco as well, but the scent in Erinmore fades a bit as you smoke through the bowl. This scent is quite different, and it does not fade-if anything, it gets stronger. I will use an analogy to the bergamot in Earl Grey tea; it's not quite the same as bergamot of course, but the effect is similar. Earl Grey is tea with something else, and you may or may not like the something else.
For my second bowl, I used a whole leaf that had fallen off the bulk plug, and wadded it up and simply inserted it into the bowl. It smoked just fine, and I got a mainline of that scent, which, if I do not tire of it, may well become a welcome companion to my smoking experience. I'm sure I will not want him (her?) around all the time-i.e. maybe I need to dedicate a pipe to this blend. I'm sure I will need pure unadulterated Virginia still, but I just might go on a kick with this weed!
The plug is a thing of beauty in the bag. The scent can be smelled easily through the plastic! I got it from a popular internet retailer named after a certain planet in the solar system, or Roman god. I ordered with it an equal 4 oz sample of the more natural Kendal Plug and some Turkish blending tobacco. The tobacconist sent me extra of each, and the plugs look more like 6 oz than 4. This supplier has done this for me before without provocation, and when this happens, it makes me want to reciprocate by giving them some free advertising, a free plug, so to speak.
Well, I will certainly have fun with this. I will update my review if I feel differently about the blend in any way, positive or negative, or just to relate how it changes with aging. One note: this plug is quite a bargain at about 10 or 11 dollars for 4 oz, so even if you hated it, it would make a great hockey puck or mantlepiece curio.
For my second bowl, I used a whole leaf that had fallen off the bulk plug, and wadded it up and simply inserted it into the bowl. It smoked just fine, and I got a mainline of that scent, which, if I do not tire of it, may well become a welcome companion to my smoking experience. I'm sure I will not want him (her?) around all the time-i.e. maybe I need to dedicate a pipe to this blend. I'm sure I will need pure unadulterated Virginia still, but I just might go on a kick with this weed!
The plug is a thing of beauty in the bag. The scent can be smelled easily through the plastic! I got it from a popular internet retailer named after a certain planet in the solar system, or Roman god. I ordered with it an equal 4 oz sample of the more natural Kendal Plug and some Turkish blending tobacco. The tobacconist sent me extra of each, and the plugs look more like 6 oz than 4. This supplier has done this for me before without provocation, and when this happens, it makes me want to reciprocate by giving them some free advertising, a free plug, so to speak.
Well, I will certainly have fun with this. I will update my review if I feel differently about the blend in any way, positive or negative, or just to relate how it changes with aging. One note: this plug is quite a bargain at about 10 or 11 dollars for 4 oz, so even if you hated it, it would make a great hockey puck or mantlepiece curio.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Apr 28, 2009 | Medium | Medium to Strong | Very Full | Tolerable to Strong |
The first time I tried this tobacco, I was unimpressed. Now, after two years have passed, I decided to try it again. Wow! This was an incredible change of pace for me. My normal tobaccos consist of Va's and Vapers. Consequently, I thought that I would still be unimpressed with this tobacco.
I smoked the cannon plug in a new corn cob pipe. I have found that a briar does not give the same characteristics as a corn cob. Additionally, I have found it is necessary to have a tobacco cutter to get a smokable flake. If you like plugs, it is well worth your time and money to pick one up off of eBay!
The flavors where incredible, very dessert like in nature; the aromatic nature of this tobacco does not posses an artificial chemical nature, as found in most aromatics. Some describe the smell to be of patchouli, I strongly disagree. It has its own essence. To describe it is like trying to describe what a banana taste like to someone who has never tried it. The smoke was pleasant, fruit and flower like, smooth, and non-biting. Albeit, it is is probably best to smoke this outside, because the smell will linger a while after wards.
The first pipe full was so pleasant, I had to grab another pipe and lit up again. I truly fell in love with this tobacco, and look forward to smoking it again soon.
I smoked the cannon plug in a new corn cob pipe. I have found that a briar does not give the same characteristics as a corn cob. Additionally, I have found it is necessary to have a tobacco cutter to get a smokable flake. If you like plugs, it is well worth your time and money to pick one up off of eBay!
The flavors where incredible, very dessert like in nature; the aromatic nature of this tobacco does not posses an artificial chemical nature, as found in most aromatics. Some describe the smell to be of patchouli, I strongly disagree. It has its own essence. To describe it is like trying to describe what a banana taste like to someone who has never tried it. The smoke was pleasant, fruit and flower like, smooth, and non-biting. Albeit, it is is probably best to smoke this outside, because the smell will linger a while after wards.
The first pipe full was so pleasant, I had to grab another pipe and lit up again. I truly fell in love with this tobacco, and look forward to smoking it again soon.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Mar 13, 2009 | Medium | Medium to Strong | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
When i smoked that Tobacco the first time it was too much flavor for me! I try 3-4 Puffs and then stop smoking this tobacco!
I put the Plug out of the little Bag and let him drie 3-4 Days in my Livingroom. After 4 Days i cut the Plug into slices and then to cube cut. After that "work" i let the cube cuts again drie out for 1-2 hours.Then the little cube cuts are not sticky any longer.
I filled my Pipebowl without pressure! And then i had a not to Strong Flavor anymore! 🙂 the flavor is sweet,honeysweet with a light Parfume note from the beginning to the end.
This Tobacco need his own Pipe.(Crossover)
4 Stars!
I put the Plug out of the little Bag and let him drie 3-4 Days in my Livingroom. After 4 Days i cut the Plug into slices and then to cube cut. After that "work" i let the cube cuts again drie out for 1-2 hours.Then the little cube cuts are not sticky any longer.
I filled my Pipebowl without pressure! And then i had a not to Strong Flavor anymore! 🙂 the flavor is sweet,honeysweet with a light Parfume note from the beginning to the end.
This Tobacco need his own Pipe.(Crossover)
4 Stars!
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