Samuel Gawith Kendal Plug

Kendal Plug is one great tasting tobacco. There are wonderful subtleties to be discovered about this tobacco if one is patient in preparing and smokes slowly. Among the SG line its right there with FVF. In fact, this to me tastes more like FVF in the zone than BBF which the description says it starts as. I have found that cutting shavings length ways about one inch to an inch and a half long produces little thin curled flakes that pack nicely and produce the best flavor. Pack lightly, rub one out for the final pack and you are gtg. It takes a little time to do this but I find it worth the effort. Smoking KP works better in a larger bowl where the true flavors come through. This tobacco quickly settles upon lighting into a zone of sweetness. It?s quite remarkable because there is no wait for the zone on this one. It?s a pure bright virginia sweetness that has a toasty quality to it. I would equate it to ?honey baked? sweetness and it dominates the entire smoke. There is a background fruity tartness that occurs as well which mingles with the burley and keeps things interesting. It produces a very nice room note and the smoke itself is smooth, creamy and in high volume. The nicotine content I find to be on the low side of medium. As mentioned by others KP is a one dimensional smoke, to be sure, that does not develop much. To me that?s its advantage, its right in the pocket. It?s good from start to finish with no surprises?simple and very tasty. The only drawback to me is that KP can irritate my mouth (roof) if smoked too frequently. This tells me that it is in fact BBF because it does the same thing to me. Depending on moisture content it can nip on the tongue too (which really reminds me of BBF). I think Pipestud mentioned something about body chemistry and Lakeland flakes?he?s definitely on to something. Neither of these factors will keep KP out of my Lakeland rotation though. Disciplined moderation will be the ticket. I highly recommend KP to any lover of virginias and any serious pipe smoker, I consider myself to be both. Sharp knife...happy slicing?incredible smoke.