Samuel Gawith Kendal Plug
(3.40)
A Plug which starts as the Best Brown, blended and pressed Virginias and nothing else. Medium strength. Firm favourite for the pipe smoker looking for a medium strength, gentle and slow burning tobacco. Manufactured using hand-stripped flue cured Virginias with no flavours added, Kendal Plug will reward with a cool, sweet smoke with a delectable aroma and good sidestream.
Details
| Brand | Samuel Gawith |
| Blended By | Samuel Gawith |
| Manufactured By | Samuel Gawith |
| Blend Type | Straight Virginia |
| Contents | Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Plug |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.40 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Jun 28, 2007 | Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
UPDATE: the review below is about 1.5 years old. it no longer fits kendal plug, which is now vile stuff: stoved to oblivion, a flavour of some additive, a little sweetness, tar. it is very very sad 🙁 END UPDATE.
some will find this tobacco difficult to slice, load, light and keep burning. so do i, but in spite of all that trouble, the reward in full, clean, sweet virginia taste more than compensates. and yes, it's clean. no soap here, no sweetener, no additives, no nothing but real tobacco, leaving a delightful after taste lingering in your mouth. as i said, it can be quite difficult to handle, but one in four pipefull is pure tobacco nirvana!
it is said to be exactly the same tobacco as "best brown flake". that may be, but it's got a deeper, more velvety mouth feel which is more akin to "full virginia flake".
a winner, and a favourite.
some will find this tobacco difficult to slice, load, light and keep burning. so do i, but in spite of all that trouble, the reward in full, clean, sweet virginia taste more than compensates. and yes, it's clean. no soap here, no sweetener, no additives, no nothing but real tobacco, leaving a delightful after taste lingering in your mouth. as i said, it can be quite difficult to handle, but one in four pipefull is pure tobacco nirvana!
it is said to be exactly the same tobacco as "best brown flake". that may be, but it's got a deeper, more velvety mouth feel which is more akin to "full virginia flake".
a winner, and a favourite.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2016 | Mild | None Detected | Mild | Unnoticeable |
The reviews are, by and large, well biased towards the positive. This borne in mind I obtained 25g. Smell/odour/fragrance, absolutely nothing could be discerned, why you may well ask, well the plug came as rock-hard broken pieces, possibly around a 9 on the hardness scale. So it has been placed in a dampish Kilner Jar, with a mascotte stone to rehydrate. I was looking forward to trying this when it arrived, but find that I will have to curb my desire, not to mention my impatience while it re-hydrates to something that may be more readily rubbed out for the pipe. At present I guess it would take some P4/C4 or old-fashioned TNT to assist in preparation. I can only assume the tobacconist who supplied my sample had a kango or the aforementioned to hand. I shall update this review in, the hopefully, not-to-distant-future. UPDATE Upon re-hydration it became somewhat more amenable to being prepared for packing into a pipe. However I can say, "I've tried it". Notwithstanding I shall never purchase it again. The flavour teases, but never comes to the fore, leaving one feeling considerably unsatisfied. Still the quest for Nirvana will continue, no doubt there will be some more dead ends into which I shall be lured.
Age When Smoked:
Dessicated/petrified. Fresh? Moot point
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