Samuel Gawith Skiff Mixture
(3.45)
Another Samuel Gawith original, Skiff is for the pipe smoker who appreciates the fuller flavour of an Oriental blend. Blending a variety of different styles of flue cured tobaccos gives Skiff its characteristic yellow and brown features. Its real identity comes with the addition of Turkish and a beautiful black Cyprus latakia giving the blend its full, round taste.
Details
| Brand | Samuel Gawith |
| Blended By | Samuel Gawith |
| Manufactured By | Samuel Gawith |
| Blend Type | Balkan |
| Contents | Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.45 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 27, 2023 | Mild | None Detected | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Tolerable |
I’m going to be hated for this review. But I cannot recommend this weed. Came almost sopping wet and even with drying out was a pain to light, probably would of been easier to light asbestos. Even though it smelled so good in the pouch during the actual smoking there was just nothing to it, no body, no mouth feel, not a single jot of flavour, strength was unnoticeable and the only decent thing was the room note, but I smoke for enjoyment to aromatise the room. I tried it in in large bowls, small bowls, wide chambers, slim chambers and was left with nothing than disappointment. I know this has its devotees but I for one am not one of them.
1 star
1 star
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Aug 03, 2012 | Very Mild | Mild | Medium | Tolerable to Strong |
On opening the tobacco was not extremely damp and not dry as a desert bush. Knowing the consistency of SG it's already good news. The smell in the tin is of Tommy Atkins boots. Smokes lightly, mildly, oriental is the only taste.
Throwing out the tin.
Throwing out the tin.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 09, 2009 | Mild | None Detected | Overwhelming | Tolerable to Strong |
After i cracked the tin and took a whiff my first thought was how long has it been dead. The upfront nastiness is unreal- taste like burning dirt,sticks and random plant stems. The actual tobacco taste is like smoking a light natural wrapper of a cigar. Burns good,so does gas,this gives me a gravely feeling in the back of my thought I didn't notice any tongue bite surprisingly. Trail your neighbors dog for an afternoon if you want smoke like this.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 24, 2006 | Mild | Very Mild | Very Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This burned well and tasted of must and the typical Lake District Floral Soap Tobacco thing. Try others.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Apr 04, 2002 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Tolerable |
Skiff Mixture Mild is another of those tobaccos with a sailboat on the tin top. In this case, I suspect the sailboat is used part-time to ferry old smokers across the river Styx because this tobacco has no more substance than a will o' the wisp. Wraithlike, insubstantial, vaporous, airy, etheral, decarnate. It smells like tobacco, it looks like tobacco, but when you puff it, it vanishes. Bring poor Tiresias his libation of blood--and a decent tobacco. I shudder to think this pale spirit may once again haunt my humble abode.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 07, 2004 | Mild | None Detected | Very Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Skiff, though too mild to be among my group of "favorites", is well deserving of the positive and accurate praises posted above. It's an easy-going English that doesn't demand much and would add to any pleasant day. The good quality of the tobaccos alone makes it worth a try and anyone liking lighter smokes that still produce respectable taste would find Skiff an admirable blend to associate with. Seems to me a good place to start for an aromatic fan wanting to stray into Latakia-land without being accosted by the Latakia Border Guard. Skiff, though willowy, is good stuff and can fill the the "light English" niche with quiet quality and style. Three stars from me is easy.
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