Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Kendal Gold Coffee

The Virginia has a light citrus aspect along with a fair amount of grass and hay. The coffee topping has a little richness, and a light bitterness, and does tone down the tobacco some. Has a mild nic-hit. Won't bite, but will burn a little warm with a possible harsh note if puffed fast. Burns clean, and a little fast with a consistent flavor. Leaves little moisture in the bowl, and needs just less than an average number of relights. Has an okay, slightly bitter sweet after taste. An all day smoke.

-JimInks

Gawith Hoggarth - Kendal Gold Coffee.

This one's a simple coffee aromatic. Starting with the unlit blend, there's not lots to say: it's a fine shag that smells mildly aromatic. Like the others in the Kendal Gold series, it's a golden brown (hence the name!), and it's of a good moisture amount.

I quite enjoy the flavour of the smoke, albeit it's nothing extraordinary, I find it pretty much like most coffee aro's out there actually: quite rich and ever so slightly bitter. I don't get much from the Virginia where the flavour's concerned, I find the added flavour's a little too heavy to allow the gentle nuances of the Virginia to shine through.

The nicotine's of the expected amount for a Kendal Gold blend: mild to medium, and the room-note's very pleasant.

This blend's okay, but in a market where coffee aro's are everywhere it had to be really special to gain applause: somewhat recommended.

Two stars.