Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Seasonal Reserve 2020

Opening this tin you cannot deny that it is a heavily topped aromatic. The tin note is very cherry forward, but more of a sour cherry than other aromatics I've tried on the UK market. The almond, and to a lesser extent, vanilla are also still noticable. Moisture level was for me excellent and the tobacco packs easily and burns well, forming a dry white ash. The taste of this blend is superb and makes me want to order another tin ASAP so I don't miss out on this limited production tobacco. The triumvirate of cherry, almond and vanilla makes a delicious bakewell esque flavour, which last well in to the final third of the bowl. I was pleasantly surprised that the cherry flavour did not dominate but worked with the other toppings. The natural tobacco taste does play second fiddle but isn't entirely lost, providing a little breadiness and a stoved dark sweetness. For a heavily topped blend I find this burns very cool and dry, with no bite whatsoever. The SO told me this was the best smelling tobacco I've smoked around her, so the room note is definitely a people pleaser.

Will be very sad not to be able to make this a standard element of my winter rotation.