Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Cherry & Vanilla

Firstly let me say I am very new to pipes and thought this would be a good starter. I have found it to be quite pleasant, but even after several smokes, and slowing down, it does still seem to have quite a lot of tongue bite. (yes I have broken my pipe in carefully using the rule of thirds 😉 )

It does go out quite a lot, despite careful packing, but seems to have been a good choice none the less as it was very pleasant and gives me hope that as I explore more blends/brands I shall find even more pleasure to be gained from other, better tobacco.

For a cool outdoor smoke. Really if you are in cool outdoors with an urge for a nice mild smoke that does not upset your mood for a meal afterwards this is it. Especially for the cherry and vanilla lovers who are hoping for a mild aromatic smoke without suffering the tongue bite. Go ahead and take deep and quick puffs still it wont go strong on you but remains cool and mild.

I think I've just remembered why I avoid tobaccos topped with fruity flavours! This should be an ice cream, not a tobacco.

Objectively: Burns slowly, tendency to bite or go out so it's hard to find the sweet spot where the smoke is cool and flavoursome, makes the room smell nice, left me feeling like I'd just dropped some hot ice cream in an ash tray then ate it by mistake.

If you like aromatics, you'll probably like this (hence somewhat recommended) but it's not for me. I'll be avoiding such nonsense from now on.

On visiting a nearby town I called into a newsagents who I knew had a greater than average selection of OTC tobaccos. After deliberation I chose this blend as I was missing my favourite aromatic Connoisseurs Choice.

Must say I was pleasantly surprised upon opening the plastic wallet to be greeted by a lovely waft of Cherry and Vanilla, even the OH remarked upon it straightaway. Packs easily and I found that my pouch didnt need any drying out as some aromatics do. Now I am pretty rubbish at smelling tobacco as I smoke it but the OH said how pleasant the aroma was. I had to take her word for it until I smoked it indoors, went out of the room and then re-entered whereupon I could pick up the Cherry and Vanilla aroma.

I found that the smell did not carry through to the taste although occaisonally I thought I could detect some cherry sweetness coming through. Also if puffed hard this can bite although if you take it slow you wouldnt have any problems. No messy gloop at bottom of pipe either so all in all not a bad experience. It wont replace connoisseurs choice in my rotation and would possibly buy it again, however I do believe that there may be other aromatic tobaccos which are better.

Usually the starting point for any would be pipe smoker. Well, it was for me anyway..

Smells wonderful, and it is what it is, a relatively cheap and easy going pungent aromatic.

Comes with the stereotypical pitfalls of such a blend though, and that's ton's of moisture and goop/bitterness at the end of the smoke.

Not the worst though..

I usually mixed this with coffee caramel for a real bonanza of people pleasing..

Mild tobacco (little too mild) with distinct sweet vanilla and a hint of fruit/cherry. Heavy topping (but probably not casing) so not too aromatic or sweet. Heavy 'tobacco' and pleasant cherry room note. Burns well only a little wet, a few relights, no bite. i.e. A Gawith aromatic!

Scent is very pleasent and promissing but taste is not what I have excpected. OK, but not my favo. New to pipe smoking. But I will absolutltly enyoy the rest of the box.

I ordered a 10G sample of this. I've smoked a couple of bowls of it so far, and it's OK. It's pleasant. I'm not going to make a detailed review, it's just pretty typical aromatic tobacco. Always wish the flavours were stronger.

The aroma of the tobacco is great. But the taste doesn't correspond to the aroma. It is harsh and taste as burnt three leaves. Medium body