Samuel Gawith Kendal Cream Mixture

phenomenal; sg flakes pack superbly; the quality is undeniable and the delicate and nuanced texture of this cream is just great; what an aromatic should be - not oppressively aromatic however living up to its name

Although this belnd comes from the dreaded Lakeland district, it is in now way the flowery urinal cake flavored blend that one might expect. To the contrary, it is a very good flake which is not overly moist and tastes very good. The flavor is hard to describe but one thing is certain, the tobacco flavor does shine through.

Give this blend a try and you'll see what I mean.

I have been quite curious about the so called Lakeland tobaccos offered by Samuel Gawith, and read on numerous interweb pipe forums that Kendall Cream Flake was amongst the best of the lot. I wound up accidentally picking up Kendall Cream Mixture and while I was initially a little bit disappointed in the mistake, once I popped open the tin and saw & smelled this tobacco, I changed my mind almost instantaneously.

Being a lover of Balkan/English and VA/Perique blends and, in general, a loather of aromatics I was a little anxious about the blend. My experiences with aromatics has generally been not so great (that is, if I'm smkoing them, but I do LOVE to be around others smoking them). I selected a tiny Peterson 317 System pipe from which I often smoke Lane's HGL, which is one of the few aromatics I can tolerate.

It took me a few puffs to really form an opinion and after finishing the tin, I found myself with a desire for more. Perhaps I will try the flake version eventually, but the ready rubbed mixture is excellent in & of itself.

Though I am not regularly a cigar smoker -- one or two a year at best -- there's something in the flavor, tin aroma, room note and texture of the smoke, if you will, that reminds me of a good mild cigar. This is perhaps the only blend where I truly sensed the nutty burley coming through -- mostly near the bottom of the bowl.

This one burns cool and clean. Perfect with a good beer and a game of backgammon with the Mrs..

On first opening the tin, I found this tobacco to be a medium browm, with a few flecks of darker color, and a sweet aroma, perhaps like cherry, but very nice. The cut was ribbon with a few bigger bits here and there.I don't smoke many aromatics, not because I don't enjoy them, but because most aromatics use Propylene Glycol to keep them moist, and tastes bad to me. This tobacco doesn't have any PG. It smokes very cleanly and tastes consistent all the way through, with the Burley asserting itself a bit more toward the end. It could bite your tonue a bit if puffed too hard, but was overall a cool smoke. This is not a tobacco to be compared to the flake version, as it simply doesn't have the depth of a flake. I would highly recommend this to an aromatic smoker who wants to try something of a bit better quality, or wants to try an English style aromatic without a tremoundous amount of floral flavor.

I assume this isn't much different than the flake form. It should really be described as a ribbon cut. I decided to try this because I hate flake tobacco. Call me lazy.

Strong but pleasant aroma (like cream, or vanilla).

Taste is good tobacco and a pleasing sweet creamy flavoring. The flavor stays consistent through the bowl.

If you like quality aromatics you will like this and find the flavoring unique. I haven't run across anything else like it.