Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Balkan Mixture
(3.17)
Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. takes the finest Virginia tobacco and dark fire-cured tobacco from India and expertly blends them with Latakia to give the smoker a unique taste and aroma for this Balkan Mixture.
Details
| Brand | Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. |
| Blended By | Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. |
| Manufactured By | Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. |
| Blend Type | Balkan |
| Contents | Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Mixture |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin, bulk |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
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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3.17 / 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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| Jan 09, 2013 | Medium | Medium | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
Light on Latakia but heavy on Lavender or whatever the heck it is that Gawith and Hoggarth like to lace their tobaccos with - I guess the quantity of this topping must be inconsistent between batches because this was very noticeable, indeed dominant, in the pouch I have.
This is an okay English blend but for me not in the same league, for example as the Dunhill Early Morning or Standard and couldn't seriously be mentioned in the same breath as Balkan Sobranie, tasting quite different and lacking its weight, complexity and gravitas. A little too sweet and cloying for my taste, the flavour never really changes or develops down the bowl. Sweet Virginias predominate, a bit or richness from the Lat and then that soapy Lakeland taste just sits on top from the first puff to the last. I can't recommend it and will have difficulty finishing this pouch - and the topping means I wouldn't try to blend with it either.
This is an okay English blend but for me not in the same league, for example as the Dunhill Early Morning or Standard and couldn't seriously be mentioned in the same breath as Balkan Sobranie, tasting quite different and lacking its weight, complexity and gravitas. A little too sweet and cloying for my taste, the flavour never really changes or develops down the bowl. Sweet Virginias predominate, a bit or richness from the Lat and then that soapy Lakeland taste just sits on top from the first puff to the last. I can't recommend it and will have difficulty finishing this pouch - and the topping means I wouldn't try to blend with it either.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Jul 28, 2004 | Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Unnoticeable |
If you want to experience the ?soapy? (or, less pejoratively, ?floral?) taste commonly attributed to Lake District blends, look no further than G&H Balkan. Though I like Balkan blends, I found the soapyness here too overwhelming and could not finish the two ounces of this that I bought.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2013 | Very Mild | None Detected | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Tolerable |
I bought some of this remembering that my father used to smoke Sobraine Balkan when I was a boy. I hate it and no longer wonder why my dad stopped smoking a pipe.
7 May 2014. Just tried this again having let it dry a bit, it's better than I thought at first. I will finish what's left but probably won't buy any more.
7 May 2014. Just tried this again having let it dry a bit, it's better than I thought at first. I will finish what's left but probably won't buy any more.
Pipe Used:
Peterson 317
PurchasedFrom:
The Tobacco Bar Plymouth UK
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2019 | Extremely Mild | Very Strong | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Unnoticeable |
I threw this blend into the garbage! If i wanted to taste soap i would stick one in my mouth. What an awful blend! LAKELAND MIGHT AS WELL BE CALLED SOAPLAND!
Pipe Used:
Briars
PurchasedFrom:
P&C
Age When Smoked:
Who knows
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2016 | Mild to Medium | Medium to Strong | Mild | Pleasant |
Delicious tin nose. Comes in a rather fine Ribbon Cut. Moisture in tin is too high, I had to let it dry over night before smoking. BALKAN MIXTURE is a light, mellow, fluffy, one-dimensional, flavoured English mixture. The name is misleading. A real Balkan would be an obvious, Oriental forward English mixture, which is not the case here. It is a balanced mixture without a leader. This blend is not digging deep. All three tobaccos are too weak to deploy a full aroma. Ample sweetness, either from Latakia and Oriental (not from Virginia), or from some sweet toppings. Strange enough: like other reviewers, I constantly perceive an obtrusive Lakeland essence, no matter which pipe I use. This is a confirmation that there are artificial flavourings or toppings in this mixture. Not my pair of shoes. On top of this, this mixture is far too faint for me. I prefer heavier and more complex blends without flavouring.
Age When Smoked:
8 months
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 17, 2011 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This one was ordered bulk and the moisture was just right, great nose too. I really wanted to like this, but it's not very inspiring at least to me.
It's somewhat bland and monochromatic. It combusted great even and cool, leaving a nice powdery ash. Thinking something was awry I tried it in various clean pipes of different shapes and the outcome was pretty much the same.
I certainly prefer Peter Stokkebye's Balkan Supreme.
This is not very close to the lauded Balkan Sobranie according to my palate. I still have a few precious pouches and tins carefully hoarded away, to be smoked on the utmost of special occasions.
Perhaps the tinned version is better. I'm not going to find out since there are so many other fish to fry. This one will be passed along to someone who'll appreciate it more than I; not my cup of tea.
It's somewhat bland and monochromatic. It combusted great even and cool, leaving a nice powdery ash. Thinking something was awry I tried it in various clean pipes of different shapes and the outcome was pretty much the same.
I certainly prefer Peter Stokkebye's Balkan Supreme.
This is not very close to the lauded Balkan Sobranie according to my palate. I still have a few precious pouches and tins carefully hoarded away, to be smoked on the utmost of special occasions.
Perhaps the tinned version is better. I'm not going to find out since there are so many other fish to fry. This one will be passed along to someone who'll appreciate it more than I; not my cup of tea.
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