Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Happy (Brown) Bogie Unsliced
(3.25)
This is a dark fired and dark air cured twist. Also known as Happy Bogie. An old fashioned rope tobacco that provides a stout smoke with high nicotine content.
All our twist tobacco varieties are manufactured by the same spinning process using dark fired wrapper leaves. The filler is again, predominantly dark fired leaf with the addition of a small percentage of dark air cured Indian leaf. They are therefore strong tobaccos.
Notes: This Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. dark fired and dark air cured twist is also known as Happy Bogie. This brown twist is a bit stronger than the black twist and is made to slice into coins for smoking, or small plugs for chewing - as done by many sailors.
Details
| Brand | Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. |
| Blended By | Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. |
| Manufactured By | Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. |
| Blend Type | Straight Virginia |
| Contents | Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Rope |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Strong
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.25 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2011 | Overwhelming | None Detected | Very Full | Very Strong |
I Tried this purely out of curiosity. I tried black bogie, which I quite liked. So I thought I'd give this one a go, knowing it is stronger. There are some nice flavours that come through in this tobacco, which have stopped me throwing it away. But this is just too strong and way too harsh for my liking. Might smoke it occasionally to see if it grows on me, but I doubt it will.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 02, 2018 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
I honestly don't understand why Happy (Brown) Bogie is rated so highly. To me, it tastes mainly like a cheap cigar.
Since its a rope, it has to be cut into coins (which I rubbed out) and, as it comes very moist, it requires a bit of drying. It also requires a few charring lights to get it going but, after that, burns well to a dark ash, leaving just a bit of moisture in the bowl (maybe I didn't dry it enough). It tingles the nose at the outset but by mid-bowl settles down to a consistent, although unpleasant, cigar-like flavor. The room note is strong and it actually smells better than it tastes. At the very end of the smoke, it displays a hint of grassiness and a very little sweetness. It isn't nearly as strong as the other reviews led me to expect.
Maybe I got a bad batch but, based on my experience, I'd suggest you try something else.
Since its a rope, it has to be cut into coins (which I rubbed out) and, as it comes very moist, it requires a bit of drying. It also requires a few charring lights to get it going but, after that, burns well to a dark ash, leaving just a bit of moisture in the bowl (maybe I didn't dry it enough). It tingles the nose at the outset but by mid-bowl settles down to a consistent, although unpleasant, cigar-like flavor. The room note is strong and it actually smells better than it tastes. At the very end of the smoke, it displays a hint of grassiness and a very little sweetness. It isn't nearly as strong as the other reviews led me to expect.
Maybe I got a bad batch but, based on my experience, I'd suggest you try something else.
Pipe Used:
African Meerschaum, Delft porcelain, briars
PurchasedFrom:
smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
Recently purchased.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Apr 21, 2011 | Extremely Strong | Mild to Medium | Very Full | Very Strong |
The famed Brown Bogie is a very pleasant tasting tobacco but you can't spend too long actually tasting it. Even if you sip this tobacco very slowly it still delivers a knock-out blow. I recommend purchasing 25 grams for mixing – unless of course you're a masochist smoker. As a plug tobacco it looks like a small dog's turd and will retain its moisture for some time. That said, don't let it dry out for too long. The moisture helps to slow down the burn rate and with this tobacco - if you can appreciate it at all - you'll appreciate it not being too dry. After the few charring-light puffs just watch out for the upper-cut this tobacco delivers. As the hiccups begin and you start to go down you'll get the merciless kick to the guts. Enjoy!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Aug 16, 2004 | Overwhelming | None Detected | Mild | Very Strong |
This is a different form of the Brown Rope. If you are looking for NICOTINE, this is for you. If you are looking for flavor, you won't find much here, unless you consider "harsh" to be a flavor. With this much strength, you might expect overwhelming flavor, but it just isn't here. Sharp and rough, no real tobacco taste here.
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