Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Kendal Kentucky
(3.48)
This entry in the Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Kendal line is one hundred percent dark fired Kentucky leaf. Exceptionally full and well rounded.
Kendal Kentucky is a full-bodied, full strength tobacco of 100% African grown (Malawi, Uganda, and Tanzania) variation of the actual Kentucky seed.
These tobaccos are fire cured which gives them their distinctive aroma and flavor. This is a fairly strong, but exceptionally cool tobacco for the lovers of dark fired Virginias.
Details
| Brand | Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. |
| Blended By | Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. |
| Manufactured By | Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. |
| Blend Type | Burley Based |
| Contents | Kentucky |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Shag |
| 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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3.48 / 4
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Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2021 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Full | Tolerable to Strong |
Admittedly a must have baccy for every cigar aficionado. Its very very very cigary. If u like cigars then this blend is perfect for you. Personally, i hate cigars so this blend is not my cup of tea.
Pipe Used:
Corn cob
Age When Smoked:
new
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2017 | Medium to Strong | Medium | Medium to Full | Tolerable to Strong |
Fairly uniform in color, medium-dark brown, fine shag cut. Bulk only, so YMMV on moisture, but my sample is fairly moist. It burns ok as is, but does benefit from some drying. The moist fine shag cut is all too easy to clump into a big plug when filling the pipe - filling a bit looser than normal is necessary. Drying it a bit helps with this issue, though.
I've tried KK in a couple of different pipes (cobs and briars) and notice no appreciable difference. This stuff is supposedly 100% dark fired Kentucky leaf. I catch hints of that signature DFK flavor, but it's not nearly as intense as the flake DFK blends I've tried. Overall, the tobacco flavor seems rather bland to me. There is a Lakeland floral component - others report this as being a very light topping, but it comes through quite distinctively for me. I wouldn't say it's a particularly heavy topping, but it's very obviously there. Perhaps I'm overly sensitive to this topping (in a word, I despise it), but I would not recommend KK to a smoker who doesn't like Lakeland perfume flavors. Nicotine is towards the strong-ish end of the spectrum, but isn't overwhelming.
Overall, I don't care for it. GH&Co bulks aren't particularly inexpensive, and there are much better dark fired Kentucky blends out there for just a few pennies more. Maybe Lakeland fans will like this one more than I do.
I've tried KK in a couple of different pipes (cobs and briars) and notice no appreciable difference. This stuff is supposedly 100% dark fired Kentucky leaf. I catch hints of that signature DFK flavor, but it's not nearly as intense as the flake DFK blends I've tried. Overall, the tobacco flavor seems rather bland to me. There is a Lakeland floral component - others report this as being a very light topping, but it comes through quite distinctively for me. I wouldn't say it's a particularly heavy topping, but it's very obviously there. Perhaps I'm overly sensitive to this topping (in a word, I despise it), but I would not recommend KK to a smoker who doesn't like Lakeland perfume flavors. Nicotine is towards the strong-ish end of the spectrum, but isn't overwhelming.
Overall, I don't care for it. GH&Co bulks aren't particularly inexpensive, and there are much better dark fired Kentucky blends out there for just a few pennies more. Maybe Lakeland fans will like this one more than I do.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 04, 2006 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Mild | Tolerable |
This really isn't the type of tobacco I normally like so I'm not too suprised that I don't. I've tried to like it and it doen't seem like a bad tobacco, nice fine shag that packs well and burns ok, smells interesting in the pouch a sort of smokey chocolaty manure. Once you've had a few puffs though you're left with a dry mouth that tastes something like an ashtray. The sample i'm reviewing seems very dry so perhaps I just have a bad batch, this one is going to the back of my draw.
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