Details
Brand | Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. |
Blended By | Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. |
Manufactured By | Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. |
Blend Type | Virginia/Burley |
Contents | Burley, Virginia |
Flavoring | |
Cut | Shag |
Packaging | Bulk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
2.52 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 11 of 23 Reviews
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 15, 2011 | Medium | Very Mild | Medium | Pleasant |
My G&H tour continues with a blend that I had initially passed over many times when looking at the different G&H bulk offerings. It seemed too simple and with a little vanilla and chocolate flavoring my aversion to aromatics steered me far away from this tobak. Nothing against aromatics but I'm not a fan.
I enjoy burleys in all their simplicity and utility. I also find that bright Virginias don't always agree with me and tend to bite me pretty hard. I wasn't sure what I was getting into when I ordered some Burley & Bright but I figured it was worth a shot just to try it.
The smell from the bag was absolutely heavenly. A nice earthy burley along with some sweet notes provided by the Virginia and toppings that seem to have been very discretely applied. The cut is a nice thin ribbon bordering on shag. Other reviewers have compared it to cigarette tobacco but I don't think it's quite that fine or even smells like cigarette tobacco. This could be a versatile RYO or pipe tobacco but I wouldn't waste something like this on RYO.
Packing is an easy affair just like any ribbon cut. Just be sure that you don't pack it too tightly otherwise you'll end up with a hard draw and a wet heel from smoking too hard to keep it lit. This blend burns quite well and there have been no issues keeping it lit due to the fine cut. The first light produces a nice volume of smoke that gives an initial burst of sweetness followed by the earthy and slightly nutty burleys. The bright virginias chime in just a bit and provide a nice sweetness. The vanilla and chocolate that have been noted in the description really only seem present (and only very slightly) in the room note and when you breathe the smoke through your nose. Definitely more of a suggestion or feeling of those components and in no way out of place or intrusive.
The nicotine is in the solidly medium range and while the smoke is full bodied and mild in taste you know you've had a smoke after a bowl of this. I think this makes the perfect morning smoke along with a cup of home roasted coffee. I'm still surprised that G&H has such an offering that is almost like a Lakeland take on Half & Half or Prince Albert. This blend has very high quality leaf in it and it has earned a place in my rotation next to the likes of Prince Albert, C&D Pegasus and C&D Junkyard Dawg. Well done G&H, you've make this burleyphile a happy man.
I enjoy burleys in all their simplicity and utility. I also find that bright Virginias don't always agree with me and tend to bite me pretty hard. I wasn't sure what I was getting into when I ordered some Burley & Bright but I figured it was worth a shot just to try it.
The smell from the bag was absolutely heavenly. A nice earthy burley along with some sweet notes provided by the Virginia and toppings that seem to have been very discretely applied. The cut is a nice thin ribbon bordering on shag. Other reviewers have compared it to cigarette tobacco but I don't think it's quite that fine or even smells like cigarette tobacco. This could be a versatile RYO or pipe tobacco but I wouldn't waste something like this on RYO.
Packing is an easy affair just like any ribbon cut. Just be sure that you don't pack it too tightly otherwise you'll end up with a hard draw and a wet heel from smoking too hard to keep it lit. This blend burns quite well and there have been no issues keeping it lit due to the fine cut. The first light produces a nice volume of smoke that gives an initial burst of sweetness followed by the earthy and slightly nutty burleys. The bright virginias chime in just a bit and provide a nice sweetness. The vanilla and chocolate that have been noted in the description really only seem present (and only very slightly) in the room note and when you breathe the smoke through your nose. Definitely more of a suggestion or feeling of those components and in no way out of place or intrusive.
The nicotine is in the solidly medium range and while the smoke is full bodied and mild in taste you know you've had a smoke after a bowl of this. I think this makes the perfect morning smoke along with a cup of home roasted coffee. I'm still surprised that G&H has such an offering that is almost like a Lakeland take on Half & Half or Prince Albert. This blend has very high quality leaf in it and it has earned a place in my rotation next to the likes of Prince Albert, C&D Pegasus and C&D Junkyard Dawg. Well done G&H, you've make this burleyphile a happy man.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 02, 2007 | Medium | Very Mild | Medium | Pleasant |
I think I will concur with points made by both of my fellow reviewers of this G&H Blend... It did remind of cigarettes in both taste and odor and I did feel a somewhat harsh "Bang" in my mouth while puffing the first 1/3 of the bowl. I often make it to the bottom of the bowl before chucking a blend that my chemical makeup just won't tolerate, but this one had me crying uncle well before the bottom.
Burley was the dominant leaf I detected, not the Virginia. I never tasted Chocolate either but Vanilla (in its bitter, pre-processed state), might be an accurate descriptive.
For those pipe smokers among us who enjoy Prince Albert, this blend will probably be a marvelous step up in class. Personally, I thought it smoked a lot like the newest morfing of Half and Half which is another Burley and Bright blend that has been around for eons, but has changed in taste after being yo-yoed from one blending house to another.
Burley was the dominant leaf I detected, not the Virginia. I never tasted Chocolate either but Vanilla (in its bitter, pre-processed state), might be an accurate descriptive.
For those pipe smokers among us who enjoy Prince Albert, this blend will probably be a marvelous step up in class. Personally, I thought it smoked a lot like the newest morfing of Half and Half which is another Burley and Bright blend that has been around for eons, but has changed in taste after being yo-yoed from one blending house to another.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 25, 2012 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
The lightly nutty sweet, earthy, toasty, woody burley has distracting cigarette notes as the lead component. The Virginia is a support tobacco with some tart citrus, earth, wood, some grass, light acidity, a couple of pinches of spice, and a moderate floral quality. The strength is a couple of steps past the center of mild to medium. The taste is a slot short of the medium mark. The nic-hit is a shade below the strength threshold. It burns a tad fast with a mostly consistent sweet, floral and rugged flavor that translates to the lingering after taste and room note. You won't waste any tobacco at the bottom as it is a shag cut. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires few relights. Won't bite, but has a slight harshness, and can get a little ashy in the last quarter of the experience. Can be an all day smoke.
-JimInks
-JimInks
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 31, 2017 | Mild | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Summary: mixed Burley and Virginia ribbon with a light cocoa-cherry topping offers a simple, pleasant smoke.
"Burley and Bright" reinvents the comfort smoke of OTC tobaccos: Burley dominated by sweet Virginias, emerging with a taste not unlike caramel-coated, lightly roasted oats with a light cocoa, cherry, and sugar topping. These bowls begin with the fresh farm field flavor of Virginias, then gradually the Burleys come into focus, giving it body. If you can imagine a spectrum from fresh hay and new honey to roast nuts and molasses, that is roughly the progress of a bowl of this delicious leaf. It burns relatively cool, is mild and has not too much nicotine, but this means that "Burley and Bright" is a smoke that fits into any moment of the day as an easy, carefree and light pipe experience.
"Burley and Bright" reinvents the comfort smoke of OTC tobaccos: Burley dominated by sweet Virginias, emerging with a taste not unlike caramel-coated, lightly roasted oats with a light cocoa, cherry, and sugar topping. These bowls begin with the fresh farm field flavor of Virginias, then gradually the Burleys come into focus, giving it body. If you can imagine a spectrum from fresh hay and new honey to roast nuts and molasses, that is roughly the progress of a bowl of this delicious leaf. It burns relatively cool, is mild and has not too much nicotine, but this means that "Burley and Bright" is a smoke that fits into any moment of the day as an easy, carefree and light pipe experience.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 05, 2006 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This is a very lightly aromatic golden shag blend that looks and smokes somewhat like cigarette tobacco. Dominated by virginia discretely cased with vanilla, with a much smaller proportion of burely cased with cocoa. So, we got a "chocolate" thing going on here. The casing is more of a subtle aroma enhancement than flavor one. It smokes dry, with some warmth from the dominance of virginia but not to heavy to the point of biting. I did not find the flavor all that smooth, even a slight bitterness but overall pleasant enough however not all that flavorfull. I think a heavier added sweetness would smooth and improve this blend. The slight burning herbal bitter quality may be from the casings, the cocoa in paticuliar since I seem to notice a similiar quality in their Best Brown #2 which I hypothesize has a light casing of such with perhaps the addition liqorice. All in all a so so blend that can withstand improvement.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 17, 2017 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Burley and Bright reminded me of an OTC blend, except it seems to be made with better quality tobacco. The cut seems to be a fine ribbon and the burn rate (which is kind of fast), are what reminded me of an OTC blend. The flavor is a little sweet and with a hint of the Lakeland topping that is typical of G&H blends. I enjoyed it and I may use it in the future to mix with other tobacco's. Overall it's a pretty decent smoke.
Pipe Used:
Savinelli Roma 614
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
2 days
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 01, 2016 | Mild | Medium to Strong | Medium | Tolerable |
Gawith Hoggarth - Burley & Bright.
Oh dear, what a monstrosity: it's too finely cut; producing hot smoke, any toppings used taste like plasticine, the tobacco flavours don't exist, the nicotine's low, it bites like mad, and I can't say if it improves after half a bowl or so as I can't smoke it that long.
Rubbish: Not recommended.
One star.
Oh dear, what a monstrosity: it's too finely cut; producing hot smoke, any toppings used taste like plasticine, the tobacco flavours don't exist, the nicotine's low, it bites like mad, and I can't say if it improves after half a bowl or so as I can't smoke it that long.
Rubbish: Not recommended.
One star.
Pipe Used:
Peder Jeppesen
PurchasedFrom:
Rob Graham
Age When Smoked:
New
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 24, 2013 | Very Mild | Mild | Mild | Very Pleasant |
Burley & Bright;
Star Rating = 3.75;
Rating Scores - 10 is the Best and 0 is the Worst;
Pouch Note = 10;
Room Note = 10;
Flavor = 9;
Bite = 9;
Burn = 10;
After Taste = 9;
Raw Score = 57;
Rated Percentage = 95%;
Comment = Very Smooth, Very Mild, nice Natural Tobacco Flavor, No Bite, White Ash Burn.
Star Rating = 3.75;
Rating Scores - 10 is the Best and 0 is the Worst;
Pouch Note = 10;
Room Note = 10;
Flavor = 9;
Bite = 9;
Burn = 10;
After Taste = 9;
Raw Score = 57;
Rated Percentage = 95%;
Comment = Very Smooth, Very Mild, nice Natural Tobacco Flavor, No Bite, White Ash Burn.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 01, 2012 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I was very disappointed with this one. This was the first GH blend I've tried that didn't earn at least three stars. It was somewhat harsh and irritating with very little of either burley's traditional "nutty" flavor or sweetness from the Vas. The flavoring was little better -- basically the same type of vanilla/cocoa sauce that's found on countless American aromatics, only it clashed terribly with the base leaf. And, to add insult to injury, it bit me some. Definitely not recommended.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 21, 2007 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
It's funny the previous reviewer likened this to cigarette tobacco. Memories of Prince Albert, albeit less chemically preserved, immediately sprang to mind upon lighting.
There is a faint irish-spring freshness in the blend along with almond-joy sans chocolate tastinuss.
I like burley - I don't mind this mixture.
Images evoked include a skeleton of a chipmunk being animated by a puppeteer's strings to an audience of lobotomized criminals.
There is a faint irish-spring freshness in the blend along with almond-joy sans chocolate tastinuss.
I like burley - I don't mind this mixture.
Images evoked include a skeleton of a chipmunk being animated by a puppeteer's strings to an audience of lobotomized criminals.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 16, 2020 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
Shag cut. Aromas of toasted butley, cocoa and vanilla. Flavors are similar if smoked slowly. The initial molasses and vanilla is very mild and enjoyable. This is a fast burning blend so proceed with caution and smoke slowly. Overall a decent blend but nothing to write home about. Can be an all day smoke
Pipe Used:
various briars and cobs