Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Top Black Cherry

I have tried both the tinned and bulk. This has become my favorite aromatic that pleases the wife too! (Always a good note) The bulk was not quite as wet as the tinned, so doesn't have to dry out as much to smoke.

Smokes much cooler than most aromatics that I have tried. Seems to be very consistent from start to finish.

This is almost totally black in color; very few brownish specks. It is not stoved to blackness, rather fermented to blackness. The aroma out of the tin is more of a cherry vanilla to me vs. plain cherry. Mine was too moist initially and smoked very harsh, however it smoked very cool after allowing it to air dry.

It burns with no tongue bite and smells/tastes more like vanilla while burning. It does have a tendency to get wet toward the end of the smoke (maybe I need to dry it out some more). It seems mild on the nicotine side.

This is a very enjoyable smoke! It definitely has that all-day smoke potential.

I'm going to give it 3-stars instead of 4, only because it doesn't really taste like cherry to me...I think cherry vanilla would be a more appropriate name.

I'm not an aromatic smoker. Through and through, I prefer latakia, orientals, VA, burley and perique on occasion.

That being said, I love G&H's strong nicotine-punch tobaccos and have become accustomed to the floral smell, as a result of trying to focus on its funerary aspects. I thus ordered TBC to check it out because of my respect for the brand.

I'm usually off-put by aromatics because of the chemical residue and the number of times I must run a cleaner through the stem and bowl in the course of a smoke.

Thus I chose a small, low-grade drugstore briar and triple-layer loaded it with top black cherry.

The taste - not just the smell - is a pleasant cherry sweetness. The chemical bite is nearly non-existent. What impresses me the most is that I'm halfway through the bowl and haven't had to sop of the chem-scent once! No boiling gurgling as I put the briar near my ear, either.

Bravo!

That being said, the taste of tobacco is difficult to pinpoint. My next experiment will be to combine this with some Latakia and VAs as I seek the ultimate aromatic-nonaromatic hybrid for public adoration.

Images evoked include an undead cannibal 4'10" tall lass, stranded on a deserted island, forced to eat tropical fruits while imaging brains of phantasmal unfortunates.

This is the standard by which all cherry blends should be judged. In short, you will be hard pressed to find a better cherry tobacco outside of Cornell & Diehl, who offers a similar product at a substantially lower price..

The tobacco, a cased black cavendish, is at perfect humidity right out of the tin. It packs and lights easily and burns without producing the goop that are the trademark of most aromatics. There is no bite to this blend.

The flavor is definitely black cherry. Not the cough syrup flavor of Lane and Altadis cherry products, but a pure, natural cherry flavor that blends well with the tobacco.

Cherry tobacco smokers should certainly give this one a try. However, it is overpriced thus only 3 stars. Cornell & Diehl offers a better product at half the cost of this tobacco.

Although I normally don't venture into the aromatic world, as the outside temperature rose, I decided to try this one and ordered one tin. The black cavendish has a delightful cherry tin aroma but is slightly moister than I prefer. With drying, I obtained a more uniform, effortless smoke with no impact on the taste. Although the taste of this blend is a nice mix of not too sweet cherry and toasted cavendish, not much tobacco flavor comes thru. The topping infects bowls and spoils the taste of other tobaccos so dedicate a pipe for this one. This blend is a giant step above prior cherry blends that I've tried but I'm still not a aromatic convert.

I really enjoy this cherry blend, as I am not usually an aro man, this is a nice dessert blend. Now the tin I have is 12 years old, but with an aro, I don't think the age on it really matters too much. Up til now the only other cherry blend that I have liked at all is Boswell's Pa. Dutch Treat which is a fine cherry blend, but I live in Pa. and will not pay the ridiculous state tax for their tobaccos, on top of an already high price. I do enjoy several of G&H lakeland florals, but I don't get any of that flavor in this tobacco. As others have mentioned, the moisture level is a bit high and it could benefit from some drying time. I have an E.A. Carey magic inch pipe that I use just for aros and it works great for that purpose, keeping even the wettest tobaccos dry smoking. Also, Denicool crystals work quite well for moister blends. Give this one a try if you like aros or just want the occasional sweet cherry blend.