Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Top Black Cherry

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.

Well I have always liked well done aromatics and this is one of the best I have ever tried. It is a pitch black tobacco which worried me. I have tried simular looking tobaccos and found them to burn wet plus they always seemed to be touched with vanilla. Well this had no wetness upon lighting and stayed lit with no problem for me. The taste to me is pretty much a good tobacco with a flick of cherry here and there. The room note to me leaned to a baked cherry flavor/scent. Rather dark maybe a lil spiced very decent and it did not scorch my tongue. This burned rather cool for me. Plan to buy more for when I want a refined cool burning aromatic.

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 a great cherry tobacco, though a bit pricey. It's hard to find a cherry that doesn't bite and this is one. Smells great in the bag, smells great in the room. One charring light is all it takes. No goop left in the pipe after you enjoy this fine aromatic. G&H has a winner in Top Black Cherry!

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.

Okay, okay. Yes, this is a good high quality aromatic, it is not too moist, burns relatively cool, does not gunkify your pipe. I just don't like cherry anymore. The cherry in this blend is darker and not quite as sweet as some others I have tried before and I can not discern a difference in appearance, aroma, or taste from "Kendal Cherry" by the same Blending House. IMO the difference is only in the marketing. Pricewise is average US$6.50 for 2 oz. typical.

rating 4.5 out of 5 points for a Aromatic. Try it, it might be your "Holy Grail"

Long black ribbons of moderately flavored black cherry without being chemical-tasting is pretty good, however the nic-hit is very strong towards the finish. Burns a bit unevenly causing some ash inhalation.

Recommended if you want a strong nicotine punch. Made me dizzy after 40 min.

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.