Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Sweet Maple Twist
(3.30)
This is a twist made from the same ingredients as the Black and Brown Irish X. It has additional maple flavoring added during manufacture. Again, this is a very strong tobacco as it does not undergo the pressure cooking process.
Sweet Maple Twist (Also called Brown Twist Sweet Maple) - The main feature of this tobacco is the addition of maple sugars to the 'filter' leaf. This is then spun into a rope form before being made into a roll which is cold-pressed overnight
Details
| Brand | Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. |
| Blended By | Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. |
| Manufactured By | Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Virginia |
| Flavoring | Maple |
| Cut | Rope |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium to Strong
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Very Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.30 / 4
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Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 08, 2018 | Medium to Strong | Very Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
I got to try this rope recently. Having made both terrible and excellent experiences with G&H ropes I was puzzled about what would await me. I like maple flavorings a lot when it's mildly applied - and Sweet Maple Twist is one of those blends with an exceptionally mild flavoring that intertwines with the tobacco component.
Unburnt aroma is of stewed fruits, a whiff of cigar-ish spice and very mild notes of maple-syrup, which actually reminds me of forest (honeydew) honey. As usual with G&H ropes the twist is very well crafted and you can see from its coloring that this is a stout blend.
Lighting the Sweet Maple Twist opens the gates to a warm, sweet and spicy-stout taste. The Virginias give me notes of stewed and dried fruits, smooth and mellow caramel-y sweetness, as well as a decent share of spicy earthiness. A note or two that reminds me of cigar leaf comes through every now and then. The maple flavoring is light handedly applied and underscores the tobaccos merits in an unobtrusive way. To me it more tastes of forest honey rather than maple. It has a very 'warm' feeling on the palate. Like a nice spoon of honey that you'd dip into your cup of tea. Slightly herbal in character. Only downside I encountered whas that it - albeit being dried out to being 'cripsy' - burned rather poorley, but as I only had 2 bowls of it this may be due to my packing technique.
I surely wouldn't classify this as an 'Aromatic', but rather a 'Semi-Aromatic' at best. In the same vein as blends like University Flake or 3P's (Perfect Plug). Bold tobacco base rounded with a mildly applied, underscoring aroma. Great tobacco, definetly 4-star worthy for my taste. I'll buy a couple ounzes of this when I have the chance, a nice change of pace for my Burley-heavy blends I usually prefer.
Unburnt aroma is of stewed fruits, a whiff of cigar-ish spice and very mild notes of maple-syrup, which actually reminds me of forest (honeydew) honey. As usual with G&H ropes the twist is very well crafted and you can see from its coloring that this is a stout blend.
Lighting the Sweet Maple Twist opens the gates to a warm, sweet and spicy-stout taste. The Virginias give me notes of stewed and dried fruits, smooth and mellow caramel-y sweetness, as well as a decent share of spicy earthiness. A note or two that reminds me of cigar leaf comes through every now and then. The maple flavoring is light handedly applied and underscores the tobaccos merits in an unobtrusive way. To me it more tastes of forest honey rather than maple. It has a very 'warm' feeling on the palate. Like a nice spoon of honey that you'd dip into your cup of tea. Slightly herbal in character. Only downside I encountered whas that it - albeit being dried out to being 'cripsy' - burned rather poorley, but as I only had 2 bowls of it this may be due to my packing technique.
I surely wouldn't classify this as an 'Aromatic', but rather a 'Semi-Aromatic' at best. In the same vein as blends like University Flake or 3P's (Perfect Plug). Bold tobacco base rounded with a mildly applied, underscoring aroma. Great tobacco, definetly 4-star worthy for my taste. I'll buy a couple ounzes of this when I have the chance, a nice change of pace for my Burley-heavy blends I usually prefer.
Pipe Used:
Clay Pipe
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 02, 2018 | Very Strong | Very Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I bought this in tandem with the Happy Brown rope. Both are unabashedly strong smokes that are full of taste and enjoyment, but the Happy has a better flavor and is a smoother smoke to me.
Having said that much, I must stress that the Sweet Maple Turd - Twist, I mean - is not an unremarkable smoke. I’ve just cut and rubbed some, and I’m excited to taste it again. The bouquet of the cut rope is incredible. It’s a pleasure smoke, and the maple taste lends the prominent savor of aged leaf something almost erotic. Sensational might be more like it.
Having said that much, I must stress that the Sweet Maple Turd - Twist, I mean - is not an unremarkable smoke. I’ve just cut and rubbed some, and I’m excited to taste it again. The bouquet of the cut rope is incredible. It’s a pleasure smoke, and the maple taste lends the prominent savor of aged leaf something almost erotic. Sensational might be more like it.
Pipe Used:
Briar, Cob
Age When Smoked:
2 Weeks
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 21, 2017 | Strong | Mild | Full | Tolerable to Strong |
This would be, in my opinion, an excellent introduction to the world of twists. It offers plenty of nicotine but still has a soft, pleasant tobacco flavor. I personally find myself often wanting to smoke something with the quiet, unassuming pleasant flavor of say half and half, but much higher in nicotine. This is a perfect fit. Not to say that this tastes like half and half; it doesn't. But it satisfies in a similar way for me. Plain tobacco flavor with a slight added sweetness just to tick up the deliciousness. Best in a cob in my opinion. Thoroughly enjoyable and has the goods. Highly recommended
Pipe Used:
Cobs, meerschaums, briar
PurchasedFrom:
PipesandCigars.com
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 02, 2017 | Very Mild | Very Mild | Very Mild | Pleasant |
Cut: Thick rope tobacco, about 4 inches. Jarred for four months. Used my Savinelli Porto Cervo Rusticated (author shape). Moisture: moist towelette Aroma/Tin Note: very pleasant, sugary sweet maple, earth, but not overly sweet Taste: Maple was somewhat understated with medium-thick smoke. Very mIld maple and hay flavor Likes: Smooth mouthfeel. The cut is interesting but i'm not sure it's worth the additional work vs ready-rubbed. I would expect the room note to be pleasant but I was sitting in my garage with the door open on a cold day, so it was difficult to judge. Dislikes: Used my extremely sharp, surgical steel cigar cutter but because the rope was oily, it gummed up the cutter somewhat. Should have allowed it to dry out more before packing as it would not stay lit, and required multiple relights. Flavor profile is modest in strength, fullness and depth. I've been focusing on English blends more, so aromatics now seem a little understated by comparison. Supposedly a very strong tobacco, but I felt it was no more than medium in strength with almost zero nic hit. The constant re-lighting was annoying. Interesting blend but it is unlikely I will purchase more Sweet Maple Twist in the future.
Pipe Used:
Savinelli Porto Cervo
Age When Smoked:
4 months in jar
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 26, 2012 | Medium to Strong | Very Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I sent am email to TR to add this tobacco hoping to be the first to review it, but since it took me so long to finish the 2oz I like to smoke to review a blend, Blackhorse beat me to it! However, great job on your part!
Maple here is very subtle, but there. Not a cloying sweet like PG soaked aros, but a high quality maple extract. A perfectly spun rope, which is easy to slice and rub out. I do not find this over the top strong, but enough to know you are smoking a G&H rope. None of that strong motor oil quailities some ropes possess. If you are looking to venture into the world of ropes, don't forget to give this one a go!
Maple here is very subtle, but there. Not a cloying sweet like PG soaked aros, but a high quality maple extract. A perfectly spun rope, which is easy to slice and rub out. I do not find this over the top strong, but enough to know you are smoking a G&H rope. None of that strong motor oil quailities some ropes possess. If you are looking to venture into the world of ropes, don't forget to give this one a go!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 21, 2021 | Strong | Very Mild | Full | Strong |
This is a great tobacco: oily thick pieces of dark brown rope, smelling faintly spicy and very earthy, keeping moisture forever as expected. The smell gives no maple to me.
I cut coins as fine as I can, rub out and let dry for several hours before lightly packing and smoking. It requires a lot of relights.
It is quite strong, the taste is quite oily and somewhat spicy, a bit herbal, very earthy but not like burley. It is not a bright Virginia at all. The constituent tobaccos are quite obscure to be honest, since Brown Irish X - which is supposed to be the same twist without any added flavouring - lists "dark fired" in G&H's description, and "Kentucky" in TR's description. I pick no Kentucky in this rope. I do pick up a lot of Kentucky in Samuel Gawith's Brown No. 4 but different manufacturer (well now the same but different brand). Brown Bogie is also supposed to be a straight Virginia. I'm going to go with straight dark air cured Imperial Virginia personally. It has faint hints of sweetness, but it is not at all a sweet tobacco, without being bitter. Some ideas of cigar are there, but again tastes very much unlike SG's Brown No.4 which clearly states the presence of cigar leaf.
The maple is there, but only as an aftertaste, or even afterthought. Don't come here expecting a maple tobacco, it is not. It works very well overall. I'd LOVE a bit more sweetness and maple flavour, maybe I'll cut some with MacBaren's Dark Twist Roll Cake (a tobacco I have already bastardised with G&H's Dark Bird's Eye).
Nicotine is strong, but it is so smooth it doesn't really hit you. I'd call it satiating.
The room note is not good, it is quite pungent and earthy.
I cut coins as fine as I can, rub out and let dry for several hours before lightly packing and smoking. It requires a lot of relights.
It is quite strong, the taste is quite oily and somewhat spicy, a bit herbal, very earthy but not like burley. It is not a bright Virginia at all. The constituent tobaccos are quite obscure to be honest, since Brown Irish X - which is supposed to be the same twist without any added flavouring - lists "dark fired" in G&H's description, and "Kentucky" in TR's description. I pick no Kentucky in this rope. I do pick up a lot of Kentucky in Samuel Gawith's Brown No. 4 but different manufacturer (well now the same but different brand). Brown Bogie is also supposed to be a straight Virginia. I'm going to go with straight dark air cured Imperial Virginia personally. It has faint hints of sweetness, but it is not at all a sweet tobacco, without being bitter. Some ideas of cigar are there, but again tastes very much unlike SG's Brown No.4 which clearly states the presence of cigar leaf.
The maple is there, but only as an aftertaste, or even afterthought. Don't come here expecting a maple tobacco, it is not. It works very well overall. I'd LOVE a bit more sweetness and maple flavour, maybe I'll cut some with MacBaren's Dark Twist Roll Cake (a tobacco I have already bastardised with G&H's Dark Bird's Eye).
Nicotine is strong, but it is so smooth it doesn't really hit you. I'd call it satiating.
The room note is not good, it is quite pungent and earthy.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 02, 2020 | Very Strong | Mild to Medium | Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Nice twist. Not overly sweet. Some sweet maple in the beginning that fades into a good dark fired blend. Has good a good amount of nicotine like most Gawith Hoggarth twists do.
Pipe Used:
El Marjane Dublin Algerian briar
PurchasedFrom:
KBV
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 08, 2019 | Medium to Strong | Mild to Medium | Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Like other twists and ropes this is challenging to prepare but worth it for the rich flavor. The bold Virginia leaf is earthy and alternates between bitter and sweet. More than a few instances throughout the bowl it tastes like a bold cigar. The topping is a Lakeland style maple note. It is similar to the floral maple sugar topping in Rum Flake rather than the straight maple syrup of Autumn Evening. I use a big ring gauge cigar cutter to slice thin coins. It takes a significant amount of drying time to avoid a thousand relights. A bit of a hassle to smoke but tasty.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 31, 2018 | Overwhelming | None Detected | Extra Full | Very Strong |
This was my first experience with rope, and it's quite a but of prep work slicing and drying the tobacco. This tasted very much like a cigar to me, similar to a maduro. I enjoy maduro cigars, but if that's the experience I am seeking, I will have one of those. The pipe I was using was large, and I did begin to feel the strength of this blend. This was not a problem with a smaller bowl. When the tobacco is prepped to the point where it stays lit, it is more enjoyable. I did not detect the maple at all.
You can view my video review of this blend here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjC7x2P_xIY
You can view my video review of this blend here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjC7x2P_xIY
Pipe Used:
Missouri Meerschaum Bent Country Gentleman
PurchasedFrom:
Smoking Pipes
Age When Smoked:
1 Month
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 10, 2018 | Strong | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Tolerable to Strong |
Strong is a good discription for this one. The maple is barely discernible , but it's there. To me, this is stronger than the Brown Irish rope. Burns well when dried a bit. Lots of creamy smoke. This is a good one to have around, when the Brown is back ordered ...
On another note, I've seen some folks say it a bugger to prepare. I found that a cigar cutter works great for prepping this. I cut a 1 1/2 in piece off. Let it sit over night, then I cut it into small pieces with the cutter. I break it up a bit more and it smokes quite well.
On another note, I've seen some folks say it a bugger to prepare. I found that a cigar cutter works great for prepping this. I cut a 1 1/2 in piece off. Let it sit over night, then I cut it into small pieces with the cutter. I break it up a bit more and it smokes quite well.
Pipe Used:
Captain Black Yeoman
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
Fresh
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