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

3.30 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
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.
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Feb 15, 2017 Strong Mild Full Tolerable
The potent Virginias have a bit of tangy dark fruit, a light tart and tangy citrus and vegetative, floral grass, some wood, and a few cigar notes. The sweet maple topping is rather mild, and doesn’t sublimate the tobaccos much at all. It also adds a slight smoothness to help curb potential rough edges, and doesn’t weaken at any time. The strength and taste level are full. The nic-hit is a couple of steps past the medium mark. No chance of bite, and it won’t get harsh. Sports a few rough notes. No mater how you prepare it, it will burn cool, clean, and slow with a very consistent, deeply rich, mildly sweet, rugged flavor. Leaves a little moisture in the bowl, and requires some relights. The pleasant after taste lingers as does the stronger room note. Not an all day smoke.

-JimInks
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Apr 18, 2014 Very Strong Very Mild Full Tolerable
Sweet Maple Twist is a terrific tobacco for lovers of strong tobacco. What could be better for lovers of Irish X than the addition of a little bit of maple. SMT should not be confused as a sugary aromatic although the name could imply that. The maple seems to lightly waft in and out, but never crowds over the tobacco flavor. It adds just a very slight sweetness to the earthy flavor of SMT. I get the best results by preparing it one of two ways. Sometimes I prefer to quickly chop it in a coffee grinder or I cut it into small pieces. It also smokes well cut into coins and stuffed. Any way it’s done, SMT needs a little time to dry before smoking. It burns clean and cool, and is never harsh. For my personal taste, I enjoy this slowly smoked in a group three size bowl or smaller. I have only smoked SMT new but I believe that this will cellar quite well. SMT is highly recommended for experienced pipe smokers.
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Mar 23, 2015 Medium to Strong Mild Full Pleasant
One of the best.... No, make that The Best Maple flavored tobacco I've ever smoked. Gifted to me by fellow reviewer SteelCowboy, I found the flavor to be the same as he did, wonderful! I did not get the same nicotine punch that he did, but it is a powerhouse aromatic (if you want to call this an aromatic), and I am sure it will please those who enjoy sweetened strong Virginia. As is the case with most of these G&H plugs and twists, it is a bugger to prepare but worth the effort.

Pipestud
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Feb 28, 2014 Very Strong Mild Full Pleasant to Tolerable
OK, the base tobacco is the same as Brown Irish X so my review there might be helpful. This is a strong tobacco and the added element of maple adds a little sweetness and once in a while a little extra sweetness is nice in a blend like this. The maple, however, does not linger on the tongue for long which is a good thing IMO. As far as aros go this is one of my favorites but the wife hates the room note. I would still give BIX the edge but this is nice and I will probably pick up a few oz. to have on hand for when the mood for strong but a little more sweet strikes me.
Pipe Used: small bent billard
PurchasedFrom: pipesandcigars.com
Age When Smoked: about 6 months
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 09, 2016 Medium to Strong Mild Full Tolerable to Strong
This is freaking delicious. I love Brown Irish X and I have a sweet tooth so this, for me, takes BIX to a whole new level. The maple is lightly applied and adds the perfect amount of sweetness to the very earthy, mildly smoky Virginias. Not complex, but powerful and tasty. This is a smoke made to satisfy. The easiest 4 stars I've ever given and a new favorite.

Medium to strong in body. Taste is full. Flavoring is mild. Slice thin and dry well for a good burn.
Pipe Used: Chacom cutty, MM Little Devil Acorn, MM Dwarf
PurchasedFrom: smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked: fresh bulk
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May 27, 2017 Medium to Strong Very Mild Medium to Full Pleasant to Tolerable
I have samples of Rum, Maple, and Coconut Twist. I claim they are very similar and maybe the same rope with a different mild topping for each. The smoking was very similar to me in terms of flavor and burning characteristics, and so my reviews of these three will repeat themselves.

The rope came a little moist, and I sliced it into thin coins on a cutting board in the kitchen. The pouch note is a sweet tobacco with a whiff of maple if you are looking for it. The rope is a pretty uniform dark brown with a few flecks of tan in the cross section.

I rubbed out coins and was careful not to pack them to tightly due to the moisture. I did not dry it any. It took some BTU's to get it burning, but it smoked well and did not require an unusual number of relights.

I did not get any maple really in the flavor. The flavor in general was very good - an earthy, full tobacco flavor with a slightly tart flavor when puffed. There was a heavy slightly overripe citrus flavor as well. The flavors intensified a little as the bowl progressed, but otherwise stayed constant through the bowl.

There is some nicotine in this, but it is not overwhelming. I have not tried mixing a rubbed out coin with anything else, but I suspect that would work well.

This is a high quality and tasty rope. I recommend it unless you have a nicotine aversion and stick to lighter fare.
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Dec 03, 2014 Strong Mild Full Pleasant to Tolerable
I have been curious about rope tobaccos for quite a while, I must say. I also have a strong preference for G & H offerings over SG. They are quite easier to manage and prepare for smoking. A fellow member on a pipe forum was kind enough to send me a generous sample of Sweet Maple when I showed interest for it. Well, I have to say I enjoy this kind of tobacco a lot. The taste of the VAs is very deep, earthy, tasty. The maple essence is more than a toppping but not quite a casing, as it is present on and off throughout the pipeful. As this tobacco came very moist, you must have the patience to wait until it's sufficiently dry to smoke it; if you slice a coin from a moist rope and just let it dry, it will be tricky for, once packed and lit, the moistness tends to arise again, making it a lot difficult to enjoy as it triggers a lot of relights. So you're better off waiting for the all the rope to have lost most of its moisture. It will smoke much better. I listened to my fellow member's advice and cube cut the rope for smoking and it works very well. I also tried part cube, part rubbed out and it works well as well. No surprises, no complexities, just good deep tasting VAs with the gorgeous, delicious maple aroma. Of the three I have tried so far (Rum and Black Irish) this is my favorite rope because the maple topping is just awesome. And, boy, the nicotine contribution is splendid.
Pipe Used: Stanwell; Cygne; Invicta
Age When Smoked: Fresh (?)
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Mar 27, 2014 Very Strong Mild Very Full Strong
So I'm in love! Problem is, will my taste buds ever settle for less? I carefully sliced, unwound and dried a bit too much for a small bowl, so I ignored the warnings and smoked a medium sized bowl of this wonderful stuff. I was spoiled by the delicious, rich flavor, and I couldn't stop till I completely killed that bowl. But I walked away with glassy eyes and a smirk on my face (no EMTs this time).

The false light is very sweet and reminds me of the first few puffs of a sweet cigar. The relight was only slightly persnickety (thanks Zippo) and in a few minutes the Twist was in its prime. The maple flavor is definitely there and gentle sips across the top and sides of my tongue did have a mild maple taste. Maple Twist is an aromatic, but it's sort of a inbetweener and just an hour after smoking there was no ghosting of the pipe that I could detect.

I bought a bottle of Jim Beam Maple to try with Maple Twist, but I'm not sure if it's wise to pair the two... Guess I'll just have to try it. I definitely recommend using a small bent pipe with a pipe cleaner to keep the stem dry as you smoke the twist. I've got some balsa filters that I'd like to try next time. And I do want to stay with a smaller pipe next time because this stuff is so delicious that I don't want to stop! I would strongly urge anyone who is on the fence to go ahead and try this Jaguar of tobaccos.

PS. I know that there's some concerns about room note, but one interesting thing that I noticed is the lack of any strong odors in my beard after smoking Maple Twist. I like the idea of being able to enjoy a punchy tobacco like this without feeling like a human ashtray afterwards. Just cant say enough good things...
Pipe Used: MM Bent Great Dane Egg (Cob)
PurchasedFrom: smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked: fresh
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 29, 2016 Very Strong Medium Full Very Pleasant
Gawith Hoggarth - Sweet Maple Twist.

There's some very good reviews of Sweet Maple Twist on here, so please forgive me if I repeat anything that's already been said!

The problem with plugs and twists is due to the amount of work they take to prepare for smoking they can often seem a bit of a let-down once burning, unless, like this, it's a wonderful smoke. I have to differ with a few fellow reviewers regarding the added flavour. It actually seems around medium to me; not sticky, or strong, but easy to ascertain it's from maple. The nicotine's heavy in this one, it's not a 'beginners blend'! The length of the smoke's dependant on how it's prepared; I chop medium coins and give them a little ruffle to have a lengthy session, but if you want a quick nic'-fix just slice and crumble into a fine shag; lot's of N, lot's of flavour, and only a little time spent smoking.

I enjoy this more than I thought I would.

Highly recommended.
Pipe Used: Peterson Spigot XL02
PurchasedFrom: My Smoking Shop
Age When Smoked: New
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 24, 2013 Extremely Strong Very Strong Extra Full Very Strong
Sweet Maple Twist;

Star Rating = 3.5;

Rating Scores - 10 is the Best and 0 is the Worst;

Pouch Note = 9;

Room Note = 9;

Flavor = 9;

Bite = 9;

Burn = 9;

After Taste = 9;

Raw Score = 54;

Rated Percentage = 90%;

Comment = Smooth, Very Strong Strength, Nice Full Body Flavor, Lots of Nicotine, this blend will Knock you on your Butt.

If you are one who likes to “play” with your tobacco, by all means get this “Twist” form of tobacco, you can spend countless hours “Slicing, Dicing and Drying” this “Twist” tobacco before it is ready to smoke. I admit I am a lazy pipe smoker so I didn't find this necessary extra preparation exercise to be of any value to heighten my pipe smoking enjoyment. You had better have a sizable ignition source on hand because you are going to need a lot of BTU's to get this “Twist” tobacco to light. Once you achieve the first ignition you will need to have your best “Tamping Tool” at the ready to handle the endless re-packings and re-lights that this “Twist” form of tobacco requires. Perhaps you have detected that the “Twist” form of tobacco is not my “cup of tea”.
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