Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Bosun Cut Plug

Brilliant blend. I respectfully submit fans of St. Bruno Flake and Walnut Flake will undoubtedly be pleased, at least this fan of those treasured blends was. I find BCP to be somewhere in the middle of the aforementioned tobaccos. BCP for me produces an exceedingly delightful creamy smoke carrying with it the zest of cloves, the sweetness of first-rate virginia and that wonderful St. Bruno flavour muted just slightly by a couple of degrees. This is the blend I day-dream of while sitting in 5 o'clock traffic en route home after a long days work. Bosun Cut Plug is a gem and I pray I'll never be without it. Thank You Rich at 4noggins for stocking this fantastic tobacco.

To review this one, you must like Lakeland Blends or most likely it will get a bad review. To those of us that do like Lakeland blends, this is a good blend and offers a lot in taste and nuances while smoking it.

This is primarily a VA with added flavors and spices. It is an all brown ribbon cut after rubbing out and it has a pouch aroma that is sweet and spicy. I like it dry, as it then packs and lights easily and the added flavors have been toned down some. Upon lighting it one is rewarded with a sweet creamy smoke, full bodied but not cloying and has a room note that is pleasant but not overwhelming. It smokes sweet on my palate and I mostly taste the VA used in it with other flavors wafting in and out as I smoke it down. Though it is full bodied and somewhat strong in flavor, it is gentle to smoke with no tongue bite and it burns dry all the way down the pipe leaving just a little dottle at the bottom of the bowl. It produces a dark gray ash and stays lot well. I do not get a strong soapy flavor from this but I do taste the Lakeland flavoring in the background. It would be a good starter blend for someone wanting to try a Lakeland blend. While this is not my favorite blend of this type, it is a very pleasant smoke and one I recommend trying.

I love my soapy brits, another classic if you dig lakelands.

On its own Bosun Cut Plug gets a bit boring after some time. I used my supply to perk up an otherwise wishy-washy blend, and that BCP did very well. I doubt if I will acquire more.

I didn't expect to like this tobacco. The 'floral' scent was overpowering at first. Well, actually, it kind of stays overpowering.

Unlike other Lakeland flakes I have tried, the floral aspect of the topping actually receeded a bit but the clove oil seems to hold its own well down the bowl.

The underlying VA asserts itself now and then, but not often enough to make this a regular smoke for me.

- Lakeland style scented broke flake

I can initally only descibe this as "Turbo Spice!" With a significant proportion of dark fired leaf and it's clove scenting together pushes it over the top for me. The flavor with that clove casing was peircing and suggestive of a bite. Not overly floral in aroma but clove/spice, and a little "soapy" in flavor that translates to a sort of bitternes. Just a little intense for me but for someone else, who knows?

- Cautiously not recommended

Gawith Hoggarth Bosun cut plug - The combination of the flue- cured and dark fired Virginias hit a sweet spot on my palate for sure . The air cured indian leaf adding a little richness and bold spice . The lakeland rose topping and clove start out strong but fade out fairly quick and I am left with a sweet smooth smoke . Gawith and Hoggarth do some great things with Virginia leaf . There is some sweet sun cured Virginia in this as well . I think it’s the dark fired Virginia that makes the blends so pleasing . My cellar is getting a little ridiculous at this point but I would love to have a lb of this in it . Lovely Virginia blend . 4

Sources claim that this blend was one of those that got the company off the ground. And judging by the composition of the tobacco, this statement is at least not far from the truth. It feels like the manufacturer experimented a lot: "Just take a little of all kinds of Virginia until you get something that tastes right. As a result an acceptable compromise between different varieties and drying methods was found. That's where the guys should have stopped! But for some unknown reason they decided to add a little essence as well. As a result, I got a nice bouquet of dried wheat ears, dried apricot, grapefruit and frayed leather with a slight hint of clove and geranium. Fortunately, nothing else could be picked up from the open can. The can itself had a 2012 excise tax.

The manufacturer has a tobacco that has almost the same name: Bosun Plug. It is one of Gawith, Hoggarth & Co.'s most famous tobaccos, sold by weight as pressed "bricks," which are called "plugs." Accordingly, a "cut plug" is a cut from these "bricks" with a knife. Naturally, no one cares much about the quality of such cutting, so the tobacco is cut and broken up somehow. In spite of this and the age of the tobacco, it is easy to fill a pipe with this mixture, as it is quite loose and well kneaded. The color of the tobacco is the usual dark Virginia earthy brown with light flecks of coffee and milk.

The tobacco flavor is as simple as the mix ititslef: a bread and grassy hint of Virginia, a little bit of earth, a light hint of grapefruit and apricot, and cloves. The strength of the tobacco is medium, but a little stronger than #7 Broke Flake. Fans of light tobaccos may feel the nicotine kick closer to the end of a large pipe, although the strength does not change as you smoke. The tobacco is mild, burns slowly and cool, burns unevenly, and sometimes fades. Burns, leaving a loose, but fine ash. There is little moisture, the tobacco is easily smoked without a filter.

The tobacco smoke has a light, neutral tobacco smell with a hint of clove oil.

Bottom line: another everyday Lakeland from Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - A lightly flavored Virginia of medium strength.

I bought this in bulk. The flakes are broken and are mostly dark brown and almost black with some lighter bits.

The smell reminds me of peonies, despite the stated flavorings. I also do get the cloves in the taste and smell.

This is a smokey, rich, and slightly sweet blend. It is smokey like incense and wood. The flavorings seem to temper the robustness of the fire-cured tobaccos. It is a refined taste, and mouthfeel with some spice. There are some grain notes, wood notes, a touch of cinnamon and of course clove. There fire-cured tobacco tastes remind me of Peterson's Irish Flake, which I do not like at all. There is also the barest hint of nuttiness, something I did not get in Irish Flake, to my disappointment. I wish this blend had more balance towards the sweetness to offset the cigar notes and base notes of this blend.

Strength is medium to strong. It is elegant though, not robust. It expresses its strength with depth and the smoke is dense. The nicotine is medium to strong. Eat before smoking this.

I would not buy this again, because I just didn't enjoy it enough. It just wasn't for me. I enjoyed Hyde Park and GH Rum Flake, as a point of reference. I won't give up on the Lakeland blends though. This is a quality blend. I would recommend it to the Lakeland smoker and the Burley lover that wants to try something different.