Tobaccos Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Coniston Cut Plug

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	PipesterJim (47)	2012-12-18		Strong	Medium	Full	Pleasant

I recently spent a week aboard a boat on the Norfolk Broads in East Anglia, fishing for Pike. These waters are at their most beautiful during the colder months of the year when the boat traffic is lessened and the wildlife comes out to play.

I took several blends with me on the trip, including a bag of Coniston Cut Plug. This one trumped all the others to become my chosen evening smoke, and the crisp autumn weather made it seem far more enticing than when I first tried it a couple of years ago.

The combination of different VA constituents is spot on to provide a hearty, medium-strong smoke with good body and superb balance, though the dark-fired leaf is very much to the forefront. The top dressing is assertive but works very well with the base tobaccos, weaving around them and combining nicely without over powering the tobacco flavours.

My palette isn't refined enough to deduce the exact florals in evidence. It is definitely one of the more complex takes on lakeland 'essence' and the level of application, whilst probably too heavy to appeal to those looking for a lighter lakeland experience, is just fine by me. A distinct plus is that it manages to maintain throughout the smoke, rather than burning off during the early stages as can happen with some flavoured tobaccos.

Superb smoking qualities as one would expect from Gawith & Hogwarts. The fineness of the ash is akin to a good cigar.

I have just ordered samples of some of the lesser known GH&Co blends including Grasmere, Glengarry and Kendal Flake. I look forward to sampling these and will review them when I do, but for the timebeing CCP is a something of a grail blend as far as stronger lakelands go. For me, it is infinitely preferable to 1792 and Bracken Flake (sorry, Samuel).

Blackhorse, a couple of reviews down, has it right on when he calls it a 'goldilocks' blend. Anything less than four stars would be an injustice.

30 people found this review helpful.

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	JimInks (3019)	2017-05-02		Very Strong	Medium	Very Full	Tolerable

The bold dark fired Virginia offer a bit of earth, smoke, wood, floralness, vegetation, spice, bread and plenty of fermented tangy dark fruit as the main player. The dark Virginia provides earth, wood, tangy ripe dark fruit, bread, sugar, and a little floral grass. In a support role, the Malawi burley is earthy, woody, very nutty with a little molasses, and a touch of cocoa. The Lakeland topping is obvious without totally drowning out the strong tobaccos. I’m not sure what the other toppings are besides some tonquin, but they are much more subtle. A very strong blend that's very full in taste. The nic-hit is quite potent. Won't bite or get harsh, but it does have a few rough edges. Well balanced, it burns cool, clean and slow with a very consistent flavor all the way through to the finish. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires a fair number of relights. Has a pleasant, lingering smoky sweet after taste, and stronger room note. Not an all day smoke.

-JimInks

27 people found this review helpful.

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	Blackhorse (96)	2012-04-21		Strong	Medium	Full	Tolerable

Of all the blends that both sides of the Gawith clan puts out, this one gets my nod as the best in terms of what its like to work with and what it gives during the smoke. Not too shredded, not too firm...drys fast and easy to pack and ignite...fabulous flavors balancing richness, strength, sweetness and nuance development...sip it slowly and pay it no mind or worry over every little shred of goodness delivered to your tobacco pleasure center. To me this is all things, striking the perfect balance...not too smoky, not too strong, not too sweet...like those planets that are neither too close nor too far from the Sun to be likely to support life...this one inhabits the "Goldilocks" zone. It's just right!

21 people found this review helpful.

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	Peter Piper (41)	2013-05-18		Very Strong	Mild to Medium	Full	Tolerable

A strange mish-mash of reviews here and in a way I'm not surprised. These so-called "Lakeland" blends seem to cause more mixed reactions than any other. Long may it continue!

Soap? No, not at all. Ennerdale this ain't.

Floral? Just a touch, but more on the packet note - which is very yummy on the nose - rather than on the smoke itself, where it acts like a leavener.

And there's the rub (pardon the pun). To my mind the key thing about this blend is that is really rather strong, in smell, taste and mouthfeel. I am not generally a fan of aromatics because I prefer the taste of tobacco. In that sense, Coniston Cut Plug delivers in spades, with the flavourings, such as they are, seasoning and tempering the tobacco essence, rather than overwhelming it. And for me that is just the way it should be.

If you like a strong smoke with just a little something to take the edge away, this is just the job.

15 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2008-06-14		Very Strong	Medium	Very Full	Pleasant

By Gawith, Hoggarth & Co, of Kendal, Cumbria, England (should be easily obtainable by Americans)

A very traditional Lakeland flake (from The Lake District of Cumbria in the North West of England, famous for Wordsworth and its large lakes - not as large as the American Great Lakes, of course, but then they do actually look like lakes, rather than oceans).

It looks like a rich, dark, broken flake and smells of the cheap perfumes that old ladies in nursing homes wear to disguise the tangy aroma of piss. In other words, it smells like a good, proper, British pipe tobacco should.

It is mainly a dark, fire-cured Virginia leaf, with some Burley.

Throughout the smoke, there is a hint of a tonquin topping (tonquin is an essence, derived from the tonka bean in Guyana, which Britain used to own in the good old days, and is a fairly unique flavouring, but has a suggestion of vanilla about it. Incidentally, tonquin is banned as a food additive by the FDA in America, but then we're not going to eat the bloody stuff, are we?).

The perfumy aroma soon dissipates and the tonquin topping stays in the background to leave us with a glorious, cool, rich, powerful smoke - plenty of nicotine here - that will have even the least imaginative of us writing poetry halfway through the bowl.

In my book, it's just one stop short of, and an ideal preparation for, the mighty Condor.

PS - I have marked the 'room note' as 'pleasant', but it is appearing as 'mild' - not my intention, but hey-ho....

14 people found this review helpful.

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	thesmoggypipester (75)	2018-08-23		Strong	Mild to Medium	Full	Strong

I bought this as a replacement for condor, as we all know since its move to Poland, condors quality has gone way down the pan.

So does coniston shape up? absolutely and then some, I dare say it is better than condor.

reviewing it on its own merits it is an exceptionally stout smoke, this is no way at all ideal for the complete novice, it would be like weaning a baby off milk and putting it straight onto port.

opening the bulk pouch, an aroma of Turkish delight hits the nose, along with a sweet very Smokey edge. very dark mottled only slightly with lighter tobaccos, did I mention this is powerful stuff?

packing is rather easy and lighting takes only a touch extra effort, although a slight drying time will alleviate this.

smoking, that slightly floral edge stays throughout the smoke, but the main flavour is that smokeyness and the strength quickly builds, this will knock you on your arse if you don't show it respect, and it will turn you green if you aren't used to nicotine. But if you like powerful blends this will satisfy the smoke is very thick, so thick in fact it is almost chewable and when I was finished it felt like I had had a good hearty meal.

all in all this is absolutely not recommended for the beginner, it would be foolish of you try and quite sadistic of you try and tempt a beginner with this. But once you feel you are ready this is another bucket list tobacco in my book, it leaves condor for dust and is much much superior to it.

room note won't win you any none smoking friends, the smoke, while not particularly potent like a heavy latakia mix it does produce lots of it and very dense as well. maybe one for the outdoors, unless you have a very understanding other half.

All in all a blend that is an acquired taste, but if you are like myself and have that acquired taste then this really is something very special, it's strength brings about a meditative feeling and you can't help but drift away, it is a fantastic smoke and one I look foreward to repeated bowls of. p.s will ghost a pipe so dedication of pipes or trying in a cob first is good practice.

4 stars effortlessly earned and one that's staying around with me.

Pipe Used: alco with bulldog bowl

Age When Smoked: new

Purchased From: mysmokingshop.co.uk

Similar Blends: condor but much superior., ennerdale flake, in the sense of the added aromas and floralness, although not exactly the same, this is more of a distant cousin., Where as ennerdale makes a wonderful introduction to the Lakeland style, coniston makes a wonderful introduction to the sheer power a blend can posses..

8 people found this review helpful.

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	A. Morley (97)	2020-06-16		Strong	Mild to Medium	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

It's a Lakeland, yes, but just barely. I think of Lakeland as being all Virginia with a strong, pungent, soap and floral note, which is a combo I've always loved and will continue to love. With Coniston Cut Plug that floral essence is slight almost to the point of seeming like an afterthought. What I taste is the coffee and wood notes from the strong, African burley and the raspy, metallic, bittersweet of the dark fired leaf. Anyone who likes the dark, strong flavored ropes and plugs that the Gawith contingency do so well will probably be satisfied with Coniston since I note many of the same dark, dank flavors.

The floral top dressing puts me in mind of rose, lavender, and a sort of baby powder essence, which is strange when paired with the leathery, dirty flavor of the underlying tobacco, but not so strange as to be unpleasant.

If you're one of those dark and broody types who like the dark and broody flavors of such tobaccos as Black XX Twist or Kendal Dark, this'll be an interesting little change of pace. Also, if you still think that any Lakeland blend equals "oil of old lady," and unworthy of a diehard tobaccophile, well, chances are Coniston has more than enough real tobacco strength and flavor to change your mind.

7 people found this review helpful.

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	Jorge Soler (202)	2018-01-19		Medium to Strong	Medium to Strong	Full	Very Pleasant

Like Marmite, either you love it or you hate it. Well, I love it. In true honesty, I am impressed. Not as full as Dark Flake, but pretty much in that line, this baccy is. For burley/dark fired lovers, this tobacco is a must. The Lakeland casing is somewhat different from what I know, but it plays an important role giving this blend a very noticeable zesty and licoriceish flavour. The ratios seem to lean towards the burley side of the argument giving this blend a dark and full-bodied character. The nutty dimension this tobacco drives you into is something to die for and it somewhat reminds me of 1792 Flake. I am not sure it contains any Tonquin beans, but I think I can detect it. As a matter of fact, I'd be surprised if it didn't. This tobacco is performing quite well in many fronts and will get a solid 4 star rating.

6 people found this review helpful.

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	Calamiti (84)	2017-11-16		Medium to Strong	Medium	Full	Very Pleasant

Among a dozen or more blends I first sampled in 2017 this one was undoubtedly The Discovery Of The Year. What a gem is this! Why didn't I try Coniston long ago...

At the first puff it might look like a crossbreed between Ennerdale Flake and Dark Flake: it's both floral and smoky. Upon closer inspection I came to conclusion that Coniston is superior to both.

Comparing to Ennerdale, Coniston's floral tone is much more subdued while more sustainable. Where the Ennerdale's olfactory burst greatly subsides by the middle of the bowl, the faint flow of sweet floral juice in Coniston remains almost unchanged through the rest of the smoke. And it's completely different juice than in Ennerdale (more pleasant to my taste, I should say).

It's not a Dark Flake sprinkled with a floral essence, either. Coniston is made of the same Dark Fire Cured leaf as the Dark Flake and equals it in fullness and richness but is noticeably mellower in strength.

Coniston is a lucky combination of Lakeland Aromatics and Dark Superstrongs: it's floral and strong, though not cloying or overpowering.

From now, Coniston Cut Plug is a new entry to My Personal Hall of Fame.

Highly Recommended.

Pipe Used: Peterson 80s

6 people found this review helpful.

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	cobacco (52)	2014-04-29		Medium to Strong	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Perhaps this Coniston Cut Plug Unscented changes from time to time? My impression is that there's only a small difference between Scented Brown Flake and this stuff, mainly that the scented componet has been toned down. But this is a very nice tobacco with very polite smoking behavior; easy to light, no bite, long lasting and good to the bottom of the bowl. This is an honest medium+ strength tobacco, certainly nothing to be afraid of. There's a light floral scent, a sweet fennel taste and of course that wonderful G&H caramelized Virginia flavor. The taste is consistent for the entire bowl. Room note is pleasant and beard note is great for bedtime - Ivory Soap. Probably should be treated as an aromatic as far as pipes go, but the ghosting would be compatible with Latakia blends. I highly recommend Coniston to Virginia lovers who are looking for a little variety, but prefer to stay away from heavy handed aromatics. PS As I'm editing this I am enjoying the wonderful aftertaste, which I forgot to mention.

Pipe Used: MM Country Gentleman COB

Age When Smoked: fresh bulk

Purchased From: smokingpipes

6 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2011-10-19		Strong	Mild	Very Full	Tolerable

A bit stronger yet smoother than the Floral Bosun Cut Plug and quite subdued with the Tonquin scent/flavoring compared to Dark Flake Scented. Not quite the overall strength of DFS, but a strong, full bodied, rich flavored plug. While the dark fired leaf dominates, the Burley and Virginia do add to the overall natural flavors and full bodiedness. Mostly tobacco flavor for me in this one as the scenting is light, just enough to compliment the aroma, without interfering with the natural rich tobacco flavors. Another winner from G&H IMHO and happily in my weekly rotation year round.

6 people found this review helpful.

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	Pipestud (1829)	2002-12-31		Overwhelming	Extremely Mild	Extra Full	Tolerable

I recently completed a bowl of Conniston Plug, and all I can say is; "whew, I'm glad that's over with!" I always thought of myself as a guy who can take the stoutest of blends, but I cried "Uncle" after partaking of this one.

Conniston Plug is dark in looks, but not nearly dark enough to suggest the strength that lies within the leaf. It was even tough to rub out. It packed easily enough and stayed lit well. Frankly though, I don't think you need to put a match to the leaf in order to taste its power. It hits you like a ton of bricks. I thought I was smoking the residuals of a smoky campfire. Strong and bitter stuff folks. Oh, the smoky flavor will stick to your palate like peanut butter too.

6 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2010-02-22		Medium to Strong	Medium	Medium to Full	Overwhelming

Quite frankly, it'll be awhile before I try another G&H tobacco. I either love them or loathe them. I think they make the best "strong" tobaccos in the world... and also the worst ones - to my taste, of course!

This one is a nice dark broken flake that smells of the Lakeland florals (as some call them - I call 'em soap!) which I detest but that I find tolerable and even beneficial in some blends. In this one, I found it overpowering during the first 1/3 of the bowl. I was surprised but pleased that I made it past this point because the middle 1/3 was very good. The soap taste dissipated and the dark-fired leaf flavor took over. Nice! Unfortunately, that didn't last very long, as during the last 1/3, I consistently got a heavily burnt toast flavor that was extremely bitter. This happened no matter how slowly I puffed. It was not pleasant, I assure you, even while it was preferable to the soap taste at the beginning.

If you enjoy the Lakeland style flavoring- and it appears there are many that do - this one will be right up your alley. It's a high quality blend that unfortunately just isn't my cup of tea.

5 people found this review helpful.

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	Steerpike (149)	2007-06-15		Strong	Mild to Medium	Full	Tolerable

Nice strong lakeland flake tobacco, its got some of the characteristics of the ropes, but isn't so harsh, or so strong. Perhaps the diferent process involved on pressing plugs tames it a little, I find it much more approachable.

In the bag it smells faintly smokey (dark fired leaf isn't the same as Latakia, its not so heavily smoked), earthy, tobaccoey, like a rope tobacco in fact. It's quite dark, and pressed quite densely. The cut is quite thick, thicker than the Samuel Gawith flakes, which makes it burn quite cool. I could'nt smell any topping scent in the pouch.

Offers a lot in the way of flavour development. It burns well, and the flavour at first is very faintly sweet. The aroma of the smoke at this stage is decidedly sweet, faintly nutty and a little like vanilla. Maybe this is Tonka bean? Its certainly not sickly smelling like a danish aromatic. I assume that the scenting in this soaks well into the leaf, because the taste is definitely of a scented tobacco. As the smoke progresses, the taste of the topping recedes, and the earthy, very faintly smokey taste of the tobacco comes through, and builds steadily in intensity. The aroma also becomes less sweet, and more like rich tobacco at this stage. It does leave a faintly soapy aftertaste, which some may not enjoy, I find it quite pleasant.

It does not bite unless provoked, and tends to burn fairly cool, with little harshness (unlike the ropes). Drying it out a little may be a good idea, as it does gurgle sometimes. It burns really slow, and will last well even in a small pipe. It is quite strong, so a smaller pipe is good unless you really like nicotine. Smoke it out of doors, on rainy days, it makes it all seem alright.

==========UPDATE============================================

Got some more of this, as the weather in Preston is back to it's usual grim, Northern rainyness, and I'm surprised I didn't buy more sooner. Delicious stuff, and perfect on a cloudy, blustery day like today- it never overheats, never bites, you can turn your clay upside down to keep the rain out and it still smokes just fine. Very leathery, strong tasting tobacco- I notice the topping more now, right from the start slightly soapy, but in no way overwhelming the flavour of the tobacco- very nice. I started smiling as soon as I lit the first bowl!

5 people found this review helpful.

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	BingCrosby (161)	2022-08-12		Medium to Strong	Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

This, for me, is the perfect lakeland.. Although I greatly enjoyed dark flake.. this Coniston is slightly more versatile.. it is still heavy but considerably more approachable.. the essence for me is just right.. it starts out strong on the first puff.. but once acclimated you get the tobacco forward and just a nice creamy backdrop of flavoring.. the dark fired virginia is bold but pleasantly rounded off by the burley and straight virginia.. this is one I could smoke anytime.. Enough strength.. but also pleasant to just puff on and relax with.. this is what Gawith Hoggarth does best.. old fashioned blend.. if you aren't quite up for a rope this will do the trick.

4 people found this review helpful.

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	StevieB (2075)	2017-04-30		Extremely Strong	Medium	Very Full	Tolerable to Strong

Gawith Hoggarth - Coniston Cut Plug.

An early review that needed 'tweaking'. Well, deleting and redoing as it was rubbish ;)

A very dark, broken flake, of a good moisture, with a deceiving aroma: it smells far more perfumey than it tastes. A lot of the blend doesn't need any further rubbing, there's only a small quantity of pieces of flake that require a rub.

Lighting up a bowl of Coniston is a simple task, and then it gives one seriously hard-core smoke. As it says in the description there's a smoky flavour, one that may overpower a lot of pipers, it's EASILY the leading taste. Unlike the pouch-note I don't get any florals, perfume, or sharpness, it's the smokiness which dominates. The temperature of Coniston is quite cool, and the burn's brilliant.

Nicotine? Strong. Too strong for me. And the room-note? Not good.

The rating then: tricky. I think it's quite unpleasant but I recon the quality of it's good.

Somewhat recommended.

Pipe Used: Pete' #221 now, but various.

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Various

4 people found this review helpful.

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	Fofo (81)	2014-01-30		Strong	Medium to Strong	Full	Very Pleasant

My introduction to Lakeland style tobaccos was with the famous/infamous Condor, before that I didn't even know there was such a category called Lakeland. So, after having smoked a few pouches of Condor and having liked it very well, I decided to dig around and see what other Lakeland style tobaccos can be had in the U.S., that's when I found this blend.

Upon opening the bag (bought in bulk) I was greeted by that strong, pleasant floral smell some call soapy. In excitement I packed and lit my pipe, and was greeted by both satisfaction and disappointment.

The Lakeland flavor comes thru and is noticeable, but not as pronounced and "in your face" as I had hoped. That was the disappointment.

The satisfaction comes from everything else. See, even though the Lakeland essence is milder than I had hoped, it still comes thru and satisfies my craving for that taste. Further, the tobacco flavor comes thru and it is a very good flavor indeed. I can't really say that I find much complexity here, but the tobacco is good, tasty, most of what I taste is Va.

The body of the smoke comes from the Kentucky, which gives the blend the tobacco-y kick without being too strong. I would say this blend is full flavored and packs a decent nicotine punch, but it is not at all overwhelming. The cut plug (another fancy name for chunks of flakes, really) rub out easily. While lighting takes an extra second or two than, say, a shag cut, it is pretty easy and stays lit.

As far as moisture content, I have to say that, like many tobaccos out there, it comes with too much moisture, but this one perhaps a little more moist than most. Keep in mind it is better to have tobacco that is too moist than tobacco that is too dry and have to re-hydrate. With that said, I find it necessary to dry out the tobacco before smoking. A pipeful of rubbed out tobacco, spread out evenly, gets to a good smoking condition in about half an hour.

The one thing I can't help you with is the room note. I like the room note of pretty much all pipe tobacco and so does my wife. What I can tell you is that if you can only tolerate sweet aromatic roomnotes then this might be something you need to smoke outside.

This stuff is expensive, but worth it if you want a quality Lakeland. After having smoked 8 ounces I can say that, while I have not found a suitable replacement for Condor, I will buy Coniston again because it is a good Tobacco.

4 people found this review helpful.

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	Davout (4)	2022-07-01		Medium to Strong	Medium to Strong	Full	Pleasant

One of my cups of tea (probably MY cup of tea). I find it a beautiful all day smoker even if not at breakfast. It’s relatively strong but never overwhelming. I like its texture as well as its humidity. Sometimes a bit too damp but I'm used to load the flakes in my pipes and then wait for a few minutes. There’s a Lakeland aroma behind but I like it and I consider a plus. Medium to large bowls are its best, at least for my taste. Top-notch baccy with good content of Mr Nik. I’m used to buy it in large bulk quantity because it cellar absolutely well. Try by yourself, you won’t let down.

Pipe Used: Several briars

Age When Smoked: From new to years

Purchased From: Synjeco

Similar Blends: Singular baccy.

3 people found this review helpful.

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	Saint Nic (2)	2022-03-16		Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Full	Tolerable

I am a smoker who usually avoids Lakeland like an anthrax milkshake, but I tried Coniston and I like it. Strange. It does not have the yukkiness of an over-topped Gawith at all.

Pipe Used: new basket pipe bought on a hill walk

Age When Smoked: new

Purchased From: Appleyard's, Buxton

3 people found this review helpful.

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	Tomcat (212)	2021-08-29		Very Strong	Mild	Very Full	Unnoticeable

Gawith Hoggarth Coinston cut plug - The 75% Dark Fired Virginias run the show here . A little nuttiness from the burley . There is a light fruity taste coming from the lighter Virginia i think . The Lakeland essense is moderatly applied and goes well with the strong blend . I think I detect some tonquin . Full flavored true tobacco flavor with thick dense smoke . Strong nic hit . When i ordered I was thinking this was in line with Bosun Cut but it is obviously stronger . Stronger than ODF . I can finish a small bowl with no problems . Good quality tobacco . Not really my thing but I score it a 3 .

3 people found this review helpful.

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	Karam (59)	2020-05-19		Medium to Strong	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

I don't believe there are aromatic tobaccos, aromatic simply means "fragrant" in my language (Greek), therefore I only call them flavoured tobaccos, meaning that something has been added to the tobacco, aside from flavour developing through curing and steaming/pressing.

This is a flavoured tobacco, fairly strongly so, of the Lakeland variety. I can't put my finger on what the flavours are, there's clearly a base Lakeland mix to which stuff is added to make the various Gawith offerings. This is the English school of flavoured tobacco too, adhering to rules regarding what can be used to add to tobacco. I detect some similarities with Bob's chocolate flake in the base additive, although there is a lot more of it, as well as at least two types of floral essence (some whiffs of jasmine, maybe rose, maybe orange blossom, maybe incense), over strong tobacco. It smells absolutely divine from the pouch.

The presentation is thick cut broken flake, my bag actually sat for 3 months due to Covid-19 restrictions therefore it is possible that some of that goodness dissipated. Nevermind as I will be buying more given the first chance. It was much dryer than usual Gawith, but that's due to sitting for so long.

Lighting up was easy, needing a lot of relights. I find that Gawith flakes tend to turn to stone before burning to ash. It gave me a very long, cool smoke.

Taste is initially a strong floral blast, with some citrus zest for the first quarter bowl, then it slowly gave way to the excellent and strong tobacco, until at the heel it was all tobacco with just a hint of the floral essence. Really excellent tobacco. This is no nonsense, it isn't a goopy cherry cavendish leaf, nor is it particularly sweet, although the added flavouring makes it feel this way. It has a ton of layers too, from sweet to cool to floral to savoury to real strong tobacco. Someone may think that because it smells a bit like old fashioned cologne it is not a "man's" tobacco, but it is, it is really exquisite.

Something about the Gawith blends is just special for me, they are unlike anything else I've tried and they are loud and proud about it.

Not for everyone, but for me this is top notch.

Purchased From: www.thebackyshop.co.uk

3 people found this review helpful.

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	CherchezLaghost (52)	2017-08-14		Medium	Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

A stout, deliciously smooth and well built flake. This is one of my top 4 or 5 GH scented flakes, and its easy to see why. This is a quite traditional scented flake, composed of dark fired, burley, and virginia, with a cool flower-sweet scenting. You must like Lakeland style, or don't even bother. If you do, however, then this is a great choice. Its pretty middle of the road in terms of strength of scenting, the tobacco as per usual with GH is of the finest quality, deftly blended and aged. A superb flake that i smoke an oz or two a month.

Pipe Used: Cobs, meerschaums, briar

Age When Smoked: Newish

Purchased From: PipesandCigars.com

3 people found this review helpful.

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	MarkTheLad (46)	2017-07-17		Strong	Medium	Medium to Full	Tolerable

This reminds me of Bosun Cut Plug, but there are some differences. First of all, the broken flakes seem to be a little thinner and it rubs out pretty easily, so be careful to not rub it out to much. There are some cloves in here as well as the typical G&H Lakeland floral toppings (which I like) and it's a little less sweet with plenty of good, natural tobacco flavor, very tasty!. I rubbed it out just a little and packed it loose. It burned good with only a few relights and did not require any drying time. G&H uses good quality tobacco in this, just like in all of their blends. Take note, this is a strong tobacco, so you'll want to sip it and have something on your stomach when you smoke it.

Pipe Used: Peterson Dracula XL02

Age When Smoked: 1 week

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

Similar Blends: Bosun Cut plug.

3 people found this review helpful.

	Reviewed By	Date	Rating	Strength	Flavoring	Taste	Room Note
	SteelCowboy (685)	2016-01-29		Very Strong	Mild	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Coniston Cut Plug offers a bit of best worlds. The flavor mainly comes from the Dark Fired as it makes up the majority of the blend. At the same time, there is enough Lakeland style added flavors to make those seeking some added flavor happy too. But with that said, the tobacco flavor dominates. CCP starts off medium to strong and by mid bowl it is strong to very strong. Many of the Gawith Hoggarth blends offer a visit from Lady N and CCP invites her to move in for a long stay! I enjoy this blend more than similar GH blends as it burns cool without any hint of a bite. CCP is a full flavored blend made from high quality tobaccos and recommended for the experienced pipe smoker. Proceed with caution.

Age When Smoked: New

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	DeathMetal.org (231)	2015-07-01		Very Strong	Extra Strong	Medium to Full	Very Strong

This tobacco is nearly perfect: a strong but harmonious mixture, delivered in shreds that if folded and inserted gently into the pipe with frayed ends upward, lights relatively easily with a match. It burns well and delivers a glorious full dose of nicotine. It tends to leave a few partially-burned fragments at the bottom of the bowl but for the most part burns completely. Where this goes wrong is in the rosewater soap flavoring in which it is soaked. I purchased the unscented variety to avoid that, but ended up gagging at the dead rose stench that floated off the two ounces in my bag. For those who fear the pipe ghost, this leaves an entire undead army of elderly zombies bathing in horrific soapy rosewater. It melts down into the pipe and manifests itself at random in future bowls, usually toward the end of the burn. While the impact of this is excellent, and its flavor -- what can be detected under the foamy surge of dead flowers -- is both strong and nuanced, the rosewater deluge utterly kills this tobacco for me.

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	DoctorThoss (146)	2011-07-25		Strong	Medium	Medium to Full	Strong

This is a "man's" smoke if ever there was one. Almost but not quite as powerful as Dark Flake or 1792, this is a nicotine powerhouse with a full, smoky flavor that is utterly unique. The Lakeland perfume here is reminiscent of Ennerdale (perhaps St. Bruno, as well) but it's applied with a lighter hand. Or, maybe it's not that less flavoring is used but rather that the base tobaccos are so powerful they drown out anything that's added to them! I really like how this stuff smokes, its lack of bite and its ability to cure my desire for a nicotine fix. I also like the flavoring that's used. What ruins Coniston Cut Plug for me is that there are almost no "light" or sweet tobaccos here. The underlying leaf is bitter and unpleasant, and the polar opposite of what is used in, say, Kendal or Ennerdale flakes. I've found that mixing this 50-50 with other G&H mixtures can yield some very smokeable products, but taken on its own I hsve to force myself to finish each bowl.

Somewhat recommended, as this is a high-quality product that just isn't to my taste.

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	Skando (203)	2009-11-15		Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Tolerable

Another nice trip to Kendal, indeed.

I received 50grms of bulk CCP from Kingsize of Sheffield (UK), alongwith Ennerdale (and others).

CCP belongs to the same cathegory( and brand) of Ennerdale, sharing quite the same cut, colour and flavouring. Just, CCP is one notch stronger and a couple milder in flavouring. This makes it something different and more user-friendly. And deserving a higher rating.

A small Castello long-shanked Prince, was used for this review. Rolled a couples of pinches of this roughly rubbed flake, one false light and here we go !

The smallest quantity of flakes gifts the longest and coolest smoke! Never the bowl is hot, never the smoke stings. Sweet, earthy and flowery. Mildly soapy/citrusy/almondy. The presence of fire-cured leaves makes evidence to the nostrils. The strength is satisfactory and perfectly manageable all the day. So the complessive body is as well.

At the end, only dry fluffy ash.

Traditional english flakes have a special place in my heart indeed.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2003-10-08		Very Strong	Mild to Medium	Very Full	Tolerable

I will preface this review by stating up front that I am a relative new-comer to "soapy" English virginia flakes in general and GH blends of this type in specific.

I recently obtained several GH samples. I liked Rum Flake, but after Sliced Black Twist Aromatic, I was not sure I was up to GH "natural" flakes. I was therefore pleasantly surprised with Conniston Cut Plug, a stringy dark brown broken flake with just a few lighter streaks.

On arrival the tobacco seemed a bit moist, so I let it sit out in a dish to dry out, while I fired up a bowl, "as is", i.e., stuffed some moist broken flakes in a kind-of-everything no-name bulldog. Before lighting up, I stuck my nose in the bowl to sense the pouch aroma. Just a hint of floral bouquet, but nothing overwhelming considering the flavor to come.

Immediately upon initial combustion, I was struck with the strong tastes of floral room freshener, kind of like those little christmas tree automobile air-fresheners. While this sounds unappetising, in combination with the sweetness of the virginias it was a great flavor. The balance of flavor was also almost consistent throughout the bowl, gathering in sweetness towards the end. I never did get a sense of a smoky taste mentioned by others, at least in the latakia-smoky way. I am also not sure that this needed to be dried out as that first bowl burned well. It did go out on occasion, perhaps due to neglect, but it is strong enough that this is a good thing.

CCP is a "love it or leave it" kind of tobacco. I could not see smoking it all day (though I have just smoked 3 "demi-tasse" bowls in a row!). This is a strong tobacco, and is best appreciated in small doses and does DGT quite well. Also, the room note is rather overwhelming, especially in confined spaces like my home office.

I look forward to exploring more GH soap flakes.

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	Anthony Caridi (30)	2022-07-23		Medium to Strong	Medium to Strong	Very Full	Pleasant

Intensely refreshing from first light to middle of the bowl. Intoxicatingly floral to the point of transporting me to an aromatic rain forest somewhere in pipedom land. I'm not trying to be creative, I truly mean it! This tobacco captures my attention and holds it. My favorite GH Lakeland. The finish with each exhale reminds me of fabric softener and oil of Olay in a very pleasant way as though a pipe smoking perfumer concocted this blend to cary me away. Far away! Picks up strength 2nd half of bowl and remains floral but morphs into heavier layers on the palate. Smokes clean, cool and slow. Exquisite! Interesting how the same blend affects us differently and personally.

Pipe Used: Peterson Kildare 53

Age When Smoked: 3months

Purchased From: Boswells

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	noquarter (23)	2016-09-07		Strong	Medium to Strong	Very Full	Very Pleasant

Sweet aroma like some baby powder balancing the heavy taste of the tobaccos. Nice volume of smoke and body I could almost chew on the smoke. Burns nicely best enjoyed in a smaller bowl. Smokes cool and would not bite even if pushed. Some may not like it or may gag at this tobacco but it's a must try tobacco for sure. May not be enjoyable if the smoker is nicotine sensitive or very used to the typical vanilla aro. Will leave a nice ghost that I find rather enjoyable specially with lat blends.

Pipe Used: Kaywoodie stinger

Similar Blends: 1792.

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	steppx (186)	2016-09-06		Strong	Medium	Very Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

reading reviews here I am, again, reminded how subjective tobacco smoking experiences can be. I don't find CCP particularly strong. Now don't get me wrong, it IS strong, but its not insanely strong like Blond Bogie or Black Irish rope. And I don't find it nearly as strong as Dark Bird's Eye. I love DBE, but boy, it has to be smoked carefully or your head will swim. I don't find that to be the case with Coniston Cut Plug. Its in the same ballpark as Boson cut Plug. I prefer CCP because it's smoother and I think more complex. But i know why some love the Bosun. In a sense, the classic GH flakes...Kendall, Dark Scented, Rum Flake, Bosun Cut and Coniston Cut are somewhat similiar. There are differences to be sure, but they are in the same category. And i love all of them. This is among my favorites, though. I love Rum Flake and I love, actually, Louisiana Flake (which is less strong and perhaps more one dimensional, but i love it). This has a creamy quality, and is amazingly tasty. Perhaps the tastiest of the whole lot. Kendall Flake has more casing I think, and you smell that casing more than CCP, but in the actual smoke I think CCP is even fuller. The usual smoky fire cured taste is there, always, but the bright virginia softens it perfectly. Not an all day smoke, but can be an everyday addiction.

Purchased From: 4noggins

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	Jaw Warmer (5)	2016-05-19		Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Coniston Cut Plug

This is my first time having a pipe-full of Coniston Cut Plug and I must say that its a most enjoyable smoke.

It is slow burning, good flavour and a very enjoyable room note according to my wife.

I purchased this (and my other tobaccos) from: Miss Morans 6 Church Ln, Belfast BT1 4QN United Kingdom Tel: +44 28 9024 6826

They are a pleasure to do business with. They are very helpful and accommodating. Thank you to all at Miss Morans.

Very enjoyable.

Pipe Used: Peterson

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Miss Morans - 6 Church Ln, Belfast BT1 4QN, United Kingdom - +44 28 9024 6826. Miss Morans Super 5*

Similar Blends: To my pallet its unique :-).

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	Sentul (12)	2015-01-30		Strong	Medium	Full	Pleasant

If you like English Lakeland Blends then this tobacco is a must, its superb.

It's one of the few of the many strong tobaccos I smoke that get's a thumbs up on aroma.

In my opinion it's not so "perfumey" as Condor but beware, it will case (ghost) your pipe as will all English Lakelands.If you want to enjoy "English Lakeland" tobaccos give them a pipe or two on their own.

They will definitely ruin and spoil your enjoyment of a different tobacco type if the same pipe is used.

The long cut broken flake is easy to rub out, lights like a dream and smokes down to the end of the bowl.

This is one of my favourite tobaccos now.

Edit:- I've just been looking again through the reviews below I read a quite a while ago now and why I actually bought this tobacco as in my case I was looking for a Lakeland with a likeness of Condor (albeit not the same) and it was Fofo and Pipester Jim.

Thank you both and I agree with you Jim, ...sorry Sam, ...I've just tried the 1792 Flake and it's terrible compared to this.

Pipe Used: G.Smith's Plainsman, (a half bent Rhodesian).

Purchased From: Rich at 4noggins USA

Similar Blends: Condor as a reference for other English Lakeland Flakes..

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	SecretAgentMan (27)	2013-12-10		Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This comes in two varieties -- scented and unscented. I bought the unscented version. It appeared as relatively thick slices, like tree bark, which were dark brown with slightly-lighter strands. It smelled like a powder box of Arpege my mother used to have.

I smoked this in a Missouri Meerschaum General. The smoke had a thick, pleasant quality, like drinking a tobacco milkshake. The perfume lingered throughout; the tobacco itself showed a lot less flavor, and only matched the perfume in the last third of the bowl.

I kept tasting the "Lakeland" scents hours after finishing the pipe. They were unpredictable, jarring and unpleasant, like someone suddenly drawing his nail across a blackboard. I can only imagine how long one would have to endure this after-effect with the scented version.

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	butman (50)	2013-03-23		Medium to Strong	Medium to Strong	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

You gotta like the Lakeland soap taste to really get into this one. It's not off my list, but just occasional. Try it, but not on an empty stomach.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2012-06-28		Strong	Mild to Medium	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

This packs a punch alright! Best suited for later day smoking IMO. I would put this in the Black XX, Irish Twist strength catergory. But the "other flavoring" adds a whole different dimension. Its a very well behaved smoke right out of the bag. I would certainly buy more.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2011-08-16		Medium to Strong	Mild	Medium	Tolerable

Got this with some other samples at a shop in Carlisle. Got 6 smokes out of it. I'm really digging the mighty Coniston.

This is rightly compared to 1792/Cobb Flake. It is 1792 light, or lighter. Still pretty strong, but with less dark-fired leaf (1792 is apparently 100%, this is only 75%). You can also taste tonquin, but perhaps it's lighter here as well. Tonquin is not the same as the lakeland flower scent, as many assume. It is a vanilla substitute, and is very sweet. The florals are there as well, though only noticed on the initial light.

The burleys and virginias added to the dark-fired leaf make the flavor less dark and earthy, or muddy ("pungent burnt smokey" as they say in the above description) than 1792. Instead, you get more rounded, creamy, even nutty flavors, at least after the tobacco had dried sufficiently.

This is a real winner. If 1792 is too "pungent burnt smokey" (muddy) for you, or too strong, but you otherwise like it, this is your tobacco. Well worth a try. I will be revisiting it.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2011-05-25		Strong	Medium	Full	Tolerable

Lovely tobacco. Strong, full-flavoured, even slightly treacly. Burns cool and slow.

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	DrDyson (148)	2010-09-27		Strong	Medium	Full	Pleasant

This is a hefty, dark cut-plug with a pronounced but not objectionable Lakeland topping (there is a scented variant that I haven't tried, and probably won't). The leaf is of the high quality and presentation that you would expect from GH. The topping is a little bit like Ennerdale Flake, but nowhere near as strong. In that respect, CCP is what Ennerdale Flake ought to be, IMO!

CCP isn't at all bad: slow burning, full flavoured and mostly quite cool, though I find that it gets a bit ashy and hot towards the bottom of the bowl. It comes quite moist, but it burns well and doesn't need constant relighting. The room note is pleasant enough, too, SWMBO & Co. tell me. It's the sort of tobacco that I always think of as a cold-weather smoke: just right for a winter evening by the fire with a black coffee; tasty and strong. Don't rush it, though or the nicotine will make the bottom fall out of your world and vice versa.

The negative thing that I'm inclined to say about CCP is that there's nothing especially striking or out of the ordinary about it. It's pleasant enough, but any number of other dark-fired offerings will do the same for you. I'm happy to recommend it somewhat, but I wouldn't queue in the street to buy some more. If I had to choose between this and Sinclair's Highland Sliced (I think the comparison is fair), I'd choose the Highland Sliced.

Update, April 2015: I've just bought and smoked some more of this after quite a break away from it. For some reason I'm finding this current batch more interesting than former ones, and I'm inclined to promote it from two stars to three. The trick with CCP is to take it slowly and relax with it. It's a tobacco to be enjoyed while not doing anything else. If you do that you'll get the best from it.

Pipe Used: Peterson 312

Age When Smoked: Fresh from the shop

Purchased From: Durham Pipes and Tobacco, Durham, UK

Similar Blends: Bosun cut plug (at least in some respects); 1792/Cob Flake..

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2010-04-20		Strong	Medium to Strong	Full	Pleasant

With this baccy I went a strange journey. When first opening the pouch I was shocked by the specific 'barber' sort of aroma. But when smoking the first bowls I was impressed and excited. The tobacco itself is really a great dark fired leaf, quite strong but not overwhelming. Soapy aroma was just nicely rounding the taste. Also, the aroma was always greeted by my wife, which was quite surprising to me. However, after some twenty bowls I started to be sick of the soapiness. I couldn't enjoy the tobacco more and I can't even today although I do consider Coniston to be an excellent dark fired. Apparently I will never become a fan of the GH's lakeland flavour.

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	OSR (78)	2008-11-27		Medium to Strong	Strong	Full	Very Pleasant

One of the best Lakeland flakes and also one of the most aromatic. I'm very happy that I tried this tobacco. Full flavored tobacco that smokes cool and dry. I can't put my finger on the flavorings used in this tobacco but suffice it to say, I love it. Extremely satisfying and rich with no bite. Coniston will leave a 'footprint' in a pipe so don't smoke this in your favorite unscented virginia flake pipe. I dedicate particular pipes to Lakeland tobaccos and recommend that you do the same. Wonderful tobacco!

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2008-07-26		Strong	Strong	Full	Tolerable

Yes Sir!

This tobacco gets 4 stars! Very addictive taste.

Ok, the first bowls made me nauseous, and I wondered how the H?ll someone could enjoy it. to give it a fair chance, I did prevail, and after a few bowls more, this one was the first I reached for in the morning.

Much fuller taste than Dark plug, but a bit less nicotine content.

Gawith Hoggarth have yet to disapoint me

(and yes, it do smell like perfume old ladies would use to disguise the smell of piss)

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	Pipepundit (168)	2005-12-24		Strong	Medium to Strong	Full	Tolerable to Strong

I presume the scenting process is carried out at the final stage, just before packing. Nothing else could explain that the scent makes its presence felt in ascending order in plugs, flakes, cut plugs and ribbons. What is tantalizing or piquant in plug form has become insufferable in ribbon form (Erinmore is a clear example).

The tobacco quality is good, but the scenting intrusive. I have had the same scent in the same makers XX Dark, where it is only on the surface of the plug, and enjoyed it. In the cut plug form it approximates to Condor.

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	sasha (228)	2005-12-21		Strong	Mild	Full	Strong

A good tobacco, in the tradition of the Lake District soapy flakes. The burnt aroma is strong, reminding me of S.Gawith Black XX, but the nicotine content isn't so heavy as I was expecting; however, it's definitely an after-dinner! It packs and burns well, with a pleasant light bitterish taste, that becomes very bitter if rushed. Good one.

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	Danno (106)	2005-11-09		Strong	Medium	Full	Pleasant

A somewhat maligned blend, CCP should have a place in the rotation of any Lakeland fancier, as well as occasional play in the pipes of those interested in a trip to unfamiliar territory. Not as rabidly scented as some sister offerings, CCP is pleasantly floral, something of a meeting between St. Bruno and Condor. The nicotine level is high but certainly not obscene. This is a tobacco to be smoked gently and with some attention, as it will turn bitter if provoked. I find it an amiable partner later in the day, along side 1792, et al.

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Darth 69 (117)	2005-02-05		Medium to Strong	Mild	Medium	Tolerable to Strong

-An english lakeland style semi-aromatic broke flake

-Dominated by a base of dark fired leaf which translates to a higher nicotine content, full and satisfying in that regard

The aromatic factor is light but significantly there. One might say it has some of that "soapy" quality but to me it is verging on floral but not over the edge. I can detect a slight amount of added sweetness to the smoke and aroma very much like tonquin. This in effect is similar to Samuel Gawith's 1792 Flake but as a lessor density in strength and slightly different aromatic quality. The taste of the smoke has the light sweetness from the tonquin, which helps to round out the overall flavor, smokiness from the dark fired leaf and the other aromatic agents contribute a sort of mild bitterness. The smoke strength is tame and not bitting like a VA flake. The richness of the nicotine content in relation to it's mild strenth on the palette is deceptive, so puff slow with caution (not quite near 1792). Another lakeland variety which may be sought after by certain niche smokers.

- Recommended to "Lakelanders"

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2004-08-03		Very Strong	Strong	Very Full	Strong

WHOAH! This stuff is POTENT. The casing is nice, very old-lady perfumy (I mean that in the most positive sense I can.)

About 1/4 of the way, this stuff gets very bitter and burnt tasting... This doesn't make it very pleasing to me, but the first few puffs are nice.

The power of this tobacco is pretty stout. It gets a tad harsh, and is... Well, not really my cup of tea. I would hope that there was a virginia with this casing... Not such a powerhouse.

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	Ducksbreath (125)	2004-03-20		Strong	Strong	Extra Full	Tolerable to Strong

I've smoked about 10 ounces of this over the years since it's been available in the US, though lately I don't want to touch it.

CCP is more rounded and polite than 1792 (one reason could be the Burley) and doesn't pack quite as much of a nico wallop.

It has a smooth yet bitter underlying taste, flavored fairly gently (relative to other Lakeland Flakes) with something that smells/tastes like bannanas mixed with baby powder. The Horrible Aftertaste I get with the ropes is present here but much muted, so muted it doesn't bother me. CCP is monochromatic, smoky and slightly soapy, but that's not news.

It's main problem (assuming you like the scent of baby powder, which I don't mind at all), is that the underlying tobaccos have too high a bitter/strength ratio. As an example, I find Kendal Kentucky to have less bitterness and more strength. Condor is about equal strength to CCP with much less bitterness. Have I mentioned the word "bitter" enough ?

If the ropes are too much but you still feel tempted, try this.

Similar Blends: Condor, Bosun Cut Plug.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2004-02-23		Strong	Medium	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong

This tobacco has the typical floral scented British aroma in the pouch, mixed with a deep tobacco scent, and it also smells quite strong. On smoking, this tobacco burns very easily and cool. The strength of the tobacco is quite strong, but not overwhelmingly so like Cob Flake or the ropes. Nevertheless, I don't find this to be a good early-morning smoke because of the strength. It is quite dry tasting, too. Not a hint of sweetness, and a bit monotonous. What I think helps this tobacco is drying it thoroughly and lightly casing it with some high-proof rum, and perhaps a bit of licorice extract. Then it takes on a lively and pleasant character. The room aroma of the base tobacco is heavy.

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	Albion1956 (42)	2001-10-07		Strong	Strong	Full	Pleasant

AN English flake, in the English tradition, soapy as some would call it. This tobacco is either for those you like this type or not. A dark flake, partially broken and it comes moist, so some time is needed to air out for good smoke. Very flavorfull and aromatic in smell and room notes. This tobacco smokes all the way to the bottom of the bowl, with care! Strong on the nicotine, and with a white ash which shows it's purity. Not enough can be said for this tobacco. One of my favorites, which I smoke frequently.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2001-03-19		Very Strong	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Very Strong

I recently obtained a number of the G&H flakes from Pete Zaring at PipesforLess. In this sampling was the Coniston Cut Plug, probably one of the finest smoking experiences which I ever had. The opening aroma from the bag is pungent and discernible; not the characteristic citric acid aroma of most virginias but full. Mostly brown, some black and a little yellow leaf in the cut plug. Moist to the touch, requiring teasing and rubbing to fill the pipe. I chose a Savenelli Bruna large billiard, rubbing some for the bottom of the bowl, more flake for the middle and some rubbings to top off. A few charring lights and the smoking experience was on. After the first few gentle drawings to establish the light, the flavoring was noticed but then disappeared to be replaced by a steady naturally flavorful smoke, consistent to the last 1/3 of the bowl. It could be a little harsh near the bottom, requiring more than one light, then resolving itself to an agreeable smoke overall for the last 1/3 to the bottom of the bowl.

The smoke is not for the faint of heart. I was first reminded of 1792 flake, but smoother, then reminded of the old Bulwark blend, but Coniston was fuller and richer in taste. The second bowl of Coniston in a smaller bowled pipe (Imperial 2 dot) was not very rewarding. About 1/2 through the smoke even drawing gently and consistently, the light went out and the relighting gave a harsher and wetter smoke. A third bowl, in a GBB Prehistoric Pot was better than the first smoke, and it stayed lit almost to the end of the bowl, that same constant smoke, very flavorful and tasty . Mu conclusions are that this flavorful tobacco is well worth the effort for the experienced smoker, but requires a larger bowl and an investment of time to properly prepare the tobacco for the pipe. Time, too, for appreciating the subtle changes in the smoke through the bowl, but it never becomes that thin smoke that some virginias can near the end of the bowl.

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	Quiggifur (86)	2023-02-21		Strong	Mild to Medium	Full	Pleasant

20230314: Such a strange tobacco. The tin note is so meaty, DFK-like, but it doesn't translate heavily to the smoke. There is some element of it, some smokiness, but also some serious aromatics. Pegging this at 4 stars, definitely unique among the tobaccos I've tasted.

Tin note mainly of smoky dark fired Kentucky, and something herbal that I can't place. I feel like I get some rose geranium, or something similar to Bosun plug, in the smoke, but it's far more subdued. Whatever it is happens to be the main aromatic component to my mind. More of the tobacco and DFK barbecue comes through here compared to Bosun. I see tonka bean mentioned, got some ordered so I know what to look for, but having never encountered plain tonka beans before I can't speak about it. Far less the aromatic blast that Bosun is, and I'm not sure how I feel about it. May be a middle ground between another of my favorites, Kendal dark shag cut and Bosun, but I'm not sure I wouldn't rather just smoke either of those instead of this. Maybe they all have a place in my pantry.

Similar Blends: Maybe somewhere between GH Kendal dark shag, and Bosun plug.

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	hrhf (38)	2021-04-10		Strong	Extra Strong	Medium to Full	Overwhelming

I’ve long been fond of the folks at Gawith Hoggarth. I respect what they do there, and definitely recognize the quality of their products.

However, until this calendar year (2021), I was blissfully ignorant of the vast majority of their catalog.

I’ve been making every effort to change that, ordering small quantities of a variety of GH offerings upon the two most recent “drops” of GH stock here in the states.

My most recent sampler included the blend in question, Coniston Cut Plug.

I came to this blend with high expectations, having at least liked every other GH blend I’ve tried... at this point, probably 8-10.

This is quality tobacco. Strong, hearty stock. I’d probably like it a great deal if it wasn’t absolutely saturated with what can best be described as “old lady perfume.”

Admittedly, it doesn’t necessarily impact the flavor of the tobacco. But the retrohale and room note are reminiscent of that one aunt who goes way too heavy on the perfume. It’s overwhelming and borderline nauseating.

Hopefully this will dissipate some over time. However, I’m not optimistic. Even half as much of it would be too much.

So my advice to anyone would be to buy a small a sample as possible for your first encounter with this. Because I have a feeling that this stuff turns off more smokers than not.

In, the meantime, there are plenty of more worthwhile GH offerings out there. My new favorite is the Brown Irish X rope.

Pipe Used: Small clay pipe

Age When Smoked: New stock

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

Similar Blends: Aunt Gertrude.

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	Snappo's Pipe (23)	2019-12-05		Medium to Strong	Medium	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong

Gawith and Hogarth Coniston Cut Plug: since the Irish funeral of Condor, and the ongoing celebration of Samuel Gawith's 1792, Coniston Cut Plug pays high tribute to both, and I rejoice.

Pipe Used: Cob

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: SP.com

Similar Blends: Irish Condor & Samuel Gawith 1792, married..

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	Mr Bob UK (2)	2019-10-12		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Hi everyone have a question regards coniston cut plug keeping it very short..has anyone mixed this baccy with similar bacs like Irish flake or enerdale. I would love to hear about such mixing I hope I'm not off thread here but I'm new to these forum's I'm getting to old to take the chance on doing it myself without maybe someone's help regards coniston plug it's the plain English not the aromatic one l have always stuck with Irish flake to be honest but bought a tin of coniston cut plug it's not worlds away from Irish flake or enerdale so was wondering what the mixture ratios would work if at ALL work so to speak thanks sorry about waffeling on Mr Bob UK

Pipe Used: Peterson's

Age When Smoked: New ish

Purchased From: favourite shop

Similar Blends: Coniston is similar to enerdale Irish flake maybe conder university flake l gave a 4 star rating but I must of messed up it's ONLY showing 3 stars l did mean 4 stars.....

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	Madox07 (43)	2019-09-28		Strong	Mild	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Now this some baccy ! I really don't know how to explain this very well without repeating what has already been said. Well here goes: I guess that I would place this as a middle road between 1792 and Condor, but at the same time retaining its own element of originality. It is similar to 1792 in as far as the tonka seed topping and spiciness, and it also reminds one of condor in as far as smokiness and the floral element. I guess one could judge this as an improved version of Condor, but to do it proper justice I guess one needs to treat it as a blend in its own right, and a good one for that matter. It is strong, not for the faint of heart, but not overwhelming strong (as I find 1792 for instance). It's grassy flowery, but again not the main player here. At the end of the bowl I have made up my mind - I had a woody, rich, smokey, a bit flowery tobacco with a hint of dried fruit, and just the right amount of tonka topping to make this a wonderful experience. Not an all day smoker in my books, but very enjoyable. I do recommend some drying, otherwise it may eat matches. An easy 4/4 for me, and on a final note I believe that the word that best describes this is balance. Dark fired but not a mad house, various hints specific for your lakeland but just enough not to lean one way or another to make it controversial in taste.

Pipe Used: Rossi 320 Vulcano

Age When Smoked: fresh

Purchased From: Havana House in Windsor, UK

Similar Blends: 1792, Condor.

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	SmokingHawk (54)	2019-08-31		Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Ahh.. is it spring already or Am I dreaming! It reminded me of Gawiths Bosun cut plug which is Geranium dominant and Dark Flake both are equally strong in Nic hit department. I will recommend this for smoking in the evenings when you have enough time to enjoy it's pleasant smoke. I have smoked in day times but take few puffs and put it aside and light again after while as relights also a pleasant affair. I will recommend in to experience and intermediates for a totally different experience.

Purchased From: GQ Tobacco UK

Similar Blends: Bosun cut plug and Dark Flake.

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	swb118 (3)	2018-02-02		Strong	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Tolerable

This is a one bowl review. I really like this tobacco! I've been on a Lakeland bender of late, trying Ennerdale flake, Grasmere Flake, and obtaining some Kendal Flake and Dark Flake Scented along with Coniston. Coniston is a broken flake, and my 2 oz bulk order arrived not as moist as most GH&Co tobacco's. I still let a bowlful dry 20 minutes before loading and smoking. The Lakeland scent is noticeable but not overwhelming. The flavor is of strong tobacco and is very tasty. I wish I'd paid attention to other reviews and not made this my first bowl of the day because the Nic kick is above average. The lakeland flavor did come thru in the smoke although not as strongly as Ennerdale or Grasmere. This is a very good, very tasty,and strong tobacco.

Pipe Used: Savinelli Oscar 904KS

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com

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	Knightsmoker (216)	2017-04-24		Strong	Mild	Medium to Full	Very Strong

If you enjoy strong no nonsense blends then this is a blend for you. The VA/Bur blend is very well done and the casings are at the top of the mild end. The dark fired elements lead the way with smokey and spicy notes. The VA's are a little sweet (but this is not really a sweet smoke). They have a little citrus and grassy notes in places. The burley is nutty, earthy, a note of cocoa and some alkalinity pop up from time to time. The blend is smokey with a slight sweet spice note as well. This combines with the lakeland floral sent which has been added very lightly. The other elements seem to enhance the tobacco flavor. For example at times the nuttiness has notes of almond and Brazil nuts, which seems to be more from the casing than the burley IMO. A good blend for those looking to try a lakeland blend without being blown away by the floral sent. The nic hit is strong enough to make me feel relaxed. I think I have a pretty high tolerance so take it slow. It will smoke a little wet at the bottom and it can burn hot if pushed. The room note will not win you any friends. Not an all day smoke.

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	Haebar (52)	2015-11-20		Very Strong	Very Mild	Very Full	Tolerable to Strong

This tobacco is my introduction to Lakeland tobaccos. I'd heard that you either loved them or you hated them and most of what I read leaned toward the latter. Recently, my curiosity led me to order several of the Gawith & Hoggarth tobaccos from 4 Noggins in order to try them for myself. Several of them were out of stock and that prodded my curiosity and interest further. The appearance of the Coniston Cut Plug was of finely sliced plugs, as one would expect from the name. It was not just coins, but ribbons in abundance where the coins had fallen apart. The tobacco was moist out of the bag. Mine was the unscented variety so the aroma was not too floral and perfume-like, as many of the other Lakeland-type tobaccos are. I should have given the tobacco a little more drying time for my first bowl, but I smoked it right out of the bag. On later bowls I did allow for a little air-drying time and was rewarded with a drier smoke. The tobacco packed nicely, without having to further rub out the tobacco. It seemed almost to be drawn into the bowl. It lit easily when given adequate air-drying time (overnight for me). The initial flavor was a robust, smokey, bold character with a slightly soapy tinge. I had heard of this soapy aspect, but found it to be interestingly different and tasty. The flavor is deep and rich but not complex. The taste stays with you for a while after smoking and is not unpleasant, at least for me. There's not a whole lot of difference in the smoke as you move down the bowl; it is pretty much the same bold tobacco flavor the whole way down. The intensity and the strength (nicotine) of this tobacco is formidable. It is one of the strongest tobaccos that I've experienced. It burns fairly cool and dry. I smoked three bowls of it in an Orlik Captain Black billiard with an optimum cake.

Pipe Used: Orlik billiard

Age When Smoked: Fresh from purchase

Purchased From: 4 Noggins

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	scottyspipesebay (25)	2012-08-23		Medium to Strong	Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant

Coniston Cut Plug (Bulk): I'll start by saying this is a solid 3 stars for me. Upon opening the bag, the raw note is flowery soap and chocolate cake. It was moist out of the bag, but only took about 10 mins after I rubbed it out. It's a simple, easy drop in load; like dropping in cubes and you barely need to pack it. It fires up at 1st light; stays lite, but burns warm and more quickly than most quality blends. The room note is sweet, fruity and FLOWERY, but it can sting the back sinuses a bit if you're not careful. I like an occasional inhale, but trust me, this is not the blend for that, as a stand alone. N From what I'd read, I fully expected this smoke to have a strong nic kick, but it's not too heavy, and was NEVER overpowering. The palate is nice mild sweet woody goodness, and I now understand the Lakeland (soapy) flavor that so many speak of. For me, it is far in the back-end and was an enhancement to the blend; not a detractor at all. However, I do have to add that the soap ghost haunts the mouth long afterward. Grab an Altoid.

Some have described how smoky this is, but being the Latakia nut that I am, I'm used to the smokiest of blends, so this didn't seem to be overly so.

I fully enjoy sipping this with a few breaks here and there. I could only smoke about 2/3 of the bowl, as the flavor stops and turns to tar, but that's just the way some stronger blends are.

Ok, four years later I've been left with a cellared delight. Guys, aging is the key here. It mellows way back and any bite that was is gone. Even becomes mild in comparison. As I get older, the more I understand patients when it comes to loving and understanding what you are going for. My god, it is marvelous compared to what I first put into that big jar four years ago. Sweet and the soap is completely gone, replaced with a complexity I now truly enjoy. Even so, remember that this is an old English style tobacco meant to be sipped like a fine single malt Scotch. Not gulped down like cold beer on a hot day, or a sweetened cavendish ready to suck on and fill the room with clouds. That's not pipe smoking.

Pipe Used: Big older Jobey Canadian

Age When Smoked: Cellared 4 years

Purchased From: Pipes

Similar Blends: Nothing. Enrique within itself..

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	DrT999 (317)	2012-06-25		Medium to Strong	Strong	Full	Pleasant

Excellent tobaccos, but you'd really have to enjoy the rather complex flavorings more than I to be able to really enjoy this often.

edit -- I seem to like Lakelands ever more these days, and so am upping the rating.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2012-03-07		Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Tolerable

Other / Misc Flavoring is tasty and integrates well with the tobaccos dark rich and smoky character. I Was originally going to rate this only three but instead feel this one deserves no less than 4 gold stars. An excellent complex smoke.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2011-08-01		Strong	Medium to Strong	Full	Pleasant

I am glad I tried this.

I am looking for a Hogarth Lakeland floral with a little more scent than Best Brown No2 but not quite so pronounced as Ennerdale.

Unfortunately this one is not it because it is a bit to heavy for me, but it is very good all the same.

Noting the St Bruno comparision from the previous reviewer. I think it compares more favourably to Condor original actually, Similair strength and flavour

My search for a Lakeland floral continues,I might give that Glengarry Flake a try actually.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2011-07-12		Strong	Mild to Medium	Full	Tolerable

A real "man's" tobacco. Cool & slow burning, full on tobacco flavour. Nice and earthy. Peaty with a pleasant smokey flavour from the curing process. The flowery topping is evident, but varies from batch to batch. Sometimes it's hardly noticable, other batches it's quite evident.

At times, I'm reminded of a slightly damp day in the woods with a wooden fire burning somewhere nearby. It's a warming and comforting smoke, and makes me relaxed and happy. When I'm smoking CCP, I feel like I've been transported back a couple of hundred years to simpler (and better?) times. It's the sort of thing I expect Tolkien's "Old Toby" to be like. I can envision many a happy Hobbit smoking this blend.

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	Dubinthedam (133)	2010-12-24		Strong	Medium to Strong	Full	Very Pleasant

Another one on the strong list, and another 4 stars. One of the best strong ones from gawh.

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	BostonPipe (84)	2009-10-28		Strong	Medium	Very Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Another 'Claasic' from the Lakeland region of England. Mainly a dark flake, easy to rub out. A false light, a quick tamp, a re-light and on to the experience. A rather floral, ever so slightly sweet taste as one goes down the bowl. I view this type of blend as a change of pace, not an everyday smoke. Sort of a weekend, 'kick-back' type of blend. As with most of the blends from this region, the flavoring (or flavouring) really accentuates the high quality tobaccos, rather than over-power them.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-06-16		Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

Reading the other reviews, I'm a bit shocked, like maybe somehow I got a different GH blend than what I ordered. This is based on a couple of bowls, no more, no less, but my tobacco was fairly light in color, and I didn't get any of the flavors I associate with Kendal blended dark fired leaf blends. The smoke was fairly acrid and tended to bite. The Lakeland essence started off present, but then disappeared. I just wasn't happy with this tobacco at all.

I like many of the other GH blends, such as Kendal Kentucky and the Dark series (Thick, Flake and the default shag), but just didn't get this one at all. The other reviews sound a lot more interesting than what I just smoked...

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	Bluenoser (34)	2009-05-27		Medium to Strong	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Pleasant

If you enjoy British flavoring like I do you gonna love this tobacco. It is of extremely high quality leaf with an endless rolling of flavor-filled smoke tempting taste and smell senses to continually beg for more. I cannot say enough good about this mixture. It is sweet but not offensively so. It has plenty of strength to carry its aroma relentlessly pleasing the smoker always. If you like Condor, St. Bruno, Ennerdale, and Bracken Flake you should find solice in this kin weed. Order in a small sample and give it a go. Absolutely bliss!!!

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	Pipe4ever (204)	2009-04-01		Medium to Strong	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

Many thanks for Rich from 4noggins dot com, for sending me a good sample of this blend.

This is a typical Kendal dark pressed tobacco, scented with the typical flowery Kendal topping (after shave foam, ladies hair spray and all?), the smoke is strong in nicotine, which requires an extremely slow puffing to better enjoy this fine tobacco, the taste is flowery semi sweet with some bitterness and with sort of dark caramel undertone, there is a lot of delightful flavors to be discovered during the smoking experience, I found that a narrow bowl with a Very slow puffing (sipping) is the best way to enjoy this blend. Overall, this is an excellent blend in the finest English traditions; I like it and I will be buying more for sure.

Bad Good = Excellent * Exceptional

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2008-11-27		Medium to Strong	Mild	Full	Tolerable

This is a fun tobacco. I prefer to order it in bulk so you can cellar what you want and put what you like into your rotation.

In bulk it's a broken, stringy kind of flake and the bag aroma is that of fine tobaccos. I don't find a need to rub it out futher but just kind of crunch it up and pack (gently). As with all GH I've tried so far the moisture content is dead on perfect.

Gives you a mouth full of smoke, no burn, no bite, stays lit and does not offend others (at least around my place).

It does not seem to be particular as to type of pipe, briar-meer-cob-clay, but does seem to like a medium to large bowl. A small bowl doesn't let the flavor(s) develop. You might consider layering it a pipe with a mild Virginia until you become familiar with it's burn characteristics but otherwise...go for it.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2007-01-05		Strong	Extra Strong	Very Mild	Overwhelming

I've heard that this flake "grows on you". I have tried it in many sizes and types of bowls and it's the same over and again: floral

Does anyone know why the British like such "old lady perfumed" tobacco? It is growing on me a little, e.g. today out back in the wind it almost tasted and smelled fitting to be out there smoking it. It's snowing now, perhaps it would benefit from some snow time out in the blizzard. Something's got to help this poor stuff. I'm DGT'ing some right now in my CoolSmoke. It's bound to lose some of the perfume!

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2004-09-19		Strong	Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

I really like CCP. It's a scented flake that will not appeal to everyone, but strikes me just right. The strong scenting burns away for the most part during the first third of the bowl and then plays quietly with the great tobacco flavor until the end of the bowl. CCP is fairly strong, so some caution is needed.

Probably due to its strength, I don't smoke it everyday. But when I'm in the mood for a strong, flavorful tobacco, nothing hits the spot like CCP. It's made from high quality tobaccos processed in the traditional Lake District manner.

If your looking for a subtle Virginia, steer clear of CCP. It's straight forward and strong. It's great for smoking outdoors, particularly when your attention is not completely focused on smoking. CCP seldom needs a relight and smokes great to the bottom of the bowl with little attention from the smoker. I always have some at hand.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2002-09-23		Very Strong	Very Strong	Very Full	Very Strong

Do you like strong, highly floral, monotonous tobacco blends? If so, give this a try. I personally prefer to have my roses in a vase, my urinal puck in a bathroom and my sharpness in a cigarette (which I then will choose not to smoke).

British tobacco rope enthusiasts may enjoy this. But not me.

No cheers.

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	JaWiBr (437)	4 days ago		Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Tolerable

Package note of lakeland, tangy fruit, and spices. Tobacco is a broken flake of reddish dark brown. Moisture content is great, pieces rub out with a little effort. Burns slow with a few extra relights. The strength is medium to strong and nic is medium to strong. Flavoring is mild to medium, with notes of Floral Essences and Other/Misc. I detected tonquin/lakeland, and there was definitely an added sweet. Both dropped to the background with in the first 1/4, with the sweet hanging out a little longer than the tonquin/lakeland. Taste is medium to full and mostly consistent, with notes of tonquin/lakeland, spices, mildly smoky, wood, sugar, floral, tangy dark fruit, peaty vegetation, cocoa, molasses, savory, bread, orange peel/zest, earth, slight spicy, a sweet nutty and grassy background note, and a very peppery retro. Virginia is leading with Dark Fired and Burley supporting. Room note is tolerable, and aftertaste is great.

Pipe Used: Castello Old Antiquari G84

Age When Smoked: 2 years

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

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	Aduana Taylor (29)	2022-12-26		Strong	Medium	Very Full	Tolerable

Cómo es de rigor en estás revisiones lo primero que hay que señalar es que los Lakeland no tienen termino medio: o te gustan o los aborreces. En mi caso hay algunos que no terminan nunca de enamorarme y en principio habría que decir que casi ninguno son tabacos para todo el día. Para aquellos que aborrecen estás mezclas me gustaría decir que, más allá de la subjetividad de los gustos, las labores de gawith & hoggarth me merecen el mayor de los respetos ya que está es una casa centenaria que sigue elaborando sus mezclas de la misma exacta manera, en el mismo sitio y con las mismas maquinarias desde finales del 1800. Escencialmente famosos por su rapé hoy han recuperado para sí a su hermana gemela Samuel gawith, lo cual me parece también una buena noticia (incluso están intentando sembrar su propio tabaco). Coniston es una de sus famosas mezclas. Un plug de virginias y burley cortado el flake, con buena humedad y aroma herbáceo y floral. Es una mezcla fuerte que se quema muy lenta y requiere varios reencendidos. No produce demasiada humedad, tien un sabor pleno y una nota de habitación típica de las clásicas labores británicas de antaño. Yo la siento bastante próxima al Bosun y junto al Enerdale son las que más me gustan de esta casa.

Pipe Used: Bbb

Similar Blends: Bosun.

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	Rob73 (77)	2016-10-23		Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant

Less flavoured than his 'brother' Ennerdale, Coniston has - I think - the soapy note (the typical Kendal scent) used for the great GH Balkan Mixture. That is enough to make it a great tobacco, like all the production Gawith Hoggarth. 4,0/5 in my personal rating system.

Purchased From: Synjeco, Brissago (Switzerland)

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	Little Steven (76)	2016-09-12		Medium to Strong	Medium	Medium to Full	Unnoticeable

This is the finest all day smoke I've ever come across. Not the finest smoke, but the finest for any occasion. It's manly and bold, gentle and firm. Florid not floral.

I'd recommend it to anyone, any time!

Pipe Used: Stanwell billard.

Age When Smoked: Fresh.

Purchased From: Online somewhere.

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	Smoke_Ring (158)	2013-07-24		Medium	Medium	Full	Tolerable

Coniston Cut Plug Unscented;

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, Medium Strength, Full Body Natural Tobacco Flavor, has a slight After Taste

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