Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Dark Plug

Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Dark Plug

Beef jerky to start with.  I like to cube cut this for ease of handling, and it's a bit fire-retardant until it's dry.  Cigar like in quality with dark, earthy tobacco flavors (imagine that), just a touch sweet and somewhat to the thin side of body.  And floral...rose, magnolia, ahh a fresh breath of spring time!  Until the massive nicotine hit sets in...better get on back to town son, dig the dirty lowdown.  Palpitation and hiccup inducing to be sure, try this for your first bowl of the day, ha (really, don't).  Not as floral as Brown Bogie, not as herbal as Dark Birdseye.  That's my impression at least.  What I'm smoking here has been jarred solid for several months.  This seems to have about everything I need from tobacco except that it makes me set the bowl down every several puffs.  Brown Bogie is more fun but I'm glad I was able to get some of this Dark Plug all the same.  Oh my.

This starts off with a peppered steak sort of taste, a bit harsh on the throat, very strong and takes a lot of work to keep lit. Decent cigar like flavour though

I like the Dark series, and probably like Dark Flake the best, because I like the cut and the way it burns. Dark Plug is a close second. The control over the preparation is the biggest feature, but the flip side is that the effort required to prepare it can be a bit of a hassle. Very strong in the nicotine department, also lots of flavor, can be a bit overwhelming.

A very nice, dense plug. If you've smoked Dark Flake you know what you have here. A stout and pleasing combo of Va and Kentucky. I don't detect any Lakeland sauce at all in the plug I received. The world needs more tobacco like this and it's a solid 3 stars for me. Dark Flake gets 4 because I feel it's easier to work with. Also, the Dark Plug I received needed time to dry before smoking. It's the first time I ever had to do that with a tobacco that didn't come from Samuel Gawith. So for being the right smoking moisture and being easier to work with, Dark Flake for the win. If Dark Plug was the only way I could smoke this tobacco, I wouldn't let it dampen my enthusiasm or keep me from buying boxes of it.

Excellent, I took away a star for minor gripes, YMMV.

Please, do not take this as review. It is just note for myself.

It has been log time since I have smoked this stuff. Reason why I did not write overview imidiatley after finishing sample with last bowl in mouth, was nicotine hit. Taste of pure vitamin N overcharged all possible tastes what I could get from tobacco. No floral essence, no soap. Just little bit of tart, very little sweetness, nuts.

Several relights was needed, even I cut it gently thick as hair and leave a hour dry it. I will need to try it again. In general, it would be good tobacco.

This was a gift, so it's now about 9 years old. The cigar characteristics which I noted in the Dark Flake are much toned down but a dark, almost Guinness-like quality remains. There is just a hint of the Lakeland essence left, which nicely balances the dark bitterness. Not an all day smoke by any means, it's a pleasant change of pace.