Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Kendal Dark

This is an awesome shag tobacco. It is easy to light and smokes all the way down with few to no relights. Burns to a fine white/gray ash. Bitter/sweet with a bit of spice/heat on the tongue. This goes well with coffee in the morning it you want a real wake up call! I bet it would be wonderful smoked after a cold day outside with a cup of hot chocolate. I think the flavors would compliment each other nicely. Once the weather is a bit cooler I think I will confirm this theory. This may be redundant, given other reviews, but there is a bit of cigarishness to the flavor and aroma. Best smoked, at least for me, in a small to medium sized pipe. I tried some in a large Italian freehand and it burned way too fast. I couldn't control the burn even with slow puffing and it was not as enjoyable this way. It became a bit bitter and hot. Maybe it was because I had all my windows open and several ceiling fans going at the time. Nice amount of nicotine, though not as much as Dark Birds Eye which is another G&H shag type tobacco that I like. I would recommend this to anyone who likes a stronger full tobacco flavored smoke.

I wanted to review the auld Kendal dark blend fine cut that is a hand rolling tobacco. That was a good tobacco not a long time ago. I don’t know why your online shop don’t sell the same quality or at the end of a year the quality drop with the strength smell coloration and kick of nicotine to fade ? Do you over produce for sales some bad blend or crop not arrived at maturation after fermenting stage ? This additional moisturiser smelling in all tobacco is what ? My rate now 1 or 2/4 max that was a good tobacco.... before

I was rather disappointed with GH&C Kendal Dark. It had much less flavor and strength than most of the review led me to expect. Instead, what I got was a rather mild burley forward smoke with an occasional taste of dark fired leaf and very occasionally a bit of sweetness from the Virginias. The unlit tobacco smelled faintly aromatic, although I didn't detect any flavoring while smoking it.

Since KD is a shag, I loaded a large pipe with a lot of tobacco and packed it down rather tightly. This made it a bit difficult to light and keep lit, but provided a long smoke. I smoked it very slowly, which may account for my perception that is isn't as strong as others found it. The flavor was pretty consistent, although it was a little sweeter toward the end of the bowl.

I suspect KD would make an excellent RYO tobacco.

This is a very delicious blend that pleases very much. This does not tire my test buds and is a nice change of pace . I look forward to smoking it again.