Samuel Gawith Scottish Autumn Flake

I am a confessed novice to the world of virginias. Having struggled to appreciate the grassy and hay - like, and the cigarette - like quality of many, this is a revelation. Autumn Flake is utterly outstanding, and a new essential to my rotation.

I have no hesitation in commending this to anyone wanting a full taste, easy packing, lighting and show stopping smokes. A winner in large and small bowl sizes, and a lingering aftertaste with lemon and honey.

Works best when dried a little, as it bites when too damp. I would love to wax lyrical about comparable blends but my inexperience with virginias prevents me, but I have no problem with naming this among the finest purchases I have made since taking up the pipe 25+ years ago.

I have cellared multiple tins if that is any recommendation.

Very nice flake! It has a little -barely perceptible- nuts scent that combine really good with the well matured Virginia's Is sweet and very bodied. Full flavour and easy to smoke (never relights needed). The nicotine amount is perfect: I can get satisfaction burning this tobacco! (and Im a Latakia lover... ) So no more words needed (applause, applause...)

I'm sat here on a very warm summer night and this tobacco is just burning away excellently. Tons of deep hay flavour with a grassy tang, keeps lit easily, and the second half of the bowl is just pure luxury.

Woow, candidate of best pure virginia tobacco and for me it is best: Pure taste but not flat, great bright virginias gives us extraordinary taste.it is between fvf and bbf,not so sweet bbf and no so dark-spicy like as fvf.

I think there s nothing to say so much , it must try to get fan of SAF.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

I think Samuel Gawith makes the finest Virginias across the board and this one is no exception to that statement. I enjoyed this tin and have gone back and forth as to whether I should give it three stars or four stars as I have already bestowed Four stars on FVF and BBF.

So the thought process is, are they the same? No. There is certainly a different twang to this Virginia than the aforementioned duo. I find the Virginias to be a little tangier than the other two and perhaps, there is a slight topping as others have suggested. It does come off as sweet hay with maybe a touch of fermented cider.

The second consideration is whether the differences make this blend any worse than the other two. Definitely not. There is room for all three of these fantastic Virginias in a rotation.

With that, I am hanging four stars on yet another Sam Gawith Virginia.

What a delectable flake this is, a blend of light and dark Virginia's with a very mild topping that definately includes chocolate. A mildishly sweet but full smoke with no bite is what I got, highly recommended.

Scottish Autumn Flake, a pure blend of pressed Virginias, offers a greatvpipe smoking experience.
The flakes are nicely crafted, resulting in a presentation that's as visually appealing with adoring smell.

When you open the tin, you're greeted with the sweet and natural fragrance of the Virginia tobacco leaves. The flakes are perfectly formed and easy to prepare for packing your pipe. Upon ignition, the tobacco burns at a steady pace, revealing the full spectrum of Virginia's flavors.

As you progress through the bowl, the flavors evolve, demonstrating the complexity that can be achieved with high-quality Virginia tobacco. The smoke remains smooth and cool, allowing you to fully appreciate the natural sweetness and nuanced character of the leaf.

Great smoke.

This straight Virginia definitely lives up to its name: Dark stewed fruit, plums, oranges, spices, cinnamon, a hint of pumpkin along with notes of damp hay and an ever-present sweetness conjure up mental images of autumn, harvest, overcast days and colorful leaves. Overall, this is the fruitiest straight Virginia I've ever had with some nuances that I have not yet tasted as strongly in any other (which makes me suspicious about whether there's some kind of very light topping). However, it has all the familiar nuances and tastes one would expect in a Virginia and at times feels a bit generic, nevertheless a very solid blend. At times I was reminded of Capstan Blue, although it's not really there yet and just a distant similarity. However, the general notes are very similar. For a 50g tin, there's more flakes than in many other tins. Probably because the tobacco comes relatively dry compared to other flakes - perfect to smoke right away. Doesn't bite or burn hot at all, but I found it difficult to keep lit, especially in the beginning.

Samuel Gawith deserves all praise for their unique Virginia, wich is, like the blender, really one-of-a-kind.

This said, I always find their flakes tricky: hard to fold or to rub, hard to pack, hard to keep light and hard to burn evenly. Still, it's worth it.

This really resembles a lighter (and more "civilized") version of BBF. I enjoyed it very much.