Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Brown Irish Twist Liquorice Plum.

Available from my preferred baccy emporium only in small, pre-sealed packages of about 7 grams, these sweet flavoured twists are likely conceived as chewing tobaccos by GH&Co. That didn’t stop me from ordering up a selection to sample in my pipe and it shouldn’t stop you either, provided you have a stomach for strong tobaccos with strong top dressings.

I smoke a lot of Brown Irish, more than any other tobacco. I have to say that the ‘aromatic’ version that is sold in pipe sized quantities didn’t really agree with me (it’s rare I say that about a GH&Co blend) but this one is more to my tastes.

I think I can understand what my fellow reviewer perceives as an unnatural element to the top dressing but I don’t interpret it that way. To me, that element is the liquorice part of the dressing which is tasted mainly in the mouth, and is quite pleasant provided one sticks to the kind of gentle sipping that weed of this strength demands from many smokers. The plum element of the flavour is much more aromatic and comes through in the side stream. YMMV.

I like it. Probably a 3.5 star blend rather than the full four stars, but definitely worth investigating those for those seeking an aromatic take on the brown ropes.