Gawith Hoggarth
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A few months back, the folks at Gawith Hoggarth reached out to us and asked if we would be interested in trying some twist tobacco that they wanted customer feedback on. That turned out to be Black Bogie Twist, a twist or rope tobacco that is the result of spinning Virginia leaves and then steaming…
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One of the things Gawith Hoggarth is famous for is their twist or rope tobaccos. Among the most popular are Brown Irish X and its cooked and pressed cousin, Black Irish X. They also make twists with different toppings, in this case, rum. Does the rum add something to the twist, or does it get…
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In this video, I share some of my favorite pipes and tobaccos that I just can’t seem to stop smoking! Do you have favorite pipes that you can’t put down, or tobaccos that you keep going back to despite the growing collection in your cellar? I can’t be the only one!
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Gawith Hoggarth’s Sweet Peach is a ribbon blend of Virginia, Burley, and Cavendish with a light peach topping. The tin note is sweet but not as “peachy” as I expected. It is almost like a peach meringue. The tobacco is very moist but lights up fairly well right out of the tin, though a few…
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Gawith Hoggarth’s Rum Twist is a rope spun with stoved Virginia and flavored with rum. To properly prepare this tobacco, I recommend slicing shavings from it—as thin as you can make them. The twist was originally intended to be a convenient means of transporting tobacco on long voyages in a compact format that would hold…
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How to Properly Prepare Twist Tobacco I have talked to a lot of people who want to smoke twist or rope tobaccos like Gawith Hoggarth’s Black or Brown Irish X but get frustrated with keeping it lit. I have been learning that the problem is often in how it is being prepared. When it comes…
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Gawith Hoggarth & Co.’s Kendal Dark Classic Cut is a fine shag cut blend of Malawi Dark-Fired and Indian air-cured Virginias. Kendal Dark is also available in several other formats including a ribbon cut (dubbed Vintage Cut), a flake, and a plug. Upon lighting up, you will soon discover that the blend is rich, bold,…
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