Rum Twist
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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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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
