When it comes to this one however, they seem to be all over the place. The harshness did fade a bit halfway through the bowl, and I was getting some nice flavors from small sips-the tobacco does burn well. You can burn it to ash, though you may have to stir up the last quarter of the bowl depending how much or if you gave it any dry time. I met his wife as she was selling his cellar to a local brick and mortar. Not perfectly cut and portioned flakes as with others. This is definitely a close relative of 1792, but far less assertive. If you aren't ready for a strong full bodied smoke then this one will be hard to enjoy. Rattray's Stirling Flake 50g tin $ 15.95 Add to cart; Samuel Gawith Commonwealth Mixture 50g tin $ 15.00 Add to cart; Rattray's Wallace Flake 50g tin This is strong stuff, but smooth with it. It must be a Virginia/Burley mix. First, let me say that I love this flake, I find it uniquely satisfying. Once lit, seems to need a bit more draw than other flakes. It is a whopper of a strong tobacco too. . Scented talcum powder? I have been gifted with all the SG blends (minus perhaps FireD flake, good quality bacci, just not to my taste) this one doesn't let you down..gotta try, Update: as I slow sip'ed my last Bracken Flake this AM, it seduced me BIG-TIME, just placed an order for a pnd of this wonderful weedsuggest you snag a few tins before it goes MIA again. Orders over $95 in US, Safe Payments Home Stretch: As end of the bowl approaches, I find that it becomes more intense though never overpoweringly so. All Rights Reserved. Again, this is the variance in thickness of the flakes. If you rush it, as I did the first time I tried it, The strength gets to you and the flavors combine into a slurry of sour. The flavouring (a combination of essences of the like of bergamot, anise) is applied very coherently, the true tobacco base is never hidden. Samuel Gawith: 1792 FLAKE 50g; Samuel Gawith: 1792 FLAKE 50g SG1792-50g. It has a very strong, almost cigar flavor that I don't like. It is amazing to me how subjective perspectives can be on a singly objective subject. I hold them in the highest regard and Im very thankful to still have the wonderful blends they have in production today. One star for quality, second for the reminder to smoke slow, but this is one SG I won't be buying again, SG do too many other tobacco's which IMO are far superior. I agree with a number of the reviews, the aroma when opening the tin is pleasant, the first half of the bowl is very pleasant..a little strong for me since I prefer a milder smokebut I find it does tend to loose its flavour half way through. (Is there a hint of talcum, as Beer astutely noticed?) Samuel Gawith - Bracken Flake Edit this tobacco Favorite Wishlist Subscribed We have blended a carefully balanced selection of Kentucky & dark fired leaf to give this medium to strong flake. United Kingdom. The taste is quite full and strong on the palate, earthy, with suggestions of cherry fruit and Brazil nuts. It's strong, yes and not for the faint of heart. I suspect it was intended as premium smoke for the one-blend smoker. Since I can not get my Gawiths Chocolate Flake any more a good substitute but will try others before my final descision as to whether I continue. But smoked slow and respectfully, it will give you a very unique and great experience. Very dark and rich, monochromatic and powerful, but not bitter or over the top. It deserves it: it's a masterpiece of the dark flake genre. Update: If you want to know what SG brown rope tastes like without having to fuss preparing the rope for pipe smoking, try Bracken Flake. All round a good enjoyable relaxing smoke but if you smoke it too quickly you will lose the pepper and get burned instead. Everything about it is just different than most other blends. Wow, this is strong stuff, and this is supposed to be milder than 1792! This is a mixture of Virginias and Kentuckys, with dark fired leaf. I've never had this experience with tobac before. I recently sold 6 tins because it wasn't my favorite. I got loopy halfway through, and just could not take any more. I've been smoking this blend fairly regularly for almost a year now & I figured that's long enough to give it a fair review. A high quality flake for the seasoned piper, recommended. The tin aroma is muddy and unpleasant but the smoke is rich, full and satisfying. Online Exclusive Price: 18.49 Regular Price: 19.79. I thought this was an excellent tobacco and I'll certainly be smoking it again. This has to be considered as a very robust smoke. It is definitely a dark taste, leather and oak. HmmBracken Flake. This is REAL tobacco!! Whenever one of those appears here on tobaccoreviews.com, that usually means it is a stout tobacco. If you dislike those, you'll probably dislike BF. Finish:. It might have been many years ago, when I enjoyed Gitanes cigarettes (the ones with the black tobacco). Not an improvement, to my mind. To me, this is a quality control problem. BF burns down to a fuffy white ash and leaves no dottle to speak of. It is too strongly flavoured. Bracken Flake has quickly become one of my primary go-to flakes and entered a place in my top-ten desert island choices. Definitely one for smoking in a small bowl. It smells really nice, both in the tin and when lit. In the end, the only change is that the flavoring is more prominent. But enjoyably so. 3 stars from me. I dont know for sure. 4 rope. This blend is composed by very high quality tobaccos, and so i highly recomended it. I know it's a discontinued blend so a part of me was thinking about putting it in the cellar, but you know, the first thing I ended up doing when I got home was opening it up and having a smoke with some strong, black tea. The only problem that I forsee is trying to find a reliable supply in the future. One of the key words here is strong - this is not for the faint of heart, or for beginner pipe smokers. Flakes break up fairly easily, but unevenly. Nicotine is there but I do not find overpowering. It reminds me well, of bracken! It is a blend that needs to be smoked for a while to be fully appreciated, especially since it's so full-flavored. A first light is brings billows of rich white smoke, followed with a brief visit of the tamper and then a tamping light. I mean: I like dark stoved Virginias, but only when they are smooth, leathery but still with a nice sweetness. The virginia tobacco is in front, the rum based topping is high sugar and makes that lovely candied flake we all enjoy. They are similar, sure, but there are tobacco tastes in the Bracken that are not found in 1792. This blend can get away from you if you are not careful with technique. It is way too high in nicotine to be an all-day smoke. It does get bitter toward the end, so follow kilted1's advice and smoke slowly. I recommend this blend to those who like 1792, ropes and fire-cured Kendals. Samuel Gawith $15.00 - $44.63 (1 review) Write a Review SKU: 100-8385 Size: (Required) 50 g. 8 oz. Too bad its no longer in production. The tobacco had dried slightly and smelled much better in the tin. It should probably be noted that I am a fan of 1792 and Lakeland Dark and thus a fan of Samuel Gawiths dark and bold blends in general, but whereas some reviewers find this blend to be harsh I rather find it to be well rounded. So don't overdo the drying. The tin aroma seemed slightly sweet & tangy but is hard for me to discribe. Unknown production) and looked every bit like something brought over on the Mayflower. Cool smoke, rich flavor, lovely mildness. You can find our Privacy Policy here. Once lit this translates well in to the taste, a deep earthy taste with prominent strokes of wet leather and a pepperish tingle on the tongue. Lighting, tamping then re-lighting gave a steady smoke that burned to the bitter end. (I'd put 1792 at 8.7 and DF at 9.7, and ropes fall in between those.). I find I need more than the average number of relights but this tends to pace the smoke , so I don't consider it a problem. The ingredients declared are no more than Kentucky, dark-fired Virginias and a mystery "long-used" essence. Taste is full. Samuel Gawith has stated that they stopped producing this blend because they could no longer source some of the necessary ingredients. I have been smoking this blend for nearly a decade and hope to continue puffing away at it for many more to come. I rubbed out the flakes. The aroma is of "Lemon Grass". Deep and resonant forest, leather and cigar tones emerge from the heart of this blend. Flavoring is attractive: not as sweet and tonquin dominated as 1792, but more "fresh" and "cool". After a 15 minute airing they rubbed out readily and were quite dry. Samuel Gawith 1792 Dark Flake Pipe Tobacco 250g Box. Monochromatic, if not for the spice. I think this blend is Gawith 1792 Flake with an added flavoring that has been substituted for the Tonquin in 1792. Altogether it is a pleasant presence. At the room they dont like it. The aroma was very tobacco-ey and rich! The first bowl smoked pretty dry, though a little steamy, the airing out helps tremendously with this one. A must try for all pipe smokers. Ive tried it just once, but it was quite an intensive smoke. And no matter how used you think you are to strong tobacco, there's always one blend out there, somewhere, that will get you close to hiccoughing. The Kentucky and dark-fired leaf offer a lot of earth, some nuttiness, minor spice notes, molasses, a little cocoa, smoke and wood with a slight sharpness. Similar Blends: Samuel Gawith 1792, Dunhill Royal Yacht, Sams Flake, Gawith and Hogarth Dark Flake. Similar Blends: Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Westmorland Slices. In the right circumstances, with a bit of caution, Bracken satisfies like few blends can. Burns very well. SOLD OUT !!! It leaves me perfectly satisfied. I found no tongue bite and enjoyed the smoke rather well. I don't understand some of the other reviewers saying that they get vanilla and menthol and stuff like that. Today, they still produce a huge range of flavoursome blends whilst still implementing the same traditional methods and, some of the original machinery from 1792. Samuel Gawith 1792 Flake 250g. If you find a tin around, buy it and try it. E&OE. I let it dry for about 15 minutes and proceeded to smoke. I bought a tin wanting to try a Lakeland style back in 2009. It burns rather fast and produces a darfk grey ash and just a touch of dottle at the bottom of the pipe. The tin I had contained tobacco needing time to dry before smoking. Samuel Gawith Squadron Leader; A Tobacco Review for You! Even after smoking several pounds of the bulk version I still find it hard to describe other than Bracken flake to me is like a scented "light" version of Irish Flake. Im not in love with the taste or room note but I do like the nic hit and the flash back of when I smoked a gitanne. Samuel Gawith: Brown No. 20.29. It was difficlt to keep lit and I scrapped it with about 1/4 bowl left to go. I mean you could easily kill someone who only smokes American aromatics if you give them a big bowl of this. I fully understand the 1 star reviews for this. When I took my first puff the first thing to come to mind was the word 'Stout'. Not my all-day smoke, but something worth having in normal rotation. From the start, Bracken has a hint of some type of Lakeland essence with a stout and rich Virginia flavor that deepens as the smoke progresses. Cocoa? Not sure how to describe the taste because it is different but for me I give it top rating. I'd enjoy it more if I were smoking SHELLAC! Overall this is one odd blend. The flakes vary from very thick to fairly thin, which seems to be normal for SG flakes, especially in bulk. This tobacco is not for the novice for first time pipe smoker. Age When Smoked: Unknown (No date on Samuel Gawith tins). The history of tobacco in Kendal starts here, with Thomas Harrison bringing from Scotland not only the secrets of snuff manufacture, but 50 odd ton of second hand equipment all by horseback back in 1792. Mon-Sat: 12pm-8pm. Bracken Flake has to be one of the slowest burning blends I've piped, it seems endless! Smells like a porta-potty caught fire and burned straight to the ground. it reminds me of old lady perfume counter smells. Great Stuff! The second thing was a sweetish, artificial tin aroma that immediately transported me to my childhood, when my parents forced a cheap cough syrup on me. The nicotine is very potent in this tobacco so be careful if you are smoking it first thing in the morning. Sorry, persons under the age of 18 cannot use this site. ALL images are Copyrighted and NOT for open use. I am pleasantly surprised at its consistant fullness and love the 'plain jane' feel of the smoke. In this blend, however (probably due to the Kentucky) the taste is pungent, earthy, woody, and somehow reminding me of the smell of cow dung. Pipe Used: Rattray's Bulldog, St. Regis Prince, Age When Smoked: 6 years, 10 years (2011). I wonder, if they used some actual bracken essence bracken is not a healthy plant to consume in any form, so perhaps that's why The Bracken Flake has been discontinued? Fragrant, delicious, different. I miss the nuances of the flavors. If I could consistently acquire this, I would smoke this morning, noon, and night. Smooth and mild with hardly any essence detected while smoking. 1792 does not, even when I inhale a little. Individual reviews are the opinion(s) of the contributor and do not reflect the opinion(s) If only this came in a "lite" version. I suspect this is dark fired Kentucky. 97.99. Bottom Line: For scented/Lakeland flake lovers, if you find 1792 (Cobb) Flake too strong but enjoy the tonquin flavor, this will be a welcome blend. Everyone else should bum a bowl from a friend before buying. I wasn't very impressed. This flake is best smoked a little drier than what Samuel Gawith ships it as, just make sure to not let it get bone dry. As I have understood it this blend was discontinued because of a shortage of the leaf required, but if that is the case how come 1792 and Lakeland Dark are still in production? Oh how fine it is! A kinder, gentler little brother to 1792 flake? Not highly complex but very delicious. You must be of legal age to purchase tobacco products or smoking accessories on this site. Once you get it lite it's quite good. At this point I was about ready to trade it off, but decided to give it one more try in a couple of days. Recommended for those that enjoy a medium to strong tobacco. Ho-hum. I can only recommend it to people looking for strong experiences with their pipes. This burns moderately well, yields a good volume of smoke and is more than satisfying from one bowls worth of indulgence. Here lies another departed tobacco from the old world. But I do know experienced pipe smokers who enjoy this very much. This tobacco is strong, the room note is simply impossible, and I found no chocolate or cocoa flavour (but probably that's because I was overshot by the strenght). This turn of events might be due to the fact that its pretty dried out. Little dottle and the majority burns to a nice grey ash. The room note is a little like shoe polish aroma so you won't win any fans when smoking it but it is a good smoke and can be smoked outdoors. The flavors are intense and build rapidly while the topping or casing gradually fade into the background. Supplemental Notes: This is very likely to become a regular part of my rotation as a replacement for the long absent Condor Original Flake I loved. The tin scent did not reflect the taste at all. I'm curious as to what flavors other reviewers detect. Perhaps there is a suggestion of chocolate on the after-taste, with the slightest hint of spice?
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