Gawith Hoggarth & Co.: Dark Plug Pipe Tobacco

Product Number: 005-001-0063

Gawith, Hoggarth & Co's Dark Plug combines equal proportions Malawi Dark Fired leaf, which lends it a smokey flavor, and Indian dark air-cured leaf, which lends it a sweeter, yet still strong 'cigar type' flavor.

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  • Components: Virginia, Dark Fired Kentucky
  • Family: Virginia
  • Cut: Plug
Customer Reviews
Overall Rating:
4.8
24 reviews
Good plug
January 18, 2025
Product: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Dark Plug Bulk
Solid lug of quality whole leaf makeup not too Smokey and mild cigar note this is a good alternative to the ropes.
Dark Flake in Plug Form
November 24, 2023
Product: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Dark Plug Bulk
That’s right! Dark Plug and Dark Flake are the same blend. I like the plug best because how thick or thin you slice it makes a difference imo.
Amazing
July 07, 2024
Product: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Dark Plug Bulk
One of best kind of tobacco that I have ever smoked
Great taste and strong hit
November 23, 2023
Product: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Dark Plug Bulk
my first plug tobacco. I didn't love it at first because I didn't know how to handle a plug tobacco. I smoked a bowl after I got it and it was super moist and not pleasant do to operator error. I cellared it for a bit more than a year and learned more about plug tobacco. Cut a bit off tonight, let it dry for a couple hours, rubbed it out and gotta say this is a pleasant smoke. Very strong smoke almost reminiscent of a cigar. pepper on the retro and a bit of floral on the fore front note. Perfect mixture of citrus and pepper. Earthy tones that'll remind you of a good cigar mixed with a very hard nicotine hit. This is a strong blend and I suggest letting it dry out for at least a few hours before smoking. I will 100% keep a good stock of this plug in the cellar. I love it....Read More
Dense slow burning
September 19, 2023
Product: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Dark Plug Bulk
and great tasting...earthy campfirey bbq come to mind. I just wish I could keep it lit. Id give it at least another half star if I could keep it lit past 5 or 6 puffs. It may be user error so ILl try packing the pipe differently next time.
Excellent
February 13, 2023
Product: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Dark Plug Bulk
This is a beautiful plug and smells amazing. I have to let it dry for about 12 hours to be smokable at an enjoyable level. Tastes really good with a nice nicotine kick. Buying more
awesome!
March 26, 2023
Product: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Dark Plug Bulk
Package note of barbeque, peaty vegetation and sharp sweet. Tobacco is a plug of marbled brown and light brown with a bit of black mixed in. Moisture content is good, recommend a thin sharp knife or razor and slicing thin and rubbing out. Burns slow with a few extra relights. The strength is medium to strong and nic is medium. No flavoring detected. Taste is medium to full and very consistent, with notes of barbecue, fermented vinegary vegetation, spicy cigar, herbal floral, spices, toasted bread, wood, dry, lemon grass, orange peel, earthy, tart and tangy citrus, acidic, nuts, a sweet peaty hay background note, and a very peppery retro. Dark Fired Virginia is leading with Indian Burley supporting. Room note is tolerable, and aftertaste is great....Read More
Altísima calidad
June 25, 2020
Product: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Dark Plug Bulk
Es un tabaco muy fuerte, debe fumarse después de una buena comida. Su sabor es de un tabaco en verdad serio y "oscuro". Si eres un personaje de Moby Dick, te va a súper deleitar, y si no lo eres...lo serás al fumarlo.
An alternative to my n.1
February 26, 2020
Product: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Dark Plug Bulk
As a long time Burley-blend only smoker, I have basically smoked all burley pipe products around. After a few years of intense seeking of the perfect blend for me, I was able to narrow the search and find my utmost favorites to be... well... one blend. As such, 95+% of the time I smoke C&D Burley Flake #1. That's it. Most other blends eventually disappoint me in some way or another. See, at first, a blend can seem wonderful, but as it dries a bit, its true character can reveal certain (character) flaws, like people (at first). Knowing that I've stayed with C&D BF#1 and have remained mostly if not completely pleased. I won't spend time on the mechanics of Dark Plug and other considerations the honorable friends here have already explained with details and charm. However, I will state that I have finally found an alternative to my favorite smoke....Read More
Best plug, hands down
January 26, 2019
Product: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Dark Plug Bulk
My preferred type of tobacco is plug (or sliced flakes), and this one takes the prize. It is strong, deep, and rich in flavor and nicotine content. It is earthy, and very much says, “High quality leaf,” when smoked. The mixture of DFK and Virginia gives you a bbq and smoky flavor that is mellowed out by the natural sweetness from the Virginias. In fact, the plug cuts I received already had a lot of crystallized sugar veins running throughout the plug. That sweetness is balanced by the DFK’s meaty qualities. The dark brown leafs are oily and moist, but once rubbed out, is not too wet, as many Gawith flakes tend to be. It is a very dense plug, and I’ve found the best method to prepare this tobacco for smoking is to cut off a chunk, put it into an electric spice grinder, and give it a few pulses and shakes, which grinds it into medium sized flakes that are easy to dry (if you want) and pack. The oils keep the leaf burning well, and you’ll end up with a thick, creamy smoke with tons of tobacco flavors. If you are also a cigar lover, you’ll probably find Dark Plug to be incredibly satisfying. Gawith produces some of the finest blends in the world, using old school methods, on machinery from the late 1700s, using some of the highest quality leaf available. And Dark Plug is a perfect example to of how a master blender can take something that is seemingly simple, and turn it into something very special....Read More
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