Gawith Hoggarth & Co.: Kendal Flake Pipe Tobacco

Product Number: 005-001-0017

Kendal Flake is a stronger tobacco with light side proportions of 68% Virginia and a dark side of nearly 1/3, including 16% dark-cured Indian leaf, provide a medium strength smoke. The unique, complex top note is achieved by the combination of over 10 different flavors, essences, and extracts from Gawith, Hoggarth & Co.

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Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Kendal Flake

Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Kendal Flake

Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Kendal Flake

Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Kendal Flake

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Components: Virginia, Burley
Family: Aromatic
Cut: Flake

Customer Reviews

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4.7

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Sensational!

May 20, 2023

Product: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Kendal Flake Bulk

My first few bowls out of a cobb were promising but never crossed the line into great. I left a flake of this in a small tupperware for about a week, then rubbed it out and smoked it in a Peterson 05 Calabash. Oh my lord, it was sensational!! Incredibly rich and creamy, with depth and flavor. This is the really good stuff!...Read More

great flake

March 03, 2023

Product: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Kendal Flake Bulk

I finally got some of this tobacco and I was ready for a strong blend with a possible “floral” topping.
As a first sample, I did not expect what I found.
There was a “scent” when opening but it was mild. Flake is easy to fold and stuff or fold and roll for a good burning bowl. Some relights at first but settles in well once fully lit.
Flavor is dark and meaty with the topping smoothing any sharp edges while not changing the flavor much. Sort of a floral lift that cleans the palate at the end of a draw.
My order was for bulk and I wonder if that tamed the topping more.
Overall, the flake reminds me of a couple of other blends and is a good example of this style of flake with a welcome smoothness.
Recommend to all Enthusiasts and newcomers ready to try something substantial and tasty.
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Judge this blend as a workingsman blend or as a companion to a day’s journey than is still enjoyable noon to night...Read More

Sweet, earthy

January 21, 2023

Product: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Kendal Flake Bulk

This is good, but I probably won't get more. Mine was from bulk, so maybe it would have been different if tinned. I found it mainly earthy and sweet, hard to tell whether those impressions are from the tobacco or casings or both. A little floral. Better in a clay than a cob, I found. Nothing bad about it, but I much prefer Ennerdale or Conniston if I'm in the mood for a Lakeland, or Capstan for a Virginia. Didn't find any of the almond described in other reviews- maybe slightly marzipan?...Read More

awesome!

November 19, 2022

Product: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Kendal Flake Bulk

Package note soap, spices and mildly sweet. Tobacco flakes are light and medium brown and fairly dense, cubes nicely and/or rubs out with a little effort. Tobacco is a little sticky, no drying out needed. Burns slow with relights. The strength is medium and nic is mild-med. Flavoring is medium and consistent throughout with notes of floral, sweet almond, light vanilla and a mild Lakeland. Taste is medium with notes of earth, mild sweet grass, floral and mildly spicy. Virginias leads with flavoring supporting and the Indian leaf in the background. Room note is nice, and aftertaste was great....Read More

Very good

October 13, 2022

Product: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Kendal Flake Bulk

I think it's the best in the line. A fine sweet and strong blend. I don't detect a lot of Lakeland in this batch but have in other orders, in any case I love the blend either way.

Backseat Lakeland

May 05, 2021

Product: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Kendal Flake Bulk

A firm-flavored Va/Bur with Lakeland essence as a secondary detail. Sharp Virginia paired with a smooth, creamy Burley. Lakeland tastes are lighter than expected, but present. A great blend if Ennerdale is too much for your palate.

Tone it down!

April 17, 2021

By: Casey Jones

Product: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Kendal Flake Bulk

This is a pleasant and quality smoker. Sweet with the florals toned down compared to other GH flakes. Relax and enjoy please

Superb Lakeland

July 15, 2020

By: BobintheBurg

Product: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Kendal Flake Bulk

I love GH flakes. Especially those which are in bulk. They're thick, beautiful, and rich and they have a very nice mouth-feel when smoked. This may be my favorite tobacco of those I've sampled from GH. The flavors/scents are not overpowering, but definitely present and are an excellent complement to the tobaccos. It's a mixture of some relatively strong tobaccos, but, to me, it never really overpowers in Vitamin N. This one, to my taste, seems to have more of the floral scents than the others and less of the vanilla/licorice/tonquin flavors of, say, Ennerdale(which I also like). Personally, I refer GH to SG when it comes to tobaccos. SG tobaccos always come too wet to smoke and they really have seemed to be mediocre experiences. But I digress. I don't know if this could classify as an all-day tobacco, as it is definitely a bit over-the-top. However, I have to stop myself from smoking this instead of other blends that I have. An impressive flake tobacco, in my opinion....Read More

Aged for taste

August 26, 2019

Product: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Kendal Flake Bulk

I opened a jar of Kendall Flake from 2005 this morning and loaded my pipe. There was much of a scent left on the leaf but dark aged tobacco aroma. The moisture level was excellent. I rubbed out a bowl full, loaded, and lit. The first few minutes were chaotic before the flavor settled. There wasn't as much topping flavor as fresh, but the natural sweetness of the Virginias had really increased. Once I was into 2/3 of the bowl it was smooth and sweet. Not the slightest bite no matter how hard the puffs. The smoke was creamy and full. I don't think anymore time would make any more changes to the leaf. I'd say it at the tipping point for the tobacco and needs to be smoked to get the full enjoyment. The Ennerdale I have of the same age still has the aroma of the topping....Read More

Fine Flake Tobacco

July 22, 2018

Product: Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Kendal Flake Bulk

My 500g box came to me with the most beautiful plume, to hold a flake in your hands and know that it was exactly the same a century ago as it is now is really something! The smoke it produced is aw inspiring, not as strong as brown flake scented, Lakeland is there but more in the background, there is a lot of different flavors working together to make this one an aw inspiring smoke. I cut it with sharp scissors into .25 inch pieces I smoked it steady for 30 min. before relighting. In my mind this is a classic English Lakeland flake that I would highly recommend, Nic -Hit medium, nice room note. A true English Classic! Also thanks Kaz W. for recommending it to me. I like to smoke this one in the afternoon or evening....Read More