Rattray's: Old Gowrie 100g Pipe Tobacco

Too good

Hal O’ the Wynd with a touch more Kentucky anyone?

really wanted to like this. And perhaps as others mentioned it needs time to age but I just couldn't get into it and I'm rather morose about it. I popped the tin and wowoow. So many aromas taking me so many places. Fresh bailed hay, an old cold cellar in the spring, tanned leather, the sterile waiting room of a doctors office, Spanish moss in old oak trees on a dry summer night, that first malt beer you had at 16, slightly charred mesquite wood chips. Very enticing, very inviting.

The cuts are very nice, packs really nice. Smoke was thick, I like that but it leaves a film in my mouth, a coating I can feel and it's not pleasant. And the flavor... I don't know what happened and I don't know how to put it except that it tastes like how you'd expect pond algae to taste. The Virginia is there definitely but there is this lingering bleh tastes that just lingers and was very off putting. Tried to put in a bit of black Cavendish to maybe cut it but alas, there it is. Unfortunate. Maybe I'll pick up another tin and give it a couple years or 3. Maybe....Read More

Just a good smoke. Sweet, woodsy, bready, grassy, malty, spicy. Needs a bit of age to mellow or it can nip. It's probably not what it once was, but I still enjoy what's here today.

I have admired and appreciated the Virginias in the Rattray's blends for over half a century. They are some of the very best available. The biggest problem with Rattrays has been the sporadic availability of the brand over the years. If you enjoy Hal O' the Wynd (HOW), but wish that it displayed a more temperate personality, this is the blend for you. Old Gowrie is very smooth and displays good manners with none of the sharpness and ill-temper of HOW. Simply put, Old Gowrie is primarily a mix of Virginias augmented by a little Dark-Fired Burley and Perique for additional flavor. It can be smoked anytime and anywhere or even all the time if you are so inclined. This blend is tough to beat!...Read More

I just tried this the other day. All I can say is wow! I wish I had tried this blend sooner. Wonderful smoke. Sweet, spicey, absolutely enjoyable to the bottom of the bowl. Moisture was perfect out of the tin. Buy it!

very easy to smoke. The Virginia and Perique make it a tasty smoke for those who appreciate Virginia’s, and the Burley gives the smoke a nice rounded balance. The mouth feel is very soft and chewy. A winner for sure.

This is a great blend. Moisture level is perfect out of the tin with very little relighting required, if any. I would classify this as a VaBur(Per). It smokes like a quality Virginia with notes of yeasty bread, citrus and honey, but there is definitely a hefty share of Burley in this which offers that earthy, nuttiness and body to the smoke. A dusting of Perique in this keeps things interesting. I'm not entirely sure if there is a casing or topping in this, but if there is one it is very subtle and pleasant....Read More

after 3 yr age, it became a cool smoke with wonderful fragrance, midium strength, sweet smokey tangy and a hint of pepper, very good cut and the moister is right.

I love this one a very enjoyable smoke - beautiful broken flake. On the retrohale i get a spicy taste that reminds me of Christmas. It has a deep robust taste that I love. A repeat buy for me.