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Rattray's

Old Gowrie 100g Pipe Tobacco

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Details

Strength:
3/5
Room Note:
2/5
Taste:
3/5
  • Components: Virginia, Perique, Burley
  • Family: Virginia
  • Cut: Broken Flake

About This Pipe Tobacco

This exceptional blend from Rattray's is a Virginia tobacco, rubbed-out for a finer cut and easier to pack. Old Gowrie is a must-try.

Customer Reviews

Overall Rating:
4.5
49 reviews
Fantastic
August 21, 2026
By: Jonathan W.
Product: Rattray's Old Gowrie 50g
This is my first bowl from a 2 year old tin. Im in love. Fresh bread, cream, and just the right amount of pepper from the perique. Very little tongue bite, so slow it down a bit for this one. The tin note smelled like vinegar and spinach, which was odd, because they flavor is nothing like it smells. All around a great Virginia flake. No complaints....Read More
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This Might be a 5 Star...
August 08, 2026
By: William M.
Product: Rattray's Old Gowrie 50g
I am reviewing this after only 1 bowl, so there is a chance that subsequent use might not be as high, but for now it is a wow. I had to keep reminding myself this was not an aromatic. Slightly sweet and earthy, perhaps nutty, but the dominant note was that of baking bread. Again, this is a first impression. Perhaps this will change after subsequent firings. This has moved into my top 5 list of tobaccos. After over 40 years of smoking pipes I have only had about 100 different blends, so I might not be much of a judge....Read More
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Holy Sh#t
September 29, 2026
By: Christopher J.
Product: Rattray's Old Gowrie 500g
I’ve been an English guy since about 6 months into my piping journey during the early days of the pandemic, in early 2020. I nearly dropped the hobby due to the classic aromatic sugar content and trying to smoke to fast. But needless to say, once I discovered English’s it’s been all about that Latakia since. I have tried every tobacco family. Multiple Virginias, burleys, vapers, etc. Old Gowrie genuinely blew me away. From the very first puff, I was floored. I had never really gotten why the Virginia guys smoked Virginias all day. I hate to say it, but I haven’t touched an English in weeks. I just smoke Old Gowrie from the time I wake up to the time I go to bed. It has the perfect level of natural sweetness. Doesn’t bite like a lot of Virginias can. The perique gives dark fruit and melds perfectly with the rich Virginias. I wasn’t a fan of the bright and tangy Virginia profiles I had experienced previously. This is stoved and thus the Virginias are darker, and the flavors richer. The whisper of dark fired just rounds this blend out and keeps the compounding fruity sweetness in check. This might be my new favorite blend. And it hurts me to say that as an English die hard. But here we are....Read More
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Hmmmmm...
July 25, 2026
By: SoftCell
Product: Rattray's Old Gowrie 50g
I didn't come here to step on anyone's Joy and it's very clear that the best part about pipe smoking is personal palette. I read all about this and was excited to try it. The aroma was confusing to me at first it didn't smell as good as it sounded but it wasn't bad it was more a notch above 'meh'. And it was not a bad smoke I smoked the whole tin but I won't buy another it just wasn't that impressive to me. The flavors are a bit muddled and as you get to the lower third of the bowl it just was acrid and not pleasant. Probably some of it has to do with my cadence which tends to run faster sometimes but I haven't had the issue with other rat trays blend including Sterling flake (which I love). There was a peppery component I guess it's the dkf that just overshadowed and kind of stepped on the what would normally be more fragrant components in the bowl. YMMV. I would recommend instead Hal o the wind. More flavorful, a bit more refined than old gowrie, but not much. What compensates is the bolder and slightly wider complexity in HOW....Read More
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More Civilized Version of Hal O' the Wynd
January 16, 2025
By: UncleDave
Product: Rattray's Old Gowrie 100g
I have admired and appreciated the Virginias in the Rattray's blends for over half a century. They are some of the very finest. 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 Perique and Dark-Fired Burley for added flavor and strength. It can be smoked anytime, anywhere or even all the time if you are so inclined. This blend is real tough to beat!...Read More
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