Samuel Gawith: Celtic Talisman 50g Pipe Tobacco
Product Number: 003-059-0037
Samuel Gawith was the son-in-law of Thomas Harrison, a snuff manufacturer who moved his trade and equipment to Kendal, Cumbria, England from Scotland in 1792. Gawith inherited this equipment from Harrison, and the company has been crafting premium tobacco since, with one of Samuel's two sons continuing the brand while the other joined with Henry Hoggarth to establish Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Though offering separate blends, both brands remain forever linked and still share the same manufacturing facility in England's Lake District, utilizing processes and techniques that date to the brands' 1792 roots. In many of their mixtures, Samuel Gawith maintains the standards enforced by the United Kingdom's strict purity laws of the 19th and 20th centuries — such laws dictating how much and what type of flavorings could be added to pipe tobacco and ensuring that sub-quality leaf wasn't hidden under the veil of exorbitant toppings.
Samuel Gawith's Celtic Talisman is a delicious Aromatic pipe tobacco combining Virginias and Burley with Black Cavendish that's been topped with kirsch — a cherry-flavored liqueur — and vanilla for a delightfully sweet and fruity aroma.

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Sold Out- Components: Virginia, Burley, Black Cavendish
- Family: Aromatic
- Cut: Ribbon
An advise, keep the moisture levels in fair proportion, i would say keep it a minute or two outside and then light it, otherways it will lose flavour and strength. Once this is done, the combustion is fair and simple, which denotes a perfect combination and tobacco quality.
From start, this is a winner. The accents of liquor are more present and robust in the nose and the light cherry develops, transforming slowly in a creamy, spicy and rich smoke with a controlled nic kick. Then the burley develops its character and the nutty contours become more evident, the sugars transform and the cherry notes come as background, enveloped by the nutty substance while the smoke takes its more robust body only mildly appeased by the cavendish.
I would say this is an untypical aromatic, or at least one that follows the english tradition, the old ways and the naturality of tobacco in perfect harmony.
Perfect name for such a perfect mixture. Truly a little treasure....Read More