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Commonwealth Mixture 50g Pipe Tobacco

Product Number: 003-059-0003

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Details

Strength:
3/5
Room Note:
4/5
Taste:
4/5
  • Components: Virginia, Latakia
  • Family: English
  • Cut: Ribbon

About This Pipe Tobacco

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.

One of Samuel Gawith's oldest blends, Commonwealth is an English blend composed entirely of Virginias and Latakia, foregoing the use of Orientals in many other English mixtures. It makes for a bold, full-bodied smoking experience with just the right amount of spice and sweetness.

Customer Reviews

Overall Rating:
3.8
33 reviews
Fire retardant blend
December 12, 2025
Product: Samuel Gawith Commonwealth Mixture 50g
I was excited when I got this and opened the tin. Smells great. Super smoky! It was compressed tight in the tin but once I loosened it out it was dry and ready to smoke. It was downhill from there. The stuff tastes great. It’s heavy Latakia but you can taste the Virginia too. Unfortunately, this stuff will not stay lit! Just like another reviewer mentioned, it should come with a side of gasoline. My tobacco is dry. My pipe is not packed too tight. Something is wrong with this stuff…lol. I tried this twice now and same result. Puffing like a freight train to keep it lit and burning my tongue from the Virginia in it. If this burned normal I’d give it 5 stars. I’m done! I give up!...Read More
Nostalgia
May 29, 2025
Product: Samuel Gawith Commonwealth Mixture 50g
This brings me back to the days that I really miss. I was in Nashville with my wife on our anniversary 10 years ago. We stopped into Uptowns and I bought my first few tins of Samuel Gawith blends there. I didn't get Commonweath but one blend I purchased was Balkan Flake. Balkan Flake is like the flake version of Commonwealth. Light up a bowl of Commonwealth brings me back to that trip. This is not a power house. It's a very mellow mixture. Sweet and powdery vanilla notes along with campfire smokiness. But not in a strong way. The further I go down the bowl, the more powdery vanilla notes come through. I haven't had a blend with those notes since my last tin of McClelland Frog Morton. Good but light. More tins will follow this one....Read More
Good,
July 05, 2025
Product: Samuel Gawith Commonwealth Mixture 50g
A very fine English tobacco!
Great smoke for any time of day
June 12, 2025
Product: Samuel Gawith Commonwealth Mixture 50g
It's as good an English as there is. Has become a favorite. Full strength as described in the tin.
Not much flavor and won't stay lit !
June 03, 2024
Product: Samuel Gawith Commonwealth Mixture 50g
This should be served with gasoline on the side as this blend just won't stay lit ! Poor smoke production and requires too many relights. Very wet out of the tin. First time I dried it for a couple of hours - didn't help but plenty of tongue bite. Second time I left it for a full day. No improvement aside from less bite. For reference, I rarely, if ever, need to re-light my pipe while smoking my preferred blends. This one would just not burn. And on top of that, the flavor is very subdued, nothing to write home about. Glad that I've only bought a single tin. Most likely I won't finish it....Read More

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