Samuel Gawith: Fire Dance Flake 8oz Pipe Tobacco

Product Number: 003-059-0078

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.

Fire Dance Flake is the same straight Virginia blend as Samuel Gawith's Best Brown No. 6 Flake but topped with notes of blackberry, brandy, and vanilla — the blackberry being acting as the focal point, with the brandy and vanilla in supporting roles. It makes for a delightful room note and enticing, fruity flavor balanced by the Virginias.

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  • Components: Virginia
  • Family: Aromatic
  • Cut: Flake
Customer Reviews
Overall Rating:
4.8
4 reviews
Very Good - Even Better
April 05, 2025
Product: Samuel Gawith Fire Dance Flake 8oz
I bought this for cellaring, but I smoked a bowl of it before I did. Interesting aromatic. Definitely a worthwhile purchase as Samuel Gawith makes premium tobaccos. Packaging is very cool too. Update: After cellaring for ~6 months... this is an even better smoke!...Read More
Just great!
November 20, 2024
Product: Samuel Gawith Fire Dance Flake 8oz
I’m not a great fan of aromatics but after reading some very positive reviews of this tobacco I wanted to try it out. Needless to say I’m quite satisfied. I encourage anyone who likes Gawith tobaccos to try this one out!
Absolutely lovely
January 06, 2024
By: GG
Product: Samuel Gawith Fire Dance Flake 8oz
I love this stuff. It tastes like the description, a subtle fruity/vanilla. The VA’s are nice and grassy slightly sweet flavors. This is definitely not like most American aromatics. It’s almost like the flavors are naturally a part of the tobacco. I can’t get enough. I’m buying all that I can since it’s really really hard to come by....Read More
Very Interesting
April 01, 2023
Product: Samuel Gawith Fire Dance Flake 8oz
Tin note is incredibly enticing. Blackberry vanilla brandy? Yes, please. Count me in. These Virginias are of very high quality, as is typical of Gawith; they're sweet and a little spicy. There's something a little medicine-y or chemically, just floating around the top notes of the bouquet. Is it lakeland essence? Tonkin? Artificial flavoring? The overall taste is medium to medium-strong. Strength is on the lighter side of medium. I was expecting the body to be slightly fuller, given Smokingpipes' strength rating of 3 but it is by no means weak. Room note is definitely very nice. It's so interesting. Maybe a little confusing? Perfect for relaxed contemplation, even if only spent in trying to figure this stuff out. I do recommend it. It's aromatic enough for aro fans, and there's enough substantive Virginia here to satisfy those who like classic non-aromatics. Are the earthy, floral, medicine-y notes the lakeland essence? I can't be sure as I've only tried one or two before. I recommend this to anyone looking for a challenge. It's so hard to figure out, but it is sure a lot of fun trying....Read More