Samuel Gawith: Lakeland Dark 50g Pipe Tobacco

Product Number: 003-059-0066

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.

A bold blend, Samuel Gawith's Lakeland Dark is a combination of air-cured Virginias and Dark-Fired Kentucky. The tobaccos are first cold pressed for several hours and, then, steam pressed at high heat for several more hours, adding body and strength for a robust yet creamy smoke. While also available in a flake, this particular version of Lakeland Dark has been tumbled into a broken flake before being tinned.

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Components: Virginia, Dark Fired Kentucky
Family: Burley
Cut: Broken Flake

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very nice!

January 19, 2023

Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g

Tin note fire cured, slightly sweet and cardamom like scent. The tobacco is black and dark brown broken flake, mostly already rubbed out. Could use a little drying, burns consistently once lit, requires relights. The strength overall is strong, starting off a little more than med getting stronger as it goes. The nic isn't as strong. No flavoring detected, or rather any I could recognize, despite tin note. The taste is full, and consistent. Notes of leathery wood, slightly sweet, very spicy and minor floral. Kentucky is driving, with Virginia riding shotgun. Has an almost intolerable room note, but a nice after taste....Read More

It's No 1792 Flake, But...

September 17, 2022

Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g

It's pretty good. It's a bit richer, smokier, grassier, etc than 1792 because there's no luxurious creaminess from tonquin to counteract these aspects. But if this truly is "unscented 1792" it's clear that it's not just the topping making it a wonderful blend.

Best Lakeland

July 13, 2021

By: Unholy Smokes

Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g

Out of all of the Gawith blends and all other lakelands I've tried, I'd have to say this is probably the best one. I say, "probably", because it did take me some time to settle on that conclusion, but I'm quite confident it, "probably", is. Lol At any rate, it has that great traditional Gawith base flavor profile and base aroma that, to me, is almost like warm wood. Even almost like the interior of a sauna at times. Add to that it has, "probably", the best use of Lakeland essence in any blend in my experience and it's a winner in my book. I find it's great on the back porch of a northern Michigan cottage during first light on a fall morning....Read More

Dark and Mellow

October 01, 2021

By: Casey Jones

Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g

This is the stuff! Earthy and smooth. I only wish this was always available and could purchase by the pound.

Cheroots for your Pipe

March 25, 2021

Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g

This is a lovely Kentucky forward blend. Despite the name, there's no hint of Lakeland essence, and is most similar to a Toscano cigar. If you're used to Kentucky tobacco, I find this mild and enjoyable enough to enjoy in the morning with a cup of coffee without keeling oneself over. Strongly recommended....Read More

Better than 1792

March 10, 2021

By: Yuan Yang K.

Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g

Better than 1792

Simple and Strong

April 19, 2019

By: • Adam •

Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g

This is a man’s tobacco. I grew up in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. When I was a boy tobacco was still being grown everywhere in the county. The Amish and just about every other farmer in the state grew tobacco when it was still profitable. Depending on the type being grown, there’s a good chance if you smoked a cigarette, pipe, cigar or chewed tobacco up until the 90’s you were more than likely consuming tobacco grown in Pennsylvania. The second I opened the tin of this wonderful Gawith blend I was 15 again, in a drying barn, surrounded by tobacco bales, being offered a baseball sized clump of Lancaster brand chewing tobacco. Anyone from the United States who’s ever chewed loose leaf American chewing tobacco (Redman, Levi Garret, Lancaster) will recognize the smell immediately. The Dark Fired Kentucky and Virginia combine to produce a distinct raisin smell that’s like nothing else. Add some molasses and you’ve got American loose chewing tobacco. Smoke it the way it is and you’re treated to a wonderfully delicious smoke. If we went back 100 years folks along the eastern coast of the United States would have been smoking pretty much the same mixture. This may be too strong for most. I would rate the strength at a 5 instead of a 4. I would recommend this blend or GL Pease’s Jackknife plug to anyone switching from cigars to pipes. This is one I will keep coming back to....Read More

I Prefer 1792 But This Is A Great Alternative...

February 26, 2018

Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g

A forum buddy of mine tuned me on to this one (among several others) as I had no intentions of ever trying it because I like 1792 Flake a lot and I enjoy the Tonquin top dressing so Lakeland Dark just sounded uninteresting to me. How amazed I was to find that the removal of that top dressing created an entirely different tasting blend with a whole new spectrum of notes and nuances. Superb! This is a rich, smooth and complex smoke and make no mistake, the nicotine content is in the high range, so those looking for a strong baccy, look no further. This is similar to the taste profile of it's cousin blend, GH&Co. Dark Flake U/S and I also get a lot of similarities between this and Westmorland Slices. I found room in my rotation for this one along with 1792 because to me they are completely different blends. Come on over to the dark side! Essential...Read More

Will reorder when back in stock

August 03, 2018

Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g

There's a reason, I suppose, for this product being "sold out." It is a very flavorful smoke, strong initial attack without very much downside on after taste. Good room note. Gets even better after a couple of years.

Deep and satisfying

October 23, 2017

Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g

Dark and strong dark fired Virginia and Kentucky (malawi?) Tobaccos with a brown sugar/molasses aroma that I enjoy. Beefy, creamy, smooth, thick smoke for the first half of the bowl, and then it gets stronger during the second half. At the bottom of the bowl it can be a little harsh, but not uncomfortably so. Needed a little drying time as usual but smoked very well once dried to proper moisture levels. It's a proper morning and gold night smoke for me, with the nicotine level being on the higher end and very satisfying. I enjoy this more than 1792 as I love brown sugar and molasses both more than tonquin, and while I also enjoy the tonquin topping of 1792 the good pure tobacco flavor is always there with Lakeland dark, and not obscured by the casing or topping. No subtleties here, just good, flavorful, strong tobacco....Read More