Customer Reviews (24 Total)
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 ... Read More
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!
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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 ... Read More
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 Less
Good Blender
July 14, 2017
Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g
This is good blended 50/50 with Hogarth Bob's Chocolate or 50/50 with Amphora original mixture
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.
Simple and Strong
April 19, 2019
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. Dependi... Read More
ng 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 Less
My favorite Tobacco
May 06, 2017
Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g
This, in my opinion, is the best pipe tobacco i have ever tasted. Simply Delicious!
Best Lakeland
July 13, 2021
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 an... Read More
y 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 Less
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 co... Read More
ffee without keeling oneself over. Strongly recommended. Read Less
Better than 1792
March 10, 2021
Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g
Better than 1792
The best
October 04, 2017
Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g
Very strong and complex blend. I keep a few tins on hand at all times!
It tends to ship a bit too moist. I take out enough to pack a bowl and let it sit for a few minutes, more or less, until it dries out just a bit. I tend to relight once, maybe twi... Read More
ce over the next couple of hours.
I started on pipes then moved to cigars because I could get thicker smoke and stronger flavors from them. I've all but hung up smoking cigars once I found this. I do still enjoy a light creamy nutty stick fairly often. Read Less
The Holy Grail (possibly)
June 12, 2016
Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g
How have I not discovered this until now?! It is FULL flavoured and wow - some of my, up to now, top ten have been bumped down a slot. This is not a blend for the faint of heart. Give it a go if you've been looking for something BIG.
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, start... Read More
ing 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 Less
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 i... Read More
t a wonderful blend. Read Less
Dark and Mellow
October 01, 2021
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.
Simba_note
November 21, 2020
Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g
1792플레이크에서
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If you want strong and dark this is the stuff!
April 01, 2018
Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g
Wow if you want strong and dark this is it! The tin smells incredible, something between rich leather and smoked beef jerky. Very very beefy smelling. When smoking the room smells like a beef jerky factory, not ashy or cigar like like some strong tob... Read More
acco, but smoky, leathery, beef. The taste is rich, bold, smoky in a smoked meat way not in a peat or latakia way. Most high nic blends tend to irritate my mouth, this stuff is surprisingly smooth for something so strong and bold. I'm honestly super surprised by this stuff. It's super duper strong, you can't smoke a huge bowl of this. And it's not an everyday, all day kind of smoke. But if you are looking for something strong, dark, leathery and beefy, this is the best I've tried. Read Less
Solid flavor
October 22, 2017
Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g
This SG offering is outstanding. It has a deep flavor, with rich, thick smoke. One of my favorite go to tobaccos. It seems like it’s the base blend used in their scented blends, but without any essence added.
The best
October 04, 2017
Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g
Very strong and complex blend. I keep a few tins on hand at all times!
It tends to ship a bit too moist. I take out enough to pack a bowl and let it sit for a few minutes, more or less, until it dries out just a bit. I tend to relight once, maybe twi... Read More
ce over the next couple of hours.
I started on pipes then moved to cigars because I could get thicker smoke and stronger flavors from them. I've all but hung up smoking cigars once I found this. I do still enjoy a light creamy nutty stick fairly often. Read Less
The balance wasnt for me.
April 16, 2017
Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g
The Aroma reminded me of chewing tobacco. Drying time was needed. But for me I wanted strong nicotine WITH a balanced taste. I didnt get that from this blend. Not bad just not good for me. I suppose it may have been my expectations.
Solid Offering From SG
February 21, 2017
Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g
Being a huge fan of SG in general and having 1792 in my regular rotation when I heard rumours that Lakeland Dark is the same blend (less the casing) as 1792 I just had to order a few tins. I found it medium in nic strength with a strong flavor. The t... Read More
aste was very earthy/peaty and full, hard to explain but I thought I picked up hints of 1792. Definitely not your typical burley flake. Like all SG tobacco it needed substantial drying time but once dried and rubbed out it packed and burnt like a charm. If you don't like Lakeland blends I doubt you'll like this. If you do... you will!!! This won't displace 1972 from the rotation nor will it be added but it was worth a try and I'm sure I'll end up getting a craving for it sometime in the future. Read Less
Decidingly Great!
February 09, 2017
Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g
I've been smoking Lakeland Dark in a number of different pipes in a variety of shapes. As to that, I find it best in straight dublins.
Regardless of what's been said about its strength, I'm putting it in the medium to strong catagory. I've been smo... Read More
king a lot of Warhorse Bar lately. Perhaps it's due to that, don't find it as strong as some others.
Interesting to me is that even if it is supposed to lack the Lakeland tonquin flavoring that 1792 Flake has, I do detect it slightly. Especially in the first third of a bowl. After that , it seems to dissipate. The molasses character I find in the dark fired Kentucky comes into play.
Lakeland Dark becomes something I truly enjoy until I reach the bottom.
There doesn't seem to be any drying time necessary as it lights easy easily. The rest is pure enjoyment.
I ran sort of a stepladder smoking today. I started off with SG Golden Glow, moved into Elizabethan Mixture, then Haunted Bookshop.
Finally this wonderful Lakeland Dark. I would consider this to be the acme of today's pipesmoking pleasures. Just right for sitting outside and looking forward to my next bowl of Lakeland Dark.
Decidingly great! I will be ordering more for sure! Read Less
Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g
Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g
I couldn't handle it. It was tough getting it to light. I couldn't even finish a whole bowl. My head spun like a top when I stood up.
All my years of smoking
February 17, 2016
Product: Samuel Gawith Lakeland Dark 50g
They have culminated in this: Lakeland Dark.I first smoked a pipe in 1980.I could not handle "strong" tobacco at that time.By 1994,I moved up to English blends with help of the Cove tobacco shop in Jacksonville Fla.,smoking "Prime Minister" which was... Read More
their version of "Early Morning Pipe". They also sold me my first Dunhill."Prime Minister" absolutely slew me.By the early 2000's, I was tiring of the constant flavor of Latakia,and tried some of the stronger va/per blends.They knocked my socks off,but there was a pure taste there I could not get over.The love of this "taste" has led me,and,hopefully,you,too,my smokers to "Lakeland Dark".BIG thanks to Smokingpipes.com.
Pixies.com for stocking it. Read Less
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