Samuel Gawith: Sam's Flake 50g Pipe Tobacco

Product Number: 003-059-0033

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.

The Kendal Mayor's Collection of pipe tobaccos honors Samuel Gawith as the former mayor of Kendal. Sam's Flake combines flue-cured Virginias and Orientals that are pressed in a hot oven before being topped with a touch of tonquin, providing an enticing room note and that signature, Lakeland aroma.

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Components: Virginia, Orientals
Family: Virginia
Cut: Flake

Customer Reviews

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4.0

16 reviews

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Typically Orientals are not my type of tobacco, but this blend succeeds

October 30, 2023

By: Vladimir Zeev

Product: Samuel Gawith Sam's Flake 50g

An interesting discovery... it would be more accurate to say that this tobacco mixture revealed a new side for me. Typically Orientals are not my type of tobacco, but this blend succeeds in not being pushed forward, but providing the kind of support that elevates this blend. Of course, I want to note that this mixture has been aged for more than three years. Perhaps that's what made the smoking great....Read More

The only problem with Sam’s Flake...

June 09, 2021

Product: Samuel Gawith Sam's Flake 50g

...is that it’s not available in bulk. This is a lovely smoke. A well-blended VOr, if you like Virginia’s. The Oriental is decidedly not forward, but provides the kind of support that elevates this blend above even my fave Va’s. The topping does what a good topping should - sit quietly in the corner while the tobaccos are talking. Definitely benefits from some drying time - as do most tobaccos, IMO. After a couple of bowls I bought several tins to cellar. Sure glad I did....Read More

underestimated selection

September 28, 2021

Product: Samuel Gawith Sam's Flake 50g

Be full of some kind of nut flavor.enjoy it with my root 6401.when you get into medium period,the oriental tobacco brings you perfect feeling that nobody can stop but all gray ash to the end. It is to be cherished.

Perfect

September 13, 2021

Product: Samuel Gawith Sam's Flake 50g

Deep dark flavors of dark fruit and raisins combine with woody and spicy Orientals. A wonderful mélange of flavors that are married by the light floral topping. A wonderful tobacco

A Flake Fit Not Just For Mayor, But A King

February 28, 2021

By: Puffin’ Pied Piper

Product: Samuel Gawith Sam's Flake 50g

There must be some good reason this blending house attached its founder’s name to this blend. Though found in SG’s “Kendal Mayor’s Collection”, it might cause you to wonder if it has higher aspirations!

This is more complex than SG’s Best Brown Flake and Full Virginia Flake, but it might not be the tour-de-force that FVF is. Still, I puff this third Virginia blend more often as it seems more robust and complex in flavor, due to the Orientals in the background and the tonquin bean topping that to me enhances the flavor but doesn’t overwhelm the other elements.

This could easily be an all-day. But though that tonquin bean doesn’t drown out all other elements within this blend, I do think that to enjoy this offering, you must be able to enjoy tonquin bean. If you don’t, this offering might be a fit for Sir Sam, but not for you. 5.0 stars....Read More

Aromatic cross over

May 01, 2021

Product: Samuel Gawith Sam's Flake 50g

Virginia blend with a bit of a aromatic

Shocking, and delicious

July 24, 2020

Product: Samuel Gawith Sam's Flake 50g

I was expecting a very mild, uneventful smoke here. It is a very smooth and enjoyable smoke. Great slow burning flake with fantastic flavor. The tonquin is very nicely applied and only compliments the tobacco flavor.

Once bitten...

July 19, 2017

Product: Samuel Gawith Sam's Flake 50g

The tin note reminded me of opening a brand new pouch of Red Man chewing tobacco. Smelled great! Typical Soggy Samuel Gawith. After more than an hour of drying on the kitchen counter, it burned HOT!! Bit my tongue. Just prior to setting my mouth ablaze, I did enjoy the flavor. I don't know if I'll buy this particular blend again, but I do like the fact that Samuel Gawith usually blends the tobaccos in such a way that the natural flavors shine without a lot of toppings or artificial flavors....Read More

Refinement

March 05, 2017

By: publictakeover

Product: Samuel Gawith Sam's Flake 50g

This flake has a light, sweet topping sometimes referred to as, "British flavoring." I liked it at first, but held off any conclusion until I finished a tin. It really grew on me. The smoke has a refined, balance of flavors, light, but not thin. The find of the year, so far.

Disappointed

August 02, 2017

Product: Samuel Gawith Sam's Flake 50g

This tobacco its really bad, it doesnt burn well in any way(ribbon or flake) burns fast and doesnt give a qualty smoke in any moment, i never buy this again