Samuel Gawith

Tasting Notes: Full Virginia Flake Burnt Ends

December 27, 2023 by Shane Ireland

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Welcome to another episode of "Tasting Notes." I have a unique new product to discuss today, and for that I have a guest with me: Sykes Wilford, the Founder, CEO, and President of Laudisi Enterprises and Smokingpipes. Today we are discussing Samuel Gawith's Full Virginia Flake Burnt Ends. ... Read More

Pipe Cleaner Strategies

January 23, 2020 by Chuck Stanion

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The regular employment of pipe cleaners is important to my smoking process, as I'm sure it is to yours. We depend on these simple devices to keep our pipes clear of moisture and avoid gurgle, which is dissonant to the ear, but far worse when reaching the tongue. There's no coming back from ... Read More

Virginia and Perique Mixtures: A Varied Family of Pipe Tobacco

July 18, 2019 by Kaz C. Walters

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Virginia and Perique mixtures, or VA/Pers as they are sometimes referred to, are pipe tobacco blends consisting of one or more varieties of Virginias that have been lightly spiced with a small portion of Perique. Traditionally, the percentage of Perique in a blend is only three to five percent ... Read More

You Can Now Date Your Gawith Tobaccos

July 14, 2017 by Adam O'Neill

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While trawling Reddit's r/pipetobacco sub we came across this little gem. Yep, a date coding system for Samuel Gawith blends, broken down into months.

Mystery Review: January 2017

January 31, 2017 by Adam O'Neill

At the start of our November mystery review, I'd decided to go easy on our intrepid reviewers. With two and a half correct guesses out of four, clearly this was a mistake, and one I don't intend to make again. ... Read More

Summer Blend Rotation

June 21, 2016 by Daniel Bumgardner

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The temperature is steadily rising here in the southeastern US, and with it, across the office, the usual aromas of our typical cold-weather smokes are slowly evolving into a melange of sweet, delicious clouds. Naturally, this got me wondering: What tobacco says 'summer' to you?

Spring Showdown 2016: Beyond Thunderdome

June 1, 2016 by Adam O'Neill

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Which blend is playing Master Blaster to the other's Mad Max, I'll leave to you, but either way I guess that puts me in Tina Turner's rather angry looking spiked stilettos. As we proceed to the match, remember the law: two blends enter, one blend leaves.

Spring Showdown 2016: The Va-Per Championship

May 18, 2016 by Adam O'Neill

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Yes sports fans, after much deliberation we're back to pit our final four Virginia/Perique blends against each other in somewhat-less-than-mortal combat. We lost some good contenders in round two, and with every elimination the stakes get higher (as far as no stakes competitions go), and each decision harder than the last. But now, to battle! ... Read More

Spring Showdown 2016: Final Four Spring Va-Per Tobaccos

April 15, 2016 by Adam O'Neill

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With the announcement of our second Spring Showdown, we also mentioned we'd be doing it a little differently this year. Instead of an all in brawl to see which blend in a wide open field of contenders was the best springtime smoke, we narrowed the scope a little ... Read More

Spring Showdown 2016: Top 8 Spring Va-Per Tobaccos

March 22, 2016 by Adam O'Neill

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Well tobacco fans, it's that time of year again. Not only is spring upon us, if the quarter inch thick layer of pollen covering my car every morning is to be believed anyway, but the organisation-that-shall-remain-nameless-for-copyright-reasons has finished it's first round of play. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Full Virginia Flake Burnt Ends

Pipe Cleaner Strategies

Virginia and Perique Mixtures: A Varied Family of Pipe Tobacco

You Can Now Date Your Gawith Tobaccos

Mystery Review: January 2017

Summer Blend Rotation

Spring Showdown 2016: Beyond Thunderdome

Spring Showdown 2016: The Va-Per Championship

Spring Showdown 2016: Final Four Spring Va-Per Tobaccos

Spring Showdown 2016: Top 8 Spring Va-Per Tobaccos

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