Ennerdale is easily Gawith, Hoggarth & Co.'s most popular flake tobacco. It's predominantly Virginias, from a number of grades and locales, to which some Burley is added. What makes Ennerdale stand out is the fragrant Lakeland topping that brings images of a number of traditional British flakes to mind.
Just reopened a tin that has been aging for more than a year.
This tobacco improves dramatically with age! When it becomes available again, I will definitely order more for future smoking. Right now I can't stop refilling alternate picked pipes with it.
Great All-Star smoke!
4 out of 5
Try it if you can get it.
Sep 22, 2021
I don't think that this tobacco is worthy of the polarization it seems to often engender in review sections. I was expecting something I was either going to love or hate. As it turns out I like it..quite a bit. Which is a good thing considering I have over a lb of the stuff now. It appears to be more dry than it really is out of the packaging so it definitely benefits from a rest before smoking. This blend sits athwart a natural and and aromatic for me. Where does the bramble berry spiciness of the VAs end and the flavor begin? That is to say the tobacco is allowed to speak for itself but the flavors also have something to say. The burley is really present in the retrohale and the retrohale's aftertaste. It is creamy and carries a nice marzipan almondiness. This is perhaps what people talk about when they mention soap. It burns well to a fine ash. There is not nearly the nic hit or the power I was expecting/fearing. I'm looking forward to smoking half of it right away and letting the other half age. We will see what both experiences have to offer. Maybe in time I will find myself absolutely loving this blend, so take this for what it is...a review of my first impressions.
Customer Testimonials
This stuff is very different. The tobacco is a nice cut and consistency, a little damp. The smell, that's where things get funky. Imagine Grandmother's perfume sprayed on a urinal cake and you have it. My wife thinks it smell like some nasty floral potpourri. I let it dry a bit before I lit it. The taste was just as it smelled, I tried several bowls in two different size pipes. I can't tell you what the room not was because this stuff just overwhelms you. It is not for me.
Now to the worst part. It will haunt the pipe you smoke it in! My small cob still gets a hint of this vile stuff after 5-7 bowls other blends (CH, PA, and CB Dark). My Yello Bole I'm probably going to salt. I'm putting this up in a jar and will revisit it in a year. My final impression. I think that cow processed Oklahoma wheat grass might smoke better.
JR of Hydro, OK
Had to buy a Cobb to smoke Ennerdale Flake. Wasn't sure I was going to like it, but had already purchased it. I'm glad I did. If you want the Almond forward flavor, rub it out and let it air out for 2 hours. The floral Lakeland will take a back seat mid bowl and a nice Vanilla Almond Virginia flavor will greet you. Great stuff!
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