It all started in Kendal, England in 1792. Thomas Harrison was a successful snuff maker. Jane Harrison Thomas’s daughter, eloped in 1838 to a young man of Kendal, Samuel Gawith. When Mr. Harrison died in 1841, he left the business to his daughter and son-in-law, and over the years Samuel Gawith continued to prosper.
In 1865, Samuel Gawith died prematurely at the age of 48. His eldest son, also called Samuel, was only 22 and his father had wisely left the firm in the hands of three trustees, one of whom was this son. The elder trustee was Henry Hoggarth, a boyhood friend and neighbour in Lowther Street who had founded a Kendal firm of land agents and surveyors.
In 1878, Samuel and his younger brother, John Edward Gawith decided amicably to go their separate ways and so the two Gawith firms came into being. Samuel took over the snuff mill and business at Mealbank, and John stayed on in Lowther Street.
The firm in Lowther Street went through some troubled times but, in 1887, a new partnership was founded between Samuel’s youngest brother, William Henry, and Henry Hoggarth junior, to be known as Gawith Hoggarth Company.
Gawith Hoggarth Company continued to manufacture tobacco products and snuff at the Lowther Street works until 2009, when they moved to new business premises.
Then in 2015, the two companies returned back together under one roof.
Wow if you like the simple things in life and want a tobacco to go with it, then this pure golden Virginia is the tobacco for you.
Broken flakes of mature, flue cured Virginia's giving you a wonderful hay/grass aroma.
The tobacco is a little moister than others of the Samuel Gawith range, so allowing air time makes for ease of lighting and a cooler smoke.
From the word go this blend is mellow and very complex, grassy, hay, citrus, woods and a touch of spice can be tasted.
Smoking in a smaller or narrow bowl, slowly really bring the best out of this Virginia blend.
Strength: 2/5
Aromatic Taste: 1/5
Room Note: 2/5
