Samuel Gawith's Squadron Leader | A Virtual Pipe Club Review

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3 жыл бұрын

Here's the World War I Flying Ace settling down to pint and a pipe, filled with Samuel Gawith's Squadron Leader. Bit of a pun, eh wot? Squadron Leader for the squadron leader? Ah well - here's my review of a mild English blend with a decent hidden kick. #SamuelGawith #SquadronLeader #TheVirtualPipeClub #pipesmoking
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@gavingaming123 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent review David. Squadron Leader is one of my favourites and I often smoke it in a Blakemar Briars Sir Douglas pipe, named after Sir Douglas Bader who was a WW2 RAF fighter ace. He had pipes made by Blakemar Briars and they are still being made today. Thanks for sharing. All the best from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Garry

@joshjosh6526 3 жыл бұрын

My absolute favorite pipe tobacco. Just popped a jar of 4 yr old. Happy smokes!

@oldBRfan 3 жыл бұрын

Well done sir! A first class review and so very well presented. You have an amazing personality. "Tally Ho" from a Canadian presently living in jolly old England. BTW... I love SG Squadron leader. 👍

@petrvacek7057 Жыл бұрын

watching this again, haven't had this one yet, but when I smoke my 1939 or 1940 Dunhill, I'm an RAF officer watching his Spitfires start against Luftwaffe

@willw3900 Жыл бұрын

“Love it, thank you Sir.

@johnrfeeney 3 жыл бұрын

this old flight surgeon enjoyed your VPC episode 👍❤️

@thevirtualpipeclub215 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! I was having some fun - I was hoping I didn't go too far. ;-)

@darconproctor3225 2 жыл бұрын

Gonna try it out. Saw a tin at my local pipe shop here in Little Rock

@boristhepiper8829 3 жыл бұрын

Great review David. For me Squadron Leader is quintessential English blend. If someone hasn't smoke any English blend, I would recommed SL

@thevirtualpipeclub215 3 жыл бұрын

I agree. It's middle of the road enough to really represent English blends without being too heavy on the latakia.

@samiam3297 2 жыл бұрын

POW! Snuck up on me!.....this is exactly how SG Winter Time Flake did me!!! I mean i went from watching snow flakes fall (that was the occasion for cracking open the jar)...like a big fat snow ball in the face..i didn't expect it & even had to stop and find me a seat! 😂

@EricBryan 3 жыл бұрын

Love the comparison with lapsang souchong. There must be a lot of tea drinkers in the pipe community because I’ve been seeing more tea shops use pipe tobacco in their flavor description of various teas. Great review as always!

@nickberwick1637 3 жыл бұрын

I’d just discovered your wonderful forum, so imagine my delight that the first review I watched was on one of my favourite English blends! Great review, Keep up the good Work and I look forward to watching more of your channel.

@bruchthal 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, Sir. I really appreciate you and your channel. Very friendly, funny, yet in-depth presentation. Great!! A big hello from Munich, Germany. This one is definitely a damn good English Blend. Unfortunately I can stand Latakia Blends one month max.

@rushfan3 3 жыл бұрын

Good review David, will add a tin of Squadron Leader to my next tobacco order.

@stevespent2705 3 жыл бұрын

Good review, David. Trying my first tin of this currently. I find it oriental forward a bit. Liking it more with each bowl. Carry on!

@thevirtualpipeclub215 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

@ParsimoniousPiper 3 жыл бұрын

Great review. Haven’t tried this one yet, and you’ve made it sound rather interesting.

@petrvacek7057 3 жыл бұрын

thank you, guv'nor, jolly good show

@erba6344 3 жыл бұрын

The Squadron Leader is sponsored by Czechs. That's right - the pilots fought during World War II in England. 🍺🎖

@karimpipes3366 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy 🙏❤🇲🇨

@kevthegranitecitypiper7199 3 жыл бұрын

Great review & great tobacco

@thevirtualpipeclub215 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly - it was fun to review and get to know better.

@Gspitaletti 3 жыл бұрын

So nice original review

@thevirtualpipeclub215 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🤗

@duncanrosslair1813 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice tobacco, somewhere between Planta Presbyterian and Peterson (Dunhill) 965. If you want to beef the experience, try Sam Gawith's Commonwealth - a pure virginia/latakia mix. Happy piping!

@diedudeheit 3 жыл бұрын

I also got to know the tobacco not so long ago. Then smoked immediately 3 tins. I have already seen a few reviews about it and I am always surprised that nobody mentions a sweetness. Maybe it's only me but I think it exists. Not dominant but just nice.

@thevirtualpipeclub215 3 жыл бұрын

Hmmm - Looking back I can see what you mean. Right in the middle of the bowl it does sort of sweeten out a bit. Come to think of it, I think that lull is what set me up for the nicotine punch.

@petrvacek7057 2 жыл бұрын

jolly good show, commander, keep the Jerry away

@bingbong7316 Жыл бұрын

If I have less than 3 tins left, I begin to panic. My breakfast smoke.

@williamkaczmarek3996 3 жыл бұрын

What are the types of tobacco in this blend besides Latikia? Is it a lower nicotine blend?

@erba6344 3 жыл бұрын

👍🍺👌SAMUEL GAWITH SQUADRON LEADER / 250 PIPE TOBACCO This original recipe summarizes traditional English tobaccos. Pipe tobacco is blended from light and dark Virginia along with latakia and Turkish oriental leaf. The result is a perfect, medium-thick mixture that delivers rich and slowly burning smoke. 250g packaging is not evacuated, we recommend storing in a tobacco jar.👏👌♥

@thevirtualpipeclub215 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice! I think this description is spot on!