Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Sliced Brown Twist U/S

Sliced Brown Twist U/S, as the abbreviation in the name indicates, is the factory-sliced form of unscented brown Burma. It's produced by hand-twisting dark fire-cured leaf into rope and carries no flavoring at all. On the smoke, earth, wood smoke, leather, and a bready sweetness stand out; the taste comes entirely from the leaf itself. Since it doesn't go through a pressure-cooking stage, it's intense in nicotine and needs to be thinly sliced and smoked slowly. Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. is one of the English producers that continues traditional twist (rope) production at its Kendal factory, hand-twisting fire-cured leaves into rope form. Because twist tobaccos don't go through a pressure-cooking stage, they stay intense in nicotine; records indicate these ropes are sold for both chewing and pipe smoking.