Sam's Plug

Sam's Plug is one of the plug-format products Samuel Gawith produces on its old presses in Kendal. Its weight is on Virginia leaf; Oriental leaf is a secondary component adding spice and depth. Sold in plug form, the smoker slices off the amount needed with a knife and rubs it; this method preserves moisture for a long time.

Its smoke is intense with a slow-burning structure, its fullness medium. Its taste is built around Virginia's hay and honey tones, with the Oriental's contribution staying in the background. Suited to smokers accustomed to slicing plug tobacco who seek the natural Virginia character in intensity; it is on record that its profile settles as it is rested, like other pressed tobaccos.