Samuel Gawith

[denholrl]

I was in the UK a couple of months ago and was going to pass through Kendal, in the Lake District.  Kendal is home to Samuel Gawith, so I called to see if I could get a tour of the factory.  I spoke with a friendly fellow who regretted having to turn me down.  It seems that they are a BONDED warehouse and, as such, cannot have visitors.  Too bad.  We did drive by and I took a couple of pics.

I mentioned that I had had some bulk Grousemoor that I liked very much but found it quite different from the tinned version, both in cut and in flavor.  He said that there should not be any difference between the two.  I asked about the inclusion of deer's tongue in the blend, but he was unaware of them using that wild herb.  He did say that they case Grousemoor with a solution having "about 20" ingredients.  Wow!  I had no idea.

Rob

 

[Slide]

It would have been great to tour the facility!

But it is cool to have been able to drive by it in any case.

Thanks for the picture!

 

[ftrplt]

I was in the UK a couple of months ago and was going to pass through Kendal, in the Lake District.  Kendal is home to Samuel Gawith, so I called to see if I could get a tour of the factory.  I spoke with a friendly fellow who regretted having to turn me down.  It seems that they are a BONDED warehouse and, as such, cannot have visitors.  Too bad.  We did drive by and I took a couple of pics.

I mentioned that I had had some bulk Grousemoor that I liked very much but found it quite different from the tinned version, both in cut and in flavor.  He said that there should not be any difference between the two.  I asked about the inclusion of deer's tongue in the blend, but he was unaware of them using that wild herb.  He did say that they case Grousemoor with a solution having "about 20" ingredients.  Wow!  I had no idea.

Rob

Thanks for the great pic. And good to see you post!! Don't be a stranger!:cheers: FTRPLT

 

[Kyle Weiss]

Nonsense. They give tours if you are someone/know someone. That's the problem with being the common rabble.

Here's what you missed:

http://lohandbehold.com/2011/03/17/samuel-gawith-factory-visit/

http://rinconpipa.foroactivo.com/t3239-samuel-gawith-reportaje-fotografico-de-marcelino-piquero

(...gallery of pictures from above...)

https://s863.photobucket.com/user/Gus_Martinez/library/Fabrica%20de%20SG?sort=2&page=1

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[DrumsAndBeer]

Ridiculous that you couldn't get in to see the facility. I would love to visit Kendal.

Somewhere on the interweb there was some cool footage from a guy who toured the Wilson's of Sharrow snuff mills. That would be a great one to take.

 

[Kyle Weiss]

The Orlik videos that were bouncing around about a year ago were pretty good, too. Now THAT'S an operation! :shock: