Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Warrior Plug

(3.14)
Akin to Yachtsman Plug, but with the strongest taste and flavour.

Details

Brand Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG)
Blended By Murray Sons & Co, Ltd
Manufactured By Scandinavian Tobacco Group
Blend Type Virginia/Burley
Contents Burley, Virginia
Flavoring Plum
Cut Plug
Packaging 50 grams pouch
Country Denmark
Production No longer in production

Profile

Strength
Medium to Strong
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Very Mild
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

3.14 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 24, 2014 Medium to Strong Mild Medium to Full Pleasant to Tolerable
The dark Virginia offers a lot of fermented tangy ripe dark fruit, some tart and tangy citrus, bread, mild grass, floralness and sugar, with an earthy, woody boldness. It is the led component. The woody burley has some nutty earthiness and characteristics of molasses, though I’m not totally sure the latter actually comes from the burley. It is a secondary player. The toppings are hard to identify, but I suspect one of them is treacle. Besides the molasses, I get some raisin, date, and dark fruit notes, though it’s very likely some of that comes from the fermentation of the tobaccos being pressed into plug form. There’s also a light feeling of spice that comes and goes. Being a plug, it takes some time to prepare, but it’s worth the trouble. With a little dry time, you’ll still get a long, smooth smoke with plenty of strength and nicotine to while away your time. Has a very consistent flavor with few small rough edges, and burns cool, and clean. Won't bite or get harsh, and has a pleasant, but short lived after taste. The room note is a notch stronger. Three and a half stars.

-JimInks
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 28, 2015 Strong Mild Full Pleasant to Tolerable
Summary: this dense plug expands to a full flavored smoke with gratifying doses of Nicotine.

The blend in this plug maximizes the Burley in harmony with the darker varieties of Virginia, possibly stoved together because of their intense collaboration. As the plum topping evaporates, a strong vegetable flavor gives way to a nutty, sweet and tangy smoke. "Warrior Plug" does not wear its complexity on its sleeve, but allows the different textures of these two ingredients to meld and separate, oozing forth in a heavy smoke that is both flavorful and gentle on the mouth. A solid working smoke.

Thanks to Pipes Magazine forum member "misterlowercase" for this sample.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 05, 2016 Medium to Strong Very Mild Medium to Full Pleasant to Tolerable
In the pouch Warrier Plug dark brown to almost black with a small number of lighter pieces mixed in. It offers a bit of a fruity and somewhat medicinal scent. I have tried this by cutting it into the width of a thick flake then chopping it into small pieces with some rubbed out on top. I have also gone with thin shavings and find that my preferred way to smoke it. The flavor is somewhat of a deep caramel, dark brown sugar, molasses etc. It is straightforward in flavor without much complexity. The Virginia's are more of straw than sweet grassy although there is some sweetness to its overall presentation. I am not sure if the sweetness is more of a result of the added flavoring, or the tobaccos themselves although likely both. There is a decent amount of Lady N although there are stronger plugs out there. It burns cool and is for me personally is best sipped. WP isn’t at the top of my list of plugs, but I wouldn’t kick it out of bed for eating crackers.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Apr 27, 2014 Medium to Strong None Detected Mild Pleasant to Tolerable
I bought this one about four months ago with a load of other tobaccos and stuck it at the back of the cupboard expecting to get round to it pretty soon Needless to say I forgot about it and only came back to it recently after a lean month.

The plug takes a little work to disect, I don't know if that's due to the age or just me making hard work of it. nonetheless I managed to get into a more smokeable form, actually getting as far as turning into some sort of ready rubbed status. The aroma of the tobacco itself isn't strong, perhaps something akin to a well roasted pork joint, fond memories of my mother's Sunday dinners ensued. Packing wasn't an issue but then given the effort to reduce it from plug to ready rubbed this is hardly a surprise. It was a little damp, even after four months, so a bit of drying out is required. The flavour is quite mild, maybe the aging hasn't done it any favours and I've had a job discerning it, possibly more of that roast pork as per the tin smell, but no fruitiness that I have picked up with other plugs. The ash, while not fine, does seem to come out easily enough making clearing the bowl a doddle.

On the whole, not a bad smoke, though it doesn't thrill. I will have to try some of this fresh from the packet to do it proper justice though. Not the best plug I've tried, that honour goes to 3P's, but worthy of three stars.
Pipe Used: MM Legend and straight Adsorba
PurchasedFrom: mysmokingshop.co.uk
Age When Smoked: 4 months
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 31, 2016 Medium to Strong Very Mild Medium to Full Pleasant to Tolerable
Cool looking mostly dark plug with a nose of burnt sugar and perhaps brandy with some fruit. This plug requires a knife to separate. I had the best results by cutting it fairly thin and then rubbing out, although I also tried it as a small flake with some rubbed out kindling on top, which worked pretty well.

In the pipe this tasted less sweet than the nose promised. A nutlike burley flavor with some sweetness that tasted more Virginia than topping but I wouldn't bet on that. The sweetness was a dark molasses with a lightly fruity alcohol flavor, which hit me as brandy. The nutty and sweet flavors melded nicely and kept this interesting, although there was very little complexity. As for nicotine, I'd put this on the high end but far from the biggest nicotine gutpunch. I could smoke a fairly large bowl of this without the woozies, but I preferred it in a small Group 5 due to the slow burn and the fact that it wore me out after two hours. Just not enough happening for a large bowl. When this one takes off, it's a huge mouthfeel but not much smoke when sipped normally. I enjoyed it but it didn't beg for cellar time. Then again, I'm not the biggest plug fan out there. Give this a spin if you're a tobacco lover rather than big on flavorings. It's not completely natural and I think it's better for not being so. I'm sure this tobacco has a huge following in the UK, and rightly so.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Nov 10, 2017 Very Strong Mild Medium Tolerable to Strong
Murray Sons & Co. Ltd - Warrior Plug.

Note: an early review I thought could be improved.

Plugs often arrive at a varying consistency, some are practically a kake, some need only a firm hand to snap and rub, the tougher ones need a sharp blade, and there's a few that need an industrial grinder to prepare a bowls worth. The latter applies to this. The tobacco's presented as one block of tobacco, very dark, and wrapped in plastic. There's not much aroma from the solid plug but once I've ground the block and refilled the pouch I'm able to note a sort of sweet fruitiness.

The tough job of preparation is remunerated with one seriously good smoke. The smoke has a 'deep' flavour: lots of dark fruit, molasses-sweet, and rich nuttiness. The Virginia has a 'heavier' sort of taste, so it isn't a smoke that's fervent with sharp/fresh Virginia notes. It tastes this way until a quarter into a bowl, then I begin to get a very slight alcoholic note. It burns slowly, requiring hardly any relights, producing a cool, bite-free smoke.

Nicotine: very strong. Room-note: A bit harsh.

Warrior Plug? An exceedingly high quality plug. Highly recommended:

Four stars.
Pipe Used: Altinok Lee Van Cleef: Friday pipe
PurchasedFrom: My Smoking Shop
Age When Smoked: New
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Nov 10, 2014 Medium to Strong Very Mild Medium to Full Tolerable
Take whatever Jiminks said and add brandy as the ever slight topnote and give it 4 stars ! I think the Red Coats don't send the good stuff to us cause we won the war 🙂 . I cut this real thin with a sharp pocket knife and break it up a bit . It takes a few lights and then youre good to go . The flavor is .. Heaven . fermented Virginia , mainly I guess , and that ever slight brandy top note . Rich , flavorful , full mouth feel ........ Man , I love this stuff ! If it were an OTC here , along with Ogdens Walnut [ which is Gods gift to man ] .. I'd be a happy Yankee from Georgia 🙂
Pipe Used: Medium and smaller briars
PurchasedFrom: Overseas gift
Age When Smoked: fresh pouch package
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Mar 23, 2012 Medium to Strong Very Mild Medium to Full Pleasant
After just having reviewed Mick McQuaid Plug (see my review for details) I would have to say Warrior Plug is very similar in all aspects - appearance, preparation, taste, smoking qualities. WP is a bit less fruity but a bit more spicy than MMcQ - and not by much in those two qualities. Perhaps a tad less sweet and closer to Peterson's 3 P's - perhaps from the Burley. Otherwise, they were both enjoyable to smoke and I would have no problem smoking one over the other if availability was an issue, both being superb smokes. Along with Peterson's 3P's, these three plugs would be a nice rotation smoke as far as plugs go. Unfortunately, MMcQ and WP are not available stateside. What a shame. 3P's will have to do. Both MMcQ and WP are manufactured by Scandanavian Tobacco Group (Orlik/Stokkebye) and I would have to say they have done a nice job with these plugs. I wasn't bothered by excessive nicotine in either of these two plugs and would be able to smoke them daily, and at any time of the day. If you happen to like plugs and come by a bar of WP, you will not be disappointed at all. A solid recommendation.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 21, 2011 Very Strong None Detected Full Tolerable
Whoo! This is the sort of tobacco that grandpa used to smoke back in the days when men were men and women were glad of it. If you like all the fuss of preparing plug or twist tobacco for the pipe, it'll be fun. It isn't difficult, though, with a sharp knife and some patience.

If Warrior Plug ain't what it used to be (as Invigilator says, below), I don't want even to think about what it used to be. It's slow, full- bodied and tasty; but it has one hell of a nicotine kick, and I don't mean maybe. If you like strong, dark plugs and twists, this'll do you nicely, but it certainly isn't for the meek. It had me praying for death after half a bowl.

Don't inhale, unless you want to end up with lungs like black lace curtains; and smoke it in a small bowl. For what it is, it's a very classy product: recommended. Be warned, though: this is masculine stuff.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Apr 20, 2014 Extremely Strong Strong Extra Full Strong
As noted below by other pipers, this is very similar to Mick Mcquaid plug(and to be honest i can't discern any difference between the two when smoked side by side) Lovely stuff this is indeed, certainly high test and not for the meek or mild and if you dont have hair on you're chest prior to smoking this plug, you absolutely will afterwards. This is one of these blend i think everyone should try
PurchasedFrom: mysmokingshop.co.uk
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