Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Clan Aromatic (Original)
(2.04)
A blend of 14 different tobaccos. Mild, cool and slow burning with unique aromatic qualities.
Notes: Recipe was changed substantially after 1998, probably at the same time that manufacture was turned over to STG (Orlik).
Due to EU regulations, this is renamed and sold in those countries as "Original".
Details
| Brand | Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) |
| Blended By | Scandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Manufactured By | Scandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Cavendish, Kentucky, Maryland, Oriental/Turkish, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Alcohol / Liquor, Other / Misc |
| Cut | Shag |
| Packaging | 50 grams pouch |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild to Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.04 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 31 - 40 of 66 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 09, 2004 | Medium | Very Strong | Medium | Overwhelming |
First of all, I'm a relatively inexperienced pipe smoker, I've been smoking pipes for less than a year, after a long time of cigarette & cigar smoking.
Secondly, the reason I chose this particular blend for my first review is that things can only get better after this abomination.
This stuff is absolutely horrible. Theodorus Niemeyer markets Clan as an "aromatic pipe tobacco". However, this actually is bad shag tobacco soaked in toxic waste. It leaves an awful, poisonous, chemical stench that sticks everywhere, on your hands, clothes, hair and it just won't leave the room. Thankfully I smoked this in an inexpensive MM corncob, because I shudder at the thought of bringing the pipe that had this stuff in it to my lips again. Of the dozen or so blends I've tried so far, this is the only one that I've thrown out after (barely) finishing a single bowlful of it.
To be fair, I've heard that this blend reacts particularly badly to age or poor storage. I've read comments to the effect that the chemical, medicine smell comes in only once this tobacco's become very stale. I suppose that's what happened to me. Nevertheless, Clan has been the most abysmal experience in my pipe smoking career, and I simply can't bear the idea of trying it again, fresh or stale.
Secondly, the reason I chose this particular blend for my first review is that things can only get better after this abomination.
This stuff is absolutely horrible. Theodorus Niemeyer markets Clan as an "aromatic pipe tobacco". However, this actually is bad shag tobacco soaked in toxic waste. It leaves an awful, poisonous, chemical stench that sticks everywhere, on your hands, clothes, hair and it just won't leave the room. Thankfully I smoked this in an inexpensive MM corncob, because I shudder at the thought of bringing the pipe that had this stuff in it to my lips again. Of the dozen or so blends I've tried so far, this is the only one that I've thrown out after (barely) finishing a single bowlful of it.
To be fair, I've heard that this blend reacts particularly badly to age or poor storage. I've read comments to the effect that the chemical, medicine smell comes in only once this tobacco's become very stale. I suppose that's what happened to me. Nevertheless, Clan has been the most abysmal experience in my pipe smoking career, and I simply can't bear the idea of trying it again, fresh or stale.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2021 | Mild | Medium | Very Mild | Very Pleasant |
Allora...un tabacco difficile da definire. Più odiato che amato è in effeti un enigma: una gangbang di tabacchi, 14 tabacchi diversi eppure ti lascia insoddisfatto. E forse è questa la sua forza. Eserciti di nonni l'hanno fumato per decadi, eserciti di nipoti si sono innamorati della sua room note (che si dice esser cambiata negli anni), eserciti di neofiti si sono ustionati la lingua chiedendosi "perchè"? Di facile combustione, facilissimo surriscaldamento...esagera con il tiraggio e perderai la sua magia. Fai scaldare la pipa e ti brucerai. Sconsigliatissimo agli inizi...può anche nauseare. Sei pronto per il Clan?
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 01, 2020 | Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
Bought this from a local supermarket, when my online order didn't come and left me without tobacco. It's the third one they sell, beside Condor and St Bruno, both of which I've tired of over the years. First couple of puffs, I thought it was a bit of a find, it seemed to hint that it would develop an interesting flavour. Then, it just combusted into a rapid tasteless inferno, and burnt itself out, giving nothing but a bland cigarette flavour, huge tongue bite and a hot bowl. Tried to mix it with something else, given I'd paid fifteen quid for the pouch. Mixed a little with some SG Skiff. That slowed it down, but the Clan overwhelmed any other taste, and the tongue bite was still really bad. Waste of good Skiff. So, it's sitting in its packet, mainly unsmoked, and it won't get better if it gets dryer! Money down the pan, and if I'm short of tobacco in future, St Bruno, I guess. I did at one point smoke it in a Falcon, wearing flared trousers, sitting in a little 1969 sports coupe. Guess I traveled in time, but I still don't get this why this tobacco was so popular, or why it's still a supermarket staple.
Pipe Used:
Falcon, Dublin Bowl
PurchasedFrom:
supermarket
Age When Smoked:
new
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 06, 2016 | Mild | Strong | Medium | Pleasant |
The most intense aromatizants are rum (first of all) and exotic fruits (just second), but there are also something else, that I can't recognise. For me, the aromatizants are too strong (recommended if you like flavored mixtures, but not so if you like natural tobaccos - however, try it, if you want).
Pipe Used:
Many briars
PurchasedFrom:
local tabacconist
Age When Smoked:
new
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2015 | Mild | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Clan is a fairly mild tasting mixture. The pouch note smells somewhat floral, almost in a Kendal sort of way. The room note has a sweet honey-like scent, but there’s another component of the aroma, one which I can't quite put my finger on that I find to be somewhat off-putting. Sometimes I experience something similar when smoking certain blends with liquor toppings. Clan's flavor is very subtle. I get a slight hint of licorice, a floral note and a sweetness that comes and goes. There’s no bite that I can report, but often times smoking this mixture irritated the back of my throat.
In time I'll finish what I have on hand but I won't seek out more.
In time I'll finish what I have on hand but I won't seek out more.
Pipe Used:
Cob
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 20, 2015 | Very Mild | Extremely Mild | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Pleasant |
Remembering the early 1970s this tobacco was the choice of guys transitioning from heavy cigarette smoking to the pipe.All went on to be avid inhalers of this particular brand.Utterly bland and lacking in flavour extremely mild.Eminently inhalable as it is the only way to find a nicotine buzz if you are a craver.Weird tobacco....pack the pipe tightly,charring light which very easy, couple of minutes puffing then tamp...lo and behold the full pipe bowl has reduced down to the last third!!Smokes hot too. Yes, you can tell it is a pipe tobacco,just,but very similar to a RYO type.
Pipe Used:
Peterson systems,Falcons
PurchasedFrom:
Newsagent
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 31, 2015 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Very Pleasant |
The room aroma is very nice, apart from that there is nothing to write about it.
I just bought my latest pack to try to make some local strong Indonesian tobacco a bit more fragrant.
Not sure if that experiment actually worked from my wife's reaction (sigh)
I just bought my latest pack to try to make some local strong Indonesian tobacco a bit more fragrant.
Not sure if that experiment actually worked from my wife's reaction (sigh)
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 25, 2014 | Medium to Strong | Medium to Strong | Medium | Overwhelming |
This was a forced purchase mid- holiday when as a newbie to piping last year I had not realized that it can be quite difficult to find pipe tobacco of any description when far from home and without the possibility of ordering through the internet. I had one smoke of this and then just put it to one side and carried on with the duty free Marlboro's. It was dry, harsh and really roasty toasty in the mouth. I usually have no problem at all with the cheap and cheerful mass produced, mass appeal products - everything has a use, a place and a time - but this may be the exception that proves the rule because in my mind, the place for this everytime would be the bin.
Pipe Used:
Brigham Heritage 02 Straight Billiard
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 05, 2014 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Tolerable |
Truly horrid stuff, i wont even claim to taste subtle notes of dried fruit or exotic liquers as all thats there is rubbish. The room note reminds me of a farmer's brush fire, the one you smell when driving through the country. The cut and quite frankly the taste is similar to Edward G Robinson blend, as bad as EGR is Clan is still worse. I wouldnt give a pouch of Clan and a book of rollers to a prisoner serving life if he was out of darts, and if i did im not convinced he'd smoke it.
Pipe Used:
Bonnie Briar sandblasted Dublin
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 26, 2013 | Very Mild | Medium | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Tolerable to Strong |
Don't buy this stuff! I made a terrible mistake when I purchased this while travelling around Spain. I have to say it appealed to me very much since it was rather cheap and I hadn't seen it in my country. The first bowl was pretty OK, but the later ones were just disasterous. It doesn't have any particular taste, because (as is proudly proclaimed on the covering) it is an insane mixture of everything the makers thought was tobacco! Not only it doesn't give you any pleasure as far as flavour is concerned, it's also burning and bursting like Eyjafjallajökull few years ago! I didn't finish the whole pack and I have to confess - that was for the first time! I even tried to snitch it to a friend of mine for rolling cigarettes, but even he, though I doubt he has any requirements for any tobacco, didn't want this hay.
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