Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Five Brothers

OK, I went to a lot of trouble to find this stuff, where I live in Indiana, and I have to tell you that it wasn't what I was expecting. My tobacconist told me that this isn't pipe tobacco. It's a RYO blend, like Tops and Bugler. Before my wonderous appreciation for the pipe, I was a twenty year smoker of cigarettes, and this tobacco is definitely in that category. I didn't care for the taste, rather bland actually. Burned OK, only required one light, and no icky dottle. Now this stuff is pretty strong - nicotine wise - it really left my head swimming, and I didn't inhale either. Unless your into self-flogging, or some other form of self abuse, I would skip this one. Now where is that pouch of Sir Walter?

I'm giving this one a single star because believe it or not, I've smoked worse stuff than this, but that was by accident...

Give me a break. This isn't pipe tobacco in my opinion. Maybe this works for people switching over from cigarettes, but for some of us pipe smoking isn't all about the nicotine. Burns hot and fast, tastes horrible. What else do you want to know? We've all got a finite number of minutes on this earth and I'm not wasting another one reviewing this garbage.

Ok if you like smoking cigarettes...dry, grassy. Rolls up well. I didn't find it nearly as strong as my XX Rope.

Another example of how the hype of a blend has led me astray. I found this easily enough at one of my regular internet suppliers, and ordered a single package (thank god). The presentation is a shag cut with the odd birdseye-like shave here and there. The pouch aroma should said what I needed to hear, but I soldiered on.

This burns like a forest fire and is truly the most disgusting weed I have ever put in a pipe. There is really nothing positive I can say about this tobacco. I am a fan of strong blends, but the flavor and harshness of this tobacco just wouldn't allow me to even enjoy the nicotine level.

I rarely if ever dispose of tobacco in any other way but to smoke it, but this made a trip to the trash can after several unsuccessful attempts to get to know it. I even tried rolling it into a cigarette. That was equally disgusting. Life is too short to smoke anything like this. If I was stuck on a desert Island with this, I would quit smoking and use it to start fires.

After smoking this girly blend, I am convinced that no self respecting male pipe smoker would buy this garbage. Upon opening the bag, it smelled like roses. The long stemmed type that you buy for your wife after being out all night drinking with prostitutes.

This is such a pansy tobacco, you'll find yourself wanting to eat ice cream,watch Drew Barrymore films and cuddle after sex.

Save yourself the agony of smoking this and go fetch yourself a man's smoke like Prince Albert.

Roll this in paper or blend with actual pipe tobacco if one absolutely must...otherwise it is only for those wishing to prove some point or be known as a tough "real" smoker who needs and can handle nicotene.

Kinda like Knob Creek as being the whiskey that John Wayne would drink in the Old West, I expect that this is the tobacco some would think the Duke would smoke after walking thru the bat-wings.

I would vote avoid if possible. "There ain't no money in it."