Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Five Brothers

If someone wants to bum a cigarette from you, always have one of these ready rolls handy. Better yet, have some Picayune ready rolls on hand. Not likely they'll come back for another but then again, they might want to tough it out if they have a comfortable chair to sit down in.

This is some strong, straight Burley & is good to stoke in a pipe or RYO. I rather like very strong tobaccos on occasion as well as a strong cigar since I don't inhale anything. I like to keep my lungs free of "asphalt." This doesn't have any flavor to offer other than just plain old Burley tobacco taste which is sufficient if you're just after a Vitamin N blast.

This is simply a no frills, straight up Kentucky Burley that only takes a few puffs to get you going but when you get there, you may not remember where you came from. Excellent blend for what it is with a good price tag. I liked it & sometimes use it to top off a wimpy blend. Warning: Smoke only on a full stomach if you're not used to strong stuff like Five Brothers or you might be headed to Barf City to toss your cookies.

If someone wants to bum a cigarette from you, always have one of these ready rolls handy. Better yet, have some Picayune ready rolls on hand. Not likely they'll come back for another but then again, they might want to tough it out if they have a comfortable chair to sit down in. This is some strong, straight Burley & is good to stoke in a pipe or RYO. I rather like very strong tobaccos on occasion as well as a strong cigar since I don't inhale anything. I like to keep my lungs free of "asphalt." This doesn't have any flavor to offer other than just plain old Burley tobacco taste which is sufficient if you're just after a Vitamin N blast.

This is simply a no frills, straight up Kentucky Burley that only takes a few puffs to get you going but when you get there, you may not remember where you came from. Excellent blend for what it is with a good price tag. I liked it & sometimes use it to top off a wimpy blend. Warning: Smoke only on a full stomach if you're not used to strong stuff like Five Brothers or you might be headed to Barf City to toss your cookies.

Very good on its own if you're in the mood for an unadulterated smoke. Really shines when used to cut a more expensive aromatic. It's barely noticeable in taste, depending on how much you use, and helps keep it lit.

Thin short shag, with a peppering of chunks of birdseye. 5 Brothers always seems to have a random piece or two stem of stem in the pouch that somehow escaped through the machining unscathed (ordinarily, one would take points away for something like that....but I think it adds character with this blend). Fairly dry in the pouch, but the new STG has a bit more moisture than the old Pinkerton.

Five Brothers burns fast, burns down to nothing but ash, and tastes like nothing but dry, clean, straight nutty burley. Not much else to report there.

It's the perfect quick smoke to get the vitamin N levels up. However, the real value of this tobacco is as a blender - mix it with a wet aro, and it improves the burn and adds body and nicotine without making a big change to the flavor. Mix it with an OTC like PA or SWR to kick it up a notch.

Five Brothers has no complexity, smokes hot, and is a little harsh but its also a four star tobacco for me. It doesn't pretend to be a smooth and flavorful blend of 5 different Burley tobaccos. It's simply Burley in a shag cut. It has some serious strength just as promised. It comes dry (not as dry as Semois). It has a pleasant aroma of unadulterated tobacco in the pouch. The taste is nutty and maybe some unsweetened chocolate if you read far into it. I'm sure there is a casing but I sure can't detect it. Add the fact that it's really cheap and you have yourself a highly recommended tobacco.

What can I say about Five Brothers that hasn't been said already? Well .... it's a dual purpose tobacco that will grab you by the short hairs if you're not careful. It's a straight up old school shag cut burley tobacco, no ifs, ands or buts about it ... well cigarette butts if ya stuff it in a tube, which is how I like to smoke it. I tried this straight away when I got it in a Gambler Full Flavor Tube & it makes an awesome cigarette! I mean it's better than any store bought smoke I've ever had, EVER! I got a flavorful nutty burley nicotine experience I've never found anywhere on a store shelf.

I smoked a bowl in my straight MM Legend 5th Avenue cob. It was really good, it's just an awesome unadulterated burley flavor. You will have a hard time keeping up with the tobacco's burn rate, it burns fast & will try to finish before you do. If you can keep up going with a steady slow sip it's great, but if you puff too fast you'll be sorry, especially if your tolerance for nicotine is low.

I have also tried this as a mixer 50/50 with Carter Hall in my Sav Series III unfinished bent pot, which has a big bowl. I think 75CH/25FB would have been better, I couldn't smoke it all at once. I took my time smoking a little at a time, so it took me a few hours to finish it. I really enjoyed the flavor, but the nicotine of the 2 together was a bit much. It's like a good whiskey, you got to know your limits or you'll regret the consequences.

All in all, I have to say I really like Five Brothers, it's a no frills, kick in the pants burley, that's not for the faint of heart. If that's what your looking for, you found it! If you're looking for something mellow, you took a wrong turn somewhere, reset your GPS.

Finally sampled some 5Bs.

Great blend; apart from burning faster than a fire cracker, it exceeds expectations in every respect. Great taste, good strong kick, and an amazing after taste. It has a certain resemblance to Old Joe Kranz (harsh, bitter taste, powerful hit), but it is less complex.

I can now understand what some of the posters here mean when they write about codger burleys, and what pipe tobacco used to be like.

Not an all day blend, but certainly one to ignite the spirit for the day or flatten it out prior to sleep.

Marvelous! I'm still new at this whole tobacco desciption thing. The whole reason i wanted to try a shag was a memory from a couple of years ago when i first started smoking and was fresh out of tobacco. My roommate at the time had some RYO tobacco (i believe it was called late harvest) and i had a clay pipe (broken months later) so i gave it a try. Not much on taste but i liked the draw and the thickness of the smoke.

As for trying five brothers i liked alot of the reviews i read and thought i would giver a whirl. Glad i did!

The pouch aroma was about what i expected. Just tobacco. Kinda reminded me of the smell of my Dad's Red Man when i used to open up a pouch when i was younger. Extremely dry but im not so sure i mind that so much.

Honestly, i like a good nic buzz and this gave me an amazing one. Tightness in chest and throat as well as alertness and mind clarity were definately there. Strongest baccy i've ever smoked.

The taste varied depending on wether i exhaled through the nose or mouth. Through the mouth was just no frills full flavored burly. The usual bit of nuttiness and tobaccoey taste. Through the nose i actually caught a hint of cocoa. Way more than i expected.

I smoked it in one of my legend cobs and believe it or not it didn't get overly hot. Warm, certainly but not the inferno i expected. The smoke wasn't near as hot upon puffing as i thought it would be either.

Being as i smoke it outside i have nothing to say as far as roomnote goes. I would imagine it too be tolerable at least.

My only real complaint is that it was gone in about ten minutes. This stuff burns fast. It did force me to take my time puffing and thats something i really struggle with. I'm gonna have to go against the advice of most reviewers and try it in a larger bowl and just hope that it doesn't kill me.

Ive only been piping a few years and have many more to try but i think this is gonna be one of my regulars for sure. I gotta try to find a local store that carries it. I would hate to keep buying a pouches offline that cost $3 and some change if i could get it somewhere local.

EVIL, WICKED, MEAN AND NASTY! I just received a pouch of Five Brothers to see what the fuss was about WOW! It's a shag cut which means in my opinion more smoke per puff, More tobacco ignites at one time. Out of the pouch it felt dry to the touch but since it's a shag cut it's going to feel dry, however not crispy. Very easy to fill the bowl. I would recommed a small bowl though not a litle one as it is a very satisfying smoke. A nicotine hit that lives up to all the reviews, POW! This one is not for the weak stomach nor an empty one either. My first bowl was a bit dizzying, no complaints here though. Smoked slowly the burley that it is justly rewards a burley person for sure. It's definitely not a contemplative smoke but you can do it that way and not have a problem with it. When you need/want a 'fix' this is one I'll go to.

First thing in the morning with a strong coffee and yer off to the races! I'm gonna give this one FOUR stars. It is as I've stated evil, wicked ,mean and nasty. I will be ordering more. At this point I only have a couple of bowls of the stuff left and after only a week I've had some very satisfying smokes , great for the short quick fix as it burns rather quickly. Nice job Pinkerton!