Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Five Brothers

Five brothers is a great pouch tobacco. It is a low cost pouch and for a dollar can you really complain. There us nothing here but burley tobacco. I pull out 2 pouches every month and toss them in a jar. After a short wait I smoke it in a Cobb and relax. Burns well and builds up a great cake.

So this is what nicotine tastes like. Not a lot of flavor, but not bad, either. This is pretty unrefined stuff and occasionally harsh (smoke it too fast and see what happens), fine cut in a cigarette shag, almost hairlike, no flavoring that I can detect. As one reviewer noted, this is like smoking dried Burley right out of the tobacco barn. To really like this tobacco and want it on a regular basis, you probably eschew frilly aromatics and tobaccos that offer lots of flavor, such as Perique, Latakia and Turkish, because this one is not for flavor addicts or those seeking complex flavors that evolve as the bowl is smoked.

FB is not, in my opinion, nearly as strong as some would lead you to believe, but that perception is in great measure dependent on your nicotine tolerance and experience. There are stronger tobaccos but you won't run into them everyday, and I do not doubt that the pulse quickens when smoking this; mind did. It's hard to imagine why anyone without a serious nicotine Jones would add Five Brothers into the rotation, when there are so many great tobaccos calling.

OK, enough about me. Pack this one somewhat tightly because it's a fast burner and then pace yourself. A bowlful of this can get pretty hot if you are a bellows smoker. Smoke it down to a white ash and reflect: was it worth it? I don't throw tobacco away, so I have half a pouch left. I think I'll mix it down with some Lane Burley Mild, maybe some Uhle's Blend 44.

Has been a while since I have smoked this, years to be more specific. With that being said this is some fine down to earth no frills tobacco. Reminds me of the home cured stuff we smoked many years ago. Has a good full bodied flavor, but not harsh. The nicotine may be too much for some but I found it be be ample and not overwhelming. Call it a codger smoke if you care too but this ole codger likes it. If you really want to know what real burley taste like give this one a shot

Had to try it, so here goes... Pouch note: well done waffle. Nice thick plastic pouch; very easy to use. Yes, it is shag and it's quite dry. Best to pack pretty tight; definitely tight enough to substantially restrict the draw. I get better flavor and a less hurried smoke this way. Flavor is sweet burley with a bit of an artifical quality due to the very obvious sugary topping. The flavor reminds me of HH Dark Burley Flake. Is this stuff sprayed with nicotine? Strength is respectable, but not as enjoyable as a high quality strong tobacco with fewer additives (such as Cornell & Diehl Big & Burley). Quality is not that good; plenty of finely chopped woody bits are mixed into the shag. I don't consider the price much of a bargain as this stuff burns like gunpowder. I think $3 is an honest price. Hot burning tobacco, but you can enjoy it as long as you really slow down after the halfway point. Although this stuff is dry, it still leaves the pipe a bit messy, due to all the burning sugar. If you dislike burley or sweets, stay away from this stuff.

I don't know how to describe my dislike of this tobacco firmly enough, but I will try. It smells like a horse stall in the pouch, it has the appearance of shredded wheat and the taste of a crushed cigarette mixed with a certain barnyard product. Oh, lets not forget the best part, the nicotine hits you like a brick to the head.

This is my favorite Burley Tobacco , of course I'm pretty much a straight Burley man. I love this tobacco,its in my top 3 with that being said its probably a bit strong for most people!unless you are fond of str8 Burleys, Dk's review would fit the bill for alot of people,it is a very good blender tobacco. This tobacco comes very dry,I suggest you rehydrate it just a bit as it does mellow it quiet a bit and slows the forest fire lol.All in All a great tobacco .

Five Brothers looks, smokes, smells, and tastes like a throwback to an earlier time. Men smoked?sometimes they smoked pipes, sometimes they rolled cigarettes. However they chose to smoke, the plain Burley which is Five Brothers was there for them. I rolled a whole lot of cigarettes during my post-secondary poverty years and these Brothers would have been right at home hanging out with my bandmates from back then--Drum and Bugler--and my Euro-trash girlfriend, Amsterdam Shag.

Trouble is, the fine shag cut of Five Brothers, the neutral flavor, the insanely fast burn?I doubt many current pipe smokers would find these things appealing. Frankly, I suspect many won?t even recognize this stuff as pipe tobacco now that the division of labor between pipe baccy and RYO stuff is pretty much complete.

The praise this stuff gets is way out of whack with its quality, but I suppose we?ll be mired in a Burleyphilic, cheap-is-good-because-the-future-is-uncertain phase at least until housing prices rise. Heck, maybe it?ll drive down the prices for genuinely good Burleys like Solani?s Aged Burley Flake. Now that would be something to celebrate.

Pure Burley isn't my usual cup of tea, but I just had to give this "legend" a try. The shag cut scared me at the beginning, together with the low moisture found (as expected) into the nice pouch. But here came the first surprise: it burns remarkably cool and slow, the taste is nutty and the overall impression is that of a very satisfying evening smoke. You can't expect complexity or subtleties here, just raw power; you should try it at least once in your life!

Appearance: Really odd cut, very fine with random "birds eyes". Seems to be cut straight across the leaf, including the rib. I have never seen a finer cut. Color is mostly dark brown.

Aroma: Thae aroma is straight burley, almost a hay smell with some richer, but unidentifiable component.

Packing: The tobacco packs easily in small pipes. I have not tried it in larger pipes, and probably will not.

Lighting: Lights almost too easily because of the fine cut.

Initial flavor: Strong and sharp flavor, almost like a cheap stogie.

Mid-bowl: Not much changes in the middle third. Still strong and tends to leave my mouth quite dry.

Finish: Even stronger, but the pipe stays dry. This is probably because it's drying up my saliva as I smoke it.

Tried in the following pipes: Several cobs, several bowls on a Falcon.

Summary: Possibly OK when a short smoke is needed, but generally not recommended for daily consumption. If this is what pipe smoking was like before WWII, it's surprising that the habit survived.