Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Granger

If you get a good pouch or tin of this, its a good simple no frills burley. If you get a bad pouch or tin it's horrid with a plastic taste. Akin to SopwithCamels review I have also noticed that Pinkerton has a quality control problem as their products are just to inconsistant to be enjoyed by this piper.

There is not too much to add as far as specs on this tobacco. Straight up burley with a kick. I wasn't particularly bothered by the "industrial" taste of the ending though was disappointed that the tobacco became kind of flat. I was more enamored with the rough and tumble early portion of the bowl. I'd smoke it again, I may keep a tiny bit on hand - though I have to say there are likely far higher quality, and equally nostalgic, burley blends on hand. As someone else said, you could do better - but could do far worse as well.

I will not try this again even though I hope I had a bad batch.

The inital light and first few puffs were a delight. Then the flavor turned. It was as if there was some plastic mixed in. It was that foul.

Never again.

I remember smoking this several years ago and seemed to have liked it at the time. My most recent purchase, however, was so bad that I suspect I may have purchased a defective sample.

The tobacco was so moist that it was clumped together almost in plug form in the pouch. I could not manage to keep the tobacco lit and the taste was of mould, dampness, and dirt. I tried airing out the sample for several hours and, whilst being easier to maintain in the bowl, the flavour and aroma were even more offensive than they were originally.

Perhaps I should visit another purveyor and purchase a second pouch just to be sure, but I shudder at the thought of going through such a horrible experience again.

One of the strongest burley blends that I have ever experienced. I smoked this somewhat regularly when I was a teen.

Plain burley with a kick. ...That means good!

As said in above reviews, it bitters at the end.

Still available; If you can find it.

I'm not looking anymore.

Based on the reviews here I decided to try a can of Granger. Not made in America anymore, but STG seems to have improved upon the last American production. Shame on us, I'd say.

I find in my old age that I am turning away from heavy latakia blends towards more classic American pipe mixtures.

I very much enjoy Milan's versions of Prince Albert and Carter Hall (created with input from hundreds of PA and CH smokers). Sutliff's Match Holiday and Barking Dog blends are real winners in my book, as well.

So what of Granger? Well, I found the tin aroma to be apples, IMO. And I like apples, so that was a plus.

As for the taste, it is burley, but I found the apple topping to dominate the taste in 2 of the 3 pipes in which I tested the mixture. I don't find that to be a bad thing, as the topping is very pleasant.

I did get a pronounced tongue prickle in my Falcon. There was some in my large Ashley bulldog, but I think the White Elephant meerschaum granules helped to ameliorate the prickles.

Most likely I need to smoke this blend slower.

All in all, I have to say I like Granger. I don't get a lot of tobacco taste (other than in my Charatan's Make Perfection bulldog). But that's okay with me. The topping is very pleasant and makes for a tasty smoke.

I plan on keeping a can on hand. It probably won't replace Holiday, Barking Dog, PA, or CH unless I can get rid of the tongue prickles. But it's enjoyable enough I want to have some on hand.

Glad the Danes saved this oldie.

I smoked this many moons ago when it was more readily available in most drug stores. This blend is just what the other reviews have noted, burley upfront and nothing special. I can tell you about that dog on the label. You have to treat him gentle or he'll bite a plug out of your tongue. Yes, this is burley that bites. It really has to be treated far to gentle to get any good flavor from it.

It?s a shame that these OTC old time brands aren?t easily found readily any longer.

If they were I could have wasted three to five bucks on a pouch of this stuff instead of wasting $32.00 including the shipping for a can of this disappointer. (Pun intended). I hoped against hope my taste receptors would be immune to the ?plastic? taste others have mentioned, they weren?t. I really wanted Granger to be a replacement to the un-understandable discontinuance of Edgeworth Ready ?Rubbed. The best modestly priced Burly ever produced. Maybe someone can explain this to me because I don?t get it. Why would Lane & Co. discontinue one of the few truly good tobaccos they ever put their name on? Oh yeah, and now that I look at my long empty can of ?Dunhill Night Cap?, a blend of iconic quality, it?s got that idiot ?Lane Limited? logo on it too. This Lane outfit must be a private company with suicidal tendencies. I?m really pissed about their decisions and nothing with their name on it will pass through the ?Slim Stem?.