Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Granger

Appearance: Random smallish pieces, uniform medium brown

Aroma: Smells like just a plain burley, possibly a trace of top dressing. I can?t identify it, nor am I positive it?s even here.

Packing: Can be packed into any size bowl just by putting the pipe into the pouch and feeding with one finger. It is possible to pack a pipe in your car, with one hand on the wheel and your eyes on the road. However, see warning below

Lighting: Classic one-match light is the rule.

Initial flavor: Just Burley, nothing else. Nutty, and just a little bitter. Maybe even plainer than Prince Albert.

Mid-bowl: Nice cool dry smoke. You have to like Burley to enjoy this. There is a fairly good jolt of nicotine in it, so it MAY NOT be the best thing to smoke while driving.

Finish: A bit more harsh at the bottom, but not a problem.

Summary: An excellent choice in a cob. A good change of pace if you get tired of blends, or matured Virginias

Smoking now.

The tin, or tub, art is a total classic. The tub smell vegetative, sour fermented, but not in a Virginia tobacco kind of way. It’s like sourdough bread, oatmeal, or cereal grain. It’s pretty good. Not sticky or wet. Perfect to go right from the tub.

The taste… ok so I was pleasantly surprised by this. Has a one dimensional flavor. I can’t place my finger in it but it reminds me of oatmeal or bread, or cereal grain. Had a slight fermented sour taste, slight nutty flavor, chocolate, and semi sweet molasses. It’s actually quite ok. I do not taste anise like it’s suppose to be flavored with but a cocoa / chocolate flavor.

Zero plastic Halloween pumpkin bucket full of candy aroma or taste like that I get in Half and Half, Velvet, or SWR. Did not bite nor did it dry my mouth out like burleys tend to do. Did leave some dottle in the bowl however it burned consistent and the flavor stayed the same start to finish. The aftertaste was ok, retrohale was cocoa and easy on the nose. Very simple, easy, and comforting like a home cooked meal. The perfect IDGAF tobacco to stuff my pipe with and walk my dog.

Fans of CH, SWR, may like this. Your grandpa did. My favorite OTC classic American burley blend.

In a corncob pipe it’s even better. I would always keep this around. Best Codger blend hands down.

To me, Granger tastes like plain black coffee, and is a great companion for my morning coffee! Nutty, bread-like, straghtforward, smooth-burning goes along with every smoking.

I'm doing a twofer review here for Granger. I ran across some included in the sale of estate pipes that was from the Pinkerton era and was sealed. Visually it is much darker and more of a broken flake than the new STG Granger I will be comparing it to. The STG version is more pieces than anything. Some large ribbon, some cut ribbon and some of those tiny pieces that you find in the bottom of your day pouch after carrying it all day at work. Those lovely small pieces that will easily suck down the shank right back to your throat without waring. Pouch note on the vintage is hay with a slight hint of vinegar. The topping has faded with age leaving a decent straight burley taste and nothing more. The new I suspect has some anise along with the traditional molasses. It has more flavor than the vintage but when all is said and done is a pretty simple burley as well. Nothing bad about this blend at all. I understand why it's the favorite of many. I have gravitated towards old fashioned burley and corn cob pipes as I've gotten older. They are simple pleasures that I enjoy everyday. With that said, with the different versions of Edgeworth Ready Rubbed and other cube cut burleys available I rarely, if ever, choose Granger. A solid 2 1/2 stars and worth a try.

I finally got around to trying granger and I am glad I did! I love the classic American burley blends but this one just never made it into my pipe until now. It is a mild burley with a hint of sweetness on it. Not as nutty as prince Albert, the sweetness is stronger though I can't tell if it is just the sweetness of the tobacco or if it is an added flavor. This one will earn a permanent spot on my tobacco shelf with its own dedicated corn cob pipe

2016: I finally tried Granger, from the big, blue tin. Based on other reviews, I suppose I must concede that I got lucky and got a good batch. It burns well and consistent, and the flavor is decent. I understand the comparisons to other OTC blends. Here's my ranking: most similar to SWR but less sweet, similar to CH in terms of mildness, but it has a bit more flavor, better than PA because PA tends to bite me more. How people can compare this to H&H is beyond me. At least Granger has an overly mild flavor while H&H is absolutely repugnant. This could definitely be an all-day smoke, even if it is a bit monochromatic. Recommended. 2021 EDIT. I put this in a mason jar because there is simply so much of it. I smoke it at work or on the road. Sometimes I take the jar out and leave the lid partially open for a couple of hours to get some of the fragrance while I'm working. This has maintained freshness for close to 5 years and has actually mellowed a bit making it quite pleasant to smoke. Now highly recommended.

Straight Burley Tobacco with hints of cocoa.When you open tub the tobacco smelled like Rum and Maple casing. Tobacco had a Rum and maple top note.The smoke was a full white smoke. The taste of Burley tobacco came straight through.This Tobacco was a rough cut, like broken flake or course cut.Reminded me of the similar Tobaccos listed below, did not remind me of Edgeworth at all.Tobacco burned cool with a very lite bite and after taste.The tobacco had the Rum and maple after taste after smoking.I would try it if you like Burley tobacco.

Saw this at my local country pantry, second OTC brand and second burley Solani ABF being the first.

Uniform in color and cut, I cannot readily label the scent, wbich is earthy and...woody?

The cut is so uniform in the pouch its almost sawdust-like, or at least shaving-like, as if it would be easy to roll.

Taste is monochromatic. I can label it burley, but where ABF showed depth and strength, Granger smokes like cool smokey air to me. This toby has gaught me burley's role in adding strength as well as coolness to blends, and even chugging through a cob it never got hot enough to bite.

Straight burleys, and virginias for that matter just dont float my boat -at least at this point in time.

Granger is a very nice quality BU. And I like the fact that the tub it is sealed like GL Pease products. The cut is rough, the leaf a darker shade of brown, and the tobacco smells rather nutty and something almost fruity. My tub gave me a perfect humidity level, it was ready to smoke right away. Because of the cut, it can be a bit hard to get going but once properly lighted, it smokes cool, nice and dry. The taste will remain just a bit nutty with the pure taste of tobacco. No hint of that fruity aroma in the tub. Because of the cut, as well,if smoked too hastily, Granger`s pointer will bite 😉 Overall, an excellent OTC product, of a higher quality, I believe, than Prince Albert and Carter Hall. And the nicotine might seem like nothing at first but, towards the last third, you know it's there. And I am fine with that. If you are looking for a good OTC BU with barely a topping, try Granger. Scandinavian Tobacco Group just keeps significantly upgrading the American classics. To our greatest benefit. The pointer has found a new home: mine.