Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Granger

This was the first pipe tobacco I ever tried, 25 or so years ago....in a cob from a country store. I still keep a cob just for Granger. I also use it as a base for some home blends.

It's been around for at least three generations, and with good reason, it's just good Burley.

Go visit Grandpa's favorite sometime. You'll enjoy it, as long as you don't over expect.

This dog hunts for me because it doesn't try too hard . It is 100 percent cool smoking fermented burley with a trace of added flavoring, no goo, a little sweetness and a big kick.

The aging process combined with the topping makes it taste slightly like prunes. I'd like it more if there weren't a medicinal/metallic aftertaste. However it is very cool, biteless and full bodied. This would be my choice of drugstore tobaccos...except I've never seen it in a drugstore. I bought it at a cigar shop in Alabama for $1.69 a pouch and $13.89 for a 14 ounce tin. Very manly and straightforward. If it were aftershave, it would be Aqua-Velva.

Good old Dog,that Granger. This is Burley, Burley and nothing but Burley. It does have a light casing that I believe is sprayed on the tobacco in a fine mist before it is packaged. The casing is mostly sugar water,(airplane de-icer). This is an "old timey" brand that still delivers good tobacco flavour and a great nicotene punch. Go back in time with this time traveler.

Un tabaco para el fumador experto. No recomendado para el novato. Debe fumarlo lento, de manera pausada y sin apuros. Recomiendo utilizar una cazoleta ancha y no muy profunda, a fin de que la humedad no se concentre y genere una mordida fuerte y desagradable. Oh sí, Granger te lastimará la lengua sin compasión ya que este tabaco es muy húmedo y tarda mucho en secarse. Si dispone de tiempo, al menos una media hora, ayudará a secarlo un poco. Pero si desea disfrutarlo en cuanto llegue a casa de un día largo, relájese y fúmelo lentamente.

Granger es un burley redondo. Consistente en sabor desde el comienzo hasta el final de la cazoleta. Percibo algunas notas a canela, chocolate, coco y algo de licor. Muy agradable y placentero. Si se fuma en caladas cortas se podrá saborear y distinguir estas notas ocultas con facilidad. Tampoco es un tabaco complejo. No espere giros inesperados y sorprendentes.

Al quemarse, produce una cantidad generosa de humo. Es cremoso, definitivamente. Notará que al final de la fumada dejará la cazoleta un poco grasosa y pegajosa, algo normal debido al burley. En ese sentido, recomiendo una limpieza profunda de su pipa después de un tiempo.

El corte del tabaco en cubos hace que la fumada sea consistente y fácil su encendido. Sin embargo, si no tiene experiencia y no conoce su pipa, el corte del tabaco puede ser una desventaja ya que mucho tabaco en la cazoleta puede generar más calor, humedad y por ende una mordida en la lengua muy desagradable.

¿Recomiendo este tabaco? Sí y no. El burley es delicioso, uno de los mejores que he probado a mi gusto, por ese lado creo que merece una oportunidad y sí lo recomiendo. Ahora bien, si prefiere no arriesgarse con una compra de 12oz y tener un tabaco que no sabrá fumarlo y disfrutarlo debido a los cuidados que requiere, entonces habrá hecho un gasto innecesario.

Sea paciente, fúmelo con calma ...saboree esta mezcla.

Granger... Another old timer. To best describe this stuff, the phrase … “Straight no B.S. tobacco taste” hits the nail on the head. For my mouth chemistry, I do not detect any evidence of a topping, just mild to almost strong tobacco flavor, depending on my puffing cadence. Not unlike many other blends where some basic smoking technique is required, Granger is no different, as careless puffing can produce some noticeable harshness, due your part and you may find why Granger has survived the test of time. With all of that out of the way, for my taste Granger is not my top choice for (OTC) burley blends, I prefer SWR, KCM or McB's GE when it comes to burleys, but I do enjoy Granger on occasions. Overall a slightly stronger basic no frills burley, that I'm sure many will find just what their looking for. Enjoy. My personal rating 3/5

After several large cans of Prince Albert, I bought Granger for a change of pace. What a pleasant surprise! Cool smoking with a nutty aroma, Granger burns to a white ash with no bite. No complexity here, just good straight burley tobacco. Contrary to the description in the listing, this is not a ribbon cut tobacco.

I'm very much a burley lover, so I have been wanting to sample Granger. There isn't anything I can say against this blend, but I do find it a bit weak-kneed, especially in comparision to my regular burley blend, Carter Hall. As for any room note, at age 60, my sense of smell is much weaker than my sense of taste.

Granger lacks the fuller nuttiness of Carter Hall, IMNSHO. But then, I've smoked CH for 40 years, and know it like the friend it has become. I think Granger would make a wonderful blender base for a personal, custom blend, since it does have a good, clean, honest burley taste. If it were bolder it would be on my Must Have List. A perfect choice for a new piper who wants to start off slowly.

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.