Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Granger
(2.81)
Granger Pipe Tobacco is a classic American burley based blend with a slight top flavor. This rough cut classic lights and burns easily, delivering a smooth, crisp, mild, medium bodied smoke and a pleasant, fragrant room note.
Notes: Formerly made by Pinkerton.
Details
| Brand | Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) |
| Blended By | |
| Manufactured By | Scandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Blend Type | Burley Based |
| Contents | Burley |
| Flavoring | Anisette |
| Cut | Coarse Cut |
| Packaging | 7 ounce tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.81 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 10 of 20 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 21, 2016 | Very Mild | None Detected | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Tolerable |
Granger is another tobacco that looks and smells great in the pouch but is a total let down once lit. I found this in a 1.5 oz. pouch in a local shop and had to try. When I opened the pouch there was a glorious presentation of light and dark burleys, thick cut and looking very high quality. Pouch note was just what you would expect from a high class burley as well, nice and nutty with coco background. Moisture is a little excessive but still smokable. It loads and lights nicely but that is where the positives end with this one. There is almost no flavor to this blend. You get a slight taste of play-doh in an ashtray in a dark and dank basement. Not really an earthy but rather a dirty taste. It's a fine line that granger lives on the wrong side of. Fortunately, the taste is so light you can almost ignore it. No appreciable nicotine and a willingness to bite if it's puffing speed limit is surpassed. It will be several weeks before I give granger a chance to redeem itself. I really haven't smoked enough for a review but first impression was bad enough to not have another bowl.
Update 5.4.2016
Apparently the pouch I had is the old pinkerton variety and did not age well at all. Looking forward to trying the STG iteration. I think the pic here is the Pinkerton package. STG package has a different dog in a different position.
Update 5.4.2016
Apparently the pouch I had is the old pinkerton variety and did not age well at all. Looking forward to trying the STG iteration. I think the pic here is the Pinkerton package. STG package has a different dog in a different position.
Pipe Used:
crusty old cob
PurchasedFrom:
bandm
Age When Smoked:
fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 11, 2014 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild | Unnoticeable |
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.
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.
Pipe Used:
Missouri Meerschaum
PurchasedFrom:
Local Country Market
Age When Smoked:
unknown
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2014 | Mild to Medium | Medium to Strong | Medium | Tolerable |
This tobacco is almost a clone of Half & Half, with the exception of the absence of a smattering of Virginia. I also have the exact same problem with this blend as I do with H&H--I can't smoke it. The topping/casing gags me.
Sorry. I cannot recommend this tobacco.
Sorry. I cannot recommend this tobacco.
Pipe Used:
Various Briars, Corncobs
PurchasedFrom:
wvsmokeshop.com
Age When Smoked:
fresh out of tin
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 25, 2012 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Tolerable |
Well, I wanted to like this, as others have said, but it simply couldn't be done. I mean, I'm an American many generations back, and so it's natural that I would want to like a classic American pipe tobacco like this, but I just couldn't do it with this one. I like PA alright, and SWR is a little better than PA, and if I couldn't get my normal stuff I would smoke either one of those in a pinch, but I would rather pick up a pack of Winstons than smoke this. As a matter of fact, after trying to smoke Granger for 10 minutes, I pulled out a Winston and lit it up, and it's much better. If I want classic American tobacco, I guess I'll stick to my trusty Winstons, but otherwise, call me a snob all you want, but I'll stick to my Nightcap and my Gawith and generally other pipe tobaccos that I consider to be worth my money.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 25, 2008 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
Similar to Half and Half, but with less chemicals, some Burley taste and a bit less tongue bite. Still, there are many adjectives between "execrable" and "fine", and finding the right one for this tobacco won't be a task I'd recommend in any way.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 20, 2007 | Medium to Strong | Extremely Mild | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Granger was on the bottom of my list when I was trying various burley tobaccos. I detected a strange taste each time I smoked it and then read other peoples reviews here...yes,it does have a burning plastic after taste. Perhaps it was a bad pouch, I don't know.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 27, 2013 | Mild | Mild | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This is a very bad example of drugstore burley. PA is much better. Clippings from my backyard are better. Horrible flavor and aroma, doesn't get much worse than this.
Smoke in peace.
Smoke in peace.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 16, 2011 | Mild | Strong | Mild | Pleasant |
I tried to like this blend but to no avail. There is a strong off flavor..,plastic like.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 08, 2010 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium | Tolerable |
A straight burely, chopped into the size and shape of mulch, with a strange fruity topping, is an awful combination.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 07, 2008 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Nowhere near the quality of Prince Albert. It also has a plastic/chemical taste to it that becomes apparent as soon as you light up. This shit is absolutely horrible.
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