Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Sail Cavendish (Sail Aromatic)

Very mild tobacco its don't make a tong bit, may its good for beginner who like something neutral aromatic and mild tobacco its cheap and good but its not a number one tobacco 😉

This was a freebie from an online site. Once I could keep it lit, this is not a bad aromatic. Not stellar, but a decent smoke. Mild flavor and strength. Would be a decent beginner smoke as well as a light and easy smoke for the experienced.

A reasonably priced "aromatic" that should be tried at least once. It is mild enough to be smoked daily but I think I'll stay away for awhile.

Appearance is a medium to light ribbon. Pouch smells of the confections of yesteryear, allsorts and chocolate covered fruit. Tastes medium sweet and quite tangy.

I would like to ask why buy crap drugstore burleys when there is Sail Green? Sadly, however, this seems to no longer be available in drugstores. It is also now made by Orlik, so that may be why it is not common any longer.

I cannot smoke this more than once a day as it is somewhat sharp on the tongue, not bite exactly but a small nip combined with a flavouring that also causes sensitivity.

All said a nice smoke if you are in the States and there is no tobacconist in town (and you are lucky enough to have found this in a supermarket or drugstore). Recommended!

I cannot nail down what it is exactly I enjoy so much about Sail Green but I do know that I continually crave it. The only word that comes to mind to describe Sail Green is "Creamy". It goes down like a cream-ale with a bit of "spice" sort of like a spiced beer at Christmas time. It has a wonderful flavour that seems to underlie and support, yet without overpowering, the natural tobacco taste like most good Dutch Cavendishes I have tried. The other reviewers can probably better describe exact flavours as I can never really differentiate them (see Christmas note above). I would highly recommend this if you are looking for a robust tobacco with "soft"/medium aroma on top. This is a top notch OTC that is worth a try if you want to get into the relam of Dutch Cavendish. Also, like Sail Yellow (another favorite of mine) it has what I can only describe as a distinct "snap" to its taste simliar to Sail Yellow. I don't know what it is that gives it that snap, orientals maybe, but it definately adds a layer to the spectrum of flavor. Like Sail Yellow, this defniately is not a forgiving tobacco if smoked too hot, for me at least, so watch out. If you try it and don't like it, try slowing down and see what happens. I give it Three Stars and fully recommend. I love Sail Green!

I know, I know, I am an English blend fan who also smokes VaPers, and so what am I going reviewing a blend out or my comfort zone? Answer: nostalgia.

Back in 1965 I began smoking my pipes with old Rum and Maple. After exhausting my father's ignored tin of that I tried a few pouches of John Rolfe before settling on Sail Green for a year or so. After that I began with the Dunhill English blends and stayed English thereafter. But for a few years I did keep a pouch of Sail Green around as an alternative smoke. Back then I could never identify the flavoring of Sail Green. Around the mid 80's it all but disappeared from any source here. I could not even get it when I owned my own supermarket. Reading the reviews here over the past few years piqued my curiosity however and I kept an eye open for some, never finding any locally (and I was not going to do an online purchase of it alone). On vacation in Virginia early this month I found a pouch in, of all places, a "head shop" masquerading as a tobacco shop in my hometown. Over-priced I bought a pouch anyway. The review now commences:

Upon opening my pouch the aroma seemed a little sweet. If there is any Latakia in this, it is well hidden. Turkish may well lurk in it, however, a little at least. The cut is wider than the original I smoked 40 years ago, about twice the width in fact. The tobacco itself is a lot darker as well. The original was more straw colored and in a Margate-like shag cut. This packed easily and lit readily despite the moisture. The burn was surprisingly clean. It does smoke sweeter than that of decades past too. Flavoring....well, the mention of anise here finally struck me as the flavor I could not identify in the past. BUT, despite helping me pick out the flavor of my old smoke, I cannot identify what THIS one is now. No matter, however, I like both. Don't be fooled by that photo above with the tobacco shown about a tin...it is not look at all like that, btw. The pouch says Cavendished Virginias. I believe it - both in cut and in true cavendish processing. The Dutch are masters of that art, IMO. I liked that old Sail Green. And although different, I like the current one as well. The best aromatic OTC blend I know.

(At least I don't anticipate retracting this review)

A nice, reliable and consistant mixture. The partially rubbed-out flakes are medium brown in colour with some streaks of golden brown.

The pouch aroma is hard to define...but pleasant. Not quite exclusively of a casing and not quite exclusively of tobacco.

Labelled as a "drugstore blend" because it is readily available anywhere, I believe this is, despite the negative connotation associated with this class, a very good quality tobacco.

Smokes nicely, releasing something very subtle, similar to a bitterweet chocolate and/or licorice taste with the taste of tobacco.

If dried out sufficiently to remove most of the moisture, it will still preserve its taste and burn dry.

A nice warm weather blend . The package says a few leaves of latakia . mildly aromatic . cleanburn . A little spicy . a touch warm but no big deal .Theres enough nicotine so that when you finish a bowl youre good to go . The spicy thing is the best part of it . There's not alot out there that has a true spicy flavor but this does ... It's in my rotation all the time anymore . Update: NOV.6 2010 ... Turns out this is a good winter blend . An all year blend . It holds it's own in the cold very nicely

Sail Green is a classic and reliable "drugstore" blend that is actually of above average quality.

The slight licorice aroma is everpresent and tickles the tongue the first minutes of the bowl, then makes place for a more natural tobacco taste for the remainer of the bowl.

I love the pouch aroma and I buy a couple pouches every once in a while when I want to smoke a good no nonsense tobacco.