Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Sail Regular

I'm not quite sure how fair this review will be since I was able to smoke just one bowl of Sail Yellow which a friend had brought to one of our pipe club meetings. The pouch hailed from from a local pipe shop that had just gotten in a batch, and I was eager to try it.

I never tasted the anise topping described by another reviewer. Rather, I tasted a typical light Dutch offering of sweetened Burley with just a smidgen of Virginia thrown in for good measure.

The cut was very fine and not too stringy. It burned easily and fast. Quite simply, this is just mild Dutch blend that I found inoffensive.

Smoking now:

Pouch note is grassy tangy citrus. Orange juice almost. Smells like summer time. A bit wet so open the pouch a head of time. Consists of thick cut broken strands of flakes similar to Amphora.

Tart, sour, citrus, bread, with some floral grass and hay flavors. Has a little earthy body too that is mildly dry. The retrohale is buttery, floral, earthy and semi sweet. Natural Virginia sweetness with no artificial flavors or sweeteners. The orientals are very detectable and besides the Virginia they dominate the blend. From a pouch this is good. A little mouth tingle, some sharpness on the tongue, dry, but no bite, with an mild aftertaste. I did find that there was a cigarette type of aroma and taste especially if you puffed fast. Burns well but a bit fast with few relights for how moist it is. Worked best for me in a cob. Coworker said the room note did smell like cigarettes and was not pleasant.

A decent done pouch blend.

Side note, smoking this with any type of filter in a cob made this dry and unpleasant.

I got this from pipes and cigars.IWanted to compare to other Virginia blends. I had heard that it was a cigarette tobacco.The tobacco had a citrusy hint to it but burned cool if I smoked slowly. I found that it had more flavor and was classified to me as a pipe tobacco not a cigarette tobacco. My uncle bought it by the can for his gas station to use and sell.

Another stroll down memory lane for me. It's been 20+ years since I last smoked Sail yellow and amazingly it taste pretty much as I remember. Straight forward tobacco flavor with the burley up front. The supporting tobaccos blend well to make this what I consider a mellow smoke. I've been smoking this pretty hard today and found if pushed it can heat up a bit but not to the point of biting. I'm very pleased with sail yellow. It's a no frills type smoke that I find I am enjoying more often these days. Pairs wonderfully with a cold beer. I feel like I've found a long lost friend.

Scandinavian Tobacco Group - Sail Regular.

A flake which has been broken to the point of being just very coarse ribbons. It's medium brown and the Orientals give a touch of smokiness to the unlit aroma. My pouch's moisture was spot on when I first opened it.

I'd enjoy it a lot more if it was minus the Orientals. Without these it would be simply a honey-sweet, Cavendish Burley and Virginia blend, but the Orientals give the smoke just enough of a sharp herbiness to reduce my enjoyment. Regarding any added flavour, apart from the Cavendish honey note I get none. The burn? OK, it was easily lit, is quite consistent, but becomes way too hot if it's not puffed with the most phlegmatic and tentative technique; show it the slightest bit of alacrity and it will show you what a burnt tongue feels like.

Nicotine: above mild. Room-note: not nice.

Sail Regular? I don't like it. Considering the flavour and mechanics it gets one lonely star:

Not recommended.

I smoked this in college in the 70's when the Royal Theodorus Niemeyer Co. blended it. Hadn't had any until the last few months when I ordered some. This is a nice tobacco and seems very similar to my recollection of the original. Better smoked a little on the dry side. I get my best experience with a large bowl freehand briar. A nice burley forward taste with a hint of unsweetened chocolate (likely the burley). The other leaf is supportive, a hint of sweet VA with the others way in the back. Smokes cool for me and usually down to a fairly dry dottle. This is my bedtime smoke but I could see this being an "all day" blend. Strong 3 stars.

This taste very good. I get the Virginias and Cavendish first, the Burley next, and the Orientals last. It's sweet, but not too much so. Has a note that's a bit like how a lemon would taste if it were sweet rather than sour. A nice mild earthiness is there as well. I pushed this on purpose and found that it can bite so be moderate with your puffing and this will reward you with a fine smoke. I recommend taking Corncob3's advice and drying this for an hour before smoking. Smoked straight from the pouch makes for a wet, steamy experience which is very unpleasant.

Mild to medium in body and flavor. This is a nice blend.

This is another example it seems, based on the older positive reviews, of a tobacco that has not made the transition from one manufacturer to another without a drop in quality.

This is a mix of mid to light brown ribbon. The pouch note is of a very attractive casing. This casing is very subtle and complex to my nose. If it came as an aftershave I would wear it.

The tobaccos however are very poor quality, as should be expected from the budget price. The orientals are sour and without aroma. The virginias are harsh and the burleys have no body at all. Something in this tobacco wants to attack my tongue at the sub atomic level. The chemical tongue bite is off the charts.

I have been mixing this stuff to get rid of it. I hate to bin tobacco but there is a good chance that is where it will end up.

Package note of mild honey and tangy dark fruit. Tobacco is a reddish dark brown and brown Broken Flake. Moisture content is good. Larger flakes may need to be rubbed out. Burns slow with few relights. The strength is medium and nic is mild to medium. Flavoring is mild, with a honey note that quickly fades to the background for most of the bowl. Taste is medium and consistent, with notes of stewed sweet fruit, very woody, citrus, spicy cigar, herbal sour vegetation/hay, bready, spices, acidic, savory, nutty, orange peel/zesty, dry earth, floral, a tangy dark ripe fruit background note, and a moderately peppery retro. Dutch Cavendish (made with Virginias and Burley) is the lead with Brazilian Leaf, Oriental/Turkish and Flavoring supporting. Room note is pleasant to tolerable, and aftertaste is great.