Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Velvet

Another blend I bought when I was on a fixed budget, it's hard to describe. I never got much out of this as far as flavor, but I never got anything bad either. Neutral would be the best I can come up with.

I didn't find anything particularly off-putting about this smoke, it's just a bit plain. There is a slight hint of flavor, maybe like dr pepper with a bit of cherry. Neither the tobacco or aromatic additions have much presence, but at least it isn't overpowering. Most of the time i smoke near non-smokers they compliment the pleasent pipe tobacco smell, however i feel as though this stuff lacks that note. The room note isn't stinky like cigarettes or as overpowering as a cigar, it just isn't pleasant.

I can't say i would really recommend this as it has very little going for it, while there are many better blends for around the same price.

This is a tobacco that is not always consistent. One time it will be very smooth with no bite and the next time it may feel like a t-rex is gnawing on the inside of your entire mouth. When you get a bad batch like that simply cellar it for a year or two and it will improve considerably. It amazes me how many people throw away tobacco that can be fixed with simple aging. Generally speaking Prince Albert is a better smoke but when you get a good pouch it can be worth it.

When you open the pouch you will find the old playdough smell is still there. Thankfully it doesn't taste that way. This is another one of the old tobaccos that can be rolled as a cigarette and at one time it came with it's own rolling papers. Don't expect a heavy tobacco out of this.

Like many of the really cheap tobaccos if you can find an older box get it. The older the better. Many times in small towns you can find these brands in grocery stores sitting on the shelves for years without being touched. Both the flavor and quality can improve with age.

I recently traveled to the bad river indian reservation and bought a 14oz can of Velvet pipe tobacco. The can looked very intruiging. It was recommended by many natives that this is a good tobacco to use in pipes and ceremonies.

Many of you probably never heard of this but this is a great tobacco to mix with Kinnick-kinnick: a smoking mixture used by native Americans when tobacco was scarce.

After I bought it I opened it up and it smelled of chacolate and vinilla. I smoked a bit of it in a couple of my briar pipes and I thought that it lived up to its name: it was so smooth I could barely detect its flavor. I was expecting a more of a punch like Sir Walter Railiegh. It smells good and has a light aroma. All in all, it is a nice and enjoyable smoke.

The downfall of this tobacco is that it does come with toungebite.

I would recommend this tobacco to anyone who likes a light smoke.

Just another mass produced cheaply made sticky tobacco. Don't waste your time with it.

I must admit,this is a very different type of burley 'drugstore blend'.Velvet is a slight unusual burley that's slight topped with something that I can't put my finger on,if you smell the pouch it reminds me of cherry twizzlers which always struck me as odd.Now the taste is something interesting that actually has made this a enjoyable tobacco..it reminds me of the scent of bacon cooking on the frying pan in the morning and the tobacco is mid-range in quality.I wouldn't recommend Velvet as an all-day smoke but can be a nice change up for the burleyphile.

This blend is burly and nothing else. It is VERY mild and VERY bland. I tried it on the recommendation of our clubs president. He reportedly loves the stuff, and buys it every chance he gets. I was amazed how smooth the blend was and how cool the smoke was. It has absolutely no tongue bite, but also does not stimulate the tongue in any other way. Like many others, I use burly blends to break pipes in, but I will have to say Prince Albert is still king in that category.

I had tried this blend early in my pipe smoking days, back when I smoked goopy black Cavendish exclusively. I was drawn to the little cardboard box because of the picture of that beautiful freehand pipe on it. Upon lighting up a bowl, my tongue was seared in pain. I think I threw the foil pouch out after a half bowl. Fast forward to today - my toungue has been toughened by fierce Virginia flakes, my smoking technique has matured, and I love other "old codger" burlies, such as Prince Albert, Half & Half, Carter Hall, etc. I picked up another pouch, got home and opened it. The smell is quite nice, I can't seem to identify it though it seems very familiar to me. The closest I can come to the fragrance is those orange jelly candies with the dark chocolate coating, although it is faint, not syrupy at all, rather natural. Excited, I packed a nice prince shaped pipe with the metal stinger in place of a filter and lit up. Hmm, it tastes very faintly like it smells, along with the typical bread and nut flavors of Burley. I settled back and gently puffed away when "it" hit me! Oh no! This stuff "stings" my mouth just like Kentucky Club. It's not a "bite" like one gets from a sharp Virginia, but a stinging which affects the entire interior of my mouth. It must be the strain of Burley in this and Kentucky Club, because I love Burley and smoke it almost daily. I'm guessing that the PH of this strain of Burley affects my body chemistry just wrong. I'm glad all Burley blends don't do this! Well, I seem to be the only pipe smoker in the surrounding area, so into the trash it goes. I still love that pipe on the box though! Again, if you like this, what a value.

This is the worst tobacco I have ever laid my hands on! My interest in drug store blends was recently spike, so I picked up a couple pouches of Carter Hall and Velvet to give these a go round. The CH was pretty decent, like I remember it. The Velvet, DISGUSTING!

I've noticed that the reviews of this over the past couple of years have been bad. They are well merited. This tobacco stinks when you light it up. It tastes and smells of burnt plastic. Don't let the delightful scent in the pouch fool you, this stuff will ruin a pipe. I will have to give the cotton ball treatment to the pipe I tried this in. I only can hope it will forgive me.

I only smoked a half-bowl, I used three pipe cleaners, all were pitch black when I was finished with them. DO NOT BY THIS TOBACCO IMPERSONATOR!

The good side of this experience: it reminded me why I do not smoke OTC blends. They are only a few cents cheaper than most hi quality bulk blends and they cannot even hold a candle to them in quality.

Folks, if you want a burley, go give Lane or MacBaren or Cornell and Diehl a try. Your pipes, tongue, and wife will thank you for it!