Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Warrior Plug

Wow Just tried this for my first plug and dear god it hits back hard Flavour is a rich pudding sort of thing not quite christmas pudding. Easy to use no idea first plug remember so new from the packet cut a thin strip rub it out. Then rub it a bit more. Then repeat and I finally got somewhere I have a fair bit of hair and don't think this will cause me any issues on that score Then the nicotine hits and you need a sit down or super sized Pepsi/pint or two of sweet tea Jarred it and will try again in a few months I'm quite looking forward to it tbh

A very generous gift from one of a pipe forum’s members has allowed me the opportunity to sample this beast. I was thinking, wrongly, that it would be the plug equivalent of Erinmore flake, only to be informed by my contact that Erinmore actually came as a plug in its own right at one point. This is a dense, dense plug but by crikey is it good. Any plum topping is, I suggest, more to do with the tobaccos and how they are getting along in the press - Erinmore has that fruity, top note (some, wrongly, say pineapple imho) so does Warrior but in more of a chocolate bar kind of way. I get “Fruit and Nut” when I smell it in the jar; there is a chocolate quality going on that reminds me of Bob’s Chocolate Flake but then there is an earthy, maltiness that reminds me of a Revor Plug. This got me to try a pinch of Chocolate Flake, a whisp of Revor and a smidge of Elizabethan Mixture but I was still far from the Warrior. On my initial smoke, I carved off a flake and stuffed it in the bowl. This was, in my opinion and with the help of hindsight, wholly the wrong approach so, for the next attempt I cut a flake and let it sit for an hour or so, before ramming it home and, nope, not the right thing to do either. After further attempts the correct method was found - slice a flake, let it sit out for a while, then cut into cubes and add, gently, to the bowl and, by golly, by gosh, this stuff is good! It smokes fairly promptly for a Va/Bur that is similar to St Bruno or Walnut Flake (though not identical by any means) a bowl was done and ash in 20 mins or so. My new dilemma - this is out of production (why pray tell?) so where will I get any more from? This is a good all rounder, satisfying, smooth, with a good flavour that could easily be added to the other blends that I have fallen in favour with. If you get the chance, get some and enjoy it - hopefully it will come back like Lazarus n the near future.

I've been waiting to open my plug for a while now and when I heard it was being discontinued in the UK I moved it up in my rotation in order to see if it's cellar worthy.

I'm prone to finding burleys rough and harsh in the mouth and I do find this starts off a little rough but smooths out fairly quickly. The plum flavour isn't in your face indeed I only really pick it up as a little extra sweetness which is pleasant, I do wonder if something other than plum is added. The start of the bowl tastes a little tarry and bland to me, almost muddled. As the bowl moves on the sweetness increases and the virginias in the blend come more forward. It's just a little meh

The plug isn't too dense and cuts nicely. It does need some dry time and for me I liked it a little more when cube cut as the flavours seemed a little stronger. Has a lovely fermented fruity smell when you open the pouch, in fact this is the best thing about the plug.

I shall not be cellaring warrior plug

i bought my pouch back in ireland some months ago, because i saw many people smoking this tobacco. Well I gave it a try - not for me at all. It comes as a nice rectangular piece of dark pressed, intensively smelling chunk of va. Good to work with, strip down some nice thin stripes with a good pocket knive, process of loading the pipe - no problems at all, comes with first char. Good amount of smoke, very harsh from the start - much stronger compared to yachtsman, but maybe only due to the greater amount of dark va. Nicotine is okay for me. To me this is a typical old fashion tobacco - compared with the new generation - say peterson´s 3 p´s or my alltime favorite Mick McQuaid´s Plug - bringing it up into my rotation would be a step back. only two stars

This didn't do it for me. Slightly sweet, spicy and plum does come through at times. I struggled to get any flavour most of the time though. I smoke Irish flake and Revor plug which are both full bodied so this was way to subtle for my taste. Similar to Peterson 3P which did nothing for me also. Not offensive and might hit the spot for some. I won't be buying again.