Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Greve Hamilton Blandning
(2.26)
Notes: Swedens foremost pipe tobacco with a clean taste and sweetness from the tobacco itself. No artificial fooling around allowed in these pouches. Can easily be smoked with great pleasure occasionally or for, as many Swedes do, a lifetime. The Grev Hamilton Blandning has been sold since 1924.
Details
| Brand | Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) |
| Blended By | |
| Manufactured By | St-Group Assens |
| Blend Type | Virginia Based |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 50 grams pouch |
| Country | Sweden |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium to Strong
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.26 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 21 - 27 of 27 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 29, 2013 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
Sweet with a little fig like flavor in the mix. Leaving a wonderful fragrance in the room which smoked in. This mixture is a true Swedish classic
Pipe Used:
Smaller pipe bowl recommended
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 26, 2012 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
can give a little tongue bite from time to time...
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 24, 2011 | Medium to Strong | Medium | Full | Tolerable |
Update for being fair. I added an extra star. But anyway I don´t recommend this. (It´s just that I don´t find it correct to go ahead and give bad judgement on something I wouldn´t ever like, and also only tried once).
This is not for me! Since I´m quite new to this thing with smoking pipe I couldn´t recommend it to beginners. I do prefer mild to extremely mild tobaccos/aromatics and this is certainly not one of thoose.
This is not for me! Since I´m quite new to this thing with smoking pipe I couldn´t recommend it to beginners. I do prefer mild to extremely mild tobaccos/aromatics and this is certainly not one of thoose.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 04, 2009 | Medium to Strong | Medium | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
My grandfathers tobacco for me this smells granpa smoking pipe makes me go memory lane 28 years a go he died.but theres many better tobaccos out there.i not buying again sorry granpa.(this is in sweden nr 1 grocerystore tobacco nr 2 is caravelle nr 3 borkum riff thats what you find in a groserystore in sweden you have to pay 20 usd for this in a groserystore.in us a groserystore blend cost 2-3usd.so i only order my tobaccos from us where you got fine tin and bulk tobaccos for 5-10usd.)
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 13, 2009 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild | Tolerable |
I have no real nostalgic attachment to "the Count", other than a vague memory of dabbling with it, and Caravelle (a terrible rumflavoured monstrosity), many many years ago when I was just starting smoking. If I remember correctly, it didn't really strike any chords with me back then, and I can't say that it did now with the pouch I got a week ago or so, either.
If there's anything positive to be said about GGHB, then I suppose it is that it's at least somewhat passable all things considered.
Pretty good nicotine hit, though. Aroma is quite sweet, and a decent, but not remarkable body and taste. It is however quick to burn the tongue and gurgle if not smoked carefully. Absolutely nothing to fret about that this is not easily obtainable, there are literally hundreds of other blends that blows this this out of the water without even trying.
But, if you absolutely must have a smoke, and there's nothing else available, then I suppose it's at least marginally better than shredded garbage. Personally, I think I'd rather give up smoking altogether if GGHB was the only choice.
Not recommended. There's no excuse to smoke this when there are so many other good blends available, even in the cold and harsh anti-tobacco climate of Sweden.
If there's anything positive to be said about GGHB, then I suppose it is that it's at least somewhat passable all things considered.
Pretty good nicotine hit, though. Aroma is quite sweet, and a decent, but not remarkable body and taste. It is however quick to burn the tongue and gurgle if not smoked carefully. Absolutely nothing to fret about that this is not easily obtainable, there are literally hundreds of other blends that blows this this out of the water without even trying.
But, if you absolutely must have a smoke, and there's nothing else available, then I suppose it's at least marginally better than shredded garbage. Personally, I think I'd rather give up smoking altogether if GGHB was the only choice.
Not recommended. There's no excuse to smoke this when there are so many other good blends available, even in the cold and harsh anti-tobacco climate of Sweden.
PurchasedFrom:
Supermarket.
Age When Smoked:
Fresh.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 03, 2012 | Very Mild | Very Mild | Very Mild | Tolerable |
NOT Recommended not even worth the money , only smoke if you don't have anything ells , very poor taste
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 10, 2011 | Medium | Medium to Strong | Medium | Tolerable |
Have smoked and really enjoyed GGHB for 20+ years, but not any more. Since 01-01-2011 the EU requires pipe smoking tobacco to be more coarse cut (min 1.5 mm wide) and the manufacturer - Swedish Match (SM) - has complied. I wouldn't be concerned by this alone but it appears that SM has also changed the flavor. When opening the pouch there is an apparent 'fruity' scent and, in the hand, moist is more noticeable. My first impression wasn't GGHB at all, but cherry or vanilla flavored Borkum Riff (me not like). To add to the disappointment the tobacco now burns differently, probably because of the coarse EU-cut, so the slow, relaxed smoking style has become memory. A truly sad result from 'product development'.
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