Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Sail Black

Sail - Black.

Firstly, I'll point out that this isn't a Krumble Kake (as it says at present), it's more of a coarse cut blend, or even a mixture. There appears to be quite an equal quantity of both black and gold Cavendish, and the smell from the pouch makes the aromatic ingredients easy to ascertain; it smells rich.

The immediate thought to pop into my mind is about chocolate truffles, the type that are popular at Christmas. Because the chocolate/cocoa addition is quite strong the taste can become a touch bitter/tangy if I draw on my pipe with too much force, but providing a gentler technique is employed it's quite a sensual smoke. Of the extra flavours the chocolate sits highest until about a quarter of the way in; this is the point where the smoke takes on a good creamy vanilla note. The chocolate is still the stronger of the two flavours but any of the astringency is abated by the creaminess from the vanilla. The tobacco's seem completely orthodox: slightly sweet, somewhat creamy, and very cool in temperature. The burn's good, even if it's a bit fast (but that's a regular issue with my technique!).

The room-note's nice, and there's very little nicotine to be had.

This is a good enough smoke, but I couldn't see myself regularly smoking it.

Two stars.