Five Brothers, imported from Denmark

[Pescara]

Maybe this is old news, but I just received a pouch of Five Brothers in an order from P & C, and was surprised to see that it is now a Lane product, imported from Denmark. Still good stuff.

 

[zatopus]

I got to check my pouches when I get home. I had no idea Lane bought them. I can't say that I've really read teh labels since my RYO days though.

 

[Argonaut]

"There are only two things I can't stand in this world: People who are intollerant of other peoples' cultures, and the dutch." Nigel Powers

 

[oc_in_fw]

"There are only two things I can't stand in this world: People who are intollerant of other peoples' cultures, and the dutch." Nigel Powers

When that movie came out, the company I worked for was based in Holland. It made for some good insider jokes, well at least until we made them watch the movie. They took it in stride, though. The Dutch aren't quite as evil as Michael Caine makes them out to be

 

[Wilfredio]

When that movie came out, the company I worked for was based in Holland. It made for some good insider jokes, well at least until we made them watch the movie. They took it in stride, though. The Dutch aren't quite as evil as Michael Caine makes them out to be

True, only half of us is...

 

[Commander Quan]

This was posted by a brand manager at Lane before the beginning of the year

I just wanted to pass on a little news as it relates to Five Brothers. Lane Limited (and our parent company, Scandinvian Tobacco Group) are taking over production and distribution of Five Brothers as of January 1, 2012. (We will doing the same for many other former Swedish Match brands - Borkum Riff, Half and Half, Velvet, Paladin and Granger. There's an article on the front page of pipes magazine if your interested in more details.)

Five Brothers has received a packaging improvement. Instead of the former papery foil, Five Brothers will now come in a package similar to Captain Black. Also, Five Brothers will now be produced in Denmark, where our facilities are able to replicate its unusual fine cut and bird's eye. The product (and perhaps just as importantly, the price) has NOT changed.

I test-smoked a bit out of the new packaging. It was a bit moister than the prior version I have in my office, but that may be due to the fact that it was manufactured less than two weeks ago. I don't smoke a lot of straight burley tobaccos, so it's a little tough for me to give a meaningful review. It did have less bite than I might have anticipated, and if you prefer a straight burley taste, I don't think it gets much straigther than this.

 

[Mike H]

I purchased a pouch of Five Bros a few months ago, it was in the foil paper and made in Owensboro, KY. I tried it before about a year ago. Reminded me of pencil shavings laced with extra strong nicotine. Good stuff, but burned pretty hot. Will be interested in checking out the new stuff. Although I hate to see it leaving Kentucky.