Five Brothers
A very strong and dark 'smoking tobacco' that's been around for 40 years.
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- Re: Five Brothers
- Posted by ralph on Monday, 23-May-2011
when you get a dry pouch just put an orange peeling in the pouch for a day or so .
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- Posted by Captain U-96 aka Mike on Saturday, 20-Oct-2007
My newly bought pouch was at the perfect moisture for tubing! This is indeed a strange phenomenon for me! Over the years I have bought Five Brothers Smoking Tobacco off and on for a mixer or treat , and it has always been dry as it could be. The last few pouches have been fresh! Nice, now I won't have to rehydrate it anymore. Captn Mike
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- Re: Five Brothers
- Posted by Rch on Tuesday, 10-Jul-2007
What a great tobacco. Nice strong tobacco taste. This has become my everyday smoke.
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- Posted by scott johnson on Monday, 06-Nov-2006
I keep buying this now and then and each time it is a very satisfying smoke. I've tried it in Zen, McClintock, Ramback, and Three Castles tubes in full flavor and light varieties. Not matter whether stuffed or rolled, I keep going back to this as one of my favorites. And at less than $2/pouch, It's an inexpensive treat. I wish they sold this in 6 or 10 ounce cans though.
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- Posted by scott johnson on Wednesday, 10-Jan-2007
Dang! I wish they sold this stuff in 6oz cans. The pouches tend to be a touch dry, but still stuffable and smokable if I'm careful. I looked thru several pouches at the local store today before finding a pouch that the seal hadn't broken on.
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Again, I wish it was available in cans! They did offer me case boxes of 12 pouches for slight discount over the single pouch price. guess i could carefully rehydrate it then open all the pouches and dump it into my larger storage container.
noticed that after smoking some regular strength stuff for the past 2 weeks that this stuff is strong and nicotine rich!
- Re: Five Brothers Smoking Tobacco
- Posted by Captain U-96 aka Mike on Thursday, 11-Jan-2007
Yes, I know! I started smoking Five Brothers way back when you could buy a pouch for $0.65. Every single pouch I've bought for several years back has been dry, and in need of hydration. But, after you fix it up--you got a hell of a good smoke IMHO. Mike
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- Re: Five Brothers
- Posted by scott johnson on Saturday, 17-Feb-2007
Wow! Finally got a pouch that was moist. Perfect RH for stuffing right out of the bag.
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- Re: Five Brothers
- Posted by Captain U-96 aka Mike on Friday, 23-Feb-2007
Scott, you have done that which I have been unable to so far! I was beginning to think it was designed to be dry! Well, what do you think of it? Mike (Captn)
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- Re: Five Brothers
- Posted by scott johnson on Friday, 23-Feb-2007
It was just great. Tasted a little better than the dry pouches I usually have to rehydrate. A little smoother also. I hope they put this stuff in cans someday.
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- Posted by littledog on Thursday, 05-Oct-2006
This stuff is pretty nicotine rich. Not sweet like a virginia and it doesn't have any added flavoring. Just a plain old tobacco taste and a big Nico wallop. I only roll with a handroller and sometimes the bird's eye will plug up the roller so I pick the big ones out first. It has some big stem pieces too and a lot of shake(powder). I get about 25 RYO cigs to a pouch. I use it mostly as a blending tobacco. It is worth trying.
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- Re: Five Brothers Smoking Tobacco
- Posted by Captain U-96 aka Mike on Friday, 06-Oct-2006
I haven't been figure out yet just which tobacco they used;(Virginia, Burley etc.)? It is quite a versatile blend; never the less.
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- Re: Five Brothers Smoking Tobacco
- Posted by denali on Friday, 06-Oct-2006
According to the pipe smokers reviews at
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Five Brothers is straight air-cured Burley, "largely from bottom leaves"; "not for the frail or the weak- intentioned".
- Re: Five Brothers
- Posted by scott johnson on Friday, 06-Oct-2006
I really like the taste of it. i've been grabbing one once a week as a treat.
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- Posted by Scott Johnson on Saturday, 23-Sep-2006
Hey! just picked up a pouch of this at the local tobacco store. hand-rolled it and enjoyed a very nice smoke. have also tried it 50/50 with C*ckstrong and Windsail Platinum. Delicious! both blends I will make again. only $1.79 for a pouch. More than worth it considering some of the stuff i've paid over $3 to try and not like.
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- Posted by Captain U-96 aka Mike on Tuesday, 22-Aug-2006
At the grocery store I noticed a brand I hadn't seen for a long time, Five Brothers! I bought it with the intent of blending, not to smoke straight. I first had to re-hydrate this tobacco, as it was way too dry to do anything with! This blend is different to say the least. It looks like a blend of dark tobaccos ranging from black to dark brown, with lots of birds eye; some of which are black too. The cut runs from fine like Bali Shag Red to thick cut. I would say there is at least three different cuts. It smokes smooth, but will impart a buzz. I haven't smelled anything quite like it, so I'd definitely like to see some feedback on this tobacco. This blend is made by the Pinkerton Tobacco Co. of Owensboro, Ky., and I remember it as being one of the drug store--supermarket brands along with Bull Durham. It costs $2.69 for a 1-1/4 Oz. pouch.
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- Re: Five Brothers Smoking Tobacco
- Posted by Dave L on Wednesday, 23-Aug-2006
This appears to be a pipe tobacco, its not on any MSA lists and that's the category Tobacco Supermarket has it in. Originally? (40 years ago?) manufactured by John Finzer & Bros.
...decided to start a new topic for this and other brands I've been trying to figure out what to do with.
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- Re: Five Brothers Smoking Tobacco
- Posted by Captain U-96 aka Mike on Wednesday, 23-Aug-2006
I was a 16 year old back 40 years ago, and Five Brothers was one of the tobaccos we smoked back then either rolled up, or reluctantly in a pipe! If smoked in a pipe, Five brothers is indeed testing fate; as I still remember how sick I got one day smoking it in a corn cob pipe. Rolled up at least you have a chance. Since it is labeled as Smoking Tobacco by the manufacturer, and is clearly able to be rolled and injected; it seems to be a "Utility Tobacco". And, it blends well too. At least it's nice having my beliefs about this tobacco's strength confirmed by another source! Thanks for the good work Dave!
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- Re: Five Brothers Smoking Tobacco
- Posted by Dave L on Thursday, 24-Aug-2006
What the heck. If you've rolled or stuffed it. I'll post it under Brands.
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