Amsterdamer tobacco WTF?

[simong]

Having been working over in Spain recently, took the opportunity to stock up on some of my favourite baccys, capstan flake & St. Bruno. Whilst in the tobacconist I noticed the dark blue pouch & a grinning pipesmoking Cossack on a pouch of 'amsterdamer'. Having not seen it before & costing only 3 euros I thought it rude not to try it. Sweet baby Jesus & the orphans! Who makes this? & why? To be fair it wasn't that bad, I've had worse, fairly slow burn & no tongue bite, but the taste! Not a taste I'd want in a pipe or roll up cigarette either. So I'm asking here for any suggestions (polite & sensible please) what to do with it or mix it with, as I'm at a loss what blends could make it smokeable. Or should I just toss the grinning Cossack in the bin?

 

[papipeguy]

Apparently others on TR share your opinion. It is a pretty cool package though.
http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend/4183/seita-amsterdamer

 

[scrooge]

Just my opinion. But over the years I've found that Jack Knife Plug is one of the best blending tobaccos. It makes bad baccy good an good baccy great.

 

[andrew]

My parents had brought me back a pouch of 4 aces pipe tobacco one time from the US, it was just ryo tobacco with pipe tobacco on the label. I used it as kind of a filter and would put a bit in the bottom of the bowl.

 

[palictyton]

I guess this really begs the question "What usually happens when you see a Cossack grinning"?

 

[oldreddog]

Lol Simog, had a slog through a pouch of that stuff when I started pipe smoking a year and a half ago. My best suggestion would be to follow a bowl of it with a bowl of Clan....you wouldn't believe Clan could taste so good!!!