Rattray's British Line Pipetobacco

It all began in Dundee at the end of the 19th century. The city on the Firth of Tay, in the north-east of Scotland, was an important centre of the tobacco industry at that time. It was here that the later company founder Charles Rattray completed his training, during which he discovered his joy in experimenting at an early age. He was so fascinated by trying out his own blends that he soon supplied the first tobacco merchants in the area with his own creations.

In 1903, Rattray opened his own shop in Perth, not far away, and began to sell tobacco under his own name, which immediately became extremely popular in the United Kingdom. The range was later expanded to include pipes, and even today the name Rattray's is synonymous with smoking devices of first-class quality. The roots of the company, however, lie in the careful and virtuoso composition of the most diverse tobaccos.

In the meantime, the tobacco is distributed under the Rattray's name by the German company Kopp Tobaccos. The assortment offers mainly classic English, but also flavoured Danish tobacco blends. The English ones in particular are traditional: the recipes invented by Charley Rattray are still mixed and refined by hand, true to the original.

The spectrum of the British Line blends is very broad in terms of taste, aromas and strength. It ranges from the mild Black Virginia, which can also be recommended to beginners in the world of English pipe tobacco with a clear conscience, to the more bitter Red Rapparee or the intense Black Mallory, to the very unusual Sir William flavoured with whisky.

Anyone who loves English tobacco - or wants to find out if they could fall in love with it - should definitely try the diverse range from Rattray's.