WoS Brunswick

I just noticed this thread again and it made me pull out my Brunswick and take a pinch. Great snuff!!

Fresh directly from Wilson’s mill… Friend’s if you think your current snuff lacks flavor, staying power or is generally lackluster and kind of just lies there like your old girlfriend, then you need to try WoS Brunswick. This is a wet, black, flowery, soapy, and leathery monster of a snuff.

I second NOmad’s description. All your posts here made me break down and crack open the tin of Brunswick I recently got from Wilson’s (I have a whole lot of other ones I haven’t tried still sitting here…). I like it. I wonder though if others had my trouble: my tin was downright WET (“moist” would be the understatement of the year). It certainly isn’t “sniffable” - I literally had to take a pinch and stick it in my nose and rub it around. Sort of like spreading mortar…except it hopefully doesn’t turn hard like cement. Nice long-lasting scent. No burn, which I appreciate. Of course, no chance of getting into my sinuses - my fingers are just too fat to shove anything THAT far up my nose… In some ways, this is an excellent beginner’s snuff, as it is pain-free and goof-proof. Try saying that about Dholakia Black or White, or any of the HDTs.

The tins do not compare to tubs when it’s fresh. Night and day.

So, cstokes, you are saying that the tubs are even WETTER than the tin I just got from Wilsons? Are you supposed to use a funnel and pour the slurry into your nose?

@cstokes4 I think mine must be the day version because like I said it is WET, BLACK, FLOWERY, SOAPY, and LEATHERY monster of a snuff. But then again I wasn’t asking for your approval as to container size and volume. Secondly and personally I would not buy a tub of snuff that I have never had before. Although I am happy for you and your tub.

@NOmad: Huh?

Huh? I missed something.

@Geraldo The problem with the tins is corrosion. Every tin of Princes and Brunswick I have purchased have been corroded rather badly. I think the tub is probably a tiny tad bit more moist, only due to the freshness of the snuff. The scent is much more pungent in tubs than tins, but once again that is just a product of the freshness.

@Whalen Me too!

I can not see what precipitated that response. My only problem with Brunswick is that I live precariously close to a small Hick town with that name, people see the tin, read the name, and crack up, usually saying " I am not going to sniff anything named Brunswick!!!" Old school snuff, a must have in the rotation.

Georgia?

Maryland.

@csstokes4, thanks for the insight. I haven’t noticed any corrosion yet, but it is still pretty new. I would have thought that tin-plated steel wouldn’t corrode from a bit of moist snuff. I guess I will just monitor the situation and hope for the best. I can move it into a little glass jar if necessary. Either way, I cannot imagine my Brunswick sample being any moister! It seems pretty fresh. I think it is that way because I just bought it direct from Wilson’s. I don’t know if I would buy a tub, but I will see how I feel about it after I finish the tin (25g, and I have so many OTHER snuffs). Heck, I haven’t even tried the other 20 odd snuffs I have from Wilson’s yet…including Mr. Stokes’ beloved Grand Cairo.

If it’s from Wilson’s, no doubt it is fresh, tin or tub. I have only purchased tins from retailers.

@Geraldo: If you plan on keeping it for a while (and with 20 odd other snuffs to go through it sounds like you do) I’d move it to an airtight container pronto. The freshness and moistness will dissipate fairly quickly in an opened Wilsons tin. And as cstokes4 says, the tins corrode fairly rapidly if they have moist snuff in.

I agree with BradMajors: Brunswick (and Princes) snuff is great from a fresh tin fresh from Wilsons - just make sure you use it fast. It doesn’t improve with age, and will rot the tin. As for tubs and tins. I’m sure it’s even fresher from a half pound tub, and will keep longer, but it won’t keep forever if you’re an infrequent Brunswick snuffer (like me!).

O.K. you guys made me anxious enough that I moved the roughly 25g of Brunswick I have from the tin to a small airtight glass jar. The Wilson’s tins aren’t good, as far as design goes - the slip cover isn’t that secure and due to the geometry, it is easy to spill snuff when the tin is full. I wish they would go to screwtop tins like Toque. Mind you, all my Toque tins are 10g ones, so I cannot comment on the integrity of the 25g containers. I am at a loss that Wilson’s wouldn’t have a perfect tin by this point, given that they have been at this for hundreds of years. I did examine the Brunswick tin very carefully (with my hand scope - I have a degree in metallurgical engineering…and I am a bit nerdy) and I didn’t find any evidence of corrosion. Frankly, if the tin coating is intact, nothing in snuff could be aggressive enough to cause corrosion. I would suggest an intact tin coating could easily last for many, many years regardless of the moisture level of the snuff. I suspect that “rusty tins” are due to defective tin coatings, which is a manufacturing quality failure. Anyway, I now have a tiny glass jar mostly filled with coarse, moist, black stuff. It doesn’t look appetizing, actually. But it still smells nice!

Just to reiterate; Be careful not to let it dry out. It will dry very quickly from a snuff box in use. Rehydrating is fine, but store it as it is (wet). Are you not getting the delightful citron spice scent? That’s odd, that’s my favorite part.

does anyone have a fresh sample of brunswick before i order a tube from wilsons? Ill pay any fees through paypal. I have a small tin but its been dry from day one…