In the heart of Dandyism, at 53 Jermyn Street in London (to be exact) you will find an exquisite bronze statue of George Bryan Brummel by Irena Sedlecka. A 7-minute walk down Jermyn Street will bring you to 34 Haymarket, the former home of Friboug & Treyer, which are the makers of this snuff. F&T was located here from 1720 until 1981. Clients included Mr. Brummel himself, as well as the future King George IV. Old Paris was “Beau” Brummel’s favourite snuff. This tin of rusty-red fluff greets you with a very slight burn. Feverish, its flavours are a subtle combination of leather, wet leaves, saddle soap, dates and rendered lamb fat. It tastes like the library at the East India Club. I was so deeply enamoured with it on the night we first met, that I immediately ordered the large box for fear of finding myself, at some point, without.

After HDT, OP is in my mind the best of the current F&T lineup. It’s too bad WoS has decided to stop distributing the F&T blends in those lovely tall white tins (glad I have some saved). For something closer to what Brummel actually may have snuffed, however, I think that one needs to look to Sir Johnny’s exquisite Creme de Figue.

Crème de Figue is a lovely snuff. I will put up my review.

Oh my yes, indeed it is. It’s become something of a staple in my springtime snuff rotation. One of my favorites in the SWS lineup.