I’ve gotten in the habit of doing a tour of scotches and sweets right at bedtime. It’s really pleasant and is a good way to appreciate some of the subtle differences between scotches and sweets. I have every kind of scotch and sweet still on the market, but I only have about half of them at home (the other half are at work). I do a pinch in each nostril of the following in roughly this order: Starr, Dental Sweet, Navy Plain, Navy Sweet, Superior, Dixie, Garrett Sweet, Peach, Strawberry, Society, Ralph’s, Top’s Sweet, Devoe, Honeybee, RR Mills Sweet, Honest, Checkerberry Then I take a couple of pinches of GH’s English Rose for something different. Then Grunt. Then I close up with an Indian snuff–I think it’s 6 photo, though I’m not sure exactly. The mild menthol in the Indian snuff clears the nose for the night without causing rebound. And with that massive nicotine hit, I go to sleep with a smile on my face.
I love a good snuff nightcap. Lately my ritual has been incense, gobs of Toque Quit, hazelnut coffee, and something else (nothing illegal, not chemical in any way) that make me just so incredibly relaxed. It’s something, sip of coffee, big bump of Quit. Rinse. Repeat 6 - 10 times. The addition of snuff to something that already makes you unwind really makes me wonder what people see in the illegal stuff. I’ve never tried any of them, so perhaps I’m just ignorant. My nightcap get me so out of it I feel like I’m drunk. Better than any cig experience I’ve ever had.
I like F&T Patchouli last thing at night
I cheat. A good chew of Mail Pouch loose leaf to load up with nicotine,a quick whip around with the tooth brush, and then finish off with a few pinches of Gold Label.
Lately my nightcap snuff has been Anarkali.
My nightcap is either 6 Photo Kailash or 5 Photo Himalaya, sometimes both
Chamomile tea of some sort with royal George, peach Melba, chocolate orange, my F&Ts, Spanish gem, toque lavender and or/vanilla. Usually a nice bowl of pipe tobacco an hour or so prior. I put other things in there sometimes and I never go through that many snuffs before bed.
I know there’s a bit of controversy around here about using bullets, but with the proper technique (sniffing at a flower rather than imbibing cocaine, for instance), a bullet can deliver a very pleasant little bump. I keep a couple bullets by my bedside. There’s usually a very fragrant/perfumy snuff and a sweet snuff of some kind. Oh, and the handkerchief stays close to the bedside as well. If there’s a third bullet near the bed, it will contain a real nose-opener. Last night, my nightcap was a couple little bumps of Q-snuff apricot from the overpriced bullet, followed by a pinch of Poschl Konigsprise. The menthol/fruit combo was lovely, the drain was minimal, and the menthol/eucalyptus/camphor kept my sinuses open all night.
@Dogwalla depends on what your “something is”. Because thatever it is seems to be the secrets, lol. My nightly ritual is simple. A cup of hot tea, a good book, and right before bed I take a huge pinch of 6 Photo Natural and follow it with whatever menthol suits me at the time.
My nightcap is usually toast 22 or toque natty toast, kept bedside incase I need one in the middle of the night. Every once n a while I pinch a menthol right before bed if that mood strikes.
Right before bed is maybe my favorite snuff off the day. During the day I am with whatever is in my snuff box but at night I have quite the assortment on the night stand. So right before bed I usually do more than a couple different kinds or whatever strikes my mood and then pleasantly drift off.
O&G or Toque Lavender, depending on what I’m in the mood for that particular evening.
I like a big dose of Chococreme - L before bed. Soothing fragrance / flavor and cool nicotine dreams…
@Harlequin trade 6 photo natural and menthol snuffs for Dholakia Ganga or WoS’ Sandalwood and F&T and you pretty much have my ritual
As bedtime approaches I find my tastes veer toward the lighter snuffs such as WoS various SP’s, Cinnamon, Vanilla and IHT No.22 (the exception being SnuffStore Cafe Noir, which is a little more moist but delicious). When it’s finally time for planet pillow I always finish with WOS Jockey Club, as for some reason I find this always opens up my nose a treat - it’s always been a struggle getting both nostrils to work well, but something in Jockey Club is like a nasal spray for me! I sleep better than I have for years with that stuff.
When I first saw this thread I thought it might be about making snuff out of Dunhill Nightcap pipe tobacco, which really interested me. I wonder how difficult it would be to make a snuff out of a blend like nightcap, sounds pretty amazing.
if you grind it you’ll have snuff. Though pipe tobacco doesn’t always turn out to be what you’d expect when snuffed. You also have to dry it first. Some people use ovens. I just leave it out untill it’s dry. Personaly I tend to prefer pipe tobacco as pipe tobacco.
I tried grinding a house blend pipe tobacco from a local tobacconist. I don’t have a coffee grinder so it took forever in an herb grinder. I prefer to put it in my pipe.
@Maneikis Pipe tobacco can make great snuff especially mixtures with Latakia, Perique, or the Orientals which are tobaccos not offered by snuff manufacturers. Extreme caution must be taken to avoid mold developing after rehydrating for use as snuff. You may want to add salt and sodium carbonate etc… Night Cap specifically would make an outstanding snuff IMO.
I am fond of a sniff of WoS jockey club right before bed.