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.

Lately I’ve been loving Gawith’s Kendall Brown before bed. Something about that old-fashioned, leathery scent is very relaxing to me.

I started doing this honey. cinnamon nutmeg mix and I am sleeping sound

Cafe11 last and first. Using it up while it is fresh

@MattheFox: I can’t use honey snuff at bedtime. It seems to clog me up. I go w/ any High Toast. I’ve really been taken by the Toque variety lately…

I like a Pöschl menthol shortly before hopping into bed, then a pinch of 6 Photo Anarkali as I climb under covers. The scent makes me drift off to sleep quickly.

I always liked the Wos peppermint as a morning snuff but I just got the 6 photo bundle from mr snuff. That 6 photo special just was so soothing last night I was just thinking that it would be a perfect regular before bed snuff

I did a good snoot full of gingerbread last night and it was very restful. woke up hungry

Dholakia Kamal The sacred lotus is very calming to take you into the night slumber

Covent Golden or WoS Royal George seem to send me off to sleep well.

I usually use O&G before my evening shower and then use the shower to clear out the day’s snuff remnants. I find I can’t snuff and then sleep because it seems to bring on the sinusitis if I don’t clear out before sleep. The way everyone describes their rituals makes me envy those who don’t suffer this side effect.

Dholakia Kamal. Whatever the scent is, its very relaxing and cooling to me. Sometimes I bump it with a little Motia, but its a little more oily than the Kamal. I like snuffs at night that don’t result in a clogged nose…

I like highly scented snuffs before bed that have a decent hit of nicotine. That way I fall asleep with the scent in my nose and enjoy it as I doze off to Nicotine dreams. I like the F&Ts particularly for this purpose.

H’m. Two large spoons of Motia, then another spoonful around midnight dreaming of Roderick and Dave’s warehouse.

Quite often I enjoy Dholakia White followed up with McChrystal’s Violet. I also take a small pinch of Thunder Original Chew. Love the nic dreams ! I-)

For me QWS Sandalwood always works.

For a night cap I would say a good mentholated snuff or snus would be my pick. J&H Wilson NO.99 works for me.

What is it that makes a good night cap good for you? For me it seems like I could night cap with just about anything, but the determining factor always seems to be: which snuff has a flavor which really lingers and stays with you until dreamland.

Toque Camphor & Clove

Love the nic dreams !

Nic dreams are some crazy images. I have really had some outlandish dreams the nights that I have fallen asleep with dip or snus in my mouth. Ironically at night time, snus makes it easier for me to fall asleep, whereas in the morning it has the opposite effect.

My nightcap is usually an SP style snuff. I’ve also noticed that since I’ve started with snuff I can get to sleep easier.

During the day, particularly when I’m out and about, it’s White Indians at least 80% of the time. At my desk, when I’m working, it’s usually strong, plain snuffs (Dholakia Sparrow, Abraxas Dragun, Viking Dark, Toque Quit, and some of the plain Indians). But if I take those snuffs just before I go to bed, I often feel a bit wired. Good if I want to stay up reading, not so good for sleep. That’s when I bring out more strongly scented snuffs. Any of the Abraxas range, but particularly Cafe11 or St.Casura, or Toque Violet, Spanish Gem, or Chocolate. I don’t usually want high nic snuffs, just something that has a good scent.

Always Hedges before sleep and first thing upon awakening. I agree on the vivid dreams! Don’t much care for the sweet Americans.