Just recently, I’ve been getting out of my comfort zone of using different snuffs all day and been visiting snuffs I have in the collection and sticking mostly to that one for the day. But usually I am all over the globe with my snuff consumption. America, Africa , Europe and India.
There is no wrong way to use up your stash. It is the best fresh. So by all means if you like a new freshly opened tin use it up while fresh or at lease put a big dent in it before storing away for a later time.
I collected so many snuffs I could do one a day and not see it again for over a year. And I will forever have enough for a few life times. Do I want to try more? Yes everyday.
Never would I consider myself a pro but I have worked myself into a nice easy habit oops hobbie! Monday through Friday is Elmo’s Reserve and HDT #22, sometimes together (but never mixed outside of the nostril), all day. At night before bed it is something from Old Mill ( doesn’t matter what, they are all good). Saturday and Sunday I stay with the Old Mill collection but Elmo’s and HDT #22 are always in my pocket. Pure Virginia Toast from OM is a fantastic all day Saturday snuff. Would it be shameful of me to wonder aloud about whats cooking in the lab at OM to replace the dearly departed Dreamcatcher?
I don’t usually rotate between that many snuffs per day, but if I had to pick only one as an all day snuff it would have to be F&T’s HDT. It would also be my desert island/one way trip to Mars/journey to the center of the Earth snuff…
With Viking Dark tins I use a smallish screwdriver. Stick it in, give it a twist. You will hear the air go in as it is vacuum packed. Then it opens easily. I then immediately transfer the contents to an airtight glass jar.
I’m done with all the crazy experimenting, buying bloody great pots of stuff my nose can only tolerate occasionally, and which is past it’s prime before I even reach the halfway mark. It was fun, but right now I prefer to reach for a snuff which I know will sit well in my nose and put a smile on my face. I also like to just carry one box/tin when out and about. Thankfully, there are several snuffs I can fall back on, and know that one snuff will get me through the day very happily. Here are my all day primary choices … Toque: Berwick Brown WoS: Best Dark GH: Any of the KBs, and Ambassador Viking: Dark Jaxons: SP Premium SG: KBs, London Brown (+ see Viking and Jaxons) F+T: Princes, Princes Special The other all day snuffs I’ll use sometimes are mixers. Take a base of Viking Brown or Thors Hammer, or Toque Plain Coarse and add a bit of GH Dry orange or Cherry, or SG Firedance, or Celtic Talisman. On their own, the flavours can be a bit much for all day use, but as a modifier or toned down with a plain snuff, they’ll see me through the day just fine. However, whilst I could stick with some of these exclusively and be very happy. I do however still like to have the occasional pinch of something else when kicking about at home though. The occasional fun pinches tend to be the WoS or Toque fruities, SG or Toque toffee or vanilla, WoS Thyme and Lemon (very nearly an all dayer), F&T Santa Domingo and Old Paris … and the very occasional minty or menthol for maintenance purposes. As my stash thins out naturally over time due to use or spoilage, I expect to settle into about 5 or 6 all day snuffs, and about 10 to 15 occasional fun snuffs, though in fairness I could survive quite happily on a sole diet of Berwick Brown or Best Dark or any one of the (Kendal made) Kendal Browns. There’s probably 40 or 50 snuffs in my collection I’ll not bother replacing once they’ve gone. Not because there’s anything wrong with them necessarily, I just know that when I open the drawer I’ll keep reaching for me something else instead. I’ve found my comfort zone and intend to wallow in it :))