I would like to think that the subject of the leaf used in snuff would be the same if not better because we still supply huge amounts to other countries and the sweet Vinginia leaf is still one of the best wrappers on top cigars
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Interesting. I wonder what the difference is between âeatingâ snuff (Scotches) and dip. Presumably itâs what is now dry snuff and, say, Copenhagen.
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@ericthered, Grind and moisture level. Add water to your Scotch snuff and let it sit a couple days. The tobacco will expand into a fine grind âdipâ. Swedish snus is the same. It starts as whole leaves, ground down to a course powder, close to a course ground snuff, then re moisturized, and steam treated to get to final size. Before the Swedes discovered adding water and slow heating it, snus was nasal snuff.
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Now thats interesting @bigmick
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Iâve never done the couple day long soak, but I have made scotch snuff prillas in my hand or a tin just by mixing snuff and water until it looks like snus. Theyâre not much for taste though.
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Thanks Matt. Snus is my first love. Snuff is a wonderful Mistress.
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@bigmick I donât know much about snus or snuff but I thought that tobacco for snus was pasturised using steam directly after curing or have I got this all wrong? I am very much interested in this process and the differences between preparing tobacco for snuff and snus. I donât take snus but I have just sown some tobacco seeds and would like to my hand at making a few different products.
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@Ubert, snus is heat treated/pasteurized right before packaging. Itâs part of the final blending of flavors. The tobacco is cured, mostly air or sun cured, then stored/aged for however long to conform to recipes. Most of the tobaccos are two + years old before being turned into snus. The heat kills microorganisms and slows or stops the aging process. Curing tobacco is the hardest part for us home growers. Planting , growing, grinding is simple.
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I had hoped to make it clear that they are not like toasts. Three Thistle Strong is one of my favorites. All of them are good though. I donât really like the sweets except for the Wild Cherry.
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@Juxtaposer Evident, because Wild Cherry is not a sweet. 
Iâm inclined to disagree.
In fact, youâre right. I checked on the box and is written sweetâŚthis is a snuff that I use little, I used to not more than 1 year and not remember it as a sweet. However I believe that is the less sweet among Swischerâs sweet.
For what itâs worth, a couple of days ago I noticed that Tube Rose doesnât describe itself as a sweet on the canâit labels itself as a scotch snuff.
@Mike_B compared to the rest of the American line Iâve tried, it isnât very sweet.
@TomStrasbourg: I agree, but people here (and Mr. Snuff) generally classify it as a sweet. There is some sweetener in it, albeit far less than, say, Topâs Sweet or Buttercup.
It may be a trade secret, but I wonder if tobacco can be toasted by itself without additional ingredients. So in theory at least, maybe one could create a plain toast; one that has nothing added, not even salt or slaked lime