I’m getting pretty good at taking snuff and I owe all thanks to several forum members who have taught me the proper way to sniff. While snuffing, I no longer feel the snuff going down into my lungs and no longer cough. HOWEVER, a few minutes after snuffing, I feel the urge to spit and when I do, I notice a little snuff in my saliva, which tells me that ‘some’ is still making its way down my throat. So my question for you guys, do you notice this too??? Is it possible to actually sniff TOO lightly? The only other thing I can think of is that I am sniffing so lightly, so this is perhaps a reason some particles bypass the front of my nose and go directly to my throat. Any ideas?? As always, thank you so much for your responses, had it not been for this site, I probably would have given up on snuff after my first try. 
It took me a long time to learn how to sniff so it doesn’t get in the throat or too far back. I still have trouble with American Scotches and I’ve been snuffing for 15 years. I actually only used High Dry Toast for a long time and when I found this site I started going back to try other snuffs again. I’ve found that each snuff, for me, requires an idiosyncratic technique. Some I have no problems with, but it took me a while to get the sniff for Toque right. Everybody has a different setup in their nose which changes the airflow and where the snuff goes. Some people have little problem and others have to be very careful or it goes straight to the lungs. It won’t hurt you if all its doing is getting in your throat and over time you’ll get the nuances of the sniff down so it doesn’t happen anymore.
Some snuff is picked up & carried through the sinuses by the natural movement of mucous. This is normal & shouldn’t be much of a problem unless you snuff to excess.
i get this also most times i take a pinch ! I cant work out the diff between a snuff or sniff ? Is their a diff if so what ? Thanks everyone
no worries, i think its safe to say, it happens to all of us. only time it’s really unpleasant for me is if i take too large of a pinch of spanish jewel as it has the tendancy to burn a bit.
If you are using very fine dry snuff, like the US ones or Irish Toasts, you have to extremely creful as they are incredibly penetrating, the simple and best description of how to take these, whether you pinch or use the back of the hand method is to breathe them in rather than sniff or snort them in
I’d certainly irrigate (i.e. the nose gargle) on a regular basis. I always give myself a good nose gargle in the shower, I think that helps keeping away the sore throats… snuffster is right, you need to sniff the american drys a little more carefully. I also use one troutstroker’s techniques where you block part of your nostril with your thumb to increase turbulence and it seems to help keep it from drifting all the way to the back of the throat.
I sympathise zzedo, I quite often find I get ‘drips’ of snuff tainted mucus in the back of my throat usually 15-20 mins after snuffing. I find it quite irritating and usually have to have a drink of something flavoured to get rid of the taste but I think its just one of the down sides to snuffing. Each habit has a down side and with snuff its a bit of drip down the throat after useage. I just try to ignore it these days…
With a lot of the american sweet scotches, the drip or drain down the back of throat is actually somewhat enjoyable.
If you have drippy sinuses this can happen even if you don’t take snuff too far back. It happens to me sometimes. I just drink something and the problem goes away.
I think it is better to suck and spit it out, you don’t want it in you system.
I won’t touch that one with a ten foot pole!
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sorry
LOL guys!!! This reminds me of another thread on this site but I guess it’s best not to post the link!
I know Dholakia is popular but another forum member and fellow snuson member put it in my head that he’d be concerned about Indian manufacturing quality; ie; lead, mercury and other sketchy things making it into Indian snuff for lack of quality control and regulations. Anyone noticed any extended brain-farts from Indian snuff? Any Alzheimer’s ealry warning signs or seizures etc? I actually don’t mind it when snuff hits my throat, maybe it’s a reminder of a life long gone and bad habits past…
I don’t know about the actual quality of Dholakia but it feels as pure as anything else and the mercury/lead issue would need some proof before I took it too seriously. I don’t doubt it happens in countries with less than stringent production regulations but Dholakia are investing heavily in the western market at the moment and I would be surprised if their export snuff is adulterated, they also make the snuff for the kwitwithsnuff website which is a US concern and I can’t imagine that there were not some pretty exacting production meetings. The sparrow cool, if used in a bullet, should be slowly breathed in not sharply sniffed, btw, that will avoid it getting anywhere near the back of the throat. Simple physics - if the inhalation is gentle enough it can’t get beyond the nose. Breathe very, very gently as it is one of the finest snuffs out there.
I think your pretty safe with Dholakia. They have been given an ISO 9001:2000 ISO Certificate of Compliance
ISO is a standards compliance organization. Being compliant with ISO just means you use what are generally accepted manufacturing processes. It is not a guarantee of health or quality (unless you believe quality comes from being compliant with standards). ISO does not address health issues.
Your right, we dont grow any tobacco in the UK, not on any industrial scale anyway