Has anybody tried this stuff? It sounds amazing but nobody ever talks about it here. Has anybody tried it?
Yes. It is. Yes (again).
I use it regulary. It is a kind of traditional, unflavored snuff from a century ago. They use 7 diffrent kinds of Virginias to make it. I am nearly sure that the name refers to some sort of production step. I guess they ferment it somehow, what would explain the smokey, earthy nature of the taste. ItĀ“s very stripped down in my humbelst opinion but still rich in depth. Give it a try, you get some value for your money.
I think Gekachelter means tile? Could translate as flake i suppose.
I think the word suggests ānaturalā āunadornedā something like that, āplaināā¦perhaps
I may have to revisit it, as I recall not being terribly impressed with it, myself. It was good, just nothing Iād get excited about.
Itās pretty good for mixing. It adds a solid base to dryer and finer snuff, like toasts or fine Indian snuff. For example, try mixing it with Dholakia Sparrow in a 3 to 1 part. Each one compliment the other it seems. It makes Sparrow a lot easier to take and Gekachelter a lot more tasty.
@petersuki No it means tile or slate or something like that.
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You guys could write to Bernard. They are good at explainining, and have done so before when our members have wanted to know more about particular snuffs. It was once posted that āflakedā is the most appropriate translation for āgekachelterā in this case.
Thats what i said!
Yes. Iām back with ātiledā. Possibly a description of plug? Laid down in layers? One German site translates to āVirginie tiled - very strong, smoked Virginia tobacco. By heat treatment raucharomatisiert unique, with no additional flavoring.ā ā smokyā aroma?. German. One of the languages I donāt have! All this makes you want to have a go at it (the snuff, not the language) - Xander, not concerend enough to write to them, but Iād like to sniff this one.
āFlakeā is a common term among pipers ā itās a slice off an oblong plug of tobacco. A lot of pure Virginia pipe blends are sold in flake form. So Bernard grinds the flakes. Makes perfect sense to me.
The term ātiledā refers to the traditional procedure of cold fermentation, this snuff had gone through (in a closed, tiled container). If itĀ“s still done the old way these days, I donĀ“t know.
Ah yes. That sounds fine. Thanks. Do you know of any description of this process on the web?
Nice snuff, but the only snuff which caused a allergic reaction ( i am a allergy sufferer) and was forced to stop using it.
didi878 So what was the effect on you?
a more or less strong bite in the noseā¦ this happened 2 years agoā¦ iĀ“ m 2 years without Gekachelter Virginie nowā¦
@petersuki Sorry, no. But when I finally find the time to accept the invitation to BernardĀ“s production plant, IĀ“ll squeeze all infos out of them.
All this talk moved me to dig out a 50gm pack I picked up a few months ago. I think it is, as mentioned above, fermented. The aroma is a cross between barnyard and light floral but not floral as in added essence, more likely an aroma that came up in the fermentation. I like it.
It is ātile groundā, at least thats what my sister in law, who lives in Germany said. I love this snuff, and in fact, am pinching it as I write this.