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. It´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 ‘natural’ ‘unadorned’ something like that, ‘plain’…perhaps

I may have to revisit it, as I recall not being terribly impressed with it, myself. It was good, just nothing I’d get excited about.

It’s 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.

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 “flaked” is the most appropriate translation for “gekachelter” in this case.

Thats what i said!

Yes. I’m back with ‘tiled’. Possibly a description of plug? Laid down in layers? One German site translates to ‘Virginie tiled - very strong, smoked Virginia tobacco. By heat treatment raucharomatisiert unique, with no additional flavoring.’ ’ smoky’ aroma?. German. One of the languages I don’t 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 I’d like to sniff this one.

“Flake” is a common term among pipers – it’s 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 “tiled” refers to the traditional procedure of cold fermentation, this snuff had gone through (in a closed, tiled container). If it´s still done the old way these days, I don´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 nose… this happened 2 years ago… i´ m 2 years without Gekachelter Virginie now…

@petersuki Sorry, no. But when I finally find the time to accept the invitation to Bernard´s production plant, I´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 “tile ground”, 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.

“Gekachelter” could mean also “baked earth”, which may be what mrmanos’ sister-in-law was indicating, such as the occurrence of when a river bed dries out.

“Gekachelter” room and “gekachelter” floor

It smells really nice but it clogs up my nose about as bad as possible and hurts when I blow out. I’m always glad for the first pinch and regretful for the fifth.

Every snuff made of Virginia tends to be painful.

Every snuff made of Virginia tends to be painful.

That’s really interesting, do you know why?

I have no idea, this is just my observation.

I love that snuff and experience no pain with it.

I love that snuff and experience no pain with it.

I feel the same. Great price/value. Just basic, classic snuff imho.