No doubt. I was just showing a little brand loyalty!
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Snuffdog, I actually havn’t opened up the Ettan or General Maxi yet. Maybe flowery isn’t the right word for what I am tasting, maybe it is the Bergamont that I need to get used to. I guess the main thing is I’ve dipped Kodiak Wintergreen for so long and Swedish snus is a pretty drastic difference in flavor that I just need to get used to… Like I said, as long as I don’t have another Roots Pilsner experience, I’m going to keep at it…
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Honestly, I like the flowery ones like Goteborgs Rape 1&2. I’m going to have to get some Gustavus too because I’ve heard it’s flowery and I’d probably like it alright.
I think you got something there with your theory about bergamot lxskllr, I was thinking along those lines when reading their intertwining history and dual use, makes perfect sense to flavor the whole grist. Sycho, I like both the Gote Rapes too but find them more berry flavored than floral. Gote’s Prima Fin has a slight floral character with tobacco though, and is quite tasty too. But if you want a stronger floral essence and you haven’t tried these yet; try Gottlandsnus Yellow and Kronan…yes Kronan (judge it for yourself, you might like it). Both great snus with a pleasant bitterness that some don’t appreciate.
so, i got some camel snus the other day and i have to say i quite like it. i havn’t used “real” snus yet which is prolly alot better but for now the camel will work just fine for at work. I tried frost which is kind of a sweet minty flavor of some sort and mellow which is kind of a sweet mellow “straight” flavor.
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I tried the whole Camel SNUS thing. It just didn’t take care of my nicotine needs. As for real SNUS. I loved the idea of it, so I ordered some from Northerner. I really gave it a fair shake, but it just made me feel quesy. I think it’s just too much moisture for me. I can dip some Cope or Skoal all day long, but I can’t handle SNUS.
cstokes4: Me too. I ordered some recently and found the whole thing very unpleasant. And talk about salivating! I was like a hungry dog in a butchers shop. Cool tin though. I’m using it to keep my gaming dice in now.
which tin???
Troutstoker suggested I try a free sample tin available at getsnus.com. I chose the General White Portion. The other option (unflavored) is the General mini portion. I picked the white mainly because its bigger. I have no idea how I will take to it. I’m guessing from what I’ve read so far that I will not notice much of anything. Either that or I will fall desperatly head over heels in love with it as I did with dipping snuff many years ago (we are now divorced). I was hoping it would be here today. I’m anxious, I’ll keep my progress posted on this tread. PS. I first heard of Snus a couple of years ago. I told myself, no, No, No!, NO!, NO!!! Never again with the oral stuff!! I don’t listen to myself very well.
General White is some really good snus, Xander. It’s got a nice tobacco flavor with bergamot and lemon and a bit of a peppery tone. It’s definitely become one of my go to snus brands, so I think you may like it a lot. If not, you can always mail it to me! LOL And that goes for anybody that tries any Swedish Match or other decent snus that doesn’t like it. I might even trade a tin or bullet of snuff if it’s something that I can bear to part with.
There are only a few snus I’ve not liked. The offroad Wintergreen (which has a strange other flavour I can’t place). And the probe whiskey (with licorice flavour.). with both its the flavour combination. That said General is an amazing snus by the way.
lol @ Xander, i think many of us suffer from slective hearing of the self.
Xander that was at getsnus.com, and it should arrive soon because they have fast shipping. And yes the General White is a good snus. A great snus for someone trying it for the first time. And like mentioned before, if you don’t enjoy your first experience, give it a little more time over the following week.
Bob: Lucky Strike.
@Trout. I beg your pardon. getsnus.com it was. I shall edit the post for posterity. “Give it a little more time” he says he hehe he! You sir, are a little devil on my left shouder! Enough time to get hooked right? That’s what the kindly folks at getsnus are hoping. I had intendend to finish the whole tin, no matter what anyway. Back in the day when I was experimenting with dipping snuff I bought a tin of Copenhagen, and two different Skoal varieties, just to see what would happen! I intended to finish them all before I made any decisions. All I learned was that after the 3rd of 4th time, I really liked it in either variety. As mentioned before I was hooked on that for 3 years and then some. PS. She left me in the divorce, not vice versa. Hard as it may to be to believe, my supply dried up. I actually could not get dip without considerable trouble, so I decided it was time to let go. My first wife (smoking cigarettes) helped me ease the pain. Now with snuff, I guess I practicing bigamy again. If snus enters into this love triangle, what do we call it?
Xander, with some snus an open can will “age” a bit. So if you hate it at first a day or two in the fridge might change the taste a bit. I have a few snus that I can’t stand when they are freshly opened, so I have to break the seal and let the sit.
Just as with snuff sometimes, really fresh snus sometimes has an ammonia odor when you first open it. If that disturbs you (doesn’t bother me) you may want to open the can and let it air a bit. Leaving it open to air too long may dry it out though, so you may wanna stick the snus in the fridge and just open in once in a while…that should be sufficient to improve the smell.