The “Black” series by SNUV is fast becoming my favourite line of snuffs. Deep and complex, they provide both novelty and familiarity. Eureka moments conjoined with bewilderment as to why they have not been concocted before.
Upon opening Sinesis, one is embraced with the familiar smells of sweet orange rind, alcohol, tobacco and muddled mint. Many snuffs use citrus as flavouring, but never before have they been presented in quite this way. Dark and coarsely ground, salt crystals twinkle in the firmament as you stare into the black abyss of the open tin. Fluffy, moist, and ever evolving, the mind races after uptake to identify where that particular flavour has been enjoyed before? As the memory banks are scoured, you realize that it is not a smell you remember, but a taste. Triple Sec? Perhaps…close…but not exactly. It is something somewhat stronger…Cointreau! The perfect wingman for the cocktail hour, it accompanies everything from Old Fashions to Margaritas. Sinesis longingly brings to mind the memory of drinks on city rooftop city bars during hot and humid summer nights. One can see Dita von Teese on the nose of a B25 passing overhead.