Why are finer snuffs like toque a lighter color and my Poschl snuffs darker? Is it the base tobacco or the oils in Poschl? I tried some Kendal brown which was really dark too.

There’s no link between grind and colour - you get fine snuffs that are dark and coarse snuffs that are light in colour. The darkness of Poschl snuffs might be in part due to their oil content, but essentially it comes down to the colour of the base tobacco. Grind up dark leaves and you get dark snuff. This is also why you will sometimes notice colour differences between different batches of the same snuff - the colour of tobacco leaves varies, even within a particular strain or curing method.

Also it in the fermenting and saucing . if the leaf was sun cured .air cured or fire cured. also the type of tobacco used. Some whites actually a pale khaki in color and toasts are made from the stem of the leaf. Black snuffs make have charcoal the manufacturer rarely disclose what the use. but there is more than just tobacco in most snuff.Pressing under pressure heat pasteurizing also darkens tobacco. Son de Tonca No1 Has english red in it. So you really may never know why your snuff is a certain color some blenders treat their recipes with well guarded secrecy .  
Most all tobacco starts out as a shade of green although my nursery i shop at had a shade of red. it was only an ornamental tobacco.       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWuYTjO6ba8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clA7fjn9ryw

So i’m trying to figure out why darker snuffs make me sneeze so much. At first I thought it was the menthol in the Poschl. I tried the Kendal Brown and that got me good… but I have no issue with toque… thanks for the vids

0:45 in video #1 is priceless.

@seanOCDPx I like the 0:35 mark… that is a cowboy sized serving of snuff lol

hahaha indeed!

“a cowboy sized serving of snuff lol” and an Ubersneeze to follow! I love Gletcherprise!

thanks for these informative videos! what a fine company.

As basement_shaman already pointed out the colouring of snuff depends on two factors. 1. the type and duration of fermentation. In general the longer the fermentation, the darker the colour. 2. The addition of colouring materials. We use mainly boneblack, brasil wood, red sandel wood and English red, but in historical times many more colourings ware used. Ususally browns and yellows.

Jaap Bes.