Really need to revisit SP’s. Just tried silver dollar original and like it a lot. Guess it’s an sp of sorts.
For me , Toque SP extra, closely followed by Covent Mature Crumbled, Strangely I did not go a lot in WoS best SP, looking forward to trying Tom Buck next
My top 10 scented SPs: 1. McC’s Hopfensnuff 2. MdeK Pomadour 3. Touque SP Extra 4. MdeK BonBon 5. MdeK Musino 6. WoS Grand Cairo 7. WoS Tom Buck 8. WoS Lemon & Thyme 9. Touque St. Clements 10.WoS Gold Label
The only one I ever use is WoS Best SP, perfect IMHO.
Can anyone tell me something about Covent Mature Crumbled? I am ordering a tin of it, and Jock’s Choice. It seems its a SP, but I’d like to know more if possible.
I beginning to think that almost all snuffs are SP’s.
I think a decent definition of an SP snuff would be helpful. I would start with bergamot scenting as an essential component. Of course, it can be difficult to know exactly what scents have been used. Any thoughts? My favourite, Gold label.
I had a brief but meaningful relationship with Queen’s several years ago and for some unknown reason went back to HDT as my go-to snuff. Since then bergamot and I haven’t gotten on that well. Odd, it is orange, sort of, and I love orange in snuff. I also like Earl Grey tea. There’s just something cloying about it these days and it just doesn’t have the appeal it once did. This is all based on the assertion that SP equals Bergamot. According to Samuel Gawith, their SP range includes the three Crests, Firedance, Buck’s Fizz as well as the more classic definition of bergamot/citrus. I feel like I’ve been locked in a round room and told to sit in the corner. Summary: When the mood strikes me, I turn to my dwindling supply of St. Casura. I like the toasty notes. I also like WoS Irish HD Toast #20, but it doesn’t have the depth of toasting St. Casura has. I hope Mr. Snuff is getting more St. Casura in the near future. It won’t kill me if he doesn’t, but it’s nice to know it’s there when the need is.
I think a decent definition of an SP snuff would be helpful. I would start with bergamot scenting as an essential component. Of course, it can be difficult to know exactly what scents have been used. Any thoughts? My favourite, Gold label.
I’m doubtless repeating myself here, but anyway …the first S.P was a Scotch made by Sales & Pollard after the letters of the firm. The Manufacturers of Tobacco and Snuff, Resident in London, Westminster and Southwark were willing to pay £20,000 in 1790 for its secret. The exact recipe, if it still existed in 1893, would have passed to W.D. & H.O. Wills & Sons who acquired the business that year. W.D. & H.O. Wills & Sons has itself ceased, devoured by Imperial Tobacco, the same organisation that closed down Fribourg & Treyer in 1981. As the two Wilson companies based at Sharrow and Westbrook in Sheffield (now closed) were among the last survivors making snuff sold as S.P the label has become associated with their versions, which are now considered by many to be the genuine article. J&H Wilsons S.P contains a portion of fermented tobacco but is otherwise described as a “common snuff”. The version made by Wilsons of Sharrow is what used to be called Queen’s Scotch. In ‘The Druggist’s General Receipt Book’ of 1850 by Henry Beasley, the recipe is given as: “Oil of lavender 2dr., essence of lemon 4dr., essence of bergamot 1 oz. : mix 1dr. with 8 oz of fine Scotch snuff constitutes Queen’s Snuff” This recipe and its slight variations, thanks to Wilsons of Sharrow, has now become synonymous with snuff sold as S.P, and other snuffs labelled S.P or SP tend to follow the same basic formula. Anything outside this is, in my opinion, not an S.P. My favourite was J&H Wilsons S.P when it became available in the vacuum sealed tin - quite different from the contents of the little blue box. That, for what it’s worth, is my definition of an S.P
Jaxons SP Premium!!!
I really like the bergamot-scented snuffs. Based on what I reach for most, it seems my favorite is Toque SP Extra. I am also fond of Tom Buck, QES, Gold Label, SP100, and J&H Wilsons. Samuel Gawith’s SP No. 1 High Mill seems a bit more musky and barnyardy compared to the others, but it’s pretty good. McChrystal’s Mild Lemon seems very much like the better SPs, except substituting lemon for the bergamot.
Wilsons S.S Samuel Gawith’s SP No. 1 High Mill Abraxas St.Casura I have plenty more; these are at the top
Does Toque Berwick Brown classify as an SP? One of my favorite snuffs!