Noticed that fans of this one seem to be few and far between. In the short time since I started Snuff, it’s emerged as one of my favourites. The only thing going against it are those tiny tins and no option to purchase it in bulk…or at least 25g.
I do, and some one here (ermtony i think) found a link of a candy store that sells Top Mill in 25 gr tins.
J&H Wilson’s I presume. It’s my favorite SP and I can see it being a staple in my orders. NicotineRush sells 25g tins of this. I don’t know if it’s my favorite snuff, but it’s in the top three along side Toque Natural & Spanish Gem. I like the feel of the grind, the moisture is perfect, the flavor has a solid punch but not like a slap in the face. What I like most about it is the earthy, leathery base that is almost immediately present and has decent staying power. The first one in a while provides some good burn (which I have come to love) that can get the waterworks going and best of all it keeps me uber-clear all day. I suspect it’s cleanliness of my nose/sinuses/everything is due to me being able to get this snuff seated perfectly every time. This is, of course is supported by the grind and moisture.
I like the Top mill, but maybe I haven’t spent enough time with it to say it’s that much different from the Sp no 1, which is available in the larger tins, and is now one of my favorites. I may also be odd in that I like those little blue boxes. They hold more snuff than I typically use in a day, and thus far I haven’t had any problems with leakage or accidental spills when using them.
@wickedkitchen Checked out both Toms for Top Mill No.1 (Nicotine Rush & Snuff Store) but couldn’t find the 25g. tins. 
This is the store Sweet GreetingsYes ermtony found the store and he and myself bought the last four 25g tins. Just looking at the web-site it would appear they do not sell snuff any-more.
I like snuffegnugen can’t really tell much difference between JH SP No. 1 and Top Mill. I love the SP No.1 and it is my favorite SP snuff.
never tried either but i love medicated no. 99. which if their version of sp is as well done as their version of medicated then I’am sure it’s perfect.
I like it. There is a definate differrence between it and SP no. 1. I find its flavor is similar to Samuel Gawith Yellow Crest.
Here is a link from ermtony’s site that shows the snuff (incuding the large tin of Top Mill) that they used to carry:Sweet Greetings Snuff Selection
As I said, they seem not to have snuff any more.
Bookmarked Sweet Greetings sometime back. Great range of boiled sweets and sherbets, but no more Snuff. :.(
The Tins we got where old as they had the old health warning. But on opening them you heard the nice sound of the rush of air. As fresh as the day packed…… 
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Part of the problem with this snuff is that it was a traditional mining snuff sold almost exclusively in the North of England in small newsagents shops and the like. When the mines closed there was still a demand and you still see it up there. Another reason for it staying available in the North is that it is popular among some older members of the Asian communities who use it as a dip or phan Outside of the North, I’ve never seen it anywhere apart from online. In my book its certainly one of the great overlooked snuffs and well worth trying when you see it online or happen to be in a newsagents in Burnley, Lancashire. A plain SP type snuff but with some nice smoky character in there. For Southern UK snuffers you often find its cousins SP No 1 and Medicated 99, again both great snuffs. It was my wife who found it on sale just around the corner to us by the way so marrying her was definitely the right thing to do. ‘Smokers Paradise’ usually have it in and around London. Also shops in Boroughs in London with a heavy Indian/Bangladeshi mixture of people often sell the SP No 1.
snuffster, quiet a few years ago while in London I came across a young hippy type, chain snuffing from a J&H Wilson little blue tin. He was in the Hall of a tube station near the newsagents. I assumed that is the place he got his snuff from.
But was it Top Mill?
@ Xander, I like to think it was!
i would punch 3 people and their moms if I could find this in a 25g’er. Its hard to tell what the snuff is supposed to be like in those small tins. Usually its dry, but SP1 is relativley moist out of a 25.
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Get a Brit friend to order you one from The Black SwanOr maybe even write to them directly. I’m sure they will take cash.
I’d really love to get my hands on a large tin of Top Mill. I wonder if Tom at Nicotine Rush can manage to get any?