I’ve been snuffing for only 2 months now & have 20 different snuffs. I have another 20 that should arrive in the next few days. When I read reviews they talk about how many different scents they get from a snuff. Thou I could identify all 20 blindfolded I basically only get 2. I get the initial flavor of the snuff & then get the tobacco base. I don’t get the other scents others write about. Will this improve over time or is this as good as it gets for me?
My wife is the same way. All WOS snuffs she says smell like wet dog. I personally like WOS the best. She does however like Gawaith Apricot, yeah I know, and Toque Lime Toast. If ever two snuffs could be more different. Smell is very subjective. If you came from being a smoker that may affect your ability to discern the different smells. Some people I think their nose “prioritizes” the tobacco portion of the smell over the flavorings and their brain picks up one portion of it stronger than the other. For example, with few exceptions I find almost all toasts and scotches pretty much come across the same. Truly I can not smell much difference between WOS #22 and RR Mills plain. Not that that is a bad thing. The only Toasts I really notice a difference in flavor is the Toque Toasts. Roderick does Toasts right and I highly recommend your first Toast being from the Toque line, you know as a way to ease into it. Ken
It all depends on YOUR nose. Some might view it as the development of a wine connesour. You start with: “Oh… that’s red/white/chablis!”
Ken makes a very good point about ex-smokers. I can’t pick out the subtle scents that I read in reviews and have gravitated towards the plainer snuffs. If you’ve smoked for some years then perhaps that’s why, I’m pretty convinced that’s my case. I’m not concerned about it though, there are so many great snuffs that aren’t over-scented and I’m happy for it.
Does it get better? Oh yes. This my favourite analogy. Your nasal palette is very similar to your oral palette. It evolves over time - years. Foods you disliked as a child you’ll grow up to love. Exactly the same thing happens with your nose and snuff. Welcome to a wonderful adventure 
Thanks to @SnuffySnuff,@crullers,@howdydave,@devilock76 for your replies. I’m enjoying snuffing right now but it’s nice to know it gets better 
I have been snuffing for going on two years. In my view, the “tobacco” scent will disappear(the generic tobacco smell that all tobacco has), leaving the subtleties of the flavorings and unique characteristics of the flour to stand out. When I have other people smell my snuff they mostly say “It smells like tobacco” unless it is heavy handed or medicated. When your nose gets used to the common scents amongst all snuffs, the peculiarities will shine. For me, a lot of SPs and other florals are garish. I have tried somewhere on the order of 200 snuffs, and the base flours that I regard as premium are Toque toasts, and 6 photo. Of note, there are times where my sinuses are clogged and everthing seems scentless, and I have a certain bullet that blasts them open for some reason, and suddenly all those lack luster WoS come to life. I have also found that 6 photo 66 will get dry sinuses going in the right direction, unfortunately the indian scents will overpower other snuffs for hours or more.
i have this trouble when it comes to most things, like pipe tobacco, snuff, food, drink etc. however i know what ill like and what ill prefer, and can identify most like you, except maybe between some poschls unless i go between a couple of times.
write a few reviews. When you actively are trying to write a good review it’s amazing the subtle things you’ll notice that you don’t actively notice even when trying to really enjoy a snuff and see what’s up with it. It has something to do with how the brain works. Even though the subtle diffrences get noticed on some level your brain doesn’t think it needs to be conscious until you deciede to start describing it to someone else.
And when I started snuffing they all smelled pretty much the same, and I wondered why I would crave one over the others.
When I first started, ease of use is what I gravitated towards, then it became a concern over congestion and irritation. Now it is all about scent and setting. I use poschl or Bernard’s out in public due to convenient tap boxes(I can snuff while driving) and no noticeable drip(FIchtenadel, redbull, and gletzcher prise). Also, when people ask to try some they try it without much in the way of technique without throating them, which to me is the most important thing if you don’t want to turn someone off of snuff for the rest of their lives. At home I use mainly British snuffs. Toque primarily, and WoS as a secondary. 6 photos before bed, as their scent will carry over into any other snuff. It is vary rare that I will use less than 6-8 different snuffs in a day, which has always made it hard to judge how much I use. My advice to a new snuffer would be to NEVER throw a snuff away, and come back to snuffs you didn’t like initially every couple of months or so. You will definitely change your mind several times, and you will also see how your nose develops.
Snuffs change from batch to batch; due to it’s not the exact same tobacco, hand blended snuffs will always be different, what one may sense to be coconut and there is no coconut is just the combination of the tobacco’s natural scent blending with the topping scent. smell also has to deal with taste if your tongue is clean you will pick out scents better although the snuff is in your nose your sense of taste does play it’s part.Discerning nose is developed over time. and every nose is different what one thinks is pleasant others will think is repulsive. Scents trigger memories so if you like the smell of grand-mom’s perfume you make like a perfumed snuff.If you got hurt while playing in the dirt you may hate earthy scented snuff. I think a snuff that’s the scent of freshly printed money would sell, who don’t like money? Also the temperature of the air plays it part some snuffs smell better while outside. Humidity also makes or breaks a snuff. Rotation is key a variety of different types of snuff will help picking out the essences you have missed before. Now some snuffs are like Dr. Pepper there are so many scents one gets overwhelm. Just enjoy the snuff you like and they do improve with time: if stored properly. Some get sharper some mellow out.
I really like @bob 's idea of learning to write reviews. Never felt experienced enough before but confidence has grown. May start giving it a go on snuffreviews.com
and with reviews they are not graded if you don’t write a kick ass review, no big deal. Also with reviews the more opinions and viewpoints the better. Newbie very bare minimum reviews have helped me as much as flowery detailed reviews too. So review and understand any review that expresses what you’ve experienced will help someone else pick their next new snuff. Also it is really fun to read a review from about a year ago to see how much your sense of smell has grown in that time.
As referenced above, this is a dynamic experience that triggers memories that enhance the initial experience. A cool thing is that as you gain more experience, and a broader collection, you can choose snuffs to go with different moods, drinks, times and music which can actually alter or enhance the experience. All by itself this is a perfect reason to give yourself options. Isn’t this about the coolest hobby?