Eric is one of my favourite reviewers on Mr Snuff. There are many other notable mentions too.
To get things going here though I asked Eric if he would mind me posting one of his reviews here. Now he is a member too, feel free to ping @EricPerlinger with questions or responses. He knows a LOT about snuff.
@EricPerlinger I just picked one, feel free to add any you have previously done and certainly please add new reviews as you do them.
Eric’s Review of Snuv ‘Back in Black’
Romeo & Julietta “Churchill”
An exceptionally good cigar is more than just a smoke. Like a great wine, it is an experience that takes you beyond the bottle to the soil of the terroir. As you progress through it, you get to a point where the unique taste justifies the outrageous expense. It is a heady mix of finely cured tobacco smoke, residual oils and saliva seeping from the semi-masticated mushy end clenched between your teeth. It is at this inflection point that many aficionados actually let the cigar go out, as the buccal experience cannot get any better. It is the destination of the cigar journey and that particular sour taste is just…sublime.
Back in Black offers the snuff taker precisely the same experience. Almost black, it is a fermented mix of Rustica and Virginia tobaccos, which smell like warm bran muffins covered in melted butter upon opening the tin. Uptake is followed by a sour burn that whelms with ammonia to progressively reveal the richness of the tobacco blend. Similar to Mullins & Westley’s “Black Rappee” and Friboug & Treyer’s “Old Paris”, it is finer in grind and provides for a deeper and more complex snuff taking experience. Without flavouring or artifice, it stands alone on the merits of its own tobacco recipe. High in nicotine and with an oil finish, Back in Black offers a distinctive adventure that is difficult to better.
Very well written but personally I found almost all of his reviews very misleading.
Also imagining aromas and scents that aren’t there is a thing with those who take writing reviews so much seriously. In favor for a well written text they add so much detail that many times is pure imagination and ends up misleading.
Like what does Romeo & Julietta Cigar even has to do with Snuv Back in Black?? everyone knows that virginias and rusticas (pipe tobaccos) are incomparable with cuban cigar tobaccos.
R&J are cuban tobaccos, Snuv is rustica and virginia. This is day and night for someone experienced.
I prefer the more simple-straight to the point-minimal reviews who describe the snuff without all the fancy wording.
@ALLex I understand where you are coming from, however a couple of points to note.
We all know that snuff is so subjective, with your favourite being at the same time loved by some and despised by others.
No doubt a straight description has its place (as outlined elsewhere) but equally I think the evocative descriptions similar to those found on the back of a wine bottle, decent whisky (or whiskey) or craft brew have their place. I quite enjoy being taken on someone’s personal journey with a particular snuff I must admit. I believe it allows others to slow down a bit and see if they too can let their imaginations be stimulated to take them places they might not otherwise go. Again, akin to a decent bottle of plonk, how many people really would detect the leathers, tobaccos, and cedars or even black current vs bramble, without being prompted by the label first? (not me).
I enjoyed his reviews also haha. I was wondering if he had an account anywhere. I saw him on YouTube comments on a snuff review video but that’s about it. Very entertaining to read.
I thank you for your comments. For me taking snuff brings me on a journey, like a movie in my mind stimulated by olfactory memories. It may not be your movie, but if it makes you connect with yours, then I am satisfied.
Here here… We are all on the same railroad, just different cars. We just perceive the trip in our own unique ways. Mine works for me (thank goodness). It’s been a grand journey so far. Though there are many twists and turns ahead I am looking forward to further epic enjoyment!!!
