Sweet and slightly sour, “Diamonds” is the carnival edition of Janta’s Indian Rustica offering. Somewhat drier than the “Standard”, it still has an oil finish that limits the throat-drip frequently associated with traditional Indian fine-powder ground snuffs. At first address, this taupe-coloured tobacco smells of raspberries, which quickly morphs into sour cherries, cranberries and pomegranate upon uptake. Juggling both sweetness and high levels of nicotine, “Diamonds” brings to mind cotton candy, fun-dips or pixies sticks and…steroids. Like an evil clown lurking in the shadows of the Big-Top or under a muddy sewer grate, one is cautiously repulsed yet irrationally attracted by thrills it has to offer. While not a daily a snuff, “Diamonds” is definitely the tin you want in your pockets when passing around ether among 300-pound Samoans.
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Love your earthy yet memorable descriptions. Yes, makes me think I need to try the goods…
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