This (along with the occasional palette-cleansing blast of Hedges L260) has been my snuff of the day, and what a glorious snuff it is-many thanks to @snuffster for recommending F&T, I can see this joining WoS Best Dark as a true staple amongst my British snuffs. I find OP to be unique amongst the snuffs I’ve tried to date-that earthy, smoky, old-leather aroma is to die for…it evoked, to me, sniffing the embers of a burned-down Victorian cobbler’s shop in snowfall-I know that sounds MASSIVELY pretentious but it’s the only way I can put it…it’s wintry yet warm, and just smells ancient-a real aroma of times long gone by. I’m looking forward to sampling more F&T, Santo Domingo is next on my list, along with Bureau, methinks.

love santo domingo and old paris. Both are great bureau is the weak link in my opinion a lot of people love it to me it seems a mess. Old paris ages really well. Seriously don’t consume it too fast. The scent alters subtly but noticable over time. I don’t know how to explain it better. It’s one of my favorites and I plan on a bulk purchase of this one at some point.

I have my F&T in a particular ranking on my shelf. It begins by Santo domingo the less sunny in my little architecture(exept Patchouli so particular whose first,but only in rank) to Morocco the most solar. I remember my first F&T was Old Paris too.

Yes old Paris is a lovely snuff. My tin is over 2 years old And it seems better and more complex everyday. I still haven’t sampled the whole line of FandT snuffs but OP Definitely my favorite so far.

I pour my FandT snuffs into the cap and pinch it that way.

I’m with @gandalf… Morocco is at the top of my list (I have 3 large tins on reserve in my freezer) Princes Special and Bordeaux are tied for second.

I haven’t tried morocco or princes special. Im not big on Bordeaux but It’s ok sometimes.

@ItsMajick As you say… these are my “change of pace” snuffs.

I’m glad I’m not alone in my Old Paris infatuation…I like it more and more every day. I want to try Santo Domingo next out of the F&Ts, but, other than that, is there another ‘must try’ F&T I should check out over and above the rest of the range?

High Dry Toast gets a lot of praise, though I like Wilson’s No. 22 better. The rest are all florals, or floral blends, and if you like florals you can’t do better than F&T for sheer lavishness.

FandT’s HDT IS my favorite. Bordeaux is the only floral I have found That I can tolerate. I think I will give princes special a go On my next snuff order tho.

@vathek isn’t it a wonderful world that we live in where we are all different. French carotte is my favorite F&T and I don’t really like HDT.

Along the lines @Xander is talking about, I particularly like Macouba, but it’s not for the florally faint of heart. It’s an occasional indulgence simply because it is so intense.

Yes go on every one. try them all. they are all good in there own way.

@theratroom @vathek. Hehehe this is what I want to hear when TAD is in full swing, I’m glad I’ve got a journey ahead with F&T!

@Jinder and a delightful journey in the past it will be.

I really love old Paris. Can anyone recommend me a snuff that has the same quality’s ? - fairly easy to snuff - no real burn in the nose - the back drip is not burning but nice and sweet instead. - no clogging the nose. - a good tabacco base. - a nice sweet subtle aroma If you know one that has the same characteristics I would love to know !!

@Marielle32 The only thing that comes immediately to mind with all those characteristics is Toque Spanish Gem, but I’m sure there are others.

@Zanaspus thanks a lot I read the comments and I think you are right ! Thanks !!

@marielle32 tube rose matches all those specifications, even if it is off subject from this thread.

@snuffsahoy the comments matches great but i never tried scotches before so I’m not familiar with fine dry snuff other than whiskey and Honey from toque

@marielle32 In reading what you say and your complaint with toque wh, I think spending some time with an American sweet is just what you are looking for. TR is the least sweet I think, I’m a huge fan of it. I initially thought it was congestive but that seems to have resolved itself. After trying the English, Indian and Americans I have to say my preference seems to be heading firmly to the us style. Edit-least sweet of the sweets of course

@Marielle32 Silky grind, subtle scents: WoS Strawberry M&W Mature Crumbled (very nice!) M&W Particular Toque Toffee WoS Summer Berries WoS Butterscotch WoS Vanilla (may be a little strong at first, but better after airing out) WoS Chocolate Orange GH Strawberry is nice too, but has a slightly grittier grind. However, if you can cope with it, then you might like their Dry Orange, Wild Mint, and Sea Breezes for something a little different.

@50ft_trad I think Mature Crumble is spot on. The others I think are to mutch of 1 specific sent but will be on a later list for sure !

@Marielle32 Let me know if you want to try some Sea Breezes. I hate it, and will gladly ship all I have to you if you’d like.

@Tobe I don’t think I like it because of the absence of sweetness. I’m a sweet girl

@Marielle32 if we talking about snuff from F&T stable I would recommend those:
F&T Seville
F&T Macouba
F&T French Carrote
and at leat F&T Santo Domingo (not so sweet(ish) but very pleasant one.
Jack

@JackGrave thank you I will put them on the list for my next order !

I’ll second that F&T French Carrote ( @Marielle32 @JackGrave)… nothing like Old Paris though, and I wouldn’t call it subtle.  Oh, and it gets mentioned a few times on the “worst snuff” thread :O).  I’d say it smells of a sweet perfume.  I probably use it every other day… which is a lot since I don’t typically do perfumed/floral snuffs.  LOVE IT

To me, Old Paris smells like an old, musty book. It’s odd, and extremely off putting at first, but after 5 minutes it becomes slightly nostalgic and grows on me. Not one of my favorites, but a lot more pleasant than I first thought.

Do you get much of the date taste from the arrack? I love dried fruit: dates, figs etc and wonder how this compares to Johnny’s Creme De Figue. You really get the sweetness of the fig with that. I love old books too though so may have to put in an ordef for this.

@matteob Actually, yeah, I do. That would explain the sweetness. It starts with the musty book scent, but gradually gets sweeter the longer it sits in the nose. It’s not bad. Not an all-day snuff for me, but every once and a while it’s nice.

F&T Old Paris is very unique snuff or class of its own. As writen in previous postings it smells musty old leather bound books scent followed with light alcoholic tipple and after while with pleasant sweetness. As i have heard it uses its own unique blend of base tobaccos (including Cuban leaf by some rumors). Overall pleasant and fairly strong tobacco, one of my favourites.

Unfortunately i am absolutely unfamilliar with SWS Creme de Fique mainly for it quite high price. Jack

P.S. I’d fairly dislike dried dates nor dried fiqs, but Old Paris is on my top 10 list. J.

@JackGrave you would not like Creme de Figue then as you definitely get the seeetness of the figs. I’ll try thr F & T.

Old Paris. The one I have is 3 years old. Take a pinch after reading this post. Its sweet and it really change from the first time i tried it. The only thing that I hate about Old Paris is the back drip. Bitter and not pleasant. But I can live with that. Pair it with a strong black coffee, it cover the bitter back drip and left you a sweet and fragrant aroma in the nose. Nice.

Wilsons ,  Sharrowmills,      have OLD PARIS,    SM GOLD    and  TOM BUCK  on sale at the moment.

Cheers.

You guys prompted me to take out my 2-3 year-old Old Paris and give it a sniff! I agree it gets better with age, but I’ll have to try again later since I really need a palette cleanse after doing six others in the last few hours…new order!

Thanks for the tip! I’ll use it sparingly and try to keep it for at least another couple years, while I order more.

I’ve tried the Tube Rose Scotch and I don’t really like it. I like some sweet/floral/fruity snuffs but not scotches. Actually I had to throw it away after a year or two due to a bit of mold. Maybe it’s the cardboard container and the fact it was in my basement the whole time, so don’t let that discourage anyone, but it has been the only one I’ve ever gotten mold with.

Two of my three fav snuffs are F&T HDT (soo good) and Santo Domingo. OP is great too. I have Macouba and Bordeaux and I like them, just not daily for sure. What other F&T would anyone recommend based on that?

@Psybin you would probably like Princes as well. To me, it is like a hybrid of Macouba and Santo Domingo

@SammyD13 as a lover of Old Paris and not so much the same of both Macouba and Santo Domingo I take a bit of exception, respectfully, to that characterization

That 450g tub of Old Paris I ordered must have been mislabeled because I get nothing but strong floral and stings to the point of being a pH burn. No old leather, no date-like smell at all to it.

@dwhyte Did you try rehydrating it? I had some old Seville and after it was rehydrated, the flavor changed dramatically and the nose feel was better, too

All bulk snuffs I have ordered have been crap compared to the same snuff in smaller containers. Not sure why this is the case.

I do have to echo the sentiments of many here; Santo Domingo is beautiful. Initially I was really excited to try Old Paris, and while I do enjoy it, Santo Domingo is one of my Top 3 all-time snuffs.