What to say about this snuff? It has a orange-brown colour, it is dry and medium-fine, and has a scent of carrot. The French Carotte is quite easy to use and a very nice evening snuff, according to my taste. You may take a big pinch without having problems. It hardly hits your throat and the nicotine content seems to be moderate. My tin is already half-empty, which is a good sign. Anyone else tried it so far?

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Right, no menthol in it. It has also a toasted aroma, which fits in quite well.

Took a walloping sniff of this after working in the kitchen on a tomatoe tapanade with dried apples, onions, fig vinegar and tyme. Also, baking baguettes at the moment. The moment was just perfect for French Carotte. I just returned from Paris last week. The snuff gods smiled on me with this particular sniff, creating a magical experience. There are rare moments where I can say that a snuff has significantly enhanced an already pleasurable experience. Tonight was one of those moments. I give this snuff high marks. Bon Apetit!

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I also don’t know what’s in it (maybe some sandalwood), but I felt like a rabbit after the first pinch. Seriously, I am almost certain, that the scent of carrots is intended. I didn’t have the F&T French Carrot yet. Just give it a try, it’s nice.

I ordered some of this about a month ago, have not tried it yet, better get to it! I will post tomorrow with my thoughts.

You can stand having a sealed snuff for about a month without trying it? Wow!

Yep, just have not gotten around to it. It was kind of a blind order, I just ordered what sounded good. I tried it today, and I like!! It is very easy to take again and again, very pleasant taste. To sum it up, it put a smile on my face. I can also tell that as others have said, the nicotine content is about medium, it didn’t get me jumpin around the room, but gave me a lift. Very enjoyable flavor here gents, there are no false words in the reviews above!!! I think this might be one of the easier Wilson’s blends, in my humble opinion.

Yeah it means french carrot. I guess french carrots are diffrent from other carrots, apperantly somewhere between a regular orange carrot and a parsnip.

The F&T I’ve tried of the carrot (that is what I like to call it). Is relativly moist and not too dry. Though it’s pretty finely ground. For some reason too which I can’t figure out the few times it does go into the back of my throat it bothers me more then when any other snuff has. In fact I’m enjoying some now.

Well this is what F&T says about the French Carotte, This is from Behind the Bow WindowsFrench Carotte. Snuff blending allows for infinite variety, since the many bases and well-nigh limitless perfumes give the expert ample scope for experiment. Sometimes, a happy combination of ingredients is arrived at with gratifying results. This happened with French Carotte. As a mixture it is new but the components were in use over two centuries ago. In earlier time the word “Carotte” meant the roll of tobacco from which snuff users grated their own; today it names one of the finest bases, smooth and retentive, deserving only the best of perfumes. One such is sandalwood oil which is distilled from the aromatic wood of a small evergreen tree grown in the East, and has a delicate non-cloying aroma faintly suggestive of incense. Combining these select ingredients has produced a charming snuff of unique distinction. French Carotte’s natural flavor ingredients include:Sandalwood Oil & “French Carotte” Essence

I hope snuffster doesnt mind if I quote his review off snuffreviews.com but I think he sums it up wonderfully here: “Sweet and spicy with what tastes like a hint of sandalwood. This is one of those old fashioned English snuffs that reminds me of Gentlemen’s clubs or Victorian London, just somehow not a modern flavour and all the better for it.” What a fantastic snuff! This snuff goes down well with a nice bit of smooth jazz in the background, I would say this is the John Coltrane of the snuff world

I’ve come to the circumspect decision this is my all time favourite snuff! Would anyone else put it up there?

I loved it when I first tried it (see post above), but now I can’t stand it. When I first started snuffing, the florals were my favs, now I can’t stomach them as much.

I think this snuff is a love it or hate it variety. I prefer the F&T version - it seems more complex and interesting; the Wilsons version is less spicey, sweeter and more dominated by sandlewood. It is the easiest snuff to take I have ever had, but it also has the lowest nicotine of any snuffs I have tried. Perhaps it is bulked out with French carrots.

I just tried the WoS version of this for the first time. I like it but was caught totally off guard by the experience. It immediately brought to mind the scent of a fancy ladie’s soap or an old fashioned barber shop. It has an old world smell to it but in a very agreeable way. For me its a very mood enhancing floral that beckons a formal state of mind while still permitting a relaxed tone. Its not my favorite WoS blend but I can see ordering more of this in the future. It definitely has a distinct aura that can anchor it to certain memories or occasions. Its easy to take and the scent lingers a good while. Some may be put off by the ‘soap’ type tang on the initial draw. Overall, I’m glad I tried it. Based upon this one I may get around to trying the F&T version.

I do get the carott right away, not like the raw vegetable but more like a carott cake or something baked. I also see what people mean when they talk about the old world talcum powder/soap scent. For me it’s too perfumed to really take a large pinch of all day the way I like to do with mcCrystals Hops, so I am thinking of cutting it with some high toast just to lessen the perfume.

The power of suggestion amazes. A carotte is a twist of tobacco that is taken to a rasp for snuffing. Carrots would make a decent filler although completely unnecessary. Chicory more likely, but again who would cut their tobacco with useless fillers?

“…but again who would cut their tobacco with useless fillers?” Cigarette manufacturers?

I think it was a rhetorical question.

Back to the snuff, I think this is a great classic. Its one of the ones that always feels to have an ‘old fashioned’ flavour for some reason.

I doubt whether Wilsons is still making carrots. The original receipe for manufacturing carrots or “Karotten” is as follows. First you have to sauce tobacco leaves, in the original style that will take a week or two. Then you have to weigh about 2.5 kg wet tobacco leaves sort them out neatly, roll them in a linnen cloth and and pull a rope thightly around it. Leave it for 2-3 weeks and regularly turn them upside down. Then refresh cloth and rope and leave it again for 2-3 weeks. After that remove rope and cloth and pull a thin rope (ficelle) around the bundle of leaves. Than the fermentation period starts. The carrots are stored for at least 6 month, 2-3 years will be better (some literature says up till 10 years) and during this period the carrots are regularly turned upside down and and the lowest in the heap on top. Then the carrots are ground and sieved and your snuff is ready. At the moment our St. Omer carrots are stored (fermenting) for about a year and a half, so I hope that our St. Omer No. 1 snuff will be ready by the end of the year. Jaap Bes.

I find the F&T French Carotte to be preferable to the Wilson’s version and find it very good in the morning as it is easy to snuff and even though it is dry it stays where it is meant to in the nose. Enough nicotine without too much burn and doesn’t clog my nose. Nice snuff probably quite good for beginners and experts alike.

I just took a pinch and smelled the tin and I definately do get carot. I do understand about the carrots of tobacco. Maybe it’s a play on words? But there IS essence of carot in this, I’m almost certain. Snuffmiller, are your carrots going to be available for purchase? I’m very impressed that you followed the old method and would love to try one, grating off a bit and sniffing it when neeeded.

Perique tobacco is fermented in carrottes. I’m not sure it can be made in any other way. But that’s why there are so few sources of Perique – processing it is incredibly labor-intensive.

yeah I get carot in the F&T one. Other people have noted carot with out reading the tin too. I swear I read in some wilsons literature that at least the F&T one had french carot essence. Either way it doesn’t matter because that is what I belief and continue to belief. And damn it reality is very mutable.

OR perhaps the mixture of sandalwood and other essences winds up smelling like baked carot bread or cake, and they named it after what it smelled like? Maybe it doesn’t have carot in it, but it does smell like carot cake to me, not just because of the name. At any rate as I said I find myself mixing it with High and Dry Toast to lessen the perfume. It also reminds me of Mysore Sandalwood Soap, something which I am quite fond of.

I think the quit with snuff sandalwood is more mysoreian seeming in my opinion.

The best part of this snuff is how it pleasantly scents one’s mustache for the rest of the day.

@ bob: THIS is what you probably remember. I prefer the F&T version, myself.

I think it is. Looks about right.

Nothing to do with tasting of carrots. A Lot to do with carrot-shaped rolls of perfumed tobacco leaf carried in the 18th and 19th Centuries by those who then ground their own snuff fresh - a bit like buying whole-bean coffee, to make a modern analogy. Not tried the Wilson’s variety yet, but the Fribourg & Treyer recipe [also made by Wilsons] is rich with sandalwood, and a recipe of French essences. Very richly flavoured at first - it lasts well, and is not cloying - nor does the aroma “go bad” as it lingers [unlike some modern “chemical” snuffs] - this just gently fade. Verdict? I like it - will try the Wilson’s variety at some point.

I sampled this one for the first time today. I don’t really smell sandalwood as a distinct fragrance, although I gather there is some, and possibly a hint of lavender along with a dozen other florals/herbals, none of which stand out as individual notes. My overall impression is that it smells like baby powder. Clean, fresh, slightly floral, but mild. Soothing, but not really a snuff I can get excited about.

I prefer the F&T version best. It’s more complex and one of my favorites. lol

After trying both the WoS and F&T versions, I have to say I much prefer the F&T.

The F&T one is better to me. For sure this isn’t a snuff with carot essence. The English language makes some people think so. It has to do with the carotten method, but like @snuffmiller said earlier here I don’t think Wilsons always have carotten on stock, but the current treatment method and taste nuances might be based on a carotten snuff. When I compare French Carotte to St. Omer, the mills own réal karottensnuif, i can definitely notice some similarities. The sweetness and softness. And I think F&T is also sauced or processed with wine lees. They both have this long lingering purguent aftertaste. No carots for rabbits I’m sure contrary to some reviews. Take a sniff next time your wife boils carrots and you’ll agree. Instead I think of some pumpkin and pie spices as sauce base, of which the pumpkin makes it “soapy”. Let’s agree it’s a wonderful complex snuff, and let’s hope Wilsons continues to make it by whatever method.

I laughed out loud when I first read the original post. I’m pretty open to trying new things, especially snuffs, but I’m not too sure about a root vegetable as the source of a scenting/flavoring system. I thought I was stretching when I made Scarborough Faire with all those herbs, and knew I was in deep shit when my wife wrinkled her nose and told me I might as well add garlic and shallots to the recipe. I like artichokes…maybe a Cynar snuff is in order =))

Asperdus and butter with sea salt with a little Oldbay…

I love French Carrotte. I don’t care if its scented with sandalwood, or anything else for that matter. I just really enjoy it, with no head trips about what it is that makes it so unique,almost intoxicating to my own weird brain chemistry. Just writing about it now is going to lead me to get up from my relaxing position on my bed, walk via candlelight to my cigar box that contains most of my F&T collection, dump out a little pile into my palm from the little while cylinder, take the pinch to my nostrils, inhale sharply…ahh yes… thats where I’m going now…

Talking about carrots:

Full article: http://en.vapoteurs.net/France-tobacconists-have-obvious-against-pack-a-10-euro/

Not a coffin. Neither a diamond, nor a tornado or fire bucket. This French tobacconist sign stands for tobacco carotte. Since 1906 it’s mandatory in France for all tobacco stores to display it outside the shop.

I have surely noticed the signs, buying RYO and makla at the tobacconists in France, but mistook them for stylized cigars…

This short article explains it all: https://www.thelocal.fr/20171004/what-do-french-tobacconists-use-carrots-as-their-protest-weapon-of-choice

This shows the process although its not Jaap doing it. https://youtu.be/D4i32cGbxlw

French Carotte is really nice once in a while. I think it’s a very unique scent, and the tobacco is good, especially when fresh. It’s a little too overwhelming to use all day, but I like it at night sometimes.

The Fribourg and Treyer French Carotte is currently on offer at Wilsons of Sharrow website starting at 76 pence for a small tin.

Thanks! Interesting vid Ty. Have for FT french Carotte coming in in day or two, I’m excited (never tried it yet) .

All these years later. I still have 2 nice half full tins of FC. I like the smell but I’m not too fond of the snuff these days. I’ve gotten into more plain styles.

I grabbed a large tin which was on sale recently and have already made quite a dent in it; I can see this one being in rotation for a bit - at least until my tastes change

Ok, tried the F&T French Carrotte. Not an unpleasant scent , but definitely not in my personal wheelhouse. Low N, med moisture it seems, just a bit off for me

Update; so I’ve spent some time with it. It’s nice /ok . Kinda high burn for low nic though imo.
I’ll mostly be mixing it in with homemade snuff for a hint of scent. Will use on own too, but not daily.
Got HDT pouch on the way, very excited for that to try

Pick it up now and then for a change, enjoy the scent but it can get a bit overwhelming if I’m on it all day.

I’ve liked this one for years, though only occasional use. Never liked it all day. F and T and Wilson’s seem to be identical to my nose. I think I have 2 half fulls tins somewhere, one of each brand. It’s a wonderful old style scent and the base tobacco is pleasant.