I have tried a dozen or so G&Hs and can’t say that any of them are great. Some like SP, M4X, and Sea Breeze are not bad but things like Jockey Club are horrible. I noticed on the what’s in your nose page I hardly ever see someone using G&H. Do they appeal to anyone. How did they stay in business so long. Those in the business, I would like to here how they sell and do you get repeat orders. Overall I can’t say that I like or love any of them.

While this is rather embarassing, I have to say that I’ve never tried ANY of thier snuffs.

All the G&H snuffs I’ve tried are poor quality, chemically, sneezy and just don’t sit straight with me. I don’t like them at all. Stefan

Are they the little shiny, yellowish, square boxes? If so - I tried a few of them, and felt chemically poisoned - not a trace of tobacco!

Viking - That sounds like them all right. I am seeing a pattern already.

They are good quality snuffs. I always keep a good stock and some of them are absolute favourites such as Mitchells, Jockey Club, Fleurette and CM. Kendal Brown has one of the most natural tobacco flavours of all snuffs I’ve tried. If I was to rate my top five snuff makers it would be: 1) Wilsons/F&T, 2) Gawith Hoggarth, 3) McChrystals, 4) Samuel Gawith, 5) Bernard. I’m afraid Toque doesn’t quite make my top five, although their toasts and Natural snuffs are top notch, it’s just I’ve had one too many objectionable ones so far. What appeals to me about Gawith Hoggarth snuffs is their natural tobacco base and subtleness. Proper English snuff. No confected nonsense. No Coca Cola, pomegranate and cheesy wotsits. They have a fine tradition in this country. I will not join the herd on this one, sorry.

I love GH’s English Rose and like the only other I’ve tried, Fleurette. I should buy a couple more from my tobacconists but they seem to mostly stock GH’s florals. Though I did notice C&M in a market shop yesterday. It’s just a shame I wont be buying any more snuff for a while.

Oh yes, English Rose, how could I forget it. I really enjoy that one, together with Wilsons Rose of Sharrow. Unfortunately I’ve run out of both.

I absolutely love most Gawith Hoggarth snuffs. Some favorites would be Spartan, Fleurette, Ambassador, English Rose, Jasmin, Wild Mint, CM, Dry Orange, Tia Maria the list could go on and on. I would have to say they make the best floral snuffs in the business. I have all their current snuffs in my collection, with doubles and triples of some of my favorites. There are only two of them I didn’t really care for, Almond and Whisky. They get a bit of a bad rap around here, but I didn’t let that discourage me when selecting snuffs, and I’m glad for that.

They are on my buy list. It’s all just a matter of time. One that I want quite badly is Sea Breezes, I would love a snuff that could take me to the beach!

@leman, I always have some Tia Maria in stock and I love the Dry Orange. But, it’s “horses for courses”, and I don’t mind to admit that I like a lot of GH snuffs. Nothing wrong with that brand as far as I’m concerned.

Sandy, no idea why you chose to single out Toque. Toque makes a fine snuff. Just because Roderick keeps the naming simple does not detract from the product. The truth is, Roderick’s product is much more marketable to a younger generation than a lot of traditional brands. I also respect the fact that Roderick does not use chemical additives to his products. Just tobacco and flavorings. Nothing artificial. The Cheese and Bacon Toast was started as a goof, it just happens to be that people actually like it! I’m sure that Gawith Hoggarth is a fine snuff, but so is Toque. Roderick has introduced flavors that some companies would never dream of trying, the Cheese and Bacon included. I personally think it’s pretty imaginative to have a Grapefruit snuff, or a Pomegranate, or Peanut Butter. Thing is, nobody mentioned or said “Toque is better than GH” or “GH is junk, Toque is better”. Every snuff has it’s rightful place in the business. What does not appeal to some, may be the only thing that appeals to others.

@cstokes4, what is great about snuff is the variety. Something for everyone. I’m a fan of menthols, florals, SPs and traditional blends. I don’t like food/drink snuffs, which is what Toque snuff is very good at. What gets me is that a traditional tobacco company with centuries of experience and success gets occasionally beaten up on this forum, when they themselves have their own fanbase who haven’t felt chemically poisoned. Long may all snuff companies continue, and each to their own.

sandy, I understand what you are saying. I feel somewhat the same about coffee, although I don’t mind just a bit of cream added. That being said, I love Toque, but haven’t tried any of the GH yet, as I am still a noob, and a noob on a budget at that!

I really like GH Kendal Brown.

I myself do not have any G&H on my wish list. I know I haven’t been steered wrong from this site because the snuffs I do have are fantastic. I don’t feel a need to try every snuff on the planet so I may never know first hand but only vicariously what G&H snuffs are like.

Well, maybe I just have not gotten ones that are to my taste yet.

I just had a snuff of Sea Breezes before I read this thread. I like it the best among the ones I have tried. One complaint I have is the stupid, stupid, stupid boxes they put them in. The design lends itself to back of hand snuffing, but being rather fine grind English style snuffs, they have no business being snuffed anyway but a pinch. I think this is why they get a reputation for sneezy-burning effects. I was getting frustrated with them until I dumped a load of English Rose in my snuffbox. I pinched it all day long and was very happy. I hope folks try them via pinch that have not, and give them a second chance. I think the English Rose, Sea Breezes and Fleurette are excellent. Dry Orange is very good: more of an orange zest flavor. The SP is underrated. I find it comparable to J&H Wilson. Kendal Brown is ok. Jasmin though is awful and artificial tasting. So they win 6 out of 7 with me so far. I’m curious about the Eucualyptus as I hear it has no menthol. The rest will have to wait, especially the menthols. But I can’t be expected to like every flavor.

Yes, I think they could help matters by designing a new tin, like Wilsons or Toque. I tend to decant them into old Wilsons tins I have accumulated.

Well… Just to be fair, in a few weeks (once I’m back from vacation) I will order some that Nicotine Rush has, and I’ve placed 10 flavors into my cart at Snuff Store.

This is what is in my cart at Nic Rush and Snuff Store: Ambassador Irish D English Rose Cinnamon Carnation Tia Maria Western Glory Spartan Sea Breezes Lakeland CM Dry Orange Jasmin Kendal Brown Fluerette SP Strawberry Whiskey Wild Mint Kendal Brown Scented M4X Mitchell’s Special Medicated

That’s a big gamble for someone who’s never tried the brand! I expect you’ll enjoy most of them though.

I consider every snuff a gamble. No matter how many reviews you read, it all boils down to your nose and your taste.

Visit KendalHere’s a very interesting article on the Gawith companies.

I’ve only tried the Yellow Crest and the Top Mill SP. I enjoy them but only when I’m outside. I get a definite farm smell from them and it confuses me when I’m indoors too much to enjoy them. Weird, I know.

The Yellow Crest and SP No. 1 High Mill are Samuel Gawith, not to be confused with Gawith Hoggarth.

Oops.

No worries, it can be confusing.

About a year a go someone put together a group buy and we got the Top Mill and Irish HDT - they were very pleasant. There is however something about them that is simply lacking. I have heard them described as having a ‘chemical’ taste several times so maybe their flavouring method is to blame? EDIT: Ive just realised we are taling about Gawith Hoggarth!

Kendal Brown is the only GH snuff that I have tried to date and I like it a lot. In fact, I like far more than the F&T by the same name. Both are quality, I’m just not a big fan of floral snuff. GH’s rendition is very solid (not really a natural snuff IMO but one where the added scents take a back seat to the tobacco and accentuate it).

So far I am rather impressed with GH snuffs. Mind you, I’ve only had 3: Whisky, Kendal Brown, and SP. All 3 are wonderful.

I’ve tried 15 of their range and there are three I always keep in stock:- Cinnamon dry Orange sea breezes

I’ve now tried a total of 5. They are all quality snuffs. I have not encountered anything “chemical” yet. There are plenty of other snuffs made by more popular brands that I find very “chemical” tasting. I think it all boils down to our different taste.

Gawith Hoggarth isn’t bad at all~ I love their CM, JASMIN, and WILD MINT. All quality snuff!

Some of the fruity and floral ones have that “chemical” taste. I thought Jasmin was the worst culprit. I find most of them to be good though.

Received a Kendal Brown by GH today - it has exactly the same horrible chemical aroma as the others from the manufacturer. It’s too disgusting and goes in the bin immediately! Will not buy that stuff ever again…

Don’t throw it away! Send it to me! :^)

@cstokes Arrghh! Mom did always like you best! (Smother’s Brothers punch line.) Found it interesting that their sign uses the American spelling “licensed”. I still have yet to try any of these. Lack of funds and a handy 25g. option are to blame.

I really like GH Kendal Brown too.

A proper manly snuff if ever there was one, GH Kendal Brown.

I ordered a tin of spartan when I first started snuffing and I have to admit, I couldn’t tolerate it. I wound up giving it to a friend. Now, having originally disliked the first Toque I tried, and then grown to love the other snuff the company offers, is there one GH that I should try before dismissing this company.

Viking: don’t throw it out~~~ If there’s ever anything you don’t like, you can trade it with any one of us.

itsuke/cstoke/ap > of course, I agree, but I find it is too expensive to pay for shipping around half the world for one small container. I won’t throw it out - I promise :o)

I have two nearly full containers of GH snuffs - Strawberry, which was one of my first purchases, and Tia Maria, which I only bought to mix with SG Black Coffee. Neither of them do it for me at all. There is definitely some ‘chemical’ taste there in both of them that to me hinders the actual supposed flavour of the snuff. I would go as far as to say that GH Strawberry is the worst snuff I’ve ever tried. Sea Breezes, on the other hand, which I got a sample of from leman is lovely - I don’t taste the sea, but it is very refreshing.

Sea Breezes is awesome. It smells more like an algae and barnacle covered old wooden pier with old ropes and seagulls than the sea itself. I reccomend SP, Sea Breezes, Fluerette, Dry Orange, English Rose. I would recommend avoiding the Jasmin. I also recommend decanting these into a snuffbox or empty round tin. They are much improved by pinching.

I tap out onto the back of my hand and pinch from there. I love them so far. It’s made me quite mad at myself that I didn’t order them sooner.

I just took a pinch of Strawberry. I like it myself, but I can see why some might be put off. This character is not in all of the GH snuffs though.

The Strawberry is a bit perfumy. But I think it’s still good. Fluerette is a little on the too perfumy side for me, but I’ll still enjoy it from time to time.

@Xander, I think their Jasmin is great (much better than the sickly soap-on-a-rope Wilsons version) and would heartedly recommend it. But then you have to like the jasmine and tobacco flavour combination.

Sorry sandy, I absolutly adore the scent of Jasmine flowers, but the GH one smells nothing like that to me. The Wilson’s I like, though it also does not smell like Jasmine, but it does seem more natural. I don’t know how they get the smell into it, but it must have the oil of the flowers concentrated somehow rather then scenting with the actual flowers. The QWS one smells like Jasmine, but is very artificial tasting and way too overpwering. Dean Swift is identical to the Wilson’s but is made awful by the addition of menthol. So if I had to pick, it would be the Wilson’s, but so far no Jasmine snuff has won me over. Are there any others?

old time thread revivial band … GH … Yay! In my adventures with Toast i have found i am completely addicted to the sour notes of Irish D … has me really looking strongly at GH’s complete line. Sounds like, from the tone of this 2009 thread that the general consensus is there is a fake or chemical nature to GH’s snuff … does this still hold true? Not to mention I am liking their 25g tubs as much as FT’s tins.

get the tubs,snuff in the boxes tend to dry out faster.

You have to get the tubs to get the true ‘flavour’ of them rather than just sand. I’ve only tried a few, but one of the first snuffs I had was English Rose, to which I am still quite partial…

absolutely … 25g tubs are what i have in the Irish D … learned my lesson on tap boxes via Samuel Gawith

I like English Rose a lot. A good dose of scent without being pretty or cloying. Something a bit sour when fresh (purely a tobacco effect I think) offsets the sweetness. Great scented snuff without getting any where near me lady’s handbag. The SP is as good as any I know apart from my favourite SG SP no1 HM (which is a fairly eccentric SP in any case). It is bright and very fresh. GH Kendall Brown is definitive for me (has anyone else detected the cheesy/racidity of this snuff when completely fresh?). The only one I don’t go for is M4X. I don’t go for this sort of thing (clogging). But I’ve just tried some and it’s demmned good. I think they are great. But I don’t think you can expect ‘pretty’ even with their florals. Invidious to compare them with SGs. Two distinct families of snuffs. Most of them only use a little bit of moisture but that bit is vital and once it’s gone they are dead in the box. Rhinorrhea ensues.

@petersuki … appreciate this analysis … it is exactly that sour note that has me hooked. i find it weird that i am craving it in the Irish D. How does GH Kendal Brown compare to WoS’?

I have not tried WoS. I believe the cognoscenti hold that that is not a true Kendall Brown at all. F&T is not the real thing either, I have some and don’t really relish it. So what was KB originally? The GH Kendall Brown is closer to a black rappee, though not so sticky. It has the texture of a moister schmalzler, fine ground but moist, and something of the same feel in the nose (though more comfortable if you get my drift). As I’ve said several times about this one, it is slighly rancid/cheesy when quite fresh. It has no scent that I have detected, just very nice to have in the nose. I go back to it time and time again despite having many more exotic fragrances available. The SG KB is a little dryer and courser. Classy stuff, but quite different -maybe a ‘true’ KB that’s been house trained. Love em both. Not too interested in WoS one, though I might give it a go some time. I think the GH one, like some of their rope and twist tobaccos is exactly what it purports to be, - in this case ‘Kendall Brown’. Good Stuff. Great that these things are still available.

Like it’s been said, I think the first reviews in this thread were written by those who only tried the weezer-boxes. I’m so glad I was able to try both SG and GH in larger, fresher tubs. Both great in their own way. Especially CM. The first time I had it, it was like a menthol snowflake touching down on a hot windshield while you let the car warm up in the driveway. So easy to take…Very nice indeed!!

Yay

Yes this is indeed an old thread, from before the time they released the mini-tubs. GH has since redeemed themselves in the eyes of many, myself included, although I never disliked them entirely.

I am recently back taking nasal snuff. I got some samples. Out of all the G&H ones I really like the Lakeland. SG’s London Brown and Princess dark are on the top of my list. SG’s HDT Light I think is really good. I am so glad this site is here

When this thread was written, I think tap boxes were about all that was available in GH snuffs. The staleness of most product in tap boxes and the general aversion to said boxes by members of this forum probably contributed to the negative feeling toward GH. CM, Dry Orange and Kendal Brown were some of my favorites even then. Since then I have started using more German schmalzlers and American scotches, not because of any deficiencies in British snuff, but just drifting tastes.

At one time I said nay. Now after getting a few tubs I say yay.

I’ve only had the tubs. I have Western Glory, Jockey Club, Tia Maria, and Irish D. All are really good, and I would like to try more.

Might revisit GH now I’ve got over horrible tap box experiences. They make excellent twist tobacco too.

@ AllanH: you mean you’ve stopped having the nightmares? Wow, congratulations! You’re really on the road to recovery now.

@xander Yes, after endless therapy sessions and partial lobotomy, I’m cured! Particularly interested in GawithHoggart toast now.

i am swearing by GH Irish D! In 25g tub of course.

Ive had the first try of gh with jasmine in a box which was pretty good to true on the flavor but of course dried out in a week. I just got some Kendal brown and a sweet black pigtail and both are very nice. Tubs are the way to go with any snuff in my humble opinion. But if not available i just transfer and label and it’s all gravy.

Thread necro >:) I have just found and read this thread in it’s entirity after also feeling that GH wasn’t getting much attention here, and doing a bit of digging around the forum. I currently have 5 snuffs from GH in 25g tubs and have found them to be well worth a spot in my collection. So far I have Strawberry, Sea Breezes, Kendal Brown and Ambassador plus Segar and Snuff’s commissioned Covent Sandalwood, but cannot comment if and how this differs from GH’s own version of the same. I also have an unopened 250g drum of Plain KB tucked away, plus I’m awaiting delivery of their Cherry and Dry Orange, also in the 25g tubs. You can’t say I’m not giving them a fair chance There is nothing that particularly knocks your socks off about the one’s I’ve tried, nice but maybe not top 5 material. It’s like their packaging, it’s safe … conservative … and I feel I can go to a GH after sampling more ambitious flavours from other mills, and know I’ll be OK. Very much like JH Wilsons in that respect. It’s a very well behaved grind too, and goes where it should without undue complication. The flavours don’t seem as authentic as Toques, or as luxurious as SWS, or as robust and earthy as SG. There is a semi-synthetic edge to them, but not in a detrimental way. Not overly chemically to my nose anyway. It’s kind of like opening a carton of orange juice from a factory, rather than drinking it from freshly squeezed oranges right in front of you. Nice - but somehow standardised. Hard to explain really … Bottom line is, I’m a fan, and I think there’ll always be room for a GH or three in my cupboard

i agree completely with @50ft_trad. ive tried KB, Cherry and Sea Breezes, and while i didnt like the scent of KB too much at the time, Cherry and Sea Breezes are my comfortable, safe go-to snuffs in autumn/winter/spring and spring/summer respectively. i will always keep these from GH around i believe.

Western Glory is absolutely amazing, but M4X reminds me of some railroad station. Those dirty. Someday I will go into GH deeper.

It a nay for me, Every snuff I tried I been disappointed. I guess it be different if I could get them locally. I do enjoy some of their pipe tobacco offerings.

I’ve only tried the Irish D and didn’t find it too awful, but maybe that’s just because its not as scented as some others? Is there another GH thats not too crazy (and preferably not mentholated) with a similar grind? Something a little on the toasty side? (I have been trying to branch out and experiment more, but I find finer grinds agree with my nose better)

vastly under talked about snuff. Probably cause of the damn tap boxes.

I like the base flour mix, soft, fine and silky to the touch. Easy to insufinate. The aromas are to my liking as they tend to be subtle - which makes it easy for me to have different experiences with the flavors pending temperature, mood and what I am eating or drinking vs. yup - in your face flavor. Yes I have lots of the latter, but certainly enjoy subtlety.

I ordered a few recently since my snuff website was having a special. I am not impressed with the Cherry or Strawberry. I did however enjoy their peppermint, carnation, and Jockey club (even though someone else thought it was horrible). I felt like they could have been better though. I just figured they were having a special because they were getting old and were trying to get rid of them and that was why the strawberry and cherry had little to no flavor. I don’t know if I will buy them again unless I can assure that they are fresh. The tap boxes don’t do them any favors as far as preserving them.

The lesson there is don’t buy tap boxes. If that’s what you did then you haven’t really tried GH yet, as you don’t know if what you had was a true reflection of how the snuff should be

The Dry Orange is unique. I quite fancy it.

In my latest order from MrSnuff, placed this morning, I ordered 10g of GH Irish D. I will post when I get it with my opinion but I will say from what I have heard on YouTube from reputable reviewers they sound like they are decent.

@petersuki I do get that rancid/cheesey smell from GH KB, glad someone else notices it, I was worried it was starting to turn or something.

I still think they have the best jasmine. And jasmine is one of the best scents.

Nay, from me. I’ve tried tubs of D light, KB and sea breezes, once i learned my lesson with tap boxes. They were ok but other manufacturers produce much better snuffs, imo.

That Gawith Hoggarth Kendal Brown is a challenging snuff. I like it, those little tubs suck for pinching though I transfer them to SG tins. It smells really like a rancid cheesy stinky foot thing at first, then it turns into something smooth and almost coconut like, just like south african snuffs do. Not something I’d give a newbie as an introduction to the style and not something I’d use every day but definitely an interesting one. Seems like Gawith Hoggarth likes to make oddballs. Only other one I’ve had is Sea Breezes which was good but too weird for me to want to use it very often.

I’ve tried them all, in the tubs and there are only 3 I like. Kendal Brown - but SG do this much better Tia Maria - the only one I would buy in bulk if they sold bulk Irish D - actually I’d buy this in bulk too because its very nice and I much prefer it to SGs which I don’t like The rest of GH are very meh imo. I won’t buy them again, even those 3 I like. Rubbish snuff manufacturer imo. Edit forgot, the SP is nice too but again, there’s much better from other companies. Edit 2 the strawberry is nice enough too until you’ve had Toques, which is far superior.

@snuffysnuff Bulk GH is (or was) available at Airey’s of Kendal: http://www.aireysofkendal.com/

@snuffysnuff Bulk GH is (or was) available at Airey’s of Kendal: http://www.aireysofkendal.com/

Yes, Aireys still do bulk. I was in their shop recently.

Thanks Xander, that’s great. The Tia Maria and Irish D really are very nice. I really may well get those in bulk. Cheers.

Put a big ol’ wad of GHKB in my upper lip. Surprisingly excellent. If this is the way snuff was in the 1780s no wonder people started putting it in their mouths. It’s delicious. Salty, smoky, sweet, better than most dipped American scotches. Incidentally, I don’t know where else to post this, I went down to the Indian corner-mart to buy more beer and brought some snuff with me. I showed a few tins of snuff to the old guy that owns it and asked him if he knew about sniffing snuff. He said few people did it anymore. Then I gestured brushing my teeth and he said lots of people did that.

SnuffySnuff, so GH are a “rubbish snuff manufacturer” but you’re buying their products in bulk… Generally, out of any manufacturer’s range (and not just GH) there’s a large percentage, maybe over half, that are just not to my taste (e.g. too flowery, too perfumed, too much menthol or peppermint, menthol+fruit, SPs). I completely agree with you, by the way, concerning GH’s best snuffs - Irish D is outstanding, lovely creamy yellow material, as you say way better than SG Irish D Light; I reckon it’s also superior to the F&T, WoS and SWS equivalents (though these all have their merits). Tia Maria is also excellent, rich and complex, the best coffee snuff I have tried, though it’s not a pure coffee flavour (no “coffee” snuff actually smells like roast coffee anyway). I also liked Sea Breezes, quite unusual, salty with hints of pine and seaweed. I shall certainly keep buying these three excellent snuffs (in the 25g tubs), and look forward to trying out a few more. So I wish GH all the best, and hope they keep making their full range long into the future.

@Hapax I’ll qualify why I class GH as a rubbish manufacturer. They make 31 snuffs. Most I don’t like. A few are OK. And just 2 I would buy in bulk. Now take what I call excellent manufacturers: Toque: 3\\4 of his 40+ snuffs qualify for bulk are excellent. The rest are ok to nice. Only 1 I don’t like (violet) SG: Out of 70+ snuffs, there are about 25 I consider excellent, worthy of bulk. Of the rest, most are nice and there’s a few, but only a few I do not like. Irish D light is one I don’t like for some reason. Wilson’s: I pretty much like everything they do but out of 70+ snuffs, around 25 are excellent, bulk worthy. The rest are good though with a few a don’t much care for but only one or two I actively don’t like. It’s about the ratio of excellent snuffs each manufacturer produces. 3\\4 of Toques are excellent, 1\\4 of Wilson’s are excellent, 1\\4 of SG are excellent, and only 2 out of the whole GH range are excellent. That’s 2 snuffs out if 31 in their range. That’s why I say they are rubbish. GH make 31 snuffs and I only consider 2 excellent. Not good is it?

@lunecat well of course these are just my opinions. I can’t express anyone else’s! I’ve tried all the GH from both tap boxes and tubs. Yes of course they are better in tubs, but still too chemically and yucky for my tastes

Hmmm … can’t say I follow your reasoning @SnuffySnuff. I only have a few GH, but really like some of them. Ambassador, KB, Cherry, Dry Orange (as examples) I could probably carry every day as part of a rotation. Many of Toques offerings I like an occasional pinch from but there’s only ONE out of the full range that I’d be happy to carry everyday - Berwick Brown. A lot of the others make for great punctuation for breaking up a day, but I’d want a different Toque accompanyment on day two so as not to tire of them. Should I consider Toque a rubbish manufacturer? Absolutely not! I will continue to wade my way though most of his snuffs in the 10g tins which is the best size for me to get them in, and I have bought BB in bulk. I have also bought his Coarse Plain and Rustica for mixing. :-bd I have GH Kendal Brown in bulk now, and will continue to get Cherry and Ambassador in 25g lots. I do like Sea Breezes, Sandalwood and Strawberry for occasional pinches too, and will certainly buy at least two of them again. Even if I never found another GH snuff I was happy with, I’d be very happy with the six I mentioned. I’d also like to add that I have so far only found one SWS snuff I like, and I like none of the Abraxas snuffs so far - but I wouldn’t call them rubbish manufacturers. I don’t buy the Indian snuffs because I find them messy and oily or super fine, and I certainly won’t touch the American scotches - but I wouldn’t call them rubbish either Branding a manufacturer as rubbish based on your tastes, rather than the “quality” of the product seems very unfair to me. Whether or not you like GH or not, they do make a good product - it just doesn’t suit everybody’s taste - but then again, no snuff does

GH SP is in my top three favorite snuffs. It has an unusual flavor and is so easy to take. Dry Orange is also a terrific and singular snuff. In private conversation I have found myself calling a certain manufacturer (not GH) crap, though I agree it’s really a question of taste. I guess I was saying they have crap taste, lol.

Yes I concede, describing a snuff manufacturer as rubbish because you don’t care for most of their range is a poor adjective to use. That’s a fair point. It all comes down to personal taste in the end - there’s no right or wrong, great or rubbish, only opinions, tastes and preferences.

@ericthered that certain manufacturer’s name doesn’t happen to start with a P and end with an oschl does it, if so I’m going to have to agree with you

@n9inchnails No it wasn’t that company, and I’m not sure I’d even stand by my opinion today, having learned more about their snuffs.

Just tried gh cherry very fine and nice natural cherry taste that lasts. Maybe a bit too high for me as a beginner so i try to keep myself from taking too much.

@Snufferdemedicis GH Cherry is a wonderful snuff! Glad you like it. What do you mean by too high? The nicotine is too high, or the scent is too strong?

Too high in nicotine for me as a beginner the scent is awesome cos you can feel a light tobacco scent through cherry

GH Kendal Brown and Irish D are great snuffs for me. I like them and enjoy them as an optional change from some of the other crazy $hit I snuff ( FUBAR, WE, Toque, etc etc )

GH CM is a fantastic snuff. It’s either CM or WOS SM Blue that I have spent the most money on. Seems VERY like O&G to me grind and feeling wise. You’d almost think O&G was CM, with a little added something else. I prefer the CM to O&G.

Just got my order today and I had GH Kendal Brown as ones I bought.I really think it’s one of the BEST Kendal Brown snuffs once I tried it but it’s my opinion.

I’ve tried several, and the only one that I crave is GH Kendal Brown.  To me it is the essence of Kendal Brown snuff.  The SG range is good, but they all have some scent going on.  GH is pure, unscented goodness.

I tried a few tap boxes of G&H and was pretty disappointed with them (though English Rose was pleasant) - even their Kendal Brown wasn’t up to much, having to me the scent of wet dog (a fine scent if you have a happy wet dog attached to it, but not pleasing on its own). 

Then, out of desperation, as SG Black Coffee and Cafe Noir were out of stock when I went to place my order at Snuffstore one day I ordered a 25g tub of Tia Maria, and when it arrived I found that, whilst it wasn’t the same as either of the other two, having its own distinct take on what coffee may smell like, it wasn’t bad at all, and I’ve ordered it a few times since purely on its own merits.

That spurred me to try their take on Almond, and this one I love! All the snuffs I’ve tried of this scent seem to approach it from a  different angle - SG, with their artificial scents and Toque with their natural ingredients are different to each other, and I like them both, but the G&H take on almond seems to be ‘let’s make it smell like the almonds have been made into Marzipan!’  There’s a tiny bit of baby powder going on too, just a hint, but I love it.

Having found I enjoyed these two I thought perhaps the KB had been affected by being in a  tapbox (as we know snufffs so often are), so my last order featured a 25g tub of it (which actually turned up in an SG style tin). A totally different beast to what was in the tapbox, this was lovely, akin to Viking Brown (or is that vice versa, perhaps), not as strongly scented as any of the SG versions, but a very nice all day snuff. 

And it’s all gone.

Now Gawith & Hoggarth have gone up somewhat in my estimation I might have to explore further.

@HR_pufnsnuff, also from what I know the small tap boxes from Gawith and Hoggarth and Sam Gawith leave much to be desired. I bet if you rebought the ones you got in a tap box and bought 25g it would be much better.

I Have  never tried any of them as yet, although I am sure that they have some very good snuffs, I may not like them all but who does with any brand , Living in the states means I use more scotches than any other but I do make a order once in awhile & I will have to try 2 or 3 next order , G’Day Gents.

@tigerJackshere most GH snuff I can’t stand! But one really stands out to me is the Kendal Brown plain. Simular to Americans with the beloved English body. The older it gets the better it gets IMO. My stash has to be approx. 15 yrs. Old.

@chefdaniel I agree. GH KB is absolutely fantastic. The SG original I had was great, but it wasn’t what I was looking for when I ordered a KB.

probably already been said. But buy it in the tubs not the tap boxes. Totally different experience. When fresh and not dried out they’re a great snuff company.

Old thread I know…but…I concur with everyone about the tap boxes. They suck. But in the 25 g tubs, the snuff stays fresh. I recently tried their SP, and was surprised how good was. Perfectly scented, fluffy good tobacco, I wish I had discovered it sooner. That got me to ordering a bunch this afternoon! I’m trying Ambassador, Kendal Brown, and 2 more whose names I’ve forgotten. I wanted to try Sea Breezes, but it was sold out. I had their Jockey Club many years ago, and it was very good. Different from SG and WoS versions. I can’t wait to get my  order!

Good for you! I have several of the tubs open and keep dipping into them. The tubs will gradually fade out at the retailers, and get replaced by the vac tins, which will be even better!

Hooyah GH vac tins! First I’ve heard of that, but it is very good news. Can’t wait for CM in vac tins.

@SandwhichIsles They are out there

I just bought my first GH snuffs. CM and Kendal Brown. One CM came in the plastic tub. The rest in tins as pictured in 50ft_trad’s post. I really like what I have tried so far. I generally don’t use mentholated snuffs much but I find myself reaching for CM a lot. I didn’t detect anything odd or off about the scents. I really dislike some of their pipe tobacco, but the snuff is excellent in my opinion. Snuff is pretty subjective.

I get the lakeland undertone from their pipe tobacco in most of their snuffs, that’s why I liked them. For me CM fades to a lakeland floral scent, that’s why it’s my favorite medicated… Going to Mr.S right now.

Now that you mention it, my CM faded out and I noticed a strong chocolate flavor.

Well Mr S was out of stock on CM. But at least I know it will be vac tins when they get it back.

I think I got the last three they had.

Been enjoying the SP. My wife is a big fan of their Special M. Cafe Regal isn’t bad. Looking forward to trying some more with my next order.

@ar47 Have you (or your good lady wife) tried SG’s Black Arabica? I’m wondering how it compares to the Cafe Regal

Hey @Bizzle no I have not. Not a huge fan of SG so far except the pinewood. I have Red Crest (fine brown grind) and KB and wasn’t too excited by those but … just like GH they came in tap boxes so maybe not a good representation. I’ll try the BA next order. Do you like it?

@ar47 I did like it, when I was snuffing the first time round between 2012-15. I have a tin that I bought with my first round of orders a few weeks ago when I decided to start again, but I haven’t opened it yet. I’d definitely stay away from tap boxes with SG (and GH snuffs) if you can. Its a more expensive option but the tins are very good and give you a much better representation of the product

yes what Bizzle said. The tap boxes make the snuff loss scent and moisture. The tap boxes are not a good idea for that type of snuff. 

Got a 25g of GH SP from Mr Snuff, very strong seal, heavy on ammonia before airing & tilling, batch 23 269. Another instance snuff so much better in this form over the tapbox. A very simple SP, but because it only does two things (tobacco, bergamot) it’s able to do those two things very well.

I have a small plastic tub of the their Mitchell’s blend, its dry but once a bit is rehydrated for use its very easy on the nose. I have a tin of their KB special somewhere…

There’s some rose in GH SP, too. Rose and bergamot.

Well I say GH CM is one of the best out there.

I’ll have Gawith Hoggarth CM and it’ll be my first snuff from this company.  I was going to try Special M as well but decided to ask about it here first, since there’s no information online

I guess it could be Special Medicated or Special Menthol, but that’s as far as my guessing goes.  I’m curious as to what’s in it

Cheers

I have a 25g tin of CM.  This is good snuff.  I like how the camphor sort of hits my throat.  I must’ve been slightly congested due to the weather here (rain) and it cleared me up without feeling intrusive.  I also like how I can still taste and smell all the flavors without any fading away

The menthol is good.  I didn’t notice it till a few minutes after pinching.  Not too much or too little, probably slightly above medium but it works without overpowering the camphor and other elements that I’m having fun at trying to figure out