I’m going to place another order at Toque in the next few days (After Payday!!) For those of you who have ordered there, I have a bunch of the 25g tins. Kind of big to carry around. Are the 10g tins worth it… just to be portable? Also… any pipe smokers… is the natural like a good pipe tobacco? What snuff can you recommend that would be like a latakia based smoke… or similar to just plain good pipe tobacco?
There are some snuffs with Latakia in them I believe, check the premium snuffs on MrSnuff.com.
I got one from Bernards that supposed to be Latakia… should be here soon!
Old Mill Olde English Toast… should be to your liking? PM @chefdaniel and pick a small tin up to try. You will not be sorry you did, but will be if you don’t. You might as well throw in a tin of Dreamcatcher while you’re at it too.
Great! Post here when you receive it and let us know how you think it compares to the Latakia in Pipe Tobacco. I haven’t read a lot about Latakia snuffs so I’d be interested to know.
I refill the 10g Toque tins because they are excellent to carry around. For latakia snuffs, check out the ones offered by De Kralingse. I particularly like AO 1860 (plain) and A/P (pine).
Being a latakia pipe smoker for 40 years and a big fan (of both Cyprian and Syrian latakia) and having commercially blended 2 balkan blends* (containing much latakia) for the McClelland tobacco company in the U.S., I feel qualified to comment here. When it comes to latakia in snuff I have been mostly disappointed and I think I have tried almost all of them. I do like the Old Mill latakia snuffs more than any of the others but, to my taste, latakia does not work as well in the nose in the form of snuff as it does in pipe tobacco. Rather sad actually. [*Wilderness and Legends]
Several slices of Black Irish Twist.
I refill the 10g Toque tins because they are excellent to carry around. For latakia snuffs, check out the ones offered by De Kralingse. I particularly like AO 1860 (plain) and A/P (pine).
AO 1860, while a good snuff, contains no Latakia. For a real Latakia snuff, I, too, recommend Old Mill.
I refill the 10g Toque tins because they are excellent to carry around. For latakia snuffs, check out the ones offered by De Kralingse. I particularly like AO 1860 (plain) and A/P (pine).
AO 1860, while a good snuff, contains no Latakia. For a real Latakia snuff, I, too, recommend Old Mill.
Really? The label even says “Latakia AO”. It’s been awhile since I’ve had it but I certainly recall the smokiness. Whether or not that comes from latakia I don’t know.
I believe AO 1860 is designed to have a Latakia scent, and while it’s the only Latakia type I’ve tried, I love it. I pinched some before going onto the workfloor the other day, and my boss stood there sniffing the air, and said “is something on fire?” :))
Thanks @HR_pufnsnuff and @mecompco. I assumed it was latakia because of the label.
I believe AO 1860 is designed to have a Latakia scent, and while it’s the only Latakia type I’ve tried, I love it. I pinched some before going onto the workfloor the other day, and my boss stood there sniffing the air, and said “is something on fire?” :))
Tobacco blenders have access to a latakia spray, in a bottle that contains a solution dominated by latakia scent. I was told this by a very well known and highly respected pipe tobacco blender who also told me that the spray is most often used as a topping for some pipe tobaccos so that the latakia claim can be made as a content. I AM NOT IN ANY WAY SAYING THAT ANYONE IN THE SNUFF WORLD DOES THIS! But I thought I would mention that it is a common practice among pipe tobacco blenders who make low quality blends.
To comment on the Toque natural, I’m not a smoker but I love this snuff, always have some with me.
I refill the 10g Toque tins because they are excellent to carry around. For latakia snuffs, check out the ones offered by De Kralingse. I particularly like AO 1860 (plain) and A/P (pine).
This has been my all time favorite daily snuff for a couple months, absolutely the best!!! I got 200 grams stocked up right now. I have a few of their flavors in my fridge and they are all good, the next one I like a lot is the chocomint… As far as the topic goes, toque is pretty dry, not real heavy scents, I can’t see there being much of a difference. Other than the big tins are just a little cheaper in the long run. I have one small size that I got and used to refill and carry around. Lately it just sits on the table.
I refill the 10g Toque tins because they are excellent to carry around. For latakia snuffs, check out the ones offered by De Kralingse. I particularly like AO 1860 (plain) and A/P (pine).
AO 1860, while a good snuff, contains no Latakia. For a real Latakia snuff, I, too, recommend Old Mill.
Really? The label even says “Latakia AO”. It’s been awhile since I’ve had it but I certainly recall the smokiness. Whether or not that comes from latakia I don’t know.
I’ll can see if I can find the thread, but according to the maker’s post, there is NO Lat in AO 1860. I like it, and find it similar to Bernard’s Virginie, so it is what it is. If you’ve smoked a Lat heavy pipe tobacco (Pirate Kake, for instance), the taste is completely different.
For the record, I use the 1997 crop year Latakia available from Whole Leaf Tobacco (see link). That is all I use for my Latakia snuffs. I get my whole leaf Perique from a cousin in Louisiana and use Cornell & Diehl granulated as a back up. http://wholeleaftobacco.com/Latakia-1997-Crop-year-Lat97.htm
As others have noted- the smaller tins are great for portability and can be used over and over again. Actually its sometimes for me to part with even larger tins because they are quite durable and can be used to hold quite a bit when I travel as I prefer my snuff in tins over plastic bags that I sometimes get from Toque when I order value bags. I have become fond of the silver dollar sized tap types- the ones you rotate the top around to reveal an opening. With little effort you can separate the two parts and they can be filled with a generous portion. They are handy if you like the boxcar method as you can tap a bit out and enjoy.
Why should my comments have to be approved? Jaap Bes.
I was told this by a very well known and highly respected pipe tobacco blender who also told me that the spray is most often used as a topping for some pipe tobaccos so that the latakia claim can be made as a content. I AM NOT IN ANY WAY SAYING THAT ANYONE IN THE SNUFF WORLD DOES THIS! But I thought I would mention that it is a common practice among pipe tobacco blenders who make low quality blends.
That surely explains a few questions I had about a few blends. 