lol @ Brandasaur
ha ha ha
My doppelt fermentiert has gone dry, I never thought it would happen 
Yes, although German snuffs are more resistant to tap boxes (a matter of months vs. a matter of days) they can still dry out in there. The good news is that they can be rehydrated the same way as an English snuff. There is a water component to them (despite them being oil based) and this can be replaced. I prefer the indirect method: nesting a bottle cap full of water inside a large tin with the snuff. This allows the snuff to absorb only what it will take, and also you don’t have to worry about purifying the water, since this form of hydration naturally distills the water.
I have had an intensive couple of months trying English snuffs. Lovely. I don’t think I’ve ever had any schmalzer. Would anyone recommend, say, the Bernard Brasil doppelt for a start?
Yes, you can’t go wrong with any of the Bernard ones, and that one is their flagship product.
Lol @peter. Everytime you say you have got over TAD it bites you again. Lmao it takes me back to when I was a newbie, it’s good to hear :-). Stefan
Stefan, You’re right. I just get myself fixed up and then I get this idea that there’s just one more I MUST try. So why not get a few others while I’m at it. I’m hopelessly in the grip of TAD. Have to say this has given me a lot of pleasure over the past few months. I must try that one good schmalzer and a good example of an authentic American scotch…here I go again.
The Brasil is not mentholated is it?
No. Only some of the halb-schmalzlers are mentholated (Zwiefacher, Weiss-Blau, etc.)
zweifacher is only gently mentholated at any rate, it makes it almost…minty?
seems like almost any scmalazer should be a good place to start. Never hear anyone complaining about any of them.
Bernard’s Brasil Feinst is a good starting point if you’re already familiar with snuff, otherwise any will do.
What I loved about the Klostermichung is how it gives my chest quite nicotine burn. Works for me. I’ve got tonnes of the 3 Poschl’s but am finding them a little sweet these days. Looking forward to sampling some Sternecker - anyone know where you can buy it in the UK?
I’ve tried several now. Sternecker Echt is my favourite, - maintaining that flavour. I don’t think you want to try the ungreased at this stage do you? I think you’d be hard pressed to find it in any shop in the UK. Mr Snuff delivers from Scotland. Service excellent etc, change the currency to quids sterling and off you go.
I love a schmalzer, but it causes instant nose block for me. Still doesn’t stop me using them every now and again