So, You got me to try Bernard Bernard Brasil Doppelt Fermentiert & Zweifacher. Now the BIG question is, If I like Bernard Brasil Ferment & Zweifacher I will like ??? We are only talking about Strictly Schmalzer’s (Non mentholated) As I understood almost all Schmalzer’s are non mentholated with some exceptions. like the Poschl Bayern Prise Brasil I understand it is a blend of regular snuff and Schmalzer. I got this one as well. But I’m asking about strictly Schmalzer. I don’t want to get off topic But, I like the two schmalzer’s mentioned on top and would not mind trying other ones. I am really having issues with my nose clogging up since I started using more snuffs. I stopped with for two days and it got much better. I know about the menthol’s and the oil based snuffs causing that. But the question is, can schmalzers cause it as well since they are oil based as well? or is it only the menthol. I am not sure %100 if its not the oil? I got so clogged up especially when laying down. I’m now using the Bernard Brasil again in moderation and I feel much better. But who can hold them’s self back??? And honestly. I’m afraid the scmalzer s turning me a away from Red Bull and other Poschls.

Have you tried Gekachelter Virginie ?

Get some of the Sternecker Echt Fresco Ungefettet and add your own oil/butter to a level that doesn’t clog your nose.

@Derek_007‌ Thanks is that a schmalzer?

@Friendlyman, it is a schmalzler. The four schmalzlers from Pöschl are Brazil A (which you already tested), Doppelaroma, Südfrucht and Perlesreuter. From Sternecker: Straubinger and Echt Fresco. Ungefettet Echt Fresco might help with the cloging if the parafin oil is causing it, as Ivan already said. This is a half ready schmalzler (why not a snuff, if moistured with water?), which needs the oil/butterschmalz to be added by the customer. Bernard typically says it rather clearly, is it a snuff or schmalzler. To name a few schmalzlers: Ächt altbayerisch, Regensburger Prise, Gekachelter Virginie, Schmalzlerfranz, Alt offenbar köstlich…

Bernstd Aecht Altbayerischer is a great schmalzler and translates as Old Bavarian. Also Klostermischung.

@Friendlyman have you tried any Samuel Gawith snuff? They’re easy to take and have a very large selection. I’m sure you’d find something to your liking.

I would like confirm something please. Dose zweifacher have menthol in it? I’m confused, I was told to try schmalzers because they don’t have menthol. I just read in a post that zweifacher dose have menthol? I’m wondering if this is the culprit that’s clogging me. I do not get clogged from Bernard Brazil and finished my first one. The zweifacher I have the tendency to shove loads up because it comes out a lot. And I started feeling some of the pressure again. And didn’t have it with the Bernard Brazil. So I need to find a list of Real non mentholated schmalzers.

@Franknsnuff‌ thanks for the recommendations. Dose Samuel gawith make schmalzer?

@Friendlyman: Yes, Zweifacher HAS menthol, as it’s a mix between a strongly scented and very sweet Schmalzler with a finely ground, medicated snuff base (hence, it’s classed as a “halb-schmalzler” like the Bayern Prise, and I think that’s why it features two persons engaged in a dance, quite a beautiful metaphor). The closer thing I found without the menthol could be Magic Moments Black: strawberry, coconut and Brasil tobacco base.

@Friendlyman, Sam Gawith does not make schmalzlers, but some coarse ones indeed. Moistened with water, not with parafin oil.

@Friendlyman, Sam Gawith does not make schmalzlers, but some coarse ones indeed. Moistened with water, not with parafin oil.

Yes, and I think that S. Gawith-made Viking Dark bears some similarities with the also excellent Gekachelter Virginie while being much more agreeable and soft on the nose, at least to my experience, but I think it can be too plain for the taste of a Schmalzler fanatic.

@marvinlapsus @‌SkeG Do you now if @mrsnuff sells the Gekachelter Virginie? I did a search on his site and could find it. Could it be it’s spelled differently? or he just doesn’t have it? Which brand is it? Now that a few of you mentioned S. Gawith I’m thinking if I should give it give it a shot. A few years ago when I got interested in snuff I ordered a few different one. And S. Gawith was one of them. It was Black coffee and at the time I wasn’t to fond of it and hardly ever went back to it and then I just let it go. This week while emptying out a dark draw I found it there. And since I took a snuff break for two days to clear my nose it was tempting to see how it’s like. So again, while the coffee aroma didn’t interest me much. I found that the texture was eeasier to handle the the mentholated I’m used to. It is definitely to dryer because of it age. But it wasnt exposed to to much lite or heat. So maybe I should give it a shot. Now where do I start. Which ones to you say have the close Schmalzer tobacco aroma ?

@Friendlyman: It seems they’ve run out of it at the moment, or that they’re not stocking it anymore, as its page, still cached by google, returns a “Product not found!” line when loaded. I know they have it on snuffstore.de and the Bernard website. As for the Sam Gawith varieties, my experience with them is fairly limited. I know they produce some dark fruity blends which might be remotely similar to Schmalzler, but I think they have been reported by various members as being quite artificial in comparison . The saucing profile of their “Celtic Talisman” pipe tobacco (which used to be one of my blends of choice on the fairly short period I spent as a pipe smoker) was not that different to that of a Schmalzler, deep and fruity, and they do a snuff inspired on the product, but I have no clue as how it does compare to an actual Schmalzler.

Thanks, I have some decisions to make

@‌mrsnuff so far I have this in my cart. Any one want to suggest any 100% non menthol snuff and anither schmalzer please. I just hope all these are not menthol? Bernard Aecht Alt Schmalzler 10gPoschl Schmalzler Perlereuter Bernard Brazil which I already tried and finished one.Fribourg & Treyer Santo And Viking dark. Any @Abraxas‌ you would recomend to try? That is moist and nonmentholated like anther schmakzer or similar.

I place my second order @mrsnuff in the past few weeks. This is what I ended up ordering. I hope I’m not getting any menthol therr ? Besides maybe with the bubblegum. 2 x Bernard Aecht Alt Schmalzler 3 x Bernard Brasil Doppelt Fermentiert 1 x Fribourg & Treyer Santo Domingo 1 x Viking Dark 25g 1 x Bernard Magic Moments Black 10g 1 x Bernard Brasil Feinst 1 x Buzz Bubble Gum 1 x Abraxas Cerise 1 x Paul Gotard Black I’ll keep you all Posted.

@Friendlyman, Bernard Aecht Alt Schmalzler (I bet this is Ächt Altbayerischer Schmalzler ), Bernarnd Doppelt Fermentiert, Bernard Magic Moments, Bernard Brasil Feinst at least do not contain menthol. Nice cart you have there Unfortunately, I am not too familiar with Sam Gawith either. I only have Elmo’s Reserve and Kendall Brown. Both coarse and tasty. Like Schmalzlers as such.

Just to weigh in, my opinion has always been that Gekachelter Virginie is not a Schmalzler. Schmalzlers have to have that Brasil tobacco base which is processed and cured and sauced in a certain way after having been imported from Brazil in the shape of mangotes, which are large animal skin packages (http://www.schmalzlerfranzl.de/module.php5?fid=7&ident=14&mod=vorlagen&setlang=en) and those produce that Schmalzler flavour which to my nose they all have in common. Gekachelter Virginie however doesn’t have that. Although it has the same darkness and consistency (not necessarily the moisture though), I would have a very hard time classifying it as a Schmalzler. It is a special, probably heritage, old style kind of snuff and very very good, but not a Schmalzler. In saying that, @mrsnuff, what is the situation at the moment? It still seems to be absent from the website and I would surely like to order some again in the future. I hope it is still being produced. Santo Domingo and De Kralingse Latakia come close but are not quite the same. Edit: Bernard on their own website do not put that snuff under the Schmalzler category either but under “other types” which also includes Kownoer, Alt Offenbacher and Civette. They call it a “very strong, smoked Virginia tobacco without any additional flavours”

@Kiwi78 I agree with you, though it’s one of their “other types” most resembling an actual Schmalzler. I think it was discussed in one of the many threads dedicated to this strong snuff that it goes through a process of cold fermentation that gives it its particular character, and that the “Gekachelter” denomination has some kind of relation with that fact.

@kiwi78 @marvinlapus @‌ Thank you all for your input. I have an order coming and hope from the choices I made I’ll have a few that I will enjoy for a while. Unfortunately, the Santo damingo was out of stock from the time I put in in my cart until I actually submitted my payment a few hours later. But not to worry I’ll have plenty to work with. Once my order arrives. I spoke to @mrsnuff last week and he explained to me that so many people are ordering right now, that by the time I hit the pay button it could be out of stock. Also it hard for them top keep up with updating the tracking numbers. I paid extra to have airsure with tracking. a month ago I got a tracking number within less than 24hrs. this time its three days and it still says processing. I’m putting the two together. I placed the order the same day He had the special on the @abraxas I’m wondering if that back logged the shipments? I hope that is not the case. If I paid extra. They should post tracking #'s .

Thanks @mrsnuff!

So @Friendlyman, have you received your order? And if you did, how was it?

@MarvinLapsus Your right I should come back and report. I’ll try to get back to you on that today or tomorrow. I need to look at everything I have tried and what I used seriously enough to be able to report.

@Friendlyman I have the two you mentioned coming, and 6 other Bernards. I ordered them because I liked the aecht altbayerischer so much. I also got the magic moments, because It looked like something good to do before bed. It’s pretty sweet. Its not a every night thing. Can’t wait to try some more, I’ll let you know how they compare personally.

I’ll try to do a short “personal” review on the snuffs I received a few weeks ago. This is how I feel about them now. I don’t know, maybe I’ll be in the mood of going back to some of them and give them another chance and change my mind. But for now this is what it is. @Coreymillia First about the Bernard Magic Moments. I like the smell of it but honestly I don’t think its something “I” will carry around with me. It has a very pleasant sweet aroma. Something like a good Pineapple or fruit punch drink. But now, when I put it up my nose I did not find much pleasure. All I smelled was the fruity aroma which “I” do feel is a little artificial. And I did not find the tobacco aroma I was looking for. I have to mention something I’v mentioned in other posts. I have a very sensitive nose to aromas, especially artificially fruity and flowery aromas so this one is out. It can trigger a migraine. The Bernard Aecht Alt Schmalzler & Aecht Bayr. Brasil FEINST. I’m just not sure about these two yet. I don’t hate it, but It’s not very tempting for me yet either. First, I can’t pick up the difference between the two. Maybe the latter dose have some what of a cocoa aroma as well. Which is not bad. They are both dryer then the "Zweifacher or Brasil Doppelt which doesn’t really bother me much. The aroma is something I can’t decide on. All I smell is a very smokey aroma. And I think that the nic on these are a little stronger not sure. The Fribourg & Treyer Santo Domingo seems to be a very moist snuff. So honestly I don’t get carry it around much since I think this might need to be transferred to a snuff box. Pinching out of the tall round tin won’t work. To me it has a very mushy like texture but not to wet. But on the other hand, it doesn’t hold well in a pinch. This is not something that would work well in transit. On the first sniff to the tin it smells a little like a good browny cake. You really need to take a firm pinch and get it in there. I did feel a slight burn with this one, but nothing bad. The aroma in the nose is a little mild but after a few minutes it starts to give me a nasal drip. And again I think the nic is noticeable in this one. Buzz Bubble Gum It seems like a good snuff. I like the aroma it gives when I revisit the tin. The aroma it has when sniffing out of the tin is more like a sweet cake smell. And when I pinched and snuffed it did smell like gum. But not much like anything else. So, I’m not sure what i’ll be doing with this one. For some reason, I find my self not only liking snuff for the buzz, but how it smells. And I find my self more and more liking a tobacco aroma. And besides the point going back to what I mentioned before about me and aromas not always agreeing with each other. But this is one snuff I wished I liked more. Maybe it smells more like the gum rack in a candy store. Paul Gotard Black I just don’t like it, to flowery for me. Now Viking Dark is also a new one fore me, but I think this one is here to stay for a while. I found one of the little glass snuff n spoon holders I once ordered. I fulled it up, and keep on going back for more. I just like the tobacco snuff aromas it has. It dose something for me. Bernard Brasil I had ordered it once in middle of the summer and added two more in my last order. From all the schmalzers I tried so far this is the one that’s pulling me back to use it again and again the most. It’s not to dry and not to moist, it has different aromas to it. a little tobacco a little cherry liqueur I think. I should mention that I did use Zweifacher for a few weeks. And I liked it a lot. But with that I should mention as well, that since I stopped using it and any other snuffs with menthol my nose dose not get clogged at all. So I have learned that menthol dose not agree with me as well. I do like Red Bull a lot. So once in a while I just steal a pinch. But not on a constant basis. Abraxas Cerise I know it needs to be transferred to snuff box. I just didn’t find the time to bother with yet. Honestly, I bought this one impulsively when the sale on the other one ran out. And I was curious to see what everyone is excited about. I didn’t even know what Cerise meant. I just opned the bottle gave a pinch. Also a very moist snuff that needs some patients I think. I put it in the refridgertaor as printed on the bottle. And when I get the time to honestly try it I’ll try to report back. One other snuff which I cant get enough of when I carry it around. Samuel Gawith Aniseed I ordered a few aniseed snuffs and this is the only one that I just cant stop shoving up. Sorry for this long rant. Hope you didn’t fall a sleep if you got this far.