So I just got 10 tins of Toque in the mail, I have no idea which I should try first, but ive been looking at all of them and smelling the different aromas. I noticed that most of them are very fine as opposed to the Poschl that I am used to, they also seemed very light in color and ive been afraid that they might be too dry, are most english snuffs like this or is it a characteristic of toque? Is it how the snuff is supposed to be? Just did a pinch of pomegranite, very warm in the nose, seems a bit made it to my throat though XD.
Yeah everything you just described is normal for toque.
Edit: That kind of sounded bad after I read it a couple times. I definitely didn’t mean that in a bad way. Toque makes a great product and I’m glad I got a chance to grab some of the Thuoc luo tobacco they had on sale a couple months ago. It makes some of my favorite snuffs last A LOT longer and adds to the nicotine level as well.
Vito,
Don’t forget if you don’t like the fresh ammonia aroma let them air a little. Berwick Brown is our heavy coarse snuff (a style we will be introducing more in 2012) and better suited to those used to German snuff. Probably best to stay away from the toasts for a while.
Ah, but I LOVE your Natural Toast and your Lime Toast!!!
Love toque. My favorite snuff. Especially the apricot!! Can’t get enough! 
For me its the Pomegranate. I can’t get enough. I must know, @Toque is it pure pomegranate essence in this or is ther some lemon or other citrus which gives it such zing?
Xander, You should know better. Next you’ll be asking me for the recipe!
You need to find the right way to pinch and snuff it, then the Toque snuffs are perfect… As i started with Toque i, always coughed…(maybe its just my big nose ) but meanwhile i can easily handle it.
I need a mini shovel for the champagne snuff. I can’t just take one pinch of this stuff. OMG it’s so good!!
With any luck I’ll be able to smell them properly now, just getting over a head cold that started the day before my order arrived. They all seem good, but I know I’m not getting the best of them at the moment.
Ahh, im still getting it in the throat. seems like pinching it between your fingers to make a small compressed piece of snuff works the best right now. pomegranite is my favorite… no vanilla… absinthe perhaps!
Yeah Toque’s medium grind is a bit finer than other manufacturers. However, I started with Toque. Back when Toque had free shipping, so most people started by ordering a few tins from them. I don’t feel like their non-toast snuffs are drier than other brands though. What might be throwing you is Poschl uses different stuff than Toque to add moisture. I’m a little biased because I don’t like Poschl, but I believe Toque snuffs are water-based whereas Poschl uses waxes/oil.
Hey what is the proper way to air out toque in the tin? I just ordered a 6 for 5 deal. Champange, Peach, Toast Marmalade, W&H,Spanish Gem, and SP Extra.
I personally would not recommend airing them out at all. The ammonia will be gone soon enough. If you can’t stand it then you should spoon some out into another container with some air in it to let it breathe a little.
@Toque, I’d ask for an apprenticeship if I lived closer!
@Juxtaposer All right I will leave them be. I have read on here a few times about people airing out some of their toque snuff but I actually never did that with the Vanilla, quit, or blueberry I have had. I am assuming really fresh snuff so I just thought maybe I should.
Sly,
Airing is a matter of taste. I love the freshness, particularly on our naturals. I think they smell of wet dog and damp straw rather like a Loire Chenin Blanc but, others think they smell of cats urine and have to air them.
Mr Toque wait a second what do you have cats and dogs doing near your snuffs? I guess I’am asking how did the dogs get wet???
I coughed terribly with Toque as a beginner. Few months later I was fine.
I’ve only had a problem taking either Lime Toast or SP Extra the others have been quite easy to take. I have found though, not quite “airing out”, but after having the tin opened (and obviously closed back up) for a day or two makes it a lot better. For example, I tried Coke and got nothing but tobacco/ammonia? smell/taste (not sure what ammonia smells like any more so I’m not sure if that’s what I got), tried it a day or two later and it was a whole lot better.