I have very god experience with bulk containers too. I sometimes pinch from them in the morning to decide which snuff to take that day. And I’m positively surprised how fresh the snuff can be even after years. Little tins and boxes seem to fizzle out the aroma after a short while.
@viking I agree 100%
Also it’s a nice feeling to know, that you have “snuff enuff” he he 
Hello Maciej, I found something about Nessing snuff in a Statistical yearbook of 1863 about the Netherlands. It says that a tobaccofactory of J. Nessing in Amsterdam which produces andouilles (small cylindrical carrots) had the years 1859 and1860 only partly work for its 43 labourers. I’ll have a look if I can find something about the manufacturing of andouilles. Is there a deadline for the questions? I am still looking for them. Kindest regards, Jaap Bes.
Hello Maciej, For this snuff was used “good smelling” Virginia leaves and it was sauced in different ways, there are nine different receipes. The one I chose is the first type. The leaves are sauced and put together in “karotten” of about 2 kg. Left to mature for at least 6 month and after that chopped fine. This year I’ll prepare the last Karotten soo I expect to have the snuff at the end of 2010. After that I’ll have a look to prepare "Fine Rotterdam St. Omerkarotten also called Doppelmops. Kindest regards, Jaap Bes. P.S. By the way how is the quiz progressing?
Just read on the Mill’s twitter that Doppelmops is going to be produced. Very exited! You people have to know that “rolmops” is the Dutch word for rolled up fish with unions and piccles. I don’t know a translation to english for “doppelmops”. And I guess this snuff won’t have to do anything with fish, maybe it was a fisherman’s snuff?
@Salmiak: No translation for Doppelmops, the only connexion with “rolmops” is that the sauce contains wine vinegar. Jaap Bes.
@snuffmiller Jaap, what does the vinegar do to the pH? Does it make so low as to slow down the nic hit? Not that I care. I’d happily do your snuffs if they had little nicotine. They are truly artisan snuffs. I’m in love with FCV. I like to alternate both of them with my usual intake of HDT to get the proper balance
@chefdaniel: Alkaline conditions favour the nicotine uptake. Vinegar lowers the pH of course, but to what extend I don’t know. I never checked the pH of the tobacco. The stable/ ammoniak scent however originats from alkaline conditions resulting from the addition of chalk or other alkaline substances. Jaap Bes.