A black tobacco which clumps easily, with Indian spices, menthol and lime. I think this is lovely & easy to take. The lime and menthol is great, and to me, I also get a hint of saltiness, which I like. The grind is medium to fine , but the overall impression is similar to that of Anarkali, Special and Khailash. If you like those blends from 6 photo I think you will like this one too.
Motia by 6 photo - Exotic yet accessible to the Western palate 8 gram round mini-canister U.S. $2.54 from Mr. Snuff Grind: Medium to fine Moisture - Medium Ease of Use: easy with a spoon, a bit messy with a tap box or bullet. Easy to overdo with a bullet Nicotine: Medium First, a bit of background. I live in the North Central U.S., where our idea of “exotic” might be to put crushed red pepper or parmesan cheese on a sausage pizza. Suffice to say that I grew up in The Land of Bland. When i started snuffing a few years ago, I was fortunate to receive some samples of Dholakia. After a couple sachets of Sparrow, I thought I was done with Indian snuffs. In fact, I either inhaled the Dholakia directly into my lungs or choked on every sniff. I promptly placed the Mangul, Ganga, and Kamal sachets into a carved wooden Indian box and left them there, thinking I lacked whatever it takes to enjoy fine Indian snuffs. Of course, now I know that my problem was not with the snuff per se, but that I had very undeveloped snuffing technique. I now know how to enjoy more finely-ground snuffs and since have greatly enjoyed the Dholakia I have on hand. Still, my first, fairly negative experience with the exotic snuffs of India is the kind that sticks with a person, and so it was with a bit of trepidation that I spooned up my first sniff of 6 photo Motia. I need not have been fearful. Upon opening the little cannister, I was surprised by the lovely, exotic but not overpowering scent. I’ve read that some of the 6 photo snuffs have an incense aroma, and this does. However, this isn’t a cloying, super-heavy “church incense” aroma. It is multilayered and very complex, yet somehow manages to augment the sense of smell, rather than attenuate it. As I type this, I am sniffing my fingers… It is lovely.I am certainly no expert, as my reviews here will attest. I do know what I enjoy, and I can see myself snuffing through kilos of this wonderful snuff. As so often happens, I am sorry I did not order more. I don’t know exactly what I’m smelling here, but the mixture of aromas is wonderful.
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Motia is now one of my favorite Indian snuffs. It opens up my nose, has a nice level of nicotine, and a pleasant lingering scent. I find the jasmine scent to be just right…not too heavy, but still detectable even an hour after snuffing. I just received a 45 gm tub of this, after using my 2 little 8 gm tubs up rather quickly. I don’t use a lot of this at one sitting, but use it several times a day.
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@Uncle_Squinty - I agree with you on the Motia. In my limited foray of Indian snuffs, I have loved many, but I think this one is a little underrated as I don’t see people talking about it a lot. I would certainly recommend this to a beginner and expert alike since in this it is not about the nicotine but also about the taste - much like the Super Kailash, a snuff which I can’t stop mentioning because of how good it is in all departments. The camphor level which complement the other scents in the Motia is the most perfect (according to me) I’ve had in any snuff till date.Â
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