After a nice spring and summer of aging Atchafalaya will be ready to ship on Friday August 8, 2014. Named for the Atchafalaya Basin in Louisiana this is a coarse, moist snuff with a serious amount of St. James Perique in the recipe. Also in the mix are rye whisky, honey, absinthe, lemon peel, sassafras leaves (gumbo filé) and sarsaparilla root from Jamaica. The dominant notes are, of all things, root beer, anise and lemon. I will also make this available in a fine, dry version on request. Here’s the copy: Atchafalaya St. James Perique, Orange & Red Virginias and White Burley aged under pressure between toasted white oak planks, scented with Rye Whisky, Honey, Sassafras (Filé Powder), Absinthe, Jamaican Sarsaparilla Root and Meyer Lemon Bitters. After thorough aging the tobaccos are milled to a coarse grind and given another measure of the scenting cocktail to create a boldly scented snuff with predominant notes of Anise, “Root Beer” and Lemon. Milled to a coarse grind with medium moisture in the tradition of Rappee snuff. This will also be made available in a dryer finer version upon request.

Oh my… Sounds like true mouthwatering (or nose running) goodness… Can hardly wait for it’s arrival on the scene…