Having recently suffered the abomination that is Samuel Gawith Hazelnut I decided to get started on this. The house already smells like roasting hazelnuts. Noisette Deeply roasted Hazelnuts, Cacao Nibs, Tahitian Vanilla Beans and Caramelized Muscovado Sugar are infused into 91 Proof Tennessee White Corn Whisky to extract their combined flavors and aromas, and then applied with abandon to Fire Cured Virginia, Air Cured Tennessee Burley and St. James Parish Perique. After a brief but meaningful summer romance the resulting leaf is milled to a medium grind with moderate moisture and a light misting of the infusion immediately before packaging to further the aroma and intensity.Debut scheduled for Winter 2014.

Now this one has me excited… be out by Christmas? Eh Let me know how this one’s doing along the way!

The 'baccy is playing in the shed, the casing cocktail is taking on a lovely amber color and the scent is already hitting stride. I took a wee sip just to make sure. Another two weeks and we’ll have a wedding. The honeymoon should last until it gets very cold then off to the mill with them. Except my mill died right in the middle of the first milling of Butternut Toast. If I don’t find one soon I’ll be stealing the coffee grinder to stay on schedule.

It’s a tough job, but someone must do it, and so it falls to me, this immense responsibility. With that worthy mission in mind I sampled a hazelnut in this infusion. Hmmm. Insufficient data. Another. And another. These are similar to the good old southern redneck boiled peanut confection. It’s been said that Ripple wine is just Kool Aid with a woody. Same could be said of these roasted hazelnuts. I’d best bury these deep lest there’s a deficit for the honeymoon.

Mmm… roasted hazelnuts as good as boiled peanuts, eh… at my age Ripple wine is only a reference in the Nasty Niggas albums, so I’ll just trust that Kool Aid with a stiffy, and these hazelnuts, are some good stuff? I’m guessing, hoping, you’ve attained a new working mill as well? I very much hope so… This snuff in particular my nose is looking forward to.

A very kind soul has gifted me a beautiful mill that’s tumbling up a batch of Atchafalaya as I type this. I am happier than a pig in shit. The infusion still needs some time to fully develop. Even chopped tree nuts have a density that defies the process unless done under vacuum, a technology far out of my reach. So tech is replaced by hot weather and patience. I tried “canning” an infusion once in a pressure cooker/canner in my outside kitchen. It’s now a former outside kitchen. I won’t be doing that again anytime soon. A fine IED, but a waste of perfectly good ethanol, kitchen equipment, flora, fauna and ear drums. At least the first responders had a good laugh. I get to shakin’ like a dog shittin’ peach seeds every time I fry a turkey. But I look very stylish in my Kevlar HazMat gear

Say what you like, but I enjoy SG Hazelnut. Granted, not by the pound, but by the pinch. That said, I also enjoy cheeze doodles, and many other artificial flavors. Artificial isn’t good for dinner , but it can be quite pleasant as a snack. SG Hazelnut surely has an artificial edge, but it’s nice that has got a strong, slow fading flavor. That said, I hope I get a taste of this, as a comparison point. I’m not suggesting one can’t do better than SG Hazelnut, but calling it an abomination seems a bit dramatic. Try not to blow stuff up.

@puffpuff‌ Point taken. With a smile and my gratitude. I spoke/typed in haste. I guess I was really looking forward to a snoot full of hazelnuts and let my disappointment get the better of me. mea culpa, mea culpa, mea máxima culpa. I should know better than to shoot my mouth off when a snuff disappoints. I’ve given the SG some air and the perfume/floral note has faded but not disappeared. I still can’t detect any nuts, hazel or otherwise. It really isn’t a BAD snuff, just one I don’t care for and the motive to fill the void. My next splodey dope moment will be on YouTube once I convince the local ruffians that eating Fizzies Candy whole is a wonderful idea.