One of Toque’s first snuffs and a great one. The snuff uses the standard Toque flour which makes it medium nicotine, grind and moisture. As with all Toques of this class it is a rich, earthy, brown in colour. Original is an SP snuff which means that it is relatively plain with light citrus/bergamot notes. Original is a clean tasting, refreshing snuff with a an excellent bergamot finish. Possibly it’s nearest rival is Wilson’s of Sharrow Best SP - which means that Original is a class act and ranks with the greats. Original, like WoS Best SP and J and H Wilsons SP No1, is one that all snuffers should know. (A few notes on the SP abbreviation. ‘SP’ is of debated provenance; the two usual suggestions are ‘Sheffield’s Pride’ - due to the Wilson’s connection, based in Sheffield and, simply, ‘Spanish’ from the capture of a Spanish ship laden with snuff which was used, in part, to pay the Bristish navy sailors who took the vessel. Their distribution of the snuff around the British cinque ports, at low cost, is said to have introduced the common man to the pleasures of snuff taking. That ‘SP’ went on to become a simple stock-book abbreviation to denote snuff of a certain type seems the most plausible to me.)