So my wife seen the comment about Bruton and said she will buy it for me on the way home 
What a good woman. Is she married?
@ad_noseum Yeah, took me 5 tries to find her. Good thing to because I donāt know what I would do if I had to start counting on my other hand
Listen up, everybody! We have a man here who likes his SWMBO !
Now that was funny 
I kid. If I lost mine, itād be like losing half my brain. And that would leaveā¦lesseeā¦no brain.
@Matthefox Swisher currently makes 21 snuffs, the most of any U.S. company: Buttercup (sweet) Dixie (sweet) Honey Bee Sweet Lorillard Sweet Navy Plain Scotch Navy Sweet Scotch Railroad Mills Checkerberry (not a scotch) Railroad Mills Maccoboy (not a scotch) Railroad Mills Plain Scotch Railroad Mills Sweet Scotch Ralphās Scotch Society (sweet) Square Starr Strawberry (sweet) Superior Three Thistles Strong Three Thistles Sweet Tops Mild Tops Sweet Wild Cherry (sweet) I can find quite a few of these locally, but I have to go to about 4-5 different spots to come up with them. U.S.S.T. and A.S.C. make few snuffs by comparison. 6 for the former and 7 for the latter, including Peach.
@Xander I was going by the Swisher Sweet site. I wonder why they only showcase (8) I also wonder why they discontinued Lorillard High Toast. You will have to give me a list of the locations and what they have. Delaware is only a short drive from the Island
@Xander: does U.S.S.T. still make Standard? I havenāt seen it for sale on the web for a while, not that itād be any great loss (in my opinion). And are you sure Swisher is still making all of those? I thought for sure Maccoboyās days were over.
Lorillard High Toast is long gone. You might find some leftovers on ebay, as well as a few others that I did not mention. Iāve never had it, so canāt say if it was a proper toast or simply a scotch trying to sound fancy. It was around in some historic records though, as was Lorillard (Plain) scotch and lorillard Maccoboy (which I have tried.)
@Mike_B No I am not sure. Although I understand Maccoboy is still on the shelves in Georgia. That list was from about 3 years ago. USST still lists Standard on their site, but its not one Iāve ever seen in a shop. I got mine from Nicotine Rush and I think its all gone now, not too much different from Rooster. @Matthefox, Swisher really doesnāt care about the snuffs they make. They bought out the Helme company in the '80s and they more or less inherited that range of snuffs and its customer base. Before that and even still, they focus on their budget cigar line. So, they have no interest in promoting snuff. They seem to be content to make it until its profit margin drops below a certain threshold. Like most big tobacco companies in the US they see the future as moist snuff aka dip (but not dipped scotch snuffs). I wish there was somone with enough passion and capital to just take the Helme label of their hands. They treat it as a liability. Anyway, I donāt know the names of the places I have found snuff here (Wilmington area). Most are labeled āCigarette Outletā - the ones on Rt 13 between here and Odessa. I could show them to you on a map or direct you there, but not much beyond that. Iām not eve sure they have names. If you are familiar with the Hareās corner (New Castle) farmerās market they have quite a few. Iām told the Food Lion in NorthEast, MD has a lot, but oddly the one in Elkton 5 miles away does not. Have not myself checked though.
Thanks I believe Swisher spends less than 1 mil in advertising and give aways for a little over 2 bil in sales. I think they are still in the comfort zone
Tops Mild and Ralphāsā¦two other dang good ones I forgot about, Xander! Next time youāre close to the Helme mill there maybe you could do a search on the property, Alex. (Maybe you already have done that). It would be interesting to see who owns it but , judging by some of your photoās ,it seems to be in a state of shambles, though. Is there room for a windmill on the property? \m/
Bruton first try, had to fix myself a drink just in case. Instant Fire in the nose that died as fast as it started, doesnāt leave a lingering smell of tobacco. It does leave a smell of a campfire that was rained on and a slight sourness that is less than doing Square. I like it and thanks everyone for the input
I had a smash-b0x of Brutons for a long time, and didnāt pay much attention to it. Finally, I forced myself to focus on it one weekend, and found I really liked it. But I have so much other American Plain snuff that I havenāt bothered to order more Brutonās. Have you tried Square ? Very tasty.
I bought Square yesterday. It is pretty good too. I think Superior, Bruton & Square all have a late lingering of a slight sourness in your mouth as @cstokes4 explained
I find Square about the smokiest. Today I received some Starr. It was mentioned here recently that it is the least smoky of the American scotches and itās true, might make a good base when you donāt want the smoke.
I will have to add that one to my list. Thanks @Mouse
They are very similar yet very different.Both have a very smokey flavor but Superior is far Superior imo[pun intended].Bruton is not nearly as refined,I think thats the word Im looking for.Superior gives the nic kick and smokey goodness but without the wicked eye watering initial hit.
@Bart The Garrett mill? It was owned by Helme in its last years of operation. The original Helme mill in Helmetta, NJ is also a semi-ruin, probably worse off, but that land I think the State of NJ bought. The mill here Iām not sure who owns in but some of the property is semi restored for the construction company that uses it. I guess they are the owners. Why? Do you want to buy it? Iāll try and get some more photos in the spring. I suppose they do have room for a windmill, but its not really ideally suited for wind, being down at the bottom of a valley. Being on a creek it is ideally suited for being a water mill, since thatās what it once was. Maybe a windmill would work nearer the coast or on a hilltop. Theyāve been talking about putting a wind farm off the coast for years now. Those folks up in Nantucket have plenty of wind. I visited this windmill once: http://capecodwindmills.scificincinnati.com/nantucket\_windmill.htm