While I was looking for all the snuffs I used to like and love ten years ago, I remembered a tiny round tin under the Poeschl label. That snuff was very dark, came in a 5g tin (I believe) and was called Gawith & Hoggarth CM Golden Menthol. I liked that camphor flavour but back then, around 2003, it was already on its way out and then discontinued by Poeschl. Browsing Mr Snuff, I saw the Gawith Hoggarth offering called CM. There was no question that it had to be ordered and tried. Well, it turns out that this is nothing like the snuff I remember under the Poeschl label. Is that a bad thing? Not necessarily. My example is the 10g tap box, which I like. Easy to keep in my pocket and easy to snuff from the back of my hand which is my preferred way of enjoying snuff. While the tobacco I remember was a dark brown, this one is the “blonde” kind. And it carries a lot of menthol. I have come to believe that snuff in the English (British) sense of the word means, more often than not, that it is a very fine, highly mentholated snuff. People can like this or not. I for one enjoy a good portion of menthol as long as it is not overpowering the tobacco base. This particular snuff is almost hitting the limit for me. The moment it gets into my nostrils, the menthol bite causes a slight pain in the back of my head and sometimes even makes my eyes water. However, it fades incredibly quickly. Only ten seconds later all I feel is freshness and I taste tobacco. But what I wanted was the camphor flavour and it is there. Will it be a regular that I would buy again? I think so. Would I snuff it all day? No. Unfortunately menthol can make the membranes in my nose swell up and the nose feels clogged. This snuff makes my nose run quite a bit too and I have to sneeze once or twice. I have it in my nose as I’m writing this and I have already used four tissues and the nose feels blocked. Those side effects are the reason why I would only use it once or twice a day. But when I do, I definitely enjoy it. That being said, not every snuff has that effect on my nose (or in other words, my snuffing technique is not generally flawed, I don’t think), so I put it down to this particular kind. I would describe the flavour as a mixture of dry hay with the medical smell in pharmacies. Again, not everybody might like that but I do. I can’t say that I feel a strong nicotine hit at all but for me it is still a morning snuff. It clears the nose, doesn’t make me nicotine dizzy and still has a nice way of waking me up. So all in all, I recommend it as long as those side effects aren’t a problem.
German snuffs use oils in snuff, likely mineral oil. Roderick/Toque has a line of outstanding German style snuffs that are definite must-trys. The oil eases the snuff’s invasion of your nasal mucous membranes and gives the impression of ‘freshness’. English snuffs are forbidden by law from using any oils. Dholokia Medicated is also a good alternative if you’re looking for that oiled style and Poschl has a shipload of menthol and medicated snuffs. I’m not sure about the Poschl licensing agreement for their Poschl Gawith Cola & Gawith Apricot snuffs (Sam or Hoggarth?), but both have a good menthol hit. You can wear out your wallet trying all of Poschl’s menu, schmalzers are damn good too.
That’s right. The first time around, I think I’ve tried just about every Poeschl tobacco there is, and so it’s probably not surprising that I still prefer them and avoid the likes of Wilsons of Sharrow. Seems like I’m marked with the big P for life.
I can think of worse things than a scarlet letter “P” as long as it’s not tattooed on your forehead 
They’re good snuffs, so no worries.
That’s funny - I find the menthol in m two tap boxes of this quite restrained. It’s one of the few ‘european’ style menthols I can take…
I do think you build up a slight tolerance to menthol over time; I still do get stuffed up by them but usually only after using them all day, before one snuff was enough to ruin my nose for hours.