I’ve not used this for a long while so as I had fond memories of it I ordered half a pound from the factory, which bizarely turned up as I was chatting with BigBlue. Opening up the cannister you get a nice waft of rose and tobacco and as with most factory fresh snuff, the light ammonia tang - which to me just signifies that I’ve got some snuff fresh from the barrel. Its a medium grind, nicotine hit and moisture level and a mid to dark brown colour. What is not medium is the flavour - a fantasic mix of rich tobacco base and rose petals. Its easy to pinch and take and has a moderate burn upon insufflation with the flavour lasting in the nose for several minutes. The aroma is great and is soothing and relaxing whilst delivering its light nicotine hit. Unlike most very seasoned snuff this is something I could use day in day out. By which I mean this is not just an occasional or desert type snuff for me, odd because my usual day to dayers would be the plainer snuffs. Maybe there is a hint of aroma therapy here? For some reason I get the feeling this would have been a good quit smoking snuff, however thats behind me personally so I can’t test this theory. The packaging is a robust platic cannister which I know from previous experience will keep the snuff in perfect condition right down to the last snuff box full. I wish Roderick would get hold of some of these for the 500g bags. It beats the tins hand down in terms of keeping the snuff in good condition (Toque excepted) and I suspect that a lot of people have had a different perception of snuff through taking it from small cans that have sat on shelves forever. A great snuff all round. I had the chance of trying a luscious, in development, Toque Rose recently and if and when that comes out it will be interesting to compare.
Yes, I received some of this several years ago as a free sample from Martin McGahey and found it to be quite nice. Strange that I have never ordered any more although I have thought about it and can still recall the taste (scent) quite vividly. JP
This snuff’s great, I don’t get any tobacco scent though, just really good rose. But I generally can’t smell the tobacco in scented snuffs with a couple of exceptions. Very green and organic smelling, not soapy, not cloying. If you like rose, this is a snuff for you.