According to the German government health site, they have oil and water, so the water will go first. Keeping them sealed in baggies in jars is a good idea. I have a few in foil packs also in baggies. The big bags of Pöschl schmalzlers I have decanted into tightly sealed jars. I’m hoping everything stays fresh. Bernard Feinster Kownoer is of special note, as it has no oil, only water. Its really hurt by the tap box, and I’m sad to say mine has gone dry.
I have Poschl big bags in tightly sealed jars, but still in the original bags and inside baggies. bags, bags, bags, bags.
I repackage the Poschl schmalzlers in 125 ml Nalgene bottles. Then just fill a wood snuffbox with a days supply. They seem to hold up pretty well that way.
i agree i only got two tins with my last order to check them out ( London Brown and SP Scotch) and the quality is far superior to any SG tap out box i had so far… London Brown its just amazing!.. the flavor reminds me somewhat of the smokiness of latakia and other orientals actually in my nose resembles a little bit the smell of a fresh open squadron leader tin; idk i just had a pinch so far but i can definitely see this one becoming one of my favorites … now i’m off to try the SP Scotch…
I still have a few sam gawiths in the old tins with the yellow labels. I think they then started with the tap boxes and are now going back to tins with different labels?
These are actually large vacuum tins, about 25g.
Patrick, those tins must be quiet old. From the yellow labels they then used magenta for a few years, then the tap box’s. The 25g new vacuum tin of London Brown I just purchased has the same size magenta label as them 10g tins.
@cstokes4- Guess I’m a bit confused. The old yellow label tins I have are like the wilsons tins. I also have newer maroon labeled tins from them but the tin was still the same. What makes these a vacuum tin? And are they tin or plastic? thanks
They are tin and have a seal on the inside like F&T does and are vacuum packed like pipe tobacco tins are. You use a pound coin or some large coin to open them.
Have a look at my blog entry. You can see that the 25g tin is rather different to the old 10g tins, in design as well as size. They are tin (well, coated steel), have a rubber seal and are vacuum packed, something which could not be done with the 10g tins.
Yes those vacuum-sealed tins are incredibly good, preserving Kendal-type snuffs like they ought to be. Those two medicated varieties, which have been available in the Second City of Empire before colonies, have extremely good tobacco bases, no matter how much they’re scented/flavoured, you still get it.
Just got a mail from ‘My smoking shop’ to confirm they are getting a new delivery of vacuum sealed Sam Gawiths in January.
@ermtony - your web site is excellent. First I have seen of it. Keep up the good work.
The vacuum-sealed tins are very stout and are of excellent quality. The contents are the same standard as expected when buying by the pound in weight. Although Sam Gawith produce every snuff in their range in these tins they are, I understand, only distributed in packs of thirty. Some distributors are wary about ordering thirty tins at a time in case they don’t sell. You are unlikely therefore to find very many examples in tins. (BTW - If a UK manufacturer like SG had half the business acumen and common sense of manufacturers in the USA they would do the obvious and make them available in smaller packs or in the desired quantity. However, Samuel Gawith, being British, stubbornly stick to thirty tins and sales be damned.)
Yes, but they broke out of that British stuborness and thought they were being new and innovative (and very trendy) by putting their snuff in tap boxes. I think they realized their mistake and are perhaps kicking themselves for breaking with tradition.
@Xander - You are too kind. I’ve lived in Germany and Switzerland. Also, despite their vast size, I probably know Arizona, New Mexico and northern California better than Britain. Excepting the indigenous peoples of NM, most folk in these places would stage a revolution in Britain if they lived here. How Britons put up with shoddy service, sub-standard goods, stubborn inadaptability, queues, atrocious government, creaking institutions, general incompetence and bad weather is unfathomable. Only in snuff, ale, cider, perry, confectionary, pastries, preserves and pre-1919 history is Britain truly competitive. That’s not much for a former super-power and the nation that was once the workshop of the world. The wonder is that in British v European or British v American online jousting (of which I’m a veteran) the British always have the upper hand. Most foreigners, however, seem to love the place and people so my bias may be based to some degree on the ‘grass is greener on the other side’ syndrome. It’s certainly a fairly effortless, relaxed ship we cruise here in the UK - even if the ship is old-fashioned and leaking at the seams.
That’s quite amusing, and I agree much is a matter of perspective. Naturally, all of those things can be changed (except the weather) if the will is there. It occured to me some time ago that Britain by-and-large has escaped a proper revolution (Cromwell’s period notwithstanding) that nearly every other nation has. Its probably the world’d oldest uninterrupted government. In some ways that is good, and means that the people were not suffering enough to need it, and settle for slow and gradual adaptation. Though as you say there are plenty of lingering side effects. We have queues here too, but we call them “lines” for some odd reason. 
The world’s oldest uninterrupted government is on the Isle of Man, whose only problem from being a totally sovereign country is that it is crown land, ie. the Queen owns it. Stefan
Yeah, I was not considering non-independent countries. Gyn chengey, gyn cheer!
PhilpS “Only in snuff, ale, cider, perry, confectionary, pastries, preserves and pre-1919 history is Britain truly competitive.” I think you have your answer to how brits put up with other pains in their asses.
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