hello all. I wanted to ask you a question. the santa caterina is produced with Italian tobacco?
I believe that it is produced in Germany for the Italian market.
You’d have to ask Pöschl where the tobacco is grown, as I’m sure they do the contracting with tobacco producers. The Italain monopoly involved in the contract doesn’t seem to be an active participant. My guess is that Pöschl goes to the most economic source for all their tobacco, probably Zimbabwe or Malawi, or possibly Pakistan or India. It can’t hurt to send them an email inquiry. Let us know if you do.
Santa Caterina as said cstokes4, is made only for Italian market to replace the 6 historical Italian snuffs which are no longer in production (since the 90’s) but it did not look at all like them. I have noticed that it has many points in common with the base tobacco used in Gletscher Prise.
I think there was also a San Antonio or something along those lines but I beleive it went under.
Yes, Sant’ Antonino is not more in production like Zenziglio, Santa Giustina, Macubino, Leccese and Sun di Spagna. These were fantastic natural snuff that have nothing in common with today’s snuff!
Thanks to all for the replies, all very interesting. I have already sent an email to polschl. when told to inform you
Even if it’s not a snuff made with Italian tobacco, it’s definitely made to imitate such.
hello Filek. You are Filek of Top25?
It is me, indeed.
very well. a warm greeting
@oldbigwagon Was Macubino rose scented? I wonder if it has any relation to Macuba/Macouba/Maccoboy.
No, natural, all old italian snuff are natural without exception. Each of them had a very particular perfume derived from the quality of tobacco used for the production. For example the Sant’Antonino was produced in Sicily with a variety of tobacco which grows only there. Zenziglio in Sardinia, Leccese in Lecce, Santa Giustina in Venezia etc.
@Xander Macubino is made of a tobacco’s variety that is called Macuba. II believe that this is the relation. This is a very old variety for all I know.
Interesting. Well, perhaps originally the Macuba family was not rose scented. The name comes from this place, I guess it was once grown there: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macouba
Behind the bag of Macubino snuff is written: “Nato nelle Venezie nel XVII secolo da tabacchi originari delle Antille” that means Born in Venices in XVII century from tobaccos originating from the Antilles.
That seems to agree with what we know of Macuba. Time and location of origin are correct.
thanks.
Man I can’t find Santa Caterina snuff anywhere… Frusterating looking everywhere