SG London Brown and SG Black Rappee the same?

Types of Snuff and Reviews
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I just got my first tin of SG London Brown, it seems to be the same as SG Black Rappee, what do you think?

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Different.

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Very close though wouldn’t you say, or is my tin mislabeled?

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I have LB on my shopping list, The BR is great so if they are the same that’s alright with me. I will pick up this thread when I get it and let you know.

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They are different. @PhilipS gave a good run down of them both, search through the threads or his comments.

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Similar yes. Also Scotch Black is similar. My impression (summarized from personal notes) was that Black Rappee was more smokey-peaty, and London Brown was more earthy, if those descriptions help at all.

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http://snuffhouse.org/discussion/comment/125710/#Comment\_125710 http://snuffhouse.org/discussion/comment/129380/#Comment\_129380 http://snuffhouse.org/discussion/comment/117937/#Comment\_117937

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I for one appreciate very much the differences. All three, London Brown, Black Rappee, and Scotch Black are favorites of mine. I would also include McCombie in this line up as the lightest version of this type of snuff.

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They are similar but also different, to me London Brown is more pungent, earthy, and sweeter. Of the three I prefer Scotch Black.

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The Black Rappee smells like it has more latakia in it than the London Brown.

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SG Black Rappee doesn’t contain any latakia (as far as I have read), only Kentucky and Virginia tobaccos.

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If I remember correctily not a lot of snuffs these days contain latakia. Even the dutch windmills latakia isn’t latakia if I remember correctily. I think jap took votes on what to call it and that was what it reminded people of. I imagine that latakia as a snuff would smell slightily diffrent a little more acrid. Not sure though.

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If I remember correctly NO snuff contains real latakia, Molens and Paul Gotard Latakia do not contain any real latakia

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Well that is a bummer… I love latakia in a pipe and these do at least remind me of the goods.

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I have snuff that contains Latakia. I made it myself from Penzance.

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I also made form German’s Latakia flake - not bad at all. SG Balkan flake also good for accasional use: smells like medcine bottle with some tobacco.