I enjoy the Cafe Noir, I have yet to try Cafe 11. I have a small box with a Cafe Noir / Vanilla mix which goes well together
@mrmanos they are (or were) made by Sam Gawith. The Golden Pinch which you enjoy so much is named as an homage to G. Smith’s Golden Cardinal (also contract made by S. Gawith). Actually its more than homage, its the same snuff. SG label the same snuff “Bouquet” for their own brand. There have been periods when GH was the contract maker for Smith’s, but the versions I have tried were SG. The former Smith’s snuffs are now distributed by Mullins and Westley with new names, and in GH tubs. Someone else can tell you the current name for Golden Cardinal, since most of the names changed when M&W took over the distribution of the Smith’s blends. Anyway, that’s four names for one snuff.
@Xander Correct on GH occasionally making G Smith’s. My last few tubs of Cafe Royal I had shipped in the late 90’s were in plastic tubs identical to GH. Not as good as the SG version; not as intense coffee scent, drier and lacked the layers of liqueur, vanilla and mystery scent that made the glass pots of G Smith much better~contents and packaging. My first visit to Charing Cross Road was an event; they had snuff in bulk jars you could sample before buying. The half kilo I bought before leaving came in a plastic bag inside a cardboard tube for easy transport. I did snag a few dozen jars too.
@xander; Thanks for the explanation. Funny thing is I have some Bouquet, rather old, but still nice, and the GP is much lighter in color, as if the base tobaccos are different. The Bouquet is a solid, dark brown, the GP is yellowish, and the scent is much brighter, perhaps due to it being very fresh.I like it more than the SG. Side note, I lived in Scotland many, many years ago, and did visit G. Smith shop in London once. Bought a number of small 10 or 15 gm glass jars of snuff. For some odd reason, the carnation snuff left a lasting impression on my young nose. I’ve been trying to re-capture that scent, trying most of the other maker’s carnation snuffs. None compare to the Smith’s. I also remember Rattray’s Tobacco Shop in Perth, I lived nearby, and they carried the Smith’s snuff. I had the empty little glass jars for many years. Sadly, they disappeared somewhere in my life journeys.
Yeah, I have a glass jar of their Lemon from back in the 90s. My nose tells me its a GH blend as its similar to the GH Dry Orange. I suspect that GC has varied a bit over the years due to Smith’s going back and forth between Gawiths. Try the GH Carnation. Its a nice enough snuff and probably the same as Smith’s former one, or close to it.
Probably been posted before but worth re-posting: http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/documentStore/f/h/h/fhh32f00/Sfhh32f00.pdf Does anyone here remember Dunhill Snuff? I used to buy it at their store in San Francisco. One ounce, square, cork finished clear glass jars. The Jasmine was good, Carnation and Rose so-so, they also had one that seemed to be MM965 ground into snuff. Can’t recall the name of it, but it was pretty good; nice smoky note with some sweet layers, otherwise good plain tobacco. They also sold F&T and G. Smith, but availability on those was spotty at best. Too expensive for me as an everyday, so Rumney’s and Dean Swift were my go-to brands.
I’m after a little bit of advice. The Snuffstore snuffs I’ve tried that I expected to be dry (SP, Strong menthol) are actually quite moist and not, especially with the SP, what I was expecting from that point of view. Is this how they should be? Should I open the tins and let them dry out? If so, how long should I leave them open for? Any advice or comments appreciated.