Oh yeah i agree with Xander, dont change Spanish Gem, leave it the way it is please . I am sure a Rustica version will be awesome but SG is perfect.
I firmly agree. leave SG alone, its great just the way it is. but please work on a SJ too.
Hehe, might as well call it “SJ”, so the folks in 300 years from now have the same dilemma about guessing its meaning as we do with “SP” these days. 
@ Roderick, does that mean that you are actually going to create a new version of SG? I’m pretty sure you can manufacture a snuff similar to SJ and maybe call it BJ = Berwick Jewel or British Jewel or RR = Roderick’s Rustica, the Rolls Royce of snuffs. And as Whalen has said, there is a demand for foul smelling snuffs with a big nic hit like Ntsu, Taxi and Cheese & Bacon toast. So please go ahead and do it!
Yeah Roderick, I double darn dare you!!!
Wow… A snuff called “BJ”. I can already hear my girlfriend - “Honey, what snuff did you get in the mail now?” “I ordered a tin of Whisky & Honey and a BJ.” “What!?” LOL
Roderick, I am sure that if you made an exact copy of the Jewel, you would never have it in stock.
I’m with Xander on this too, Please copy SJ to the best of your ability, leaving SG alone because as mention is Great as is. You Roderick produce wonderful snuff, I know you won’t have a problem with this! Just put the old thinking cap on! If you havent already. Can’t wait to try the new SJ, hurry up already! lol
I think the other secret of the jewel maybe the grinding method. Yes I think the old man grinds it with his unwashed feet.
hmmm, this may have worked for the old master in Spain, but Roderick has a wife and kids. I doubt he will put that to risk by walking aroun with unwashed feet, just to make us happy. Or do you?
ummm…thats where the cheeze comes from in the cheeze and bacon snuff?!?
I agree that Roderick should recreate Spanish Jewel and call it something else. If anyone can do it Roderick can. In the meantime, anyone have a quantity of the real Spanish Jewel the want to sell off? I am willing to make a nice offer. I do this now that I like and enjoy the sample from Poo.
I’ll pay more than Bigbuyer…lol and the bidding begins
@premium Parrots I am with you. Just no cement in the box please…LOL
Apparently Spanish Brandy is matured in oak casks which were formely used to hold sherry. I’ve tried to get hold of Spanish Brandy but to na avail. What I’m going to try now is to add some sherry to SA brandy and mix it in with Rustica. What I do not know is whether I should use dry, medium or full cream sherry. And, of course, how much sherry should I use. Anyone here who can shed some light on the topic? Btw, South African brandies are world class. You can check Oude Meester, KWV and Van Rijns Brandies.
I have been lucky and have a friend that brings me Carlos III Spanish Solera Reserva brandy, it is perfect for the folly! The flavor is very rich, imparts so many wonderful scents once the alcohol is driven off.
I’ve mixed a small amount of brandy with an even smaller amount of pale dry sherry. This was added directly to the Rustica. I’ve smelled it this morning after it’s been sitting for 12 hours and it “sounds” good. The snuff is wet and I will leave it until tomorrow before I place it on paper to dry it out a bit.
I’m getting closer and closer to the SJ taste. But the nicotine hit is still not strong enough, don’t know how to rectify this problem.
@Pieter, I am working hard on this as we speak, you need to increase the PH of the snuff to improve the uptake. Right now I am at 2% by volume Bicarbonate. It makes the Nicotine uptake go from none to rapid. I am trying to figure out what the jewel uses, I am thinking lime. The jewel has a very high PH level, and the Nic hit is unbelievable. My Folly really started to come together once I discovered the PH effect. It free bases the nicotine and allows rapid uptake. I mean you can have all the nicotine you want. Without the PH adjustment My Folly snuff sucked, now it can make your head spin. Higher the PH the more the burn though, notice the big burn in the Jewel? Big time PH. Just experiment with a small sample, go easy on the Bicarb, and grind it fine as possible. The folly is close now. Just need to explore other PH options, I am scared to use anything with too high a PH, caustic is bad! The snuff will lose most of its brandy flavor when dried out for proper grinding, it needs to be dry.
Will it be safe to add lime to the snuff?