Have any of my American snuff counterparts seen that Tom is now carrying Sternecker’s? I positively jumped out of my boots when I saw that. Of course, since I’ve already placed my order, I am able to alert those of you who do not know of it yet. hahaha!

That’s quite a surprise! Good work, Tom!

Being a snuff noob I would like to see some descriptions grind, moisture level, scent etc… I checked Snuff Reviews and found none.

The entries on both snuff review sites give indications of all of those.Top 25 SnuffSnuffreviews.com

@ermtony Being blind in one eye and not being able to see out of the other I must have missed it somehow… Thank you

My pleasure!

I’ve only had the Bernard Brasil Doppelt in this style I really enjoyed it the little 10g box did not last but a few days, I just may have to get some of this probably should start with a 50g container.

They are good schmalzlers.

I"m on it!

THANK YOU saucy_jack!! This is Un-freaking-believable. I was just placing a large order of German snuffs, and thought I would have something to eat before I checked out. I had heard about the Sternecker’s but thought they were unavailable. So I came to this site to search for something else, and just hit this thread. Now I can ADD THEM TO MY CART along with all the Bernard’s and Poschl I was getting. Maybe after 10 years of uninterrupted bad luck, things are looking up for a change! Tom must have added them to the site within the last hour.

I sprang for that Patrick Collins zebra wood too!

I was going to order 4 bags of the Sternecker’s, but then it occured to me that I had never really tried taking a non-mentholated Schmalzer in the recommended quantity, so I dug out a container of Brasil Doppelt Fermentiert that I’d taken a few tiny pinches out of, took two huge pinches, and promply became so congested I couldn’t breathe through my nose. I wonder if the richer, oil based Schmalzers are congestion prone? I also seem to be going through a phase where I like simpler, more pure-tobacco snuffs, the headier the better (like the Kownoer and de Kralingse Latakia). The almost pure tobacco Kardinal and Virginie seem to have a clearing affect for me.

all schmalzlers are oil based_I also seem to be going through a phase where I like simpler, more pure-tobacco snuffs,_sounds like Sternecker is right up your alley, though 4 bags seems extreme.

BTW, I’ve had two of these and just added my reviews to snuffreviews last night. Perhaps my supplier would submit his as well?

I was getting worried that my supply of Moeda Rape’ Natural was getting low, and guess what, The Sternecker Fresko is even better. Plain tobacco, very slight sweetness, and has substance. Good stuff.

My shipment arrived. I’m delighted! it is worth every penny.

@saucy_jack: Jack I would be interested in any comments you have about the Sternecker’s you’ve tried. As I said earlier the only schmalzler I’ve tried is the Bernard Brasil Doppelt and I love it. Right now I have the “Echt Fresko” in my cart along with some other Bernard’s.

ditto that, I am curious too. I’ve looked at those 50g and 100g bags and wondered about them, but not enough to buy an amount like that without at least a better idea than I have right now.

@ Nomad: Well guys, hmm a review, aye? Well I ordered all 3 of them - the Fresko, Echt Fresko, and the Straubinger. The Fresko and Echt Fresko are very similar - both of a coarse grind, quite moist and yet dry or dry and yet moist. lol this is a good snuff for people with an inclination to the coarse and plain german tabacco snuffs. a hint of maple syrup and a whole lot of tabbaco. a lot of burn and a terrible throat drip and if you really pack it in you’re ready to go for quite a while. with the straubinger schmalzler i don’t get as much maple and fruit as you do with Bernard’s or Poschl. But it is fluffy (not as fluffy as a Bernar’ds or Poschl), very smooth going in with a slight burn that subsides rather quickly but again a rather terrible throat drip. All in all they are very well done snuffs. I wouldn’t qualify these as a good snuff for beginners though.

Thanks Saucy_jack, you’re convincing me! would you also call the straubringer a plain one too? The only german one I’ve had so far (after reading a few comments by LHB convinced me and I really like it) is Bernardo’s F-something “Krownoer” (it even works nicely in a bullet which I really wasn’t expecting it would)

@whistlrr: i would not call it plain, though it is a bit on the plainer side for all the Schmalzlers I’ve partaken of.

@saucy_jack: Since I do like the Bernard’s course grind and the sweet maple and fruit undertone which Sternecker would I be more apt to enjoy Echt Fresko or the Straubinger. My biggest complaint with Bernard’s is the little 10g container which last about 2 days for me if I hit it like I want to.

I don’t think Feinster Kownoer is a schmalzler… The Sternecker’s are very plain all of them, almost disappointingly so. Good thing they are made with strong tobacco. I just picked up all three so I’m still in the sampling phase not quite ready to review and comment on the “depth”. edit- OK wait wait wait… I just did a pinch of fresco again, It’s not plain at all, it is subtle though, very nice.

@nomad: the fresko’s i would think would be right up your alley in terms of grind. the scent’s are really mellow and it’s mostly this wonderful tobacco goodness. as i said the shmalzler is rather subtle. so i think yer best bet would be to get the echt fresko and the straubinger. lol. hope that was some help.

@Juxtaposer: “The Sternecker’s are very plain all of them, almost disappointingly so” Well I was hoping for a better review but I thought I would try one style to start ordered the “Sternecker Echt Fresco” and also the “Poschl Schmalzler Perlesreuter” along with several of the Bernard’s styles. The Bernard’s are just so expensive for the amount of product you get.

the Perlesreuter is excellent. and you’re right about Bernard’s being expensive.

@saucy_jack: From what I read sounds like there is quite a bit of contrast between the “Sternecker Echt Fresco” and also the “Poschl Schmalzler Perlesreuter” one being plain and the other rich and decadent could be a great marriage.

Thats what I’ve been thinking.

Sternecker schmalzlers are very different. I found them on the plain side but they have specific tobacco scent. Very manly!

Sternecker schmalzlers are very different. I found them on the plain side but they have specific tobacco scent. Very manly!

I’ve only tried the Echt Fresco, and I love it! The topping is minimal and it reminds me of a freshly opened tin of Samuel Gawith’s Best Brown Flake: Sweet Virginia scent of fresh cut hay and dried fruits. Medium coarse grind, fluffy, moist, and easy to take. Be careful to avoid throat drip, and be forewarned of the insuing schnotterfalls. And it’s even cheap! Ein wunderschoenlich Schupftabak.