We are getting various questions from newer members about keeping snuff, containers etc and so the following are a few points from 30 years of snuffing. I never claim my way is the right way and of course there are many differing views, however… Storage ********* This has been debated ad infinitum, and you can take it to extremes (we had a member a couple of years ago who was linking a humidor to a lap top with digital humidity measuring) but it’s very simple. Fresh snuff stored in an airtight, non-tainting material will stay in perfect condition for decades. I can guarentee at least 30 years because my oldest snuffs are from around 1980; a boxed set of Smith’s snuffs in glass jars that are in absolutely mint condition. You don’t gain anything from refrigeration and whilst it does no harm it doesn’t add to the preservation process. The thing that will detract from its condition, however, is the amount that you open the bulk storage container, which means that whatever the quantity it pays to decant… Snuff tins and snuff boxes ******************************* The old adage is to fill a snuff box each day with what you need, to preserve the bulk supply. This even applies to small bulk amounts. If you have a 25g tin of Toque and use 2g a day spread over 20 pinches, then that 25g will be dry more quickly than if you use a snuff box or tin for your daily needs. Even with a 10g tin I will always decant straight to a storage jar, and there is definitely a difference. Also, with the exception of FandT and Toque tins - which have good seals, most other round tins will allow the snuff to start drying out as soon as the adhesive strip is removed. So with something like a large tin of WoS or O&G I would decant straight away. For me a decent snuff box is essential and I’m lucky enough to have some good ones, but there are some very good cheap boxes out there at the moment which do a fine job and just make the whole experience a little more elegant. I’ve used all types of material from silver, to horn and papier mache, pewter and even one made from a sea shell. The very best has to be silver for keeping snuff in great condition (I don’t know why) but pewter, although not hard wearing, is a good second place. However, you can’t go wrong with a Pat Collins box and they are very good value. Anyway, just a few personal thoughts…

Very nice thread, Nigel.

You beat me to it! I’ve started preparing a page on my site for that very subject. I’m still at the draft stage which is why there isn’t much there yet.Link

thanks guys

Wel, it looks like it will be good Tony!

I hope so! While I was at it I also started a Snuff and Pipe blog, the idea being that I can ramble on in a blog whereas such ramblings might not be entirely suitable for a more normal web site. Comments appreciated of course.

Looks nice. By the way that snuff box of yours is a thing of real beauty. It looks just like the one that Vivien Rose is using in the clip below (towards the end of the piece) http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=p7YZ9RRLC\\_M

Ah… must be a wrong URL - that’s the Flog It video on snuff boxes. Some really nice ones there.

@Ermtony I’m looking forward to reading some of your abnormal ramblings. There’s a few folks on this site, you being one of them, that adds so much good information and organization to this hobby. Makes a person feel like he’s involved in something worthwhile. These people don’t get thanked enough for what they do. I appreciate it! Glad to here plain old glass is a good storage choice. I’m just using pints and half pint canning jars and storing them filled to the brim,sealed and labelled in the cool cellar. It gives me a nice feeling to go down there and look at them and lift them, feel their weight, and know they will be used down the road.

@ Bart - those jars sound perfect. Your snuff will keep just fine in those. I also try to keep my bulk snuff in a place that avoids too much temperature variation. It seems to help. And thanks for the kind comments!

Found it! At about the 4.20 mark. Yes, that box is quite similar to mine, though the lid is more recessed on mine.

I also love the amount he has in there, it just looks so tempting and delicious! If you don’t mind me asking, what would the cost of a box like that be?

It really depends on the maker. A Nathaniel Mills box in good condition could sell for as much as £1,000. My Edward Smith box is rather more modest. I think I paid around £140 for it. It was my treat to me so that I had a smart box to use at my daughter’s wedding a few years ago. I got it on Ebay and was lucky in that the hinge is good and the box closes well. Whether I would dare take a chance like that again I don’t know. I would much rather actually see and hold a box before spending that amount.

£140 strikes me as a very good price indeed, as it looks to contain a fair amount of metal. Do you use it as a day to day box?

Not usually day to day and I don’t take it to the pub with me. It’s quite heavy (80g +) so I tend to use it as a table box at home or for special occasions. BTW, I’ve got my snuff storage page in place. Any comments, feel free. Think I caught all the typos

Okay, there is something I’m just not understanding is, and I mean besides flavor because I am talking mostly about snuffs that mostly either: a: I think are too strongly flavored to begin with and would benefit from easing up a bit in the flavor department, or b: things I I have just discovered I can re-flavor (Toque grapefruit, st clements, Toast and Marmalade) c: are plain unflavored already which is a good and desired thing for that snuff, good for using as is or mixing) (eg: Toque Quit etc) d: meant to and start out be really dry all ready (US scotches, Dholakia White, etc) so aside from flavor… just why is it bad for an already dry snuff to get even drier? (this is not meant to be an argumentitive question I seriously would like to know, I have not had anything long enough to find out for myself, would rather ask and learn this way than a hard way) do you lose nicotine or is there a specific reason this is undesired for these snuffs? Thanks in advance for patiently explaining this.

their flavor will change (which could be bad or good) and something that already dry will become nearly unsnuffable without it going into your throat. With toasts that I’ve intentionaly dry out to bone dry the scent became less tobaccoy and more nicotiny (somewhat of a chemical bitter smell). Also after snuffing it it didn’t really stick but would get in to my nose fine and a few minutes later fall into my throat not plesant at all by the way (at least you know it may happen while snuffing but while your doing something else, terrible).

Spot on Bob. Dry snuffs are not 100% moisture free, there is a residual moisture level. As Bob says, Scotch or HDT’s will simply turn into a harsh, dust-like powder that will be extremely irritating, with only the slightest ‘over-sniff’ sending it straight to your lungs. Strangely, in my experience a dry snuff becomes spoiled almost as quickly as a moist one. A better approach for toning down a snuff that you find too flavoured (dry or moist) is to, in effect, dilute it with a plain or neutral snuff. I love WoS Royal George but like a lot of people find it far too strong as a flavour. The same goes for Dholakia Kamal. I dilute with Toque Natural (plain, pure tobacco) to the desired level of flavouring. With a bit of practice you get the feel of the ratios and the dilutant is not noticeable.

Spot on what Bob and Snuffster said.

I recently found a smoking deal on some glass flip top spice jars. 4 bucks heavy glass not sure about size but I would guess 50+ grams. The only one I have concerns about is the cork topped one … Only reason I picked that one up is a nifty small wooden spoon and holder attached.

Awhile ago someone mentioned baby food jars…and as I’ve a baby, acquiring these was easy. They seem to seal up pretty good and I have a bunch more for the future. The only downside to these is getting the pesky glue they adhere the label with off…if only I had some lighter fluid… I have 70ish grams of Toque Whisky&Honey packed tightly into a medium jar for future use…I can’t even get the lid off now, but last time I was in it it smelt as fresh as the day I got it.

How long will a sealed container keep fresh? Specifically I am curious about the 5 photo tins as I intend to stock up a bit on them.

If you want to get the glue and adhesive off of used jars, use RUBBING ALCHOHOL on a paper towel. Guaranteed. The problem with those baby food jars is they can be very difficult to open sometimes without a pair of pliars. They really seal.

I just got my 200 gram tin of O&G. just curious to how long it will stay fresh in the origional plastic tub? Whisper me the answer

The best thing you can do is decant your 200g tub into an 8-ounce Mason jar. I got several Mason jars today. It’s a very affordable solution.

Well, the 200g McChrystal’s containers are the same type of flimsy, snap-on-lid piece of crap that the 450g Wilsons containers are. So, yes, I’d say that they are comparable.

Ive just got half a pound from WoS and its a heavy duty screw top plastic jar? These last indefinately.

me too Snuffster, I think their as good as air-tight gets. Heavy grade plastic with a screw top lid.

The larger drums have a good fitting push on lid. Contrary to what some are saying here, they keep snuff perfectly fresh for a long time in my experience. I have one here that I have had for nearly two years and the contents are as fresh now as when I got it. If I don’t use it up sooner, I’m sure it will easily last another two years.

@ ermtony I’m glad to hear that the 460 gram Wilson’s tubs work better than they look. They are nowhere near the same quality as the 1/2 pound bulk containers (which are great with their screw on lids), and bear no resemblance whatsoeover to the way they’re pictured (whenever they’re pictured). I love Wilson’s snuff, but they could have laid down a half a quid for a better quality container for people who are buying that much of their product. You have to remember that some of us Yanks are still freaking out and thinking that these huge 10 lb. bulk purchases we’re engaged in right now will have to last us until the Second Coming. @ Alexander Ghaffari I wouldn’t leave my McChrystals in those tubs for long term storage (that look exactly like the containers you get potatato salad in at the grocery store). I think kjoerup is right; it’s getting into canning season, and mason jars are literally THE BEST storage devices, and are very inexpensive.

Ermtony is right. You don’t need to decant from the plastic McChrystals or Wilsons tubs - they are perfectly airtight and will keep your snuff in fine condition for a very long time. I have a 15 month old tub of Best SP and the contents are as fresh as they were when it arrived.

Don’t mean to be a ratbag. Many of the posts say how the method they are using to store, keeps the product absolutely “fresh”. Well I wonder, how do you know? If you say, “I take off the lid from time to time and verify the contents by touching, smelling or whatever”. I suggest, every time you remove the lid of your stored bootie - you let air in, thereby reducing it’s freshness. Didn’t say I wasn’t anal. BTW - Have sourced a Neti Pot and am lovin’ it. Cheers, Mal from Cessnock AU

“I suggest, every time you remove the lid of your stored bootie - you let air in, thereby reducing it’s freshness.” Of course, which is why I use a three tier system. Drum to F&T tube to snuff box. It doesn’t completely solve the problem but it does ensure that the contents of the drum stay fresh enough until the drum is empty.

Ermtony won me over on his storage tehnique. Any bulk I have bought, I divide into the smallest mason jars, usually a half-pint used for jams/preserves. I’m not quite sure of the capacity yet, I believe 75-100 g, then I have multiple small ‘tins’ with the freshness of a large.

It’s not just my technique! I recall PhilipS saying that he does something very similar.

@Bart: You’re kind of defeating one of the points of buying in bulk by splitting it up into small jars. One of the benefits is that the sheer bulk of snuff helps to keep it fresh in the tub. It’s better to just decent an ounce or two at a time.

You may be right, Brad. The only advantage I can see is there is less of an airpocket (time-wise) in a half-pint container than I’d have in a larger container by the time I worked it down. If I receive it very fresh and pack these smaller containers with no air in them, I should experience the same freshness of the Mother-Bulk each time I open the little fellas. I may be looking at it incorrectly…just seemed to make sense to me. I’ve been proved wrong many times.

Ermtony, aka Tony Barr Fabulous blog - had a good read and bookmarked it for future reference Well done Cheers, Mal from Cessnock AU

My pleasure! Lots more I still want to add of course. Time permitting.

I just put my 200 gram tub of O&G into an air/water tight container and I have never bought in bulk before and i have never had a fresher more powerful hit of O&G before this one. I been missing out by buying the little tins because this 200 gram tub was so much better!

Well, I have not even opened mine at all! So when you get ready for some even fresher snuff!!! There is a certain irony-

I keep my tins in sandwich bags, seems to do the trick.

bish, you mean ziplocking ones, right? I really wouldn’t think and would be surprised if just a regular plain (unzippered) type would work I have some freezer-level zipper bags, quart pint and even gallon sized (I keep my 32 oz cans of NAS zipped in the gallon zippered ones) and sometimes use just regular (not freezer level) really small regular zippered (which I guess probably don’t provide much protection if at all but what the heck) to keep some toques in (they come in zippered bags and I just keep most of them in there, any spares are used same for any additional NTSU and Taxi etc tins)

Ziplock bags will not keep snuff for a long period of time. They are not really air tight. Only a solid container with a gasket will work for extended storage.

I picked up this 2CUP plastic container with a gasket to keep out water and air and it is the perfect size for my bulk orders and it keeps very well.

The smallest canning jars I’ve seen, 4 ounces, they are nice and cheap, rubber sealed on the lid, AND freezable for those who would like to store snus in the freezer or even snuff, if that’s your thing. Just a thought… Being glass, I would think they are less likely to hold a scent compared to plastic too, if you are reusing them for other varieties.

I see how glass containers with gasketed, air-tight lids would be a great way to store snuff for the longer term. I wonder about storing UNOPENED containers for the 6 month to 1 year timeframe. I have purchased some snuffs that probably aren’t appropriate for my skill level, but may be in some months. I realize it will depend on the specific container design and manufacturer, but in THAT scenario, would putting the unopened containers in ziplock bags be good for the 6-12 month timeframe? I have noticed that ziplock bags don’t do a great job on pipe tobaccos (but for me, neither do glass containers, unless they are full or have a source of moisture in them). I also wonder what you folks think of the vacuum bag systems. I am talking about those thick plastic bags coupled with a machine that sucks the air out of the bag and then heat-seals the opening. It obviously wouldn’t be good for anything you might want to use regularly, but what about as a method of ensuring that snuff (in original containers) stays extra-fresh for 6 months or a year (or two)? Any thoughts?

Vacuum bags should work fine because with a proper seal, they’re airtight. However, plastic is more porous than glass, so glass wins out for long term storage. Even if you vacuum seal it, molecules can still get through the material itself, so for longer storage, I don’t think vacuum bags would be appropriate. For a year or two, though, I think it should be fine.

Geraldo, I think if any of the higher level snuffs you are talking about come in ‘tap boxes’ those you will definately want to relocate to something more secure (and even at that when you do get to them consider that they may have already been spoiled before they even get to you and you might consider just re-buying them in a more stable form/bigger packaging anyway… see the "tap boxes are evil’ thread about this) if they’re 50g tubs like the Dholakia’s come in for example, they are dark containers, have screw tops, and I am trusting my 50g containers like this to be good enough for me/mine. Some people talk about putting electrical tape around things, and I haven’t done that yet, but I might for some things, especially when the huge order of 2 lb tubs (2 plain totalling 4 lbs and 1 sweet totalling 2 lbs) come in if they are in the ‘overgrown potato salad containers’ it looks like they might be, I really might try taping those shut

@Geraldo I’m thinking the vaccuum would surely suck out the snuff too as it makes it’s seal, or am I looking at it wrong? Other than the problem of being fragile, how can you go wrong with glass? Would you save a good wine in a plastic wine bottle?

@bart – if that’s just how good wine actually came pre-packaged from the wine manufacturer, I very well might. Since that’s how snuff comes so much of the time and its screw top lids etc on so much of it, I figure I have to have a little faith that (with the exception where it comes to evil tap boxes) that snuff makers know what they’re doing. EDITED to add – AND because I just simply don’t have the kind of storage needed or a place to put them if I did… I have literally 50 2 oz screw-top glass jars (because I purchased all 50 of them as an order online)… a few of them are getting use but there’s no way I could just use from nothing but them, would fill them up really fast and stll not have enough for all my snuff if I tried, and they are see through, letting sunlight hit them if I had them all on my desk where my snuff in their original canisters of about the same size sit all over my desk… I actually tried that, having all the glass jars out here with little white labels on them for these smaller 1.15 and 25g etc ones… but not only was it bugging me to have the sun shining right on my snuffs, I couldn’t very well tell what was what, and yes, it was an accident waitng to happen… I recanted all the snuffs back where they started and I am saving my little jars for when I come across something (or grind something on my own) that has no container at all.

@Bart - I was thinking of sealing unopened snuff boxes in vacuum packing, not trying to put snuff into the plastic bag itself. I have purchased a LOT of little boxes of snuff (essentially samples, mostly 10 g tins and fliptops), and now commentary about shelf life here is starting to concern me… @whistlrr - thanks for your thoughts. Yes, all tap boxes of various designs. I will check out the “tap boxes are evil” thread - thanks for that! And in the same vein as zip lock bags, I can say with certainty that electrical tape is gas-permeable (even when it is waterproof - it isn’t, just “resistant”) so it should slow down air ingress but won’t stop it either. Of course, each layer of tape makes it MORE resistant to air movement. At my last job, we used a silicone tape to airproof certain things when we found electrical tape did allow air in. Believe it or not, silicone caulking when properly applied can be air-proof (or at least, can hold a vacuum) as can silicone grease. In a pinch, we found Crisco also was a great air barrier, but very messy. @shikitono - thanks for your view. Yes, I was just thinking about the 6-12 month timeframe. Maybe I will have to give some thought to a convenient way to use airtight glass containers for these little packages. In the meantime, I will dig my vacuum sealing device out from the back of the cabinet and shop around for more plastic for it…as I do remember it was kinda fun to vacuum seal stuff. The bags are a LOT thicker than ziplock bags, but of course they are still permeable. I just wasn’t really up to decant 30 different 10 g tins into 30 tiny little jars, and then back again for use…

@Geraldo I understand now. whistlrr @bart – if that’s just how good wine actually came pre-packaged from the wine manufacturer But wine DOES come in glass because I would think it is more neutral in it’s affect on the wine and wine can be aged in the bottles. Not many nice wine cellars are aging their wine in cardboard and plastic lined wine boxes. That vintage is reserved for the date to the drive-in. Metal would be a close second. I do have some in plastic right now,but it’s temporary. Maybe one of the manufacturers could chime in, but I would think they do their mixing in large tubs not made of plastic (unless they are continually used for JUST that scent). I’m betting on stainless or stone. I’m not sure, really.

@bart – but Snuff comes in metal, plastic and in some cases, even cardboard why are there no snuffs that comes in glass containers? (I’m sure somebody’s going to pipe up and mention some rare thing most of us have never even heard of and also can’t possibly get, or some snuff that came that way 100 years ago – but before you do – know and remember I’m asking abut the current and well known snuffs we have available now and that we’re each buying and then discussing all over this forum) Go to where the wine is in any store, its all in glass, even the lowly (mad dog 200/20 and the Boone’s Farm etc) but go to any snuff shelf or see them all online and all the snuffs are in plastic, metal (or in the case of ‘the company formerly known as conwood’), flat out cardboard – why is that?

“Grimstone’s Eye” is the only snuff I know of that is currently available in glass decanters. Regardless, I guess the breakage issue may be the best reason folks got away from it, just like canned meat went that direction. Cost I’m sure didn’t help. ex bottled soda pop, glass to plastic. They all work I suppose. Maybe I’m just old-fashioned. I won’t be moving my containers, so I’ll go with glass

Bernard Civette and Pariser are both currently sold in glass bottles and both available at Nicotine Rush and Mr. Snuff. These are the best non-bulk containers anywhere IMHO. Kownoer and Kostlich were available this way not too long ago. Some German shops still have them. I’d wish Bernard would go back to them. At least one German white snuff also come in glass. As for US snuffs the answer is simple. Plastic is cheaper than glass, especially when you factor in shipping weights to your costs. Up until the 1980s Levi Garret and Maccoboy were sold in glass bottles. They use cardboard for the dry snuffs becuase they expect that you will use it up in two or three days (orally). They don’t expect it to sit on store shelves for years (even though it does).

Glass containers with screwdown tops for storing bulk. Plastic Tupperware type airtight containers to hold my tins and boxes. That’s it for me. If snuff dries out a bit, I just add some water or…dump it. Snuff is cheap enough. Don’t worry so much about storing, just use the snuff before it gets stale. I’m slowly but surely moving towards the point where I will have all my favourite snuffs in bulk. I’m planning to keep no more than about 40 different ones, all in bulk.

That sounds similar to my plan, Pieter, except that Taxi and Ntsu don’t come in bulk and niether do many of my favorite Bernards.

I have some Levi Garrett in glass.

I have 1 kilogram of Levi Garrett in glass!!! Wish I had 10 kilograms of Spanish Jewel any kind of container. Oh well, I will settle for 1 kilogram as well. To be quite honest, I will be happy with 10 grams too. I only have about 3 grams left and I still owe the sender something.

I have a number of rubber gasket, 4 liter bail wire clamp jars. I put the snuff I have in tins in the large airtight storage jars, without removing the snuff from the tins. I hope my logic is correct, but it seems to me that a leaky container in an airtight container is just like an airtight container in the first place. Zip Lock bags with the sliding, locking seal also do an excellent job of preserving snuff tins that are already opened. I wouldn’t call it a long term storage solution, but it works well for months in the case of both snuff and snus.

I also use those jars for pipe tobacco. It lasts indefinitely.

Picked up a flat of the 4oz canning jars today, $0.64 each. Now for the “chore” of decanting the drum of SG Scotch recently received. Light tamping and each jar holds 50g with about 0.25" or so remaining to the the very top of the jar. Did I say chore? I mis-spoke. The smell of the snuff while spooning from drum to jar made this a pleasant task for sure. I decided to do this because of the condition of the drum when it was delivered. In a word, crushed. Looked as tho it has been stepped on repeatedly. But now, this speaks volumes as to just how robust the containers are. Even though the drum had been close to flattened, the integrity of the cap did not appear to have been broken! I expected to find a package of loose snuff when I unwrapped the thing but lo, nary a pinch where it didn’t belong! Still didn’t want to trust the thing for the long term storage so the jars certainly seemed the route to go.

That’s pretty amazing! Must’ve run her through the letter sorter, ouch! I’m happy with my canning jar storage

hehe I was soooo angry when I got home and saw that on the table. Fortunately all was well! I had considered the canning jars early on Bart, your posts prompted me to go ahead with them. Inexpensive and by all rights the snuff should last well enough to be considered inheritance worthy! (-;

Good Save OTD and I can see where you were a little upset at first! I would have been thats for sure! Damn USPS ill tell you…!

Wow, I’m glad that the snuff was safe. Its like a bad car accident but no one got hurt, just the car was totaled.

hehe And like a bad car accident I simply stared at it off and on for the longest time before I could rouse myself to action. USPS or Royal Mail, could have happened either side of the water I’d imagine. Sent the pics to the vendor, Jamie’s’ response was to curse Royal Mail! (-;

Wow, that’s really unfortunate. Drop Jay an email letting him know that it came crushed, maybe he can change his packaging to prevent it from happening again.

I did stokes. He was extremely apologetic, even tho no actual loss occurred, and sez he will start using cartons instead of just the bubble wrap and heavy paper.

+1 to both of you. Snuff.me.uk offers a great service.

Agreed, I’ll be sending more trade their way with out fail!

try these for your storage needs: tightvac.com -I use them to decant large tins into. Work great.

Would mason jars work for snuff storage? Something like a Ball jar I guess.

@GOHAWKS mason jars work perfectly to store snuff or pipe baccy, just make sure you screw the lid on TIGHT

Does anyone have experience with bulk Toque? I have been leery to purchase in bulk because every description is that is comes in a bag not an actual container. If it was a container I would have already ordered a couple of pounds but the bags, if not suitable for a years storage, are not feasible right now as I won’t be home for about a year to jar. Anyone with Toque bulk insight I would be glad to hear. Or a breakdown or the most popular brands methods of shipping their bulks. Example- 250g screw top WOS, 450g flip top WOS, 250g flip top McC. Thanks all. Darn America with the tobacco laws has me going all bulk.

I’ve bought a fair amount of bulk bags from Toque. They arrive very fresh. But within a day or two of their arrival I decant them into mason jars. I do not know how long they would stay fresh in the plastic bag unopened. Once opened they would need to be decanted imho.

Thank you for the insight. I guess I will just have to hold off on buying bulk Toque until I get closer to getting home and can jar it up. Much appreciated Slide.

why not jar it where you are? No jars?

4oz mason jars are perfect for snuff, hold approx. 50g. I buy a flat of them every time I buy 500g of bulk. You can’t beat the protection they provide your tobacco.

I’m in Afghanistan right now, so no jars. I was hoping to buy in bulk but I need to just send the bulk home and have it waiting when I get there.

I’m in Afghanistan right now, so no jars. I was hoping to buy in bulk but I need to just send the bulk home and have it waiting when I get there.

If your in the military and there is a kitchen in the camp you could ask one of the chefs to vacuum the snuff, that’s how I keep my snuff (even the ones I can’t remember how old they are in my stock seem to be fresh when opened.

@kaiser83… Never overlook the excellent storage capability of a good ammo can. Have used for years for cigars on a variety of situations. Excellent seal, durability and I would think you could have some availability.

I’m in Afghanistan right now, so no jars. I was hoping to buy in bulk but I need to just send the bulk home and have it waiting when I get there.

How long before you come back stateside?

I saw some people discussing jars and such for storage. Somone posted this website on another thread a while back, its where I get all of my 1 piece lid mason jars. http://www.specialtybottle.com/ecomasonjarsmi.aspx

I am over here for a good while to come. I am cool with the little tins over here, I was more looking at bulk orders for at home. I hoped to order in bulk and not need to transfer into mason jars from the shipping container (like you can with bulk WoS) but Toque comes in a bag that has to be transferred upon arrival or shortly after. I was hoping to split my bulk snuff purchases over a few months and get a nice deep cellars worth of snuff so when they eventually outlaw mail order tobacco I won’t be out of luck. No big deal in the long run, just means I’ll be ordering a bit more WoS for the time being lol.

I store all my snuff in cobalt blue wide mouth packers. One they are inexpensive, Two they are good looking, Three they are dark in color so to keep the light out. 2oz. will hold 25 grams easy, 4oz. hold up to 100 grams with some compacting. And the 8oz.jars are for pipe tobacco 56 grams with slight compacting. I like to store tobacco in the smallest amounts due to interruption of the aging process. The opening and closing of large jars = moisture loss and with moisture loss, scent and flavor is also lost. I don’t recommend glass for shipping due to cost and breakage. I used to use wire bale jars but found there seal to be inferior

Okay, this is a serious question, so please try not to laugh too hearitily. I have ordered *a lot* of snuff, but most of it in small containers/tap boxes/tins, in order to try as many as possible before I die. LOL Also, as someone said above, with the current political climate in the U.S., which is decidedly anti-tobacco, many of us live in fear that the snuff supply lines will be cut with little or no notice, so II basically made Mr. Snuff’s month this August. What I have done for storage is this: I have zipped each small tin/tap into a separate zipper plastic bag, then put them into very large wire bale-top “Kilner” jars with tight rubber gaskets. As I am blind, I am waiting for friends to help me sort it out. What I’m trying to do is to avoid mixing of scents/flavors/aromas, if at all possible. Once I get some help, I’ll be decanting larger containers of snuff (my 50 gram Dholakia Swiss Chocolate for example) into amber glass “packer” jars with tight-fitting lids…but I don’t know how soon I’ll have help to sort the snuffs and decant them. I bought four cases of these packer jars, one case each of 4, 8, 16 and 32 ounce. I also bought the heat-seal bands which will shrink tightly around the cap and bottle, making a seal. In the meantime, and for the foreseeable future, will the tins/taps in the bags in the big glass bale-top (or is it “bail top”) jars do the job? Or have I just ruined several hundred dollars’ worth of assorted snuffs? Also, should I worry about flavor crossing/mixing between the tins and taps? And yes, tap boxes are the Devil’s diaper pail.

@Uncle_Squinty Yes cross contamination is intimate. Place all menthol’s separate. Plain also will marry with scented. The storing in individual zip lock baggies will help but not suggested for a long term solution.

Yup Shaman, I figured that would be the case, so by sense of smell I separated the menthols and mints from the fruits and the florals from everything else. I misquoted myself. The jars I got were actually 2, 4 and 8 ounce, with two cases of the 2 ounce. Duh. Gotta start getting more and better, sleep. LOL Thanks B. Shaman and all for the suggestions. Rather than wait for my jar order to arrive, I think I’ll head down to the farm and home store and pick up some 4 ounce canning jars and lids. Might even find bail top jars there… :idea:

I keep mine in Mason Jars, at the bottom of a five gallon bucket filled w/water. Kidding of course(about the bucket). When talking storage, we need to remember that some snuffs, i’am thinking some De Kralingse, are w/out preservatives and require special attention. You would probably not be making a mistake cold storeing thouse.