I find many pleasures in snuff taking: the flavours, the burn, the delivery of nicotine, etm. One of my favourites is how snuff primes the mind into stimulating recollection. Smell dodges the thalamus and punches the olfactory bulb, directly; thereby triggering intense memories and vivid emotions. Like a dream, it allows me to collate diverse reminiscences into new and frequently unique journeys. Unscrewing a tin of “Spades” revealed a finely-ground taupe-coloured snuff that has the consistency of wet sand that dried. Wafting from the tin was the sweet & sour smell of a strawberry / cranberry blend. It immediately reminded me of a candy that I enjoyed as a child, of which no thought was given in the past 40 years. Uptake produced a delightful stinging and sour burn that is best described as a nasal hickey. Afterburn dissipated into a simple salad of strawberries, cranberries and lilies, providing the joy of eating candy without the depression of counting calories. Intense and powdery, I suggest micro-doses rather than vigorous snorts. Useful for Lent as an ersatz to sweets, “Spades” sports an adult dose of nicotine to help fortify resolve.

@EricPerlinger . Love your evocative imagery… I absolutely concur that olfactory stimulation is a very powerful memory stimulant. Snuff triggers so many lovely things. The older I get the more memories I enjoy triggering…

Thank you for your comment. Its important to enjoy them before the Alzheimer’s sets in.

Unfortunately, so very true!!!