Took a break from nasal snuff for a year at the worst possible time

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Hi guys,

you don’t know me, but I’ve been lurking this forum since I started getting interested in nasal snuff a few years back. I recently came back from a break only to find out that my most beloved brands/scents are no longer available, this was a real heart wrencher. Alas I am here now to ask for the communities help.

My dilemma is that I really really really enjoyed Bernards schmalzers, specifically the Brasil - doppelt fermentier, klostermischung, and postillion. I also really enjoyed the De Kralingse line of snuffs of which the Mississippi Tobak was my favourite. All these snuffs have a similar theme of dark sweetness on a relatively coarse grind that is easy to use. Unfortunately all of these are no longer available and I wasn’t around to stock up when the time came. I have tried Poschles doppel aroma, and it is ok but not as soft or dark and sweet as the Bernards which was my all time favourite, as well it doesn’t seem to be listed at Mr.Snuff currently.

Im looking for currently available snuffs that have a similar scent. In addition since I know Jaap Bes (@snuffmiller)  is a member of this community I’d also like to ask that since you are no longer selling your wares, would you be interested in sharing your recipes for those of us with access to whole leaf? I believe the fermentation and possibly liquorice root is what is responsible for that dark sweet scent that I crave so much, however there isn’t much information out there on how to actually accomplish this. 

I understand if this is out of the question, but you never know until you ask and I think it would be a shame to let this tradition and culture of snuffs and schmalzers fade into history. Any information is appreciated, I put this under the members only section so that the information remains in this community unless one of the admins wishes to move it.

Thank you!

EDIT: I see now that it may be that Bernard is still producing and selling my favourite schmalzers so maybe not all is lost, I’m still interested in other types that fit the dark sweet profile.

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Hi! Welcome aboard! I am new here as well and haven’t introduced myself yet, but let me reassure you that Bernard mill is still on and at full throttle. You can check Bernard’s website and find whole range there. It’s the new TPD related taxation that forced the company to halt export. Snuff.me.uk and mysmokingshop.co.uk still have some Bernard snuffs, but their stock is melting away quite fast. It seems none of these vendors will be restocking any time soon.

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Thanks volunge! I will be trying to make a last ditch order before its all gone. I hope there comes an alternative retailer for us North Americans. 

Does anyone know if the following shops ship internationally? I couldn’t find anything specific and I’ve never used them, but they are in Germany and have Bernards in stock.

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snuffstore.de doesn’t ship internationally anymore. As far as I understand, all Germany based tobacco webshops don’t send abroad since last spring. I had inquired some Polish shops about international orders and received only one response (from tabakonline.com). It was negative. Many has a disclaimer about some new Tobacco control law, which bans inland online sale of tobacco products for natural persons and allows procurement only for legal persons (I google-translated it, so I’m not quite sure).
I got a negative reply from another Polish shop fajkowo.pl this morning.
Pan @Filek, did I get it right? What is the situation with online tobacco sales in Poland? Is it still possible to order snuff online from Polish vendors inland and / or internationally?
Postillion is made exclusively for www.schnupftabak-und-mehr.de and is still obtainable there (unfortunately, this shop doesn’t ship abroad, too).