I have Berwick Brown. Unfortunately I don’t get any citrus at all there, this one strikes me as one of the very perfumy snuffs, completely different than I see people describing it here. I also noticed this one is the only snuff that actually caused my nose to start to stuff up after use (from the bullet, the only place I’ve been with it)… but that’s in the little plastic prepackaged bullet of it anyway… as I open the tin I also have of it and just kind of pass my nose over to smell it, it doesn’t seem to smell quite the same when just smelled that way as it does to me when sniffed from the bullet (a tin I got before the bullet was back in stock) Is this one of them that is is maybe best not used in a plastic bullet? as soon as I get over the beating I have just given my nose (see my other thread about ‘unsnuffables’ – every few days I get the big pile of them backout and try to see if my nose has changed its mind on anything, salvaged just a few that way). in a bit (after recovery) I’ll try the Berwick Brown directly from the tin (with assistance from the big czech tool’a spoon). (I’m beginning to just not trust my bullets so much any more (note, I only have one snuff per bullet, this isnt’ an issue of mixing old and new, most of them are in pre-packaged bullets)… though Lime Toast which is citrus is great in its prepackaged, one of my top 10 all time favorite snuffs as a ‘for a treat’ sniff between regulars) Its one that by all accounts so far just isn’t hitting my nose anything at all like it should/like its being described by everyone else.
I use large quantities of Lime Toast on a daily basis. It’s not just a treat anymore.
I tried a bullet a few time, and it reminded me of drinking wine straight out of the bottle. It might be good for a little nic hit, but pinching, tapping or spooning are the ways to olfactory ecstasy.
When I first tried Berwick Brown, I wasn’t exactly thrilled. It wasn’t horrible, but I didn’t particularly care for the scent. After only 3 days, it is the only snuff that I’ve been using. I’m still not crazy about the smell, but the whole experience of taking a sniff is incredible. It’s easy on the nose, gentle scent, and is overall very relaxing. I can’t get enough of it. It has almost taken Spanish Gem’s place as my #1 snuff.
I am a novice snuffer and a non-smoker but I have had a lot of Swedish snuss over the last 10 years. I have only tried maybe 18-20 different types of snuff over the last month or so Pöschl’s (6), Togue (8-10), Wilsons (3), Bernard Brasil Doppelt Fermentiert and Dholakia. For my money Togue Berwick Brown is the snuff with the scent and texture my brain was looking for when I started to experiment with snuff I think it is an amazing product.
bullets are the hip flasks of the snuff world. usefull and discrete. And you shouldn’t go to the bar without either
I agree that you shouldn’t go to a bar without a well filled hip flask, given the price of good whiskey. But even back in the old days, when my only encounter with nasal snuff was when reading Charles Dickens, bullets were considered so “gadgety.” Ask yourself: “What would Tony Montana do?”
I just received this much vaunted snuff and to be quite frank, the scent is rather cloying and soapy, that thankfully, dissipates fast leaving a nice tobacco aroma that fades just as fast. all in all there can’t be and is no comparison to Berwick Brown and the great KB’s of SG.
@saucy_jack, just give it a little time, it will grow on you for sure. I’ve tried some KB after I’ve been on BB and it just wasn’t the same anymore.
Aye saucy j, hehe, you just gotta stop trying to compare Toque snuff to other snuff lol The Berwick Brown does improve with use as Pieter sez, I’ve gotten to where I enjoy it for what it is but,… it’ll nere compare to the SG Kendal Brown Original, it’s just too different. (-;
@ the guys: hopefully it will grow on me. the other toques haven’t moved me much more than a pinch here and there.
An instant favorite of mine…I think it’s GREAT; a very unique scent, easy to take, relaxing, thoroughly enjoyable. I wonder if Toque would sell BB by the kilo ?
I just got this for the first time yesterday. It reminds me of Murphy’s Oil Soap which Ive used to clean wooden furniture many times. This is not a bad thing to me because i really like the smell of that soap. I really like the blends that the odor can’t be defined like this and gives them some uniqueness. Spanish Gem is still my favorite but this is a runner up. Its the easiest stuff to take that I’ve ever used, its like nearly impossible to hit my throat.
After all the complaints I’ve posted about hating BB…I have to recant them all. In my last order I got a small tin of it. I got a surprise. After trading away my first tin, hating it, I find I rather enjoy it now. Wish I had ordered a big tin. For some reason this tin isn’t as floral and I’m picking up a hint of citrus… I like Berwick Brown.
@Mick, I’m revisiting BB after I’ve been on SG Kendal Brown for a while. I’m so glad I’ve got 100 grams of BB and only one 10 gram tin of KB. Need I say more?
Yes, but Pieter, your SG KB is surely dried out and flat tasting if bought it in a tap box. Not a fair comparison. I quite like the BB, have all along. I now find it quite close to the GH scented KB. Sorry newbies for all the jargon.
@ Pieter, I’m glad my semi noob nose is in line with your much more experienced nose. lol @Xander, the GH KB was what made me want to try the Toque. Maybe the Toque just needed to age a bit? or my nose needed to…
After rehydrating I found the SG KB to be spectacular!
I’m not smelling any citrus smell in this… is this just a glorified SP? My noobish nose doesn’t take kindly to the flowery snuffs so far. Is this just something I will get over as I snuff more? Or should I just stay away from SP for a while? Thanks.
No, its not an SP. Its an homage to Kendal Brown, particularly a scented Kendal Brown. It should have a moderate citrus scent, perhaps only a light floral note. SPs generally have a bergamot scent, which ranges from mild to pungent, depnding on the brand. Just put the BB aside for awhile if you don’t like it right away. Come back to it someday and you might like it then.