Thatjerk : You can do it.
There are always snuffs that you can’t get on with. Most of the Smith’s range make me feel like Ive got a bad case of hay fever. It will simply be one of the additives.
Today I found out a very good method for me. Actually, fazer inspired me with what he wrote. I put the thumb and index finger so close to my nostril, that it is closed. By breathing in through the other nostril I take the snuff in. It works, because there is an anatomical link between the two caverns of the nasopharynx. And it definitely doesn´t get into my throat. You have to sniff quite hard though.
Not bad at all, just tried it.
Hi First post, pleased to meet you. Toque is the only snuff I’ve tried so far which also makes me cough. I’ve got about 80 different snuffs, approximately 20 of them Toques. I’ve tried everything to prevent this and the only thing that has worked for me is add 3ml of pure water to a 10g tin of toque. I use a syringe with needle to do this in order to spread the droplets of water evenly around the tin. Then I shake it like crazy and leave it for 24 hours. It’s then wet enough not to hit the back of my throat and make me cough like crazy. Why is it though that ONLY Toque snuffs do this to me? I’ve got many different types, but really want to get in to enjoying Toques without any “tricks” as I love their range and large quantities you can buy.
Well, as I said above, Toque is pretty fine ground. They made me cough when I was a newb too. The only “trick” you have to learn is how to take snuff properly. There are many ways of describing it I’veheard memebers use: “bunny sniff”, “closing your blow hole”, “smelling the air in the room” etc. Basically you have to inhale while holding your breath at the same time, or inhale and then very quickly hold your breath. If your nose is semi congested you can get away with a stronger sniff.
Thanks Xander. I’ll persevere.
I’m still baffled that a scotch like Garrett doesn’t cause the coughing but toque does.
We’ve all posted ‘how to’ threads at some point or other giving our respective tips, fact is that it tends to come in time regardless of what advice you follow. When you boil it all down all you are really talking about is how much pressure to use on the inhalation. If you are struggling I would advise just to not think about it too deeply.
well, I do not have the coughing problem anymore. You guys were right,lol. it is all about experience in the end.
Yeah, just comes with time like all good things
Hmmm. Hard to imagine… completely without coughing. But perhaps the advice not to think too much about it is good…
I’ve read this thread previously and not weighed in because I’m too new at this, but have learned a good deal reading the responses. Thanks folks. For what it’s worth, I use a lot of Toque and really like it all. Some is quite fine and dry, and I’m slowly learning how much I can fill my spoon with a given snuff and still take it comfortably. Today I’ve been enjoying Whiskey & Honey, and it’s really coming along nicely. But still a very small amt on the spoon. I’d like to get to the point I could get a good snort up there without choking on it; it’s got to be a breathing thing. The long breath before sniffing is great advice, working very well for me. I really like all the Toque I’ve tried, so I’m just learning to adjust to each one individually. The Berwick Brown is a daily favorite, very easy to deal with. I just have to work at keeping the different sized grains mixed together equally for a fair taste. Spoon works well for stirring things together. 
@ddave: For fine snuffs try spooning some on to the back of the hand and snuffing from there. It will give you more control than from the spoon. When you snuff from a spoon it seems to go back farther in the nose.
I can’t really get into snuff spoons. I have seen many people say good things about them they just do not seem for me. Nothing seems to work better for taking any kind of snuff than taking a pinch, and I never have a problem using this method anymore. Maybe as I become a more experienced snuffer I will take on to it, but for now the pinch method all the way.
@joshua2007, same here, I pinch from the palm of my hand. I always wet my fingers a la snuffster, no snuff down my throat.
Sounds like I’m going to have to try some different approaches. I may never get over seeing the big brown smear on my nose one day, kind of put me off pinching… 
I think I was getting just a little too close.