Hi forum,
Is it just my bad luck or do some Toque snuffs generally have very little aroma? I’ve tried two now, Blueberry which I found subtle and just recently Grapefruit, which really was a huge disappointment, it has almost no aroma whatsoever…
I hear great things about Toque, but have yet to experience anything wonderful. What’s the secret to the best aroma to start with?
secret? none really nose are all diffrent.
Im not a great user of scented snuffs although I have tried most of the Toque range - there is one area, imo, where Toque excels and that is in producing good, strong workaday snuffs like original and quit. I think the flavoured ones are quite delicate because the ingredients are all natural. If you leave the top off a flavoured Toque the scent will go very quickly for that reason. I guess the secret is we all have varying degrees of olfactory sensitivity.
Wilsons of Sharrow claims to use all natural scents as well and I have yet to have the same experience ( lack of aroma ) with any of the ones I’ve tried, even after several months and half full they are still quite aromatic. Perhaps the Toque line is just not for me. I’ll try again someday, I have heard lots of great things especially regarding the Coke aroma. The can I recently tried was brand new, came in it’s own zip lock but when I opened the tin to smell the delicious grapefruityness of it all, there was nothing…I’ve had several pinches from this brand new can, and like I said if aroma was rated on a scale of 1 to 10, this one is coming in at .25 off a hefty pinch.
I think it’s a freshness thing to be honest. My shipments are coming to me in Canada and the air travel alone is 1 week. If the product had been sitting in storage for several months and then heading my way it may well be too old and that may be all.
Are you new to snuff? If so, I kinda felt the same way when I was beginner. It’s more of a technique problem. Many snuffs smell different when you get them in your nose properly.
If not, the grapefruit has been rumored to kind of lose scent quickly. I don’t know. Grapefruit and blueberry aren’t really the Toque’s that I think of when I think desert island snuff. I’d try a few more before closing the book on them.
Have been using snuff for about a year and a half now… no I won’t close the book but I do want to have the experience that others are using. Can you recommend a Toque snuff that you’ve had consistently good results from?
From personal experience Grapefruit does lose its flavour very quickly. I think the best two are Original and Quit - I’ve used these since they came on the market and they are consistently excellent.
Quit, SP Extra, Whiskey & Honey are my go to Toques
My go to Toques:
Quit
Berwick Brown
SP Extra
Raspberry
second on Whiskey & Honey … but also fresh Toast & Marmalade, Xmas Pudding(if he still has some in stock), Lime Toast and Spanish Gem hold their scents a long while. nearly a year and still hitting all my Toques, and they still smell fantastic.
WoS on the other hand, is the only snuff I have experienced losing its scent, apple blackcurrant - which is a bummer since i really like that one.
If they are just sitting in the tin and in the plastic bag they come in, they wont dry out or lose flavor right?
Try the florals(I have rose, violet and lavender), the SPs, they are strongly scented. Toque peppermint is also strongly scented. Have you aired them out? Toque comes very fresh and frequently they are overpoweringly catpee smelling until they have aired a bit.
The unopened Tins should be fine I would think Vito.
Toque Natural Toast, Natural, Berwick Brown, Whiskey & Honey, Lime Toast and Quit hold up well to me. Those are my favorites and I have some amount of bulk on all except Lime Toast. I expect to rectify that situation soon.
Thanks for all the excellent recommendations!
I can’t smell the grapefruit, coke, vanilla or toffee very well so I guess some are mild. Ergo those snuffs are my least favourite toques.
Thorgrimnr,
Even I would agree with you. You have picked our two least powerful flavours. The Blueberry we are upping the flavour on, as we upped the flavour on the Blueberry Menthol and it was a vast improvement. The Grapefruit is fantastic for a week zingingly fresh Grapefruit (one to be bought directly from us) but as it is 100% natural we can’t up the flavour any more without the citric acid blowing the lids off the tins. You also have to bare in mind that upping the flavour can just ruin the snuff as even a natural flavour can taste/smell synthetic if overpowering.
Certain natural flavours just don’t work and can’t be concentrated enough. Coconut, Pineapple and Apple are three we’ve tried and given up.
Hello! Thanks Toque for your response! Perhaps in the future when I want to try another one of your snuffs, I should as you say order it directly from you. It’s the zing in the grapefruit I’m after so am pleased to hear it exists.
@Toque: I guess what you are saying is that I should not bother stocking any of the more volatile flavors since you are advising that people buy directly from you? I wish I had known that before I increased my stock! I certainly do not want to be sending anybody a substandard product. What would you suggest I do? Also if Grapefruit only lasts a week then by the time anybody outside the UK receives it then it will already be bland. Or am I missing something?
Maybe you should sell these as a plain snuffs with flavor sachets so the consumer can add it right before they plan to use it. That way they will be super fresh and (as a bonus) I can legitimately sell them too.
Dave
Just my two cents on Toque:
Toque really shines on plain snuffs. Natural, Natural Toast, and Quit are all great. The SPs aren’t bad - Original and SP Extra. Other than that, the only Toques I’ve found that I enjoy are Berwick Brown (it’s a fitting tribute to Kendal Brown) and Rose (put a couple spoons of Quit in a jar, add a spoon of Rose, mix it up, and you’ve got a nice, lightly scented rose snuff for all day snuffing). The other Toques I’ve tried just don’t do it for me. Now, if toque would produce a variety of plain toasts, that would be great…
Hey guys. You are both fine retailers. I really think @Toque was simply stating that the Grapefruit scent can lose its oomph quickly. I don’t think he was slighting other snuff retailers like Mr. Snuff.