Just received my fiirst toque order in a year. Not because I don’t love toque, along with Wilsons it’s my favourite. I simply has so much stock I had to work through it to make some room. Anyway, two new tins alongside my favourites, Violet, which is superb and SP extra which is also great but has a distinctive taste I just can’t place. I am sure folks on here have tried this one so what should I be tasting?
Everyone’s nose is different, but what I get from Toque SP Extra is a great deal of bergamot - it’s what is used to flavour Earl Grey tea, if you are trying to place the scent.
Thanks Justin. Now you mention it that’s definately something I’m picking up. Maybe a little ammonia too and unless i’m wrong it’s got a good NIC hit too.
It’s bergamot, huge great whacking amounts of wonderful bergamot! I love it! You always get some ammonia with toque as it’s always fresh as can be if you get it direct from toque, oddly I like the ammonia scent mixed with the bergamot.
If the ammonia is obscuring any of the other scents and you want to get rid of it, just leave the tin lid open for a few hours. Ammonia is quite volatile and will evaporate quicker than any moisture so you don’t need to worry about your snuff going dry.
Thanks all. I’ve been on this all day today and I really like it. Thanks for the advice re leaving the lid off for a bit. Did this in the am and it’s mellowed nicely. I always buy direct from the supplier, their service is excellent.
I detected bergamot/citrus. The latest order from Toque came via economy bags that had a slight ammonia odor, but after putting a day’s supply into my expedient “snuff box” I let it air for perhaps 15 minutes and that smell is gone. I do think the scent is a bit lighter in this batch than I first experienced when I got my first taste via a bullet, but I still very much like this one. I have used it in a 50/50-ish mix with Toque Natural.
A Toque masterpiece! The bergamot and citrus balance perfectly. For what it’s worth, I find that after going a few hours without snuff, SP Extra smells like Froot Loops cereal.
It’s becoming a new favourite with me. That and Toque Violet which is fantastic
I don’t get any other citrus than bergamot in SP Extra, I do however notice a substantial lavender component which I do not detect in Toque’s regular SP, Original.
I think a lot of people confuse the bergamot with another citrus scent, that’s what bergamot smells like it is an orange after all. @Xander I get lavender as well but not huge amounts, just a background element with the bergamot at the front. Original is just a biscuity bergamot to me and that’s it.
I confuse bergamot with lavender all the time. Ever time I smell Earl Grey tea I smell lavender. I do get orange from my sp extra not just bergamot though. Really great snuff though. Best of the SPs I have tried so far.
The aroma from this scent is really nice. It’s just a little too finely ground for my nose. I can only use it comfortably if I already have a coarser snuff in there, which means it’s difficult for me to truly enjoy it as a stand alone snuff. Even though it’s one I can’t fully appreciate myself, I’d still recommend it for everyone else to try.
My favorite true SP by far … @Roderick has the bergamot just right 