No, I haven’t noticed any differences between the snuffs over the years. And for the tobacco used, I posted some of the varieties in an older post. Take a look at comment #7 Types of Tobacco
I’m assuming that the Havana that’s referred to is what is sometimes called “Havana seed tobacco” i.e., tobacco seed from Havana tobacco but grown in the US. Tobacco grown in Cuba is subject to our absurd and decades long trade embargo though other countries around the world enjoy it.
Yeah its not imported tobacco but rather a Havana variety grown in the US. Now from what I understand, its mainly used in areas that need a quick harvest. It has one of the shortest harvest times. So would be good in areas that have a short growing season. Now even pure Havana grown in Cuba is not necessarily the best but rather “the forbidden fruit is always the sweetest”. And thats one of the main reasons so many in the US are always looking for a true cuban cigar.
“the forbidden fruit is always the sweetest” True, true. I can only say that I’ve had it in a latakia pipe blend from Europe. A good smoke as I recall but I can’t say that there was anything distinctive about it. Of cigar tobacco, Nicaraguan and Honduran has impressed me the most. Dominican is a bit mild for my taste but the Macanudo certainly has a distinctive and pleasant aroma. Do you know anything of Amish cigars? I remember a post here that seemed to suggest that they’re robust and of decent strength.
very strong they are. That’s amish cigars. At least the tobacco I’ve had from them is often strong enough to be puke inducing in experienced users. Personaly on the cuban tobacco it’s unique like any other tobacco personaly I like it alot it’s not my favorite but close.
Bob, is there any particular brand (strong ones) that you would recommend? I might want to give these a try sometime. I see two sites that sell Amish cigars: http://www.amishshop.com/cgi-local/hazel.cgi?action=SERVE&item=cigars.htm http://www.amishcigar.com/products2.cfm?Hware=cig
proboscis, have you tried CAO cigars? They make a couple of my favorites and they have some that are pretty robust.
Troutstroker, that name is familiar sounding but I don’t think I have tried them. Looking online, it seems that they use a number of different tobaccos including Honduran, Nicaraguan and Brazilian. I’ll keep my eye open at a local shop and give one a try if I find any. Thanks.
No idea proboscis. Sorry I tended to get them directly or from a local tobacco shop (which was an amazing place untill it closed). Wow I think any of them would be as good of a beat as the others. I used to get mine for a quarter each.
proboscis, did you check out the website? They have a little video and you can see all the varieties they have. CAO
Mo, those sound pretty good. I had a cigar called Comacho years back that was a Nicaraguan-Honduran blend. I’m pretty sure it was. I just can’t seem to help myself I’ve got to have everything strong. Guess that’s why I’ve got a glass of 151 on the rocks sitting in front of me right now. Actually bought it to clean my pipes but I might as well clean my pipes with it too.
I have an Oliva V in my humidor - getting time to smoke it. I’m the same way, if I’m going to smoke a cigar, I want it to hit the spot. Some full bodied smokes I like: Camacho Coyolar, Trinidad, Flor Dominicana Double ligero. But lately I’ve been gravitating towards the pipe and snuff. Cheers!
Andy, could you describe the difference between Levi Garrett and WE Garrett? Of the three I’ve tried so far, Rooster, Bruton and WEG, the WEG really stands out. The fire cured component is very strong and evident and I really like that. I can really smell the wood that they used to cure it with. How am I apt to like or find the Levi? I’m looking to try it and maybe Honest next. Unfortunately they only seem to be available in the large bottle/tumbler online. With regard to the dehydration, I like to keep a bottle of nasal spray with me: either saline or one with a decongestant.
While dipping tobacco is also called snuff, when we say snuff, we refer to the dry powdered snuff. I also gather that dry powdered snuff is used orally in India too.
Well, being a longtime tobaccoholic, I have seen a few ladies “dip”, but you’re right in saying it’s not common. Saying dip has 3x the nicotine of cigarettes is not necessarily a fair statement, as a lot of nicotine, including free-based nicotine in cigarettes, is not absorbed in the same way and speed/efficiency when dipping as compared to smoking. Take snus for example: I will leave a prilla in for 45 minutes, maybe an hour, today I had one in for over two hours, as I was talking with a client and had no “easy out” to get rid of it like a gentleman. So I am sure I had CONSIDERABLY more nicotine than if I had smoked one cigarette. However, it was absorbed over time, rather than in the 4-5 minutes it takes to smoke a cigarette. If I had been chain-smoking for 2 hours, I’d have been green and puking. Swedish snus is traditionally ground or rasped (Hence Goteborg’s Rape) while American “dip” is cut. (Hence Long or Fine CUT) Just wanted to say I hadn’t seen this thread before, so a) thanks to the contributors, and thanks also b) for bumping it.
Damn… I have never seen this thread before either. This is some good stuff!
I’ll say this about Scotches…I’m sure jealous of any of you Southern boys that apparently have access to any number of Scotches at the nearest Winn-Dixie or Piggly-Wiggly…up here in Detroit the only US snuffs I found were W.E. Garrett Scotch and Garrett Sweet. I remember many years ago there was a little hole-in-the-wall tobacconist in Detroit’s Greektown neighborhood that had Tube Rose and Dental Mild, but that was many moons ago before I started snuffing and I believe that store went under…only other nasal snuffs I’ve found were a couple flavors of Poschl at Smokey’s (our local snobby cigar store chain) for a ridiculous sum, something like $5 for a 5 g. tin! Sheeeesh.
@ James S.: try the Polish neighborhoods in Detroit. Detroit was once the home of Goike’s Kashubian Snuff. While that snuff is no longer made, some of those folks might have found other snuffs as a substitute.
My wife lived in Hamtramck when we were first dating, but I didn’t snuff at the time. I’ll have to go back and sniff around (ha-ha), but I can tell you the neighborhood is more Albanian and Indian than Polish these days. However, I now live near Wyandotte, which has a large Polish population…might check around there too… Dziękuję (thanks)!