I want to do a thread on the s&g/Viking range as I’ve tried nearly all of them now but one of their snuffs I feel deserves a special mention is Viking Blonde. Have you tried it? Just how good do you think it is? I love it. It’s like a supercharged f&t HDT. More buttery, more nutty, and much easier to take in large quantities. I’m getting this in bulk. It doesn’t get enough mention on here and I hope this thread changes that. It’s a damn fine snuff. It’s been compared to an SP on snuffreviews but I get no bergamot notes from it. To me, it’s very much like an improved f&t HDT without being a toast.
Definately the best Viking snuff IMHO And I do love blondes ;))
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I’m very impressed with the whole Viking range personally. The Dark and Peach have a great punchy tobacco base. The brown is a nice KB and the menthol and spear are good variations on kb’s. They’re all on my bulk list (well OK have the dark and peach already in bulk, blonde next, then I’ll get the brown, menthol and spear in bulk).
Absolutely love Viking dark, getting to be damn near obsessive with it. Look forward to trying Viking’s take on menthol when my order gets here.
If I’d seen this thread I would of ordered some,instead I just got my first Viking dark come today.really like this, once passed that rubber tyre smell gives a nice kick.i will put it on my next order list.
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Very nice snuff, but I prefer the Dark.
Love the Dark but thought the Blonde was bland and a little irritating in the nose. But it wasnt so bad i didn’t finish the 25g tin. Each to their own is guess. Glad to hear you love it @SnuffySnuff
I love Viking Blonde and Dark. I also like the Brown (prefer Virginie though).
I love the Dark too guys and would name it my favourite amongst the Vikings if forced. I just posted this thread because I really like the Blonde too and don’t feel it gets the attention it deserves. It’s the butteriness that really does it for me.
It took a long time to grown on me. At first I thought it was ok then I actually starteding dreading having it in my daily rotation…then all of a sudden I really started liking it. I’ll take a pinch for the thread *cheers*
Blonde is excellent for sure. Very mild Scent compared to brown or dark. I suppose blonde has similarities to toasts. The buttery nose feel. In my opinion, Blonde has more of the rubber smoke note, and HDT has a BBQ american scotch flavor. I do like them both very much!
Mine smells exactly like nothing. They forgot to add the aroma or what?
Says You. HDT rules; only WoS #22 comes close Blond not fine it’s medium and it is moist. I will agree it a great under rated snuff I guess you could toast it if so desired F&T HDT Has way more character.
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I am confused…I have heard VB called an SP and I have heard it called plain tobacco, so which is it?
^ a plain SP
It’s plain, not an SP and nothing like F&T HDT. JMO. YKWIM. W.
I bought some Viking Blonde as a result of this thread, and I am definitely enjoying it. However, I’m with @peppernut1 on two out of three counts - it’s plain, and it doesn’t seem like an SP to me. I do get the similarity to HDT, although it isn’t toasted. Don’t ask me to explain that last comment, by the way. I realise it doesn’t make much sense! Still, it’s good stuff - stick some in your next order!
I know this is an old thread BUT…I recently acquired my first tin of VB and like most here, I don’t get it. It’s not “bad” but it doesn’t do anything for me. It has a nice tickle if you get enough in your snout but that’s about it. No notes of anything to me. I’ll keep after it until it’s gone and then if it doesn’t grab me, that’s it for VB. Maybe I’ll try the dark next…
I’ve got an odd relationship with VB. I use it almost every day (as part of a blend usually) but sometimes the smell from the tin still makes me feel sick. Weird eh?
It’s an SP style not an SP