I’m thinking of ordering a couple of scotches on my next purchase, but I’ve heard so much negative about the difficulty in taking them. How do they compare to something like Toque Natural Toast or Burbon? I can take those with relative ease. I just don’t want to order something that won’t be enjoyable because they are ridiculously hard to use.
I haven’t really found anything that compares with an American Scotch. Could be because it was originally intended to be a dentifrice.
@howdydave that’s incorrect. It has only been modifed to that state due to an abberration in culture. Check the recent thread “When is a scotch a scotch and why?”
Dogwalla there really isn’t anything that directly compares to a scotch so I would read some of the reviews at snuffreviews.com and find one that seems pretty mild and easy to take (as far as american scotches go) and get that one and then go from there. Also I believe the smallest size that American Scotches come in is 1.5 ounce tubes, so there will be plenty of snuff the question just remains of whether or not you will like it.
Though I haven’t tried it myself, Star Scotch (what I get from the reviews) seems to be about the mildest, toast-like of the American scotches. Dental (which I currently have) is also quite mild next to those I have tried. As for a comparison between Toque Toast (in this case, Lime Toast) and scotches, They seem pretty even in the difficulty in the sniff. The scotches are just much rougher in flavor.
i wonder… you ask for a comparsion between stuff like Toque and Burton to scotches ? mh, i would say that Burton is actually a scotch. so, you did already take one.
I’m pretty sure he meant Toque Bourbon, not Bruton.
WHY HASN"T anyone compared a scotch to HDT??? I think a scotch is ALOT like High Dry Toast. Just not toasted. Is that good enough description? Think VERY FINE AND DRY but NOT TOASTED.
Funnily enough I find scotches easier to take than toasts. Has always been the way for me although i don’t have any difficulty with toasts except hdt can have me coughing. I was enjoying bruton ling before I could handle a hdt.
@oscarwabbit seriously? Thats odd. Find them SO CLOSE to eachother in likeness! Who knows…
@transistor yeah it’s true. I think the toasting process makes the snuff more of an irritant than non-toasted scotches. Just guessing but I’ve never had a problem with scotches whereas it took a good 6 months before I could do toasts without inducing coughing fits. We’re all different.
@oscarwabbit Oh I gotcha. But wouldn’t you agree that when it comes to touch and scent, and the qualities of both (grind, moisture, etc.) come across as very much alike?
I had the same problem, I wanted a scotch but didnt want to dislike it from not being able to use it so I bought Starr. Now I wish I would have bought a different one.
scotches were what I started my snuff journey on. Some people say there not good for beginners, what with the dusty nature of them, but hey just try it everyone is different. For me they were no problem. Of course my first few pinches made me sneeze my head off, but that will happen to you no matter what snuff you start out with. Your nose takes a while to get use to foreign particles being in there.
Awesome information. And, with Mr. Snuff’s post today, I’ll put together an order for the weekend. I’m interested in trying Bruton’s and some others so I’m sure it will be a fun experience. if I had unlimited funds I’d ask for a ‘one of each’ bundle.
WE Garrett’s Scotch was my first snuff. I still use it reguarly. I just went to the store and bought what they had, went to the car and sniffed a pinch. I had no clue what I was doing, but I enjoyed it.
Too much fuss is made of Bruton. Yeah its probably the strongest, but its so acrid and sour. There are far better ones available.
I agree with Xander Bruton isn’t all that great I take occasional pinches of it here and there but my new favorite American Scotch is Dental and it the nicotine hits me more with Dental than Bruton but this is probably because Dental is easier to take than Bruton. Try them and see what works for you.
@ourlastdefeat Dental is a soild mild scotch. Try Tops Mild also; I find them similar.
Bruton’s beauty is in it’s raw power and simplicity.