@petersuki, I’d recommend the Bernards Klostermischung or Brasil Feinst, and if you’ve not yet had it, Pöschl’s Banana Bomb. Those one’s stand out to me. Also, it seems I’m the odd one out, but my favourite scotch is Ralph’s.
I’ve tried the Feinst, but not the Cloister or Banana. They sound very atypical in any case. there’s always something more to try.
I like honest scotch snuff. And that’s about it for my American snuff. Garret is alright sometimes haha
I completely agree. Once you have a Huge tube of Bruton or Rooster and Honeybee, you have just about all of the scotches. I just like toasts more, because they seem to be “softer” and I get just as much nic out of those as I do scotches. I just enjoy the toasts’ “nutty and almost buttery” scent they have. I mean- Toque W&H is just brilliant…
The other day I bought a fresh can of Garrett at a local shop and saw Honest on the shelf for the first time. Have to say, it was pretty nice, not so heavy on the smoke. Mixed a tiny amount with some WoS Whiskey and the smoke wasn’t even noticeable. The cat even likes this one too.
You guys are all taking rubbish. I have about 6 scotches I can’t live without for their uniqueness and none of them are the sweet ones. I’ll bet dollars to doughnuts I can identify them all blindfolded too. All it takes is a bit of getting familiar with them, and they have their own personalities.
@Xander I think that’s wishful thinking mate, there is no difference. Ah well we all have different noses, but I’m amazed you can differenciate between them. Stefan
there is certainly a difference to this nose between bruton’s and Garrett’s Scotch … much prefer Bruton … Garrett’s has a bit of a gun metal smell.
Try Navy Plain, then try Square and tell me if you can’t tell the difference. They are as different as F&T High Dry Toast and Toque Whiskey and Honey.
I notice a lot of difference in the American Scotches. I enjoy the ones I have, just not all the time. For me they are at their best while drinking strong, dark coffee or when you need to mainline some nicotine really fast. But I also live in The Lone Snuff State of Texas. Walk into any store and ask for a tin of O&G and watch the face the clerk makes. Just make sure to keep your hands in plain sight.
I definitely notice the difference in scotches. They all have similar qualities, yes, but the subtleties are what’s important. I also must second Spyro with the black coffee comment.
@xander Yeah okay- maybe to YOU! But you have to take into account that you’re the ONLY person on here that can pick apart even the most complicated snuff ingredients! You could tell almost exactly what’s in what. You have a GREAT nose. I notice subtle differences in the scotches, but not much. I’m not saying there’s NO difference. However if you try say ROOSTER and you like it, you can pretty much bet you’ll enjoy quite a few other scotches, because they’re all VERY SIMILAR.
I’m getting the impression that the USA makes no nasal snuff that is not scotch. Is that correct? I’ll bet you’ve got a few producers over there who do a different style. And what about Mexican snuff? You can’t tell me nobody in Mexico makes snuff?
@vathek … i think “scotch” is a derivation of “scorched” … akin to “toasted” … that is what i have been able to track down with the all-knowing google
@petersuki: there are a couple of non-scotch US snuffs - Railroad Mills Maccoboy and Swisher Checkerberry are moist, medium grind snuffs with distinctive flavours. OK, I’m not actually sure what Maccoboy actually reminds me of, but I think it is supposed to be rose scented. Checkerberry is very similar to Germolene/wintergreen. Both are good though, you should try them.
maccoboy sounds fine. Wintergreen is not my scene.
I’ve never heard of Mexican snuff nor known any Mexican Nationals personally who have used it. If there are Mexican snuffs I’d love to try them. I know S. America has some snuff makers. Maybe the American Indian’s will put out a line, that’d be neat.
There must be some old rarities in those there United States and environs. Plenty of market for fine new American snuffs too I should think…
I love Dental. It’s got just enough scent to make it a scotch, but still has the most tobacco flavor out of the scotches I’ve tried.
I would guess what little snuff use there is in Mexico is probably oral, for the most part. I’ve heard that’s the case in some other Central American countries. In South America, OTOH, there are major cities that take great pride in their European roots, and that’s where I suspect much of the nasal snuff use takes place. But then, there are also native tribes that have been using homemade nasal snuff for centuries.