I am trying to expand my horizons when it comes to my snuff habit. I have always loved mentholate/medicated snuff, BUT, I want to try all those snuffs everyone is going on about. F&T macouba, morrocan, Tom Buck, all those snuffs that have been popular for hundreds of yrs, or were popular in the 1800s. I used to have a shop in my hometown in Illinois that had every variety known to man, and sadly the owner passed away decades ago and his children did not keep it going. It is gone now and when I go home for visits there is nothing to take its place. So, I will have to buy online, but I still dont have a clue as to what ones to order. That is where I count on you good people to help with some suggestions. I would like to get some new types to go to on a daily basis. I have even thought of getting a big 100gm batch of Posch’s SF Sudfrucht 'bannana bomb. I like the smell of bannanas, but hate the ‘devils fruit’ flavor as I call it. nothing worse than an over ripe slimy bite of fruit…ewwww.
SG Kendal Brown Original (or Plain or Special) WOS Best SP
Hello Graybeard: Just ride on down to any of the snuff vendors you’ll see on this site and it’ll open your mind/nose to a plethora of delights. I started “Snuffing” at the tender age of 17 (when i was a boy) where medicated snuff was the only thing on offer ie Dr Rumneys, Hedges and wilsons 99 medicated. Today however there are hundreds of varieties to choose from. Try WoS, Toque, Molens, F&T, S/G and any number of brands. These are all available on-line, If it’s all a matter of taste, then try and get access to as many flavours as possible to try, and take it from there. I’m 50 this year and i’m still amazed at the varieties on offer. Hope you find something to your taste, Happy snuffing. Collierboy p.s. My everyday snuff is wos No22 IHT and my current fave menthol is Mc Chrystal Oand G.
Try some of the snuffs with high ratings on snuffreviews.com or http://top25snuff.com/en/snuffs.html that should give you a good start. I have been using snuff for a long time and my favourite snuffs are most of the F&T range, a lot of the Schmalzlers, Taxi, NTSU, a few Wilson’s and Indians.
fave old school? without a doubt J&H Wilsons SP No.1 - but, ONLY out of the large vacuum sealed tins - its so fresh its chocalatey
WoS Best SP
WE Garrett is pretty much old school, though I’m guessing you’ve had plenty of that, graybeard. Definitely going to second J&H Wilsons SP no1 and third or whatever WoS Best SP. Give em a try.
McChrystals Original & Genuine
Sharrow Mill - Princes, #22 Irish High Toast, Best Dark S Gawith - Kendal Brown, London Brown, Irish D Light J&H Wilsons - SP No.1 (WOS Best S.P for variation) All bought by the pound or large tins only. With the exception of Best Dark these are all old-school, dating back in one case to the 1790’s. Bernard’s Alt-Offenbacher Kostlich, Amostrinha and Feinster Kownoer used to be excellent, but now seem to be only available in those miserable plastic efforts, rendering them impotent. Moreover Amostrinha is now mentholated and quite different from the original. Wilson’s of Sharrow made an excellent pure Latakia snuff called Cyprus, while Samuel Gawith had Best Brazil, blended from a mixture of South American tobaccos. Unfortunately both companies (especially Wilsons) seem content to churn out more and more ‘varieties’ of confectionary snuff by simply flavouring the same flour with cheap smelling additives. That won’t do. Hopefully manufactures will relearn the craft of blending choice tobaccos for variation. With the exception of Old Paris and Princes the current range of F&T snuffs are, I understand, all 20th century creations.
@ PhillipS I do not believe Bordeaux or HDT to be “new” either… of course any slight change in the recipe is grounds for it being considered a new snuff. None the less, I recall seeing them in a book that listed sales from the 18th and 19th century. Even so, no offense to ol’ Claassen or anything but O&G was invented in the 1920s
I consider Molens de Kralingse snuffs “old school” for their old recipes and method of manufacture.
5 Photo Himalaya.
market dictates what is affordable to create. Not just taste but also the number of snuffers. One advantage to snuff increasing in popularity and global reach is that as we can already see more new snuffs are being made. Sure many of the new snuffs are aimed more at new snuffers, well guess what that says it says there are more new snuffers then old snuffers.
@bob This varies wildly with geographical location as a large large number of people who take nasal snuff in the majority market share countries (asia) Are very much of the Grey haired bracket and have been snuffing for many years. No argument in the western world, its all about new money in smokeless tobacco and that’s what 80% of the R&D im seeing today is focused on. Just to clarify, The cost of creating new snuffs is quite low but its entirely time consuming, unless your hiring a master blender i highly doubt your paying anyone except possibly a third party for extra packaging design. however you can see how a single snuff mill or a number of occupied and busy mills would inhibit the development of new snuffs as you need to interrupt manufacture in order to develop, or atleast comprimise manufacture to some level. I would imagine someone like Roderick who has the R&D exp with snuff and its development could shed more light on the finances surrounding the development of new snuffs.