Which is the craziest and most metholated snuff you have ever tried?
My choice so far would go to RED BULL strong snuff but your opinion is very welcome!

I do not think anything can beat HEDGES snuff on menthol… 

For sure L260!

WoS Dynamite or Fubar Snafu medicated. Wilson’s is easier to use.

 I do like Hedges it is refreshing. I put some on top of a bowl full of five brothers and it was delightful . I may have to get more when the time is right. I feel there is nothing crazy about it. It’s just strong. 

For a all day menthol I have to go with Mc C O&G.

Red bull was one of my first strong medicated. :)>-

Red Bull was the strongest I’ve had. I didn’t handle it well.

Hedges hits the hardest, Medicated No. 99 is as mentholy, but smoother.

I would have to put my vote in for Hedges, too strong of a menthol for me though still has a time and place.

Personally I think WoS Super Menthol is about as potent as it gets. I’m a big fan of L260, WoS Dynamite, FUBAR Medic, Poschl Redbull, etc; I know it’s absolutely opinion but I find the WoS Super Menthol to be the strongest menthol. It’s very sharp!

WoS Dynamite, I took it only once and got half of my skull frozen in less than 2 seconds, and never touched it since. I have another 5g tin of Super Cool (Super Menthol) still unopened, might be stronger, but I guess that I won’t be able to compare, as those are well above my tolerance level.

From the ones that I have tried, I would say WoS dynamite is my favorite, but I can’t take it all day like McChrystals  O&G. 

I have yet to try hedges, but I have heard good things about it.

WoS extra menthol, is strong menthol, but not very complex.

I would have to cast my vote for McChrystals Highland Ice. Menthol, Eucalyptus, and Peppermint Oil. Take a pinch in the winter right before going out to shovel snow, and it feels like an air conditioner blowing from your sinuses through the back of your head.

On the WoS site they say that Super Cool is the “equivalent of Medicated 99” and SM 500 is the “equivalents of Hedges L260.”

What does that mean, these are copies of Hedges and Medicated 99 or they are the same product with a different label ?  

@Hitsuzen I remember reading that Highland Ice is the same as O&G, but I don’t detect any peppermint in O&G.

That being said, I don’t think that any of the McChrystals come close to WoS Dynamite, when you open that tin the whole room smells of it.

@yisraeldov Highland Ice and O&G are definitely very different creatures. I have a bulk tub of each. Highland Ice is like O&G on steroids B-) You should check out Paul’s video on it, it’s hilarious!

@Hitsuzen, from this thread ( http://snuffhouse.com/discussion/10657/mcchrystal-s-highland-ice ) it seems that McChrystals says they are the same. Does anyone know if Ian McChrystal uses this forum ?

@yisraeldov Yes, but at the end of the thread, OP states that new that it’s in his hands, they’re definitely different. I just did a comparative pinch to follow up the pinch of O&G I had already taken, and I have to agree.

@hitsuzen, Ok, I only had my tin of highland ice in my hands for about 2 seconds before some one snatched it up, my first impression was that I was inclined to believe that it was the same as OG, but that was just from the tin note, I never even got to take a pinch.

I just saw Paul’s video, and will have to make another order from McChrystals ( who does free shipping BTW )  The OG is a great all day snuff, but I really like peppermint.  

For me it is the 6 Photo Medicated No 666. Strong blast of menthol.

Hedges

@yisraeldov and @Hitsuzen that is what McChystals claim, that Highland Ice is just O&G packaged for a different market (whatever that means). Though I am 100% sure these are different snuffs, I found O&G to have a Menthol and Camphor while Highland Ice has a Menthol and Eucalyptus. Personally I found O&G stronger in the menthol department than Highland Ice, though thats just my nose.

Whether “packaged for a different market” they mean it is exactly the same snuff or basically the same snuff though slightly different. I did notice a slightly different grind though that may just be me, i’ve been out of Highland Ice for a while they used to be two of my favorites

polar prise or bernards jubilaeum/wiesn/weiss blau and their bernards steife prise
polar is most icy one but kind of numbs your nose so its not that strong (still strong) then jubilaums is next which is similar to the polar prise (or  amostrinha) but a bit less sharp but not less strong
and then bernards steife prise which is very strong in menthol and everything except no smoke like the above
taking a big pinch of those in cold windy weather is lovely insane

For me it is 6 photo no.666

Id say WoS Extra menthol is still the strongest menthol Ive ever had in my life. Its so strong that my eyes start to water just being near it. Ive tried red bull and honestly feel WoS extra menthol is stronger. Red Bull seems to develop in the nose, whereas WoS extra menthol throws an iceberg on your head; hurts, but the pain fades eventually.

i dont find the 6 photo very strong but its a different kind of cooling effect less “piney” than the western ones its more of a neutral cooling without a lot of menthol camphor mint eucalyptus or pine oil smell

@Rogue I’m thinking WoS Extra menthol has been renamed, do you know what it is?

s.menthol maybe i got that one? but the thing is menthol is capped by law to 40/50 menthol mg/g and 20 mg camphor mg/g
which is not all that high (most of german medicated cap that)

My last menthol surprise was WoS Singleton’s Super Cool. It’s worth separate review (pending).
Meanwhile I’ll only tell you Sharrow guys were definitely kidding when they rated it 2 (out of 5) in their menthol scale.

@baconpete it’s called extra cool now.

@Rogue, @baconpete from now on it’s Extra M. https://sharrowmills.com/product/sharrow-snuff-extra-cool
On Sharrow menthol scale Extra M is 3, Super M and WoS Dr. Rumney’s Green are 4, Dynamite is 5. Crumbs of Comfort and M Plus both are 1 and M is 2. Visit WoS website for more info on nicotine and moisture.

Are there any really strong mentholated snuffs that don’t give you that stuffed nose “rebound effect” thing a member here has talked about? I mean I love medicated snuffs, but I’ve only found McChrystal’s O&G to be powerful yet not overwhelming to my nose. As far as what’s the most craziest, I’d say 6p Medicated 666, but two or three hits of that and my nose just taps out.

Also WoS SM500 was unimpressive. You’d think something with numbers in their name would be impressive, such as indy 500 or super soaker 3000, but it wasn’t much. Also Arnold Andre’s Kensington is good but for some reason it’s too clogging.

menthols plugged me up at first but i feel like my nose just got used to medicated snuffs. i dont think rebounding is a real thing. i can use strong menthols all day and my nose stays clear. 

poschl radford belongs somewhere on this list too. its pretty good and strong on menthol. i cant use it because the essential oils makes my nose raw. i had a similar effect with peppermint oil

Really? The first time I got my hands on a good variety of medicated snuffs, I thought my head was gonna blow up from the sinus headache. I was told it was a rebound effect so I went with that. I still haven’t found a GOOD powerful medicated snuff with a decent nicotine kick, but Hedges was definitely mentioned so I will try that. @peacock how can you tell which ones use essential oils as opposed to whatever else?

@DrOctagon If that could serve as a kind of vague guideline, McChrystal’s is rated 3 in aforementioned WoS menthol scale. These ratings might be of some use, if based on actual amount of added menthol.
Just a guess - other ingredients (camhor, eucalyptus or anise oils) may cause/strengthen rebound, too.

I’m with the Dr on this, heavily mentholated snuffs do not open up my airways, they shut them down. I find the menthol in Indian snuffs don’t have such an unwanted effect but WoS Extra Menthol and Jip put my nose out of action for a good half an hour. I’d say Jip is the stongest I’ve used.

@Volunge they changed names again…?

Yes. I visit WoS website quite often and noticed those changes at the very beginning of this year (http://snuffhouse.com/discussion/11805/further-name-changes-of-some-wos-snuffs).

What’s next, I wonder. Snuff names consisting of numbers alone?

@DrOctagon  im really just guess because of the burning. i think its common for german snuffs to be flavored with oils though. (someone correct me if im wrong)

ive been on a strong menthol kick for a while now but it sure isnt the first time ive commented and people thought i was crazy. some snuffs just plug my nose just as quick. heavily perfumed ones generally do. its to bad cuz i really like perfumed snuffs

menthol and rebound go together the only way around it is less menthol. The toque menthol line isn’t too strong in the mixes. Best suggestion is to get a natural unscented snuff to cut it with.

@volunge god forbid! Itll be impossible to find a tempting snuff easily, unless we get some sort of catalogue explaining all the numbers.

@Rogue Another future nightmare could be enforced random selection. I. e., buyer never knows what he will get. Now that would be an utmost sadism.

@volunge That could actually be fun too…unless you have a lot of things you don’t like.

Man, imagine if WoS made everything random…wow…you’d find one you really liked, but you’d have no idea what it’s called or anything.

Snuff lottery!

^Lane pipe tobacco does exactly that with like half their blends. one of their best sellers is simply called 1-Q

@Peacock sounds like I need to try Lane for fun…

I bought a package of menthol crystals. I grind a little up in mortar and pestle, then add to Viking Brown, let it rest awhile, then have the most intense menthol/nicotine experience ever. I recommend this to all menthol lovers. I enjoy all menthol snuffs, needless to say.

Wilsons of Sharrow have a special offer on at the moment.

S.M.Blue their  equivalent of  Dr Rumneys Blue  is reduced to…

small           60p

medium       90p

large          1.25p

also available in 1 lb tubs.

All prices in English pounds and pence.

Menthol strength 4 on their scale of 1-5     

I’m not a menthol snuff user to speak of. So my opinion is they are all crazy!

IMO/IME L5-1 descending menthol strength 5: Poschl Radford, Hedges L260 4: Poschl Red Bull, Silver Dollar Mentholated, McCrystals Highland Ice, WoS Ripple, J&H Wilson No99 3: Various Poschls, McCrystals O&G, WoS Rumney Green, 6Photo No6 2: Toque USA Peach, Toque USA Citrus, Rosinski Nordwind 1: Silver Dollar Original, Cola and fruit flavors, Rosinski Alter Fritz Just a pinch of Radford to a couple grams of Toque gets them to L1-2 I can’t handle those L5s. My wife goes through grams of Radford a day. I tried a boxcar from her while driving yesterday and almost had to pull over

Fubar Snafu Medicated or Wilsons Dynamite?

6P Medicated No. 666

Me too about the 6 Photo #666. I never tried hedges L260 tho and always wondered if it could give 6 P a run for the money on menthol but I got hundreds of grams of 666 and never really found a need for another menthol. I could be missing out on something tho.

I’ve only had three thus far, but I’ll give it a shot

1. Hedges L260  The first mentholated snuff I had.  It’s very easy to use so I go through it very fast, but it does occasionally make my eyes tear up

2. McChrystal’s O&G This is even easier to use but I think you have to like the nuanced complexity of it, which takes a few tries to appreciate.  I like it for what it is, which is rare because I’m mainly a toasted tobacco user

3. WoS Singleton’s Super Cool Maybe I’ll wait and see if @volunge can comment on this, but I find it nice except it can easily be overdone and then the burn is bordering on concern that I just made my nose raw.  My question is whether or not it’s just menthol in this one because if there’s e.g any mint oil it might be the culprit

Cheers

@Gormur, I think it’s high pH to blame. Loads of alkalizer there. I would say, it’s pure menthol snuff.

Hedges is really mild now. Current version is very different from the one I was familiar with 14-8 years ago.

All right it’s getting easier to use Singleton’s Super Cool.  Definitely not a snuff I’d try to use when out somewhere.  It’s very messy

@volunge I get what you’re saying about Hedges L260 now.  All previous tins I got of it were very potent menthol and eucalyptus wise as well as decently nicotinated, but this last batch I just received or at least this first tin I started on is very mellow.  It’s even a different color and not as moist.  It almost seems a bit dry, although it isn’t dry in the sense that it doesn’t work properly.  It’s just not super moist like I’m used to with this snuff

I have a theory that there are different batches and I’m curious to open the second tin I got to see if it’s a different color etc

Frankly speaking, I am disappointed with Sharrow snuffs. Take this with a pinche of salt, mate. Might be just me and my evergrowing nicotine tolerance, expectations too high or my own blahs, but their snuffs just don’t satisfy me anymore. I’m not referring neither to their dark moist nor to high dry types, for I haven’t ordered those for a long while. Only expressing my discontent with their SP things, from their own SPs to Hedges, J. & H. Wilson and Mulllins & Westley. Every snuff I ordered came brighter and drier than it used to be, weaker in nicotine dept, too. Even ordered directly from the mills, all large tins (not to blame any particular retailer). It’s been like that for a while, started getting on my nerves in 2018, or a bit earlier. Whichever year it was, I can trace this decline in quality back to their switch from a tape seal to a leaky shrink band seal. It’s all about moisture loss, I would say.

@volunge I rehydrated the tin and it was better but still a bit dull till I got to around the middle of the batch and it’s perfectly fine.  How odd.  I’ve experienced this with another (non-mentholated) snuff before so I wonder if it has to do with storage location.  Cheers for your input

Poschl Radford in the metal tin. I like menthol and have some most days, but this stuff is hard to like. Far too strong - has made me nauseous a few times.

@pantsBoots, too much nicotine or menthol? Or both?

@volunge menthol. I’ve definitely given myself the spins with too much snuff after or during a night with some friends and a bottle or 2, but as a cigar and pipe smoker as well, most nicotine doses aren’t too formidable. The menthol in Radford has this burning quality unlike any other snuff I’ve tried, and there is something different about it I haven’t found in any other medicated snuff.