Conflicting impressions have me asking you guys about an already much discussed topic. Between GH and SG, which is the most plain tobacco? I don’t want any florals, and would prefer just straight tobacco although I could live with a little citrus presence. I have not tried any Kendal Brown variation as yet and was leaning toward putting the GH in the cart I’m working on, and I was hoping you guys would help me avoid buyer’s remorse for picking the wrong one. Thanks!

They are both similar.  Get them both, you won’t be disappointed.  Also try Black Rappee and London Brown.  

I kind of lean more toward the SG.

I personally like F&T KB but it’s so completely different from all the other KBs. 

I would say the GH is the plainest. The various SG KBs all have more of a citrus flavouring with the KB Original having the least. They are all tasty.

I agree with ermtony… the GH Kendal Brown is the plainest.  The SG versions all seem to be scented in some slight way (even Plain, though it may just be a characteristic of the tobacco used).

Thanks guys, GH it is

I think you’ll enjoy it, but do get it either in bulk or in the 25g plastic tub. It’s rarely good and fresh from a sneeze box.

I reckon I use more of the GH KB than all the SG ones together.

The GH is more user-friendly. It’s more medium on moisture and grind. The SG is pretty coarse. But definitely go with the 25g tub. Do not get a 10g sneezebox. You will not like dry Kendal Brown.

agreed, the only tobacco suited to tapboxes as far as I’m concerned are schmalzlers

Eh, many of the German brands keep well in them simply because they use oils that don’t dry out quickly even in environments that aren’t air tight. Poschl controls such a huge share of the snuff market, I don’t blame Gawith Hoggarth and their cousin, Sam for thinking that sneezeboxes were a good idea. I do blame them for not taking responsibility and getting rid of them because when you moisturize your snuff without oil, it dries out very quickly when it’s not airtight.

If I became a snuff producer, I certainly would not want my product to degrade before it even reaches the consumer. I’m just glad we have the option to buy the 25g mini bulk tubs. Otherwise, GH & SG would not have anywhere near the fans that they now have.

Can’t they be petitioned to bring back the 10g tin?

Dude idk. I’ve been snuffing for like a year and a half. It’s been like it for at least that long. They seem to not really be concerned with it.

Yeah, it’s been a while…I think at least 3 years with the tap boxes. But if they hear from a bunch of serious snuffers, maybe, only maybe. It would seem, I think I’ve heard, that the tap boxes are to make thier snuff more accessible to the Poschl crowd/mainstream newbie snuffer population. But I’m holding on to a thread of hope here, maybe they’d listen to a large group? My personal motivation here is that 25gs will sometimes be too much to use up before it gets too dry etc. For me 10gs is about perfect.

I’m in the same boat. I just bought a 25g tub of Almond. While it’s a very good snuff, it’s more of a dessert type snuff that I will definitely not be using all day. I also really enjoy KB, but it’s so distinct, again, I might bust it out for a few days and then move on.

I bought some plastic containers that are air-tight from Bed Bath and Beyond. I’ve been buying a ton of snuff. I’ve been stocking up on smashboxes and putting the rest in the air-tight containers.

I don’t see a reason to not try all of them at some point. I have only tried the GH one, figured I should try the original KB first.

That and the Sam G Original KB, that’s the one I heard reffered as the esteemed original, may or may not be true though. I haven’t found a KB I don’t like, even Wilson’s and F&T. But they might cry blasphemy on me.

So far Viking Brown is my favorite, but I still have the SGs to go through.