Calling this off topic as it probably pertains more to Snus and Dip (is there a Wintergreen snuff?). Anyway I was just reading how toxic oil of wintergreen can be by the way. 1fl oz eq = 55.7 grams of aspirin. Anyway it seems particularly among current and former dip users to be a very polarizing flavor, either love it or hate it, little give or take it. I personally am fond of wintergreen in moderation, but I was never a dipper. Ken

Checkerberry snuff, is a lot like wintergreen, if it’s not. And it can be snuffed, though I think it’s major historical use has been for oral. I think a nice wintergreen/menthol would be good. I am kinda in the middle, I don’t hate it, but I don’t much like it either.

I need to get some RR Mills Checkerberry at some point to at least check it out. Ken

checker berry is checkerberry and wintergreen is the leave part of the same plant. Similar but noticably diffrent. I know why wintergreen is polarizing because it’s a strong flavour you have to like it a lot to like it. Kind of like dorian fruit or stinky cheeses in a sense. To powerfull and in your face to be medium about.

The funny thing is I have always found peppermint to be a stronger flavor than Wintergreen. I find Wintergreen to not be a stark flavor, what I find is it is a cloudy flavor, like it masks more than stands out in the mix in concert with other flavors. If that makes any sense. Ken

yup that makes sense.

I used to hate wg! I even ditched a tin of checkerberry snuff! BUT, appx 2 months ago, I tried some Jakobson’s WG snus, fell in love with it and now love wg flavor & smell, except for General Wintergreen snus, I still think that stuff is horrid! BTW - I am kicking myself for ditching that tin of checkerberry, if anyone has a tin and wants to part with it, PM me.

Could one take some Life Savers wintergreen candies, and crunch them up to a powder, and mix it with a more plain snuff, maybe even a menthol? Seems it might work OK.

Tom sells wintergreen essnential oil at snuff gear.com. It should be pretty easy to scent snuff if so desired.

I think wintergreen reminds a lot of folks of the taste of pine needles and getting into trouble as a youngster. Just my thought.

I find wintergreen to be a pleasant enough flavor, but it’s not one that I seek out. I think for a lot of people, wintergreen is (perhaps only unconsciously) associated with being sick, seeing that it’s used as a flavoring in common OTC medications like Pepto-Bismol.

I have Antiphospholipid syndrome (blood clotting autoimmune disorder) and my use of Wintergreen snus might just be helping me out. I’m going with that theory anyway.