Kunugaa, the no 20 is an SP all the way as far as I’m concerned. Don’t know why the call it a toast but I like it. I also like the Best Dark a lot.
Kunugaa> No 20 has a smokey scent to it, which reminds me of smoked cheese :o) I have a drum of this too, and like it on occasion. I think you would like Wilsons’ Queen’s Extra Strong, if you like Best SP (Which is a favorite of mine too)
Yeah, Queens is great, I’ve only had one 10g tin of it but it didn’t last long at all! Best Dark is one I probably need to give another chance sometime, I just couldn’t stand coarse snuffs when I bought a tiny tin (which obviously went dried out after a couple of days). I can stand the coarse stuff a bit better now as long as I don’t take too much. Are you sure you mean 20 Viking? It seems just like a limey SP to me with no smoke. This tin of 22 is the smokiest snuff I have ever tried, I have had plenty of tins of 22 before as well as plenty of scotches and De Kralingse Latakia!
Yes I feel the same about coarse milled snuff. I do like some Schmalzler but usually not as an all-day snuff. I have gone through a 250g container of Irish Dark Toast, and that was my impression of it indeed. The High Toast is a very different matter of course.
Just got 1/2 lib drum of best sp along with some tins ( peppermint, vanila , sm blue , chocolate orange , ice licorice, thyme and lemon and extra crumbs of comfort) made the order by e-mail and called the company with my cc details!! 
A couple of observations and a question or two. I’ve noticed that as my tin of Best SP has dried and aged a bit I’m getting a slight hint of freshly brewed Earl Grey tea from it. Any one else picking this up? I like it and still love this stuff, tho it does seem to loose its moisture rather fast. Also, the base flavor seems very similar to the Grand Cairo, minus the pine-like scent. Do any of you other Best SP fans notice this and if so do you also go for the Grand Cairo or is the distinction beyond your tastes?
SP snuffs and Earl Grey tea are both flavoured with bergamot, so no surprise on the similarity. Agreed, it does dry out fast which is why I don’t usually take it straight from the tin or tub it came in. Instead I put a small amount, enough for a day’s use, into a small snuff box. The Onefortheroad boxes are a perfect size for that. I can’t say I had noticed the similarity to the Grand Cairo though I don’t have any on hand to compare it to the Best SP.
Grand cairo is a straight bergamot snuff so there is a similarity. SP tends to have a dab of bergamot along with various other things like citrus, but its not heavily flavoured by it, so when taking an SP you will get whiffs of Earl Grey and Grand C. My all day, every day snuff. IMHO, SP is snuff.
My 1/2 pound just arrived (along with some small tins) ! wondeful snuff Man i liked the chocolate/orange and grand cairo a lot ! How about you guys?
I like the SPs. As mentioned on another thread, I think Tom Buck is the best all round one. Havn’t had Best Dark, which is on top of my most wanted list. @ ap: Chocolate Orange is awesome. A delcious treat! Havn’t had Grand Cairo yet. Todo bem!
Xander you should try the Grand Cairo its delicious , pretty heavy on bergamot ! Tudo Bem Man !!
Buying by the half pound is the way to experience snuff as it should be, not half dried out in some crappy tin (Toque and Dholakia excepted) Way to go SP!
I don’t think I could use a half pound before it dries out. Not unless it was the only snuff I used. The little tins will have to do for now untl I’ve tried everything.
Good tip you have gave to me snuffster , cheaper than buying in tins and a lot fresher (lots of amonia)!
I’m halfway through mine already.
WoS Best SP was my first snuff so I’m biased but I think its fantastic, has a very spicy, mysterious note. As for the Grand Cairo (which I also love) comparison; I think the best SP definately has a deeper, more complex scent (or, ahem, nose) with a more pronounced tobacco base. Grand Cairo on the other hand is much sweeter (as snuffster said, its straight bergamot) and a little less 3-dimensional; both quite mysterious and exotic. You can almost smell the mediterranean in them. One thing I find with the 10g tins is that Wilsons overfills them! Its not that I’m ungrateful to them for packing their tins to bursting but I inevitably lose snuff everytime I open the tin! One thing I will say is that WoS are excellent value! I wanna know why a 10g tin from toque is nearly double that of one from WoS?! Surely it should be vice versa seeing as Wilsons has the history behind it.
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If you like the Best SP, you should give Silver SP a try. I haven’t tried it yet, but I’ve got some on the way. The site said it was the same as Best SP, but a finer grind. I’m really looking forward to trying it, and Grand Cairo.
Yeah Wilsons factory and snuffstore.co.uk prices are 85p for a 10g tin of WoS… cf. £1.55 for 10g toque tins… I see what you mean about Wilsons being dearer in America; Mr Snuff sells 10g Wilsons tins is $2.49 (=~£1.70) which is v. high.
Thanks Leman Ill give the silver SP a whirl… looking forward to trying Tom Buck and Princes too!