I notice there aren’t any past threads about this fantastic snuff. It is fairly coarse, relatively moist and very dark. Reminds me of a more pungent, less subtle and longer lasting version of the mysterious and subtle F&T Old Paris, but I have yet to try all the F&T varieties, so there may be closer similarities with other varieties. I’m not very good at picking out specific components of different scents unless they’re obvious. This reminds me of tar, old rubber, leather and the haze of old industry side by side with fragrant, overgrown, floral vegetation. Sounds repulsive, but it’s incredibly delightful. It reminds me of Chateau Petrus in wines, which most wine connoisseurs describe as having a big, muscular bouquet reminiscent of road tar or asphalt, unlike the cleaner, more delicate, more feminine First Growth Bordeaux’s. To the best of my knowledge, 1961 Chateau Petrus is the most expensive wine of the last 50 years, but WoS Brunswick can be had for less than $3 per 10g tin, which makes it a spectacular bargain.
Railroad Mills Maccoboy + bergamot + citrus = Brunswick Alternatively, Brunswick = black shoe polish + Wilsons Best SP Do I win a prize, then? I quite like Brunswick. It smells like old photos of Victorian shops look. I used to think that Railroad Mills Maccoboy was the only snuff I couldn’t stand. Last week, purely on a whim, I opened my bottle of Maccoboy, which has sat untouched for quite some time. This time around it hit me: “This is a cruder, less effete version of Brunswick!” So now I even like Maccoboy, although not as much as I like Brunswick. Go figure.
@ kjoerup I’ve got a “bonus” bottle of Maccoboy in my latest NicRush order, which I didn’t pick up today, so I’ll have to give it a try. I had a laugh reading my own description of Brunswick. Can you say “waxing poetic?” I just tried it side by side with F&T Santo Domingo, which seems so much more subtle and natural. I suspect my 30gs of Brunswick will last a long time. I think there’s a bit of rose and geranium in there too, however. I don’t get much citrus. As far as your prize goes, visit the Dallas Observer Escort Service Want Ads, pick a number, and tell them LHB sent you. You’ll get the 25% LHB discount as long as you can confine yourself to a little straight-up frottage.
Not only is Brunswick a wonderful snuff, but it also shares it’s name with a colonial settlement founded by the Brits, which would later be burned to the ground by the Brits. I wonder if the two have any relation? This settlement was founded in the 1730’s, WoS was founded around the same time.
This one saved me when my nose wasn’t behaving and my blood was getting a little thick and sharp, if you know what I mean. At first I had to look at my pinch to see if anything went up there it was so smooth. Then of course the scent. Geranium, of course, then smokey-tar undertones, lemon in the middle. Very nice nic. Very little nose leak. If I was a glutton for punishment I would make this one an everyday. Only problem is the scent power. Could give me a headache. It smells yummy on occasion but could be a little cloying after awhile. Very similar to F&T Princes, but I will have to compare more to see exactly where they differ. Thats what I get for now. BTW Can anyone recommend a good one with the same moisture, grind, maybe even tobacco, but sans fragrance? I would be much obliged.
This is one I’ve been meaning to get… I’m not sure whether to make an order or wait until I go home over Easter and buy from a bricks and mortar shop, or pick up a small tin from a bricks and mortar shop here! So many choices.
wildhorsesmane: Yes. Try the WoS Princes (much plainer than F&T). Also maybe the WoS Best Dark. This one has some scenting, but not as fragrant as Brunswick.
Thanks Xander!! iTs on the next order.
This is a great snuff along with the WoS princes - they seem almost the same except Brunswick is somehow spicier. Love it.
Brunswick of…Fruit Loops, of all things. Yes, yes. My taste is indeed refined.
I’ll take Brunswick over Princes any day! In fact I’m giving my Princes to a friend and taking a vow never, ever to get Princes again.
Brunswick is great - but I think Princes is just as good!
I just ordered some WoS Princes which I’ve never had before, along with some F&T Princes, which is the one F&T variety I’ve yet to try. I do very much like the Princes Special, which is my second favorite dark, moist snuff. The one thing that bothers me a little about the Brunswick is it’s “in your face for a long time” quality. It’s very pungent, and lasts at least as long in my nose as any perfumed snuff I’ve ever had, except maybe the Dholakia Kamal. I’m looking for a somewhat more subtle dark, moist snuff I can fall in love with like F&T’s Santo Domingo, so I hope Saucy_Jack is right!
“I’m looking for a somewhat more subtle dark, moist snuff I can fall in love with” Aren’t we all? What’s Roderick up to these days anyways?
@LHB: To be honest I think the difference between WoS Princes and WoS Brunswick isn’t that great. They both have a similar scent. Maybe Brunswick is a bit more moist. I prefer the WoS princes to the F&T princes, as well. But the nose knows, so to speak. lol
I find the WoS Princes to be the plainest of the lot, except for Smith’s Princes Dark (if you can get it). Not a thing wrong with the others though, and I think you will enjoy them.
Cstokes, I think it is probably Brunswick in Germany. It probably has some link with George IV’s (Prince Regent, as in the Princes snuff prince) wife, who was from Brunswick.
And of course originally Brunswick is in German “Braunschweig” - the city is stil alive and well :o)
In Danmark it’s a pastry too - “Brunsviger” same source :o)
Unlike Princes, the original Kendal Brown and several other examples very few British snuffs have any genuine heritage. Brunswick is a new snuff. Mark Chaytor, Managing Director of Wilsons of Sharrow launched a new range of snuffs called ‘Grand Sharrow’ in 1984. Among the snuffs in this range was Brunswick, Grand Cairo and Burgundy. In keeping with the grand range and the grand names the grand price (at the time) was half as much again as the ‘rabble’ snuffs. Jasmine, Extra Crumbs of Comfort and Extra Menthol were other snuffs in the Grand Range.* Burgundy, however, has a genuine heritage. In the 19th century it was called Grimstone’s Eye and was resurrected in 1984 using the same recipe. Grand Cairo, like Burgundy, has been put at least once on the endangered species list, but hangs on for dear life. (Brunswick is similar to the excellent Princes, but has a ghastly scent added that suggests some sort of ointment for repairing hair follicles. However, tastes vary and that‘s only my subjective opinion.) * In case anyone wonders how this information is known, the answer is that the ‘Grand Sharrow Range’ features in an article in the journal Tobacco 1984, which is in my possession.