I just received Whisky With Honey and Chocolate Orange with my order from Snuffstore. I must say that the WWH is very very good - the honey is immediate, and the whisky is more of a Bells/Teachers vibe rather than Toque’s Islay malt. Not quite so sure about the Chocolate Orange, I can taste the chocolate fine but the orange seems to be eluding me. I must say I fancy trying the Portwine & Cheese and Brandy & Maple varieties - oh dear, more snuff expenditure, ho hum…
I got the fruit cake w/vanilla with my last nicotine rush order. I get a nice fruity, cackey, coffee taste up front and the vanilla fades in after a few seconds. The sent lasts longer than most. It is best in the morning when I can linger in bed and don’t have to rush off. I can see this one becoming a weekend morning tradition vary easily. I can’t wait to try the wine & cheese and the roasted nuts. I hope Tom has stock when I order next week.
I remember Bubble Up! Wow, I haven’t seen that in years. But how is Lime and Lemony a change of pace from a citrus regimen? I think I favor citrus a lot myself too, Lime and Lemony is probably my most looked forward to of the new Dholakia’s. When are they going to market? Its taking forever…
Gotcha. A new horse, but still a horse. On a related citrus note my own lime tree is blooming like mad right now. My lemon tree has a few blooms and my orange tree none. The room they are in smells heavenly when I go in there. I wonder if I should try to scent a snuff with them? Mind you, the flower smells quite a bit different than the fruit.
I got a sample of American Caramel today. I can really taste the caramel in it. My only complaint is that it is hard to get out of the nifty little bottle it came in because it is packed so full!! I guess that’s not really a complaint 
@leman, I hear you. I spilled some of my precious Mango trying to get it onto my hand. I can’t wait until these are officially released.
From Tom at Nicotinerush.com received today. I have just tasted Port Wine and Cheese. It is really nice and tasty. Big Nicotine hit. Can’t make out the cheese, but there is something there. I suggest you try it. Also American Caramel. It is nice and has a big Nicotine hit also, Tastes kinda chocolate like not sure where the caramel is. I would love to try a sample pack of all the new Dholakia samples. I like them all so far.
I’ve tried the Portwine. The cheese flavor doesn’t suit me, but it’s a good snuff. I want the Passion Fruit, Raisin Rum Maple something or another. I don’t think that there is any other Maple snuffs.
Okay, here are my initial thoughts on three of the six samples I received. Brandy with Maple Medium-fine, fairly moist and a rich mid-brown colour, this is one superbly scented snuff. It’s big on both the brandy and the maple and reminds me very much of one of the fruitier German Schmalzler in terms of flavour, though not, of course, in grind. While sweet, it doesn’t cloy and while fairly fine, it is still an easy snuff to take. Excellent stuff! ***** Rum and Raisin This smells and tastes just like the name suggests, with the sweet, dark rum flavour predominating slightly over the raisins. Fairly fine grind but moist enough as well. It’s easy on the nose and the flavours linger for quite some time. I feel this is more of a desert snuff than one I would use all day. And I do like a nice dessert! **** Whisky with Honey A rich and sweet honey flavour with a suitably astringent background from the whisky. What an excellent snuff! My initial worry was that this would be too similar to Toque’s excellent offering but no worries on that score. The grind is coarser (medium rather than fine) and the moisture level higher (medium rather than dry) making this quite a different snuff. Like the Rum and Raisin this feels like more of a dessert snuff than an all day one. Having said that I have been using it on and off all day. The aroma is delicious and the flavour lingers nicely. Superb! *****
Tom sent a sample of Apple Pie with my order. Very impressed am I. This is a complex and well balanced snuff. It succeeds in capturing the impression of a warm slice of a freshly apple pie. Notes of cooked apples, caramelized sugar, butter, cinnamon and maybe some nutmeg or mace. This is a medium grind, moist snuff and very easy to take. The aroma stays around for a long time. I want to sprinkle it on French vanilla ice cream. Edit update: OK it’s a few days later and I’ve had more time to enjoy this snuff. I’m not sure I get apples really, but delicious spices - I think clove and nutmeg are in it. This is a very enjoyable snuff.
And now my thoughts on the other three that Namrata kindly sent, plus one that Tom sent as a sample with my order for American scotches. Port Wine with Cheese I have to say I approached this one with some trepidation. The idea of flavouring snuff with cheese just seemed a little strange. Port? Yes, certainly, and the port flavouring in this snuff is deep and distinctive. And then that gentle background of ripe Stilton insinuates itself into the olfactory senses. Oh yes, that works! The port flavour disappears fairly quickly but I find that I get reprises of the cheese, most pleasantly, for quite some time after indulging. The snuff is of a fine to medium grind but quite fluffy and moist, so is easy on the nose. This has to be the perfect after dinner snuff. It goes perfectly after dinner. With port and Stilton of course. ***** Gin and Tonic Before I make any comment on this snuff I ought to admit to not being at all keen on gin or tonic water as drinks. With that in mind I expected to feel the same about the snuff but I find I actually quite like this one. It is of a similar medium-fine ground and medium moisture level to the other snuffs in the range and the colour is similar too (a reddish mid-brown). While I can detect the flavourings in this, I don’t find the snuff at all unpleasant and the overall effect is quite refreshing. Perhaps I need to revisit G&T the drink! *** Cola Champagne I’m not quite sure what to make of this snuff. It’s sweet (perhaps a bit too sweet) and easy to take but I can’t put my fingers on the flavour. Granted I don’t tend to drink cola but I can detect nothing cola-like in there. As for champagne, nope. Not a sign. The underlying tobacco is good enough of course but the flavouring seems to miss the mark. It’s harmless enough and I’m sure some people will like it but it really isn’t for me. ** American Caramel Aha! This is where we get to shove a Caramac bar up our noses! Now I used to love Caramac but I’m really not sure about using it as a snuff flavouring. It’s isn’t bad at all but I find the sweetness gets in the way of the tobacco flavour to some extent. Like the other new snuffs from Dholakia, it’s not too fine and it’s moist enough that nobody’s sinuses/throat/lungs are going to suffer however hard you sniff. I expect this snuff will appeal to beginners and as such it won’t be a bad place to start. At least there is no menthol involved. ***
So ermtony, if I were to write to namrata I might be able to get a few samples? I’m particularly interested in the Port & Cheese, Brandy & Maple and Rum & Raisin. Are the samples sent randomly or can you request specific flavours?
It can’t hurt to drop her an email (or a whisper on here) and see what happens. I think that’s what a number of us here have done. From time to time I get a small cloth parcel with samples to try and then I write up my thoughts on the snuff. I haven’t made any specific requests so I’m afraid I don’t know whether that’s possible. Do let me know how you get on. If it’s a no no I’ll send you one (or part of one) of the ones I have. The samples come in the small plastic bottles that go with the smallest size of bullet, though they are well packed, often needing a toothpick to loosen up the snuff. I really ought to add these reviews to the Snuff Reviews site as well.
I wrote Namrata a while back, she said she was sending samples to the online retailers so they could include them with orders. It makes a lot of sense to me. It cuts down on shipping and weeds out the “fakers” that just want something for free. Aparently all the manufactors are getting hit with thousands of sample request from Lithuania or someplace like that. I’m not refering to us, of course.
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Luckily I can afford to buy my snuff, but i do hate getting something that I don’t like. I wish someone could put together these new dholakia flavors in something similar to Tom’s american scotch sampler pack. I definitely want to try all 18 flavors but I’m not sure I want 10grams of each.
I must be the only one who got the fruitcake w/vanilla on here. Anybody else get that one. I quite like it and would like to hear other views.
Big Blue I get a hint of coffee in it that melds with the cake and the vanilla comes in after. Do you get the coffee?