EU Oliver Twist Review with regard to everthing possibly going tits up after 25/04/12

[Frosted]

Glad I didn't buy any Kendal - nearly did.

I've just opened the Royal. These are the nicest of the lot and they're bigger. Just liquorice and nicotine. Very very good stuff.

My own conclusion from this is that I'll buy the Royals with the odd Original. Original kicks like a mule - maybe because it's fire cured. It would be interesting to know what the TSNA content of Original is.

[Naswari]

Bought a bit of brown kendal twist tobacco to tide me over till my snus arrives.

Its the first time I've tried it and its horrible.

[Frosted]

I remember seeing those Squeezyjohn and they looked great.

[squeezyjohn]

I got a mini-pouch of piccanell in my last order and they are the same size as the Oliver Twists but much softer and not flavoured with liquorice. But they do have that fire-cured taste to them too which is a shame as they are so soft and comfortable and just tobacco flavoured. You need at least 3 of them for a decent hit of nicotine.

Now what were those brilliant large, soft cuts of tobacco that Swedish Match used to make? They were brilliant!

[Frosted]

I think that's the one Oliver Twist type that is fire-cured so in theory not as safe.

Thank you - that IS interesting and handy to know.

[Ansel]

The Original is slightly smokey

I think that's the one Oliver Twist type that is fire-cured so in theory not as safe.

[Frosted]

Ok - got some Oliver Twist Original and Royal. Haven't opened the Royal yet but I'll know what that tastes like - liquorice.

The Original is slightly smokey and is much better than the medicinal taste of the Eucalyptus and Arctic. Very heavy liquorice flavour that is actually quite nice.
As usual the nicotine is very very good and could definately be used as a substitute for snus if snus were banned. In fact, I'm liking the nicotine from these so much that I'll keep buying them to use with snus.
So long as these don't get banned in the review along with snus.

[wa3zrm]

I can't do snuff - it's not strong enough and no matter how I do it, it sits on my chest.

I use to think that too. Keep trying! It took me almost a year to find some snuffs that provided me with a good nic hit.

They definately need a tobacco flavour brand and be a little bigger for sure.

They used to. It was called Senior and wasn't bad though I don't think they were larger. I'd buy a tin at the tobacconist once in a while and they were tasty. The tobacconist stopped selling it several years ago so I lost track and when I found them again OT had revamped their offerings and dropped Senior. Under the circumstances it might be an idea to request they make it again.

[Frosted]

They definately need a tobacco flavour brand and be a little bigger for sure. I'd buy them all the time if this was the case.

I can't do snuff - it's not strong enough and no matter how I do it, it sits on my chest. If it came to it I might even try other chew and just chop it up small.

[GoVegan]

Northerner is currently out of anything decent right now so I went to the tobacco store to get a few cans of General. While I was there, I noticed they were offering sample packs of Oliver Twist for 70c a pack so I had to try it. They are not all that bad but I really think I would need to use more than 1 or 2 of these at a time. The original has the best flavor IMO and I really don't detect anything other than a bit of salt maybe. They are very concealable and hold their shape well. I am afraid to try the wintergreen and will probably just toss those. I do not find these nearly as good as snus but I would be able to use these if I were out of snus. It would be a real plus if they were just a bit bigger.

[Ansel]

I think i'd be OK using OT and snuff

Me too :-)

[Fazer]

They've turned on me already - all that liquorice is too much. I can't finish the first tin.
Although the nicotine I found to be quite good and effectual the taste leaves something to be desired - good for temporary useage though.
Stuck in an Odens Extreme and it was heaven. The two products are worlds apart - if snus is banned I'm going to be devastated.

What would you be like on snuff full time mate ? I think i'd be OK using OT and snuff

[Frosted]

They've turned on me already - all that liquorice is too much. I can't finish the first tin.
Although the nicotine I found to be quite good and effectual the taste leaves something to be desired - good for temporary useage though.
Stuck in an Odens Extreme and it was heaven. The two products are worlds apart - if snus is banned I'm going to be devastated.

[Snusify]

It was Oliver Twist tobacco that helped me find snus. I used to get the said Twist from a UK snuff vendor but noticed they did not carry all the flavours so a search for the other flavours helped me stumble on Northerner a few years ago.

Anyhow Oliver Twist is nice tobacco but I found I needed to use 3 portions at a time to get a sufficient hit.