Granit Maxi

[chadizzy1]

Reviews for Granit Maxi.

[Tristik]

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It's Granit, but bigger. Other than them being slightly more moist, if i remember right, there's really not much difference.

Great snus for a drinking night. Big, fat pouch lets you know it's there even if you're too buzzed to notice any nicotine.
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[chadizzy1]

A review from my blog about Granit Portion & Granit Maxi


I recently reviewed Granit Stark and Granit Special White,
and later realized that I had never reviewed Granit Portion. I also realized I'd never actually had Granit Maxi, so I threw some of each onto my recent SnusCENTRAL.com order so I could revisit Granit Portion and also review Granit Maxi. Granit is an "economy" priced snus from F&L, the same company that produces Lucky Strike and produced Retro in the past. I've always wanted to try Granit Maxi, having really liked General Maxi in the past. I found General Maxi to be big on flavor and big on size - so I hoped Granit Maxi would present the same. One thing that's good to note about Granit is that now the cans come complete with a catch lid, a feature that wasn't around in the past. A catch lid is almost imperative if you're always snusing on the go, so I'm glad to see this is now a feature.


Now, to compare the portions. Granit Maxi is obviously much bigger than Granit Portion. If you've tried the US Skoal "Snus", it's around the same size, maybe a tad smaller. Granit Portion has a nicotine content of 8mg, whereas Granit Maxi has a nicotine content of 12mg. Both are very moist, having a moisture content of 52%. Granit Portion has 24 portions in a can, whereas Granit Maxi only has 14. Each Granit Portion is around 0.9grams in size, whereas each Granit Maxi is around 1.4-1.5grams per portion. So that's a little about each one and the specifics, let's get into the flavor.


Granit Maxi was a surprise for me. As I mentioned before, when I reviewed General Maxi - it was really big on flavor, like an amped up General Original Portion. The aroma of Granit Maxi has a "dirty" smell to it (and I've heard a few other reviewers note the same), much like unskinned potatoes. I didn't pick it up with Granit Portion, but I notice it with the Maxi. The aroma has a sweet almost lemon smell to it as well. The portions were very comfortable in the lip, like a big pris of los. The interesting part is the flavor. The Maxi Portion seems a bit more weak in flavor than the OP. The lemon flavor is very present, mixed quite well with the tobacco flavor and a little peppery kick in the background. The flavors are very balanced and mellow, but not as bold as I noticed from the OP. So that was a little surprise for me. It's not a bad snus, but I think the Original Portion is much better than the Maxi. As I said with the OP, not my favorite and one I probably wouldn't reorder, but if you want to try a Maxi portion, check it out.

[OttR]

Granit Maxad Black Portion

Granit Maxi is now Granit Maxad Black.

Yes, the portions are black, which is kinda cool, I guess.

The regular Granit portions are my staple, but I use the Maxad Black often, too. It is of course, very similar to the original but bigger. The flavor is a bit toned down from the OP, possibly because of the portion material, but still very flavorful. For some reason, they also seem a touch sweeter to me. The portions are fat, but still comfy.

Maxad Black works great for those times I want a Granit portion, but a regular portion wouldn't be enough.