Islay Whisky Portion

[lxskllr]

Next tin I open, I'm gonna try adding a bit of Peat Monster to it. That should moisten it up nicely, and kick the flavor into overdrive.

[Jmitchelliv]

A little drier than I'd hoped for, but still a great snus. Then again I have batch 001. I hear later batches have a little more moisture content.

[CzechCzar]

Conny,

You are a certifiable genius. Always been a fan of Kardus, but here you excel even that. Hat's off to you good sir.

TSNA formation on tobacco hangs on too tight during the drying, you want it airy in the drying barn. Another critical state is at harvest and salvage of tobacco, you do not want the tobacco to come into contactwith something that has germs that such soil. A clean handling pursued. It would not be a lower level of TSNA by pasteurization than if you "sweats" But cigar tobacco contains slightly higher levels of TSNA and low Nic, but great taste. We just use a bit of that tobacco in the blend.
TSNA is not higher than some of GN Tobacco's other products. If the case had been so had you already heard it from my last employer.

Welcome Conny! It was good talking to you on Facebook a couple of weeks back, and it's always awesome to get answers like that straight from the genius behind something.



Islay is always good. 2 years would be worth it for a delicious roll of smoky, scotchy, snusy goodness. I get tired of most snus after using it all day, but not this one.

Mmmm

Someday.... over the the rainbow.....

[heders]

Haven't had the time to go to the store here in Gothenburg which sells this, but I'll try and get me a couple of cans (or a roll) after work this week. Seems fantastic!

[QuincyBaker]

Welcome Conny! It was good talking to you on Facebook a couple of weeks back, and it's always awesome to get answers like that straight from the genius behind something.

Sometimes it is better when you have to wait??? 2+ years for me but I am not angry. GN, if and when you decide to send me some of your snus magic, just send rolls and rolls of Islay!

Islay is always good. 2 years would be worth it for a delicious roll of smoky, scotchy, snusy goodness. I get tired of most snus after using it all day, but not this one.

Mmmm

[whalen]

Sometimes it is better when you have to wait??? 2+ years for me but I am not angry. GN, if and when you decide to send me some of your snus magic, just send rolls and rolls of Islay!

You have been extrordinarily good natured about the whole sordid affair.... and that GN thingy too!

[CzechCzar]

Sometimes it is better when you have to wait??? 2+ years for me but I am not angry. GN, if and when you decide to send me some of your snus magic, just send rolls and rolls of Islay!

Only one can??? How can that be? I remember you won GN's Facebook contest and won many rolls!
When was that, six or eight months ago?
Are they hung up in customs perhaps?

Did GN's dog chew up the paper with your address on it? That has happened to quite a few of us over the years. Sad! I can send you some cans my friend! That's what friends do you know!

[Snusdog]

Mr. Andersson welcome to the forum!! We are indeed honored.

Thank you for all your wonderful snus creations......here is to many more in the future (and at least a couple of them Los...)

And GN.........I hope you are feeling better my friend and are on the road to full recovery

[chadizzy1]

In fact ... here you go ... my attempt at a translation of the whole blurb on www.islaywhiskysnus.com written by Connie Andersson:

"The coming together of a tobacco expert and a small company from the north (of Sweden). Ancient traditions and craftsmanship is brought back to life and mixed with new ideas. Good tasty tobacco is brought back to Jämtland. The tobacco is aged in barrels from Islay and without stressing it, we sweat our tobacco in the warm-room...

Tobacco
We chose the tobacco varieties simply based on their taste, so some of them are not commonly used in snus production. Today, our colleagues in the tobacco industry choose their varieties based on price and TSNA count - and of course that is also extremely important for us. But flavour is always our main priority.

100% Lamina
The snus industry today uses the mid-rib (stem) of the tobacco leaf along with plant fibres as a cheap filler - these things give neither taste nor nicotine. We take the more expensive route and use only pure tobacco (the lamina) to make this snus as high-quality and flavoursome as possible.

Fermented Tobacco
We use the old traditions, we ferment tobacco in a warm room instead of pasteurising it. Pasteurisation is an effective and quick process and is an advantage in mass-production but before 1981 all Swedish snus was produced by means of a time-consuming fermentation process. When you ferment tobacco, it retains far more of it's natural compounds and aromas giving a clearer and cleaner flavour in the finished snus. Sometimes the old ways are the best.

Barrel Aged
We store a percentage of the tobacco in used whisky casks from the island of Islay in Scotland. This is a method sometimes used to produce premium cigars giving an extra dimension to the tobacco. Then we flavour the tobacco with our favourite whisky from Islay - the same one where we got the barrels.

I've made this snus for myself with flavours I like. I enjoy good tobacco and spirits ... and if no-one else likes it I have enough snus to last me many months!

Conny Andersson"

That makes a lot more sense than whacking it in to Google translate does! Chad - if you need me I am available at very reasonable rates!

I run into this problem from time to time, many press releases I receive are in Swedish, and it usually ends up going to Google Translate to be able to get the release out in time for a deadline.

Sometimes, there are critical things that are lost in translation, and this would be an example of that. Thank you for the clarification and translation on that, I may reach out to you in the future and take you up on your offer!

[piks101]

It is sublime!! I only have one can and it's almost gone, I was showing it around in work today and people were loving it, especially the scotch drinkers who are smokers, I may convert them yet!

Kind of you to share your snus. Feels great at the time but when you run out between orders you can't help but want to re-play that sharing scenario especially with those that didn't really appreciate or seem to enjoy the gesture....haha. But when I have plenty of snus I like to share as well. Funny, I will look at the once full box and can't believe it is all gone then the search begins under bed, behind night stand, pants pockets, coat pockets, car etc.. Man what a great feeling when you find a tin to tide you over rather than going to get a hold me over snus from local store.

[Skell18]

Only one can??? How can that be? I remember you won GN's Facebook contest and won many rolls!
When was that, six or eight months ago?
Are they hung up in customs perhaps?

Did GN's dog chew up the paper with your address on it? That has happened to quite a few of us over the years. Sad! I can send you some cans my friend! That's what friends do you know!

If you open the little used snus compartments you might get some use out of a couple of the portions....Hope that helps......anything for a friend.:drunk:

Skell.... I am sure that was you who won! I remember saying to myself..." That clever little weasel"..... Or...." That lucky assed farking icehole", something like that!

I bought this one myself, GN hasn't sent me anything yet. You don't need to send me any mate (although that Claq Qui!!) I will wait, and wait, im not short on snus so I can try and make this can last, although it will be bloody hard!!

[whalen]

Skell.... I am sure that was you who won! I remember saying to myself..." That clever little weasel"..... Or...." That lucky assed farking icehole", something like that!

[whalen]

Man.......I can remember exactly what I was wearing when I saw my first Islay ( eye lay.... Chad ) can. Not real clear on the exact shoes though.

[whalen]

If you open the little used snus compartments you might get some use out of a couple of the portions....Hope that helps......anything for a friend.:drunk:

[whalen]

*Just the cans, I used up the snus......