The 20/20 Report {A Second Look At General}

[Norex]

So I might have not stated in my last post how snus is so good and inspired me so much that I decided to start writing reviews under the title The 20/20 Report. This is going to be my first out of many offering a fresh (noobie) look at snus' many tastes starting with General.

When i first got my hands on snus...
..so I left the shop and popped in one of my catch peppermints (keep in mind this is my first non american snus experience) and WOW but im not here to review catch... so im standing on the subway platform thinking back to all those post I read on snuson praising GENERAL and its in my pocket, so I got rid of the minty catch for a GENERAL W-Portion. Right away I didn't like it and got rid of it thinking this is way to salty. Then after a post i put up my friend RPatrick told me "If you give the General Snus a fair chance, you may really end up liking it." so i gave it a Second Look, I was ready to chuck it out the window. After trying it a couple of more times I realized that the first time I tried it I didn't like it because I was looking for (Focusing on) a flavor. Now that I have had some QT with GENERAL I understand its flavor kind of. It is indeed lemony salty peppery but it also has a kind of hidden sweetness which can only be described in its current situation as menacingly sweet. As far as the nicotine payload, It does me fine but then again i was only smoking around 7-10 cigs a day. For now Im going to have to say GENERAL will have to be reserved for those time when i feel like im missing those flavors in my life lol. As for anyone who has never tried it i believe you should try all flavors while rejoicing in the fact that you are not directly attacking you lungs!

[Zero]

General is definitely an all-of-the-time snus, even though I only ever buy it some of the time :lol:

[lxskllr]

General is definitely an all-of-the-time snus, even though I only ever buy it some of the time :lol:

I agree with Zero. I like the portions ok, but I'm not crazy about the lös. For something in the same vein as General, but better, I would suggest Granit, or LD red as an alternative.

[itchystiches]

I use general pretty much consistently. Sometimes throw a Gotlands Yellow into the mix.

For me, General is 'my brand'. I know many of you buy around and prefer to shop about with the different brands but I can honestly say whenever I try another brand of snus I just end up wishing I'd bought general...

As a long time smoker of camel's and marlboro regular's, I think perhaps I prefer the more mainstream tastes and tend to be pretty loyal to what I like... But then again, I did live on domino's pizza for about a year, so maybe their are wider issues in liking constants for me haha.

Peace!

[Zero]

Yeah, I used to shop around a lot more too but I'm sticking to a few regulars now, mostly Gotlands Yellow and Ettan for loose, N&J portions. Once you find a favourite, eh 8)

[itchystiches]

That's exactly it Zero... N&J are also definitely up there although I handle them more as a 'treat' snus since I could easily wind up using this daily :P

[extr66]

I just finished a can of General Maxi portion, and I must say that I loved every minute of it. I won't be buying it again, because I don't like the size but the flavor and kick were very nice.

[snupy]

I absolutely LOVE General, although I only do the mini-portions since the nicotine level is perfect for me. I can not decide which of the General minis I prefer - regular or white. I am seriously considering ordering a roll of the General minis with my next order. My first order was 11 different cans. It took me 3 days to sample each one. The General White minis were the only one I HAD to have twice in a row, back to back, because the flavor was INCREDIBLE!

Of course, I am a newbie, so what do I know?

[hoss]

I always have a few different tins of General hiding out. If Ettan suddenly disappeared tomorrow, General could pick up the slack

[justintempler]

Just remember if you are new to snus and a smoker/ex-smoker your tastes in snus will change over time. New snus users are sensitive to the salt in Swedish snus and smokers will have desensitized taste buds.

I've been snusing for 5 months after 38 years of smoking and my tastes in snus are still evolving. If I had to choose just one snus today, it would be General, but I'm still having too much fun sampling different snuses to settle on just one brand just yet.

Rather than picking General as my only brand to use everyday I think a better way to put it is General is the only brand I wouldn't want to live without.

[rickcharles606]

I'm an Onyx whore...just love it. Oh and General ES is my craving killer during the day. I use other snus because I dig variety, but all in all, I use General products more than the others.

[itchystiches]

Ahh man General is the one I always come home to after traveling around snusville :P

Having said this, as I'm sure many of ya'll already know.. I am a HUGE fan of Pall Mall. It's very similar to General in my opinion but changes it up a bit so you're not tasting exactly the same thing all the time, but something very similar. Kinda like if you're a fan of American blend cigarettes and you alternate between Marlboro and Camel (anyone else do that?) -- they're both awesome, but sometimes you're just in the mood for one over the other.

IS

[melly mel]

Being a fairly new snuser and ordering a try out pack of 6 different cans I finished off my first can this morning. It was the General White Portions. The others in the pack are good but the General white is like my utility snus. I try to switch up what I bring to work but noticed that I prefer to bring the Gen W more often than the others.

Thunder ES came in the kit and it's not something I can use as a utility snus from day to day. I brought Skruf Original to work just the other day and the flavor/salt was a bit overwhelming. I couldn't wait to get home and have a General W.

[Maxpower05080]

I myself really prefer to use General most of the time. Every other snus I use, I think how it tastes in comparison to general. Grovsnus is pretty close to General, but not quite there. I my opinion, I think General is the ultimate snus flavor....I'm still in between the regular portion or the white. Both are great, but have advantages and disadvantages.

I don't like flavored or menthol tobacco, (ex. newports, cherry ryo tobacco), but prefer a strong tobacco taste, like drum, bali shag, and for some odd reason, my favorite, parliament lights. General reminds me of these, in that it is a tobacco flavor without additions to it. There are of course additives to these brands and general, like salt and such, but I think they help bring out the tobacco flavor. If I want something sweet, or flavored, I'll just have a mint or a piece of gum. Of course it is nice to have a flavored tobacco, on occasion here or there, but not often.

[snussy]

Ahhh The general. Like many people the first time i tried general (original and white portion) i HATED it. It tasted and smelled like crap. I couldnt imagine anyone liking this, and to believe this was sweden's number 1? wow really? I went really out of my way to find a place that sold it and was so angry when i got home to try it. I felt betrayed! But like many have said you have to give it some time. By the 3rd or 4th portion i started to like it. Before the first can was done i fell in love with it. All i can say is i was blind and now i see! I really cant wait to try the wintergreen now. lol hows that for a beginner snus story. lol. hail the general!