the 5 cans i was somehow shorted on my last Buysnus order showed up today, as well as my free can of Jakobsons Ice Mint and PM 1847 ( free by way of apology for the shortage.
the can... EASILY the best can, highest quality tin I've seen yet from ANY Snus or manufacturer, the used portion compartment is on the bottom, the lid fits tight, and has a styrene foam insert to help it stay watertight and airtight, in all.... I'm impressed with the tin, but a tin alone won't sell Snus ( at least not more than 1 tin ) so on to the product.
upon opening the tin, I'm struck by how much the smell reminds me of the General Onyx smell, citrus, salt, tobacco
let me insert here, this test was done on the PM 1847 WHITE portions
Smooth, DEFINATELY Swedish Snus and not American, in fact, it hasen't been candied and toned down for the american consumer. This IS swedish Snus made for Swedish Snus consumers.
First taste is of Salt and Lemon, then the Snus " Whang " which i've NEVER been able to describe, but ALL Snus has it, tobacco flavor comes thru pretty mild, dosen't seem to be too runny, I'm Amazed at how close this is to Onyx. granted I'm no Snus expert yet, but....you could drop these in an onyx tin and convince me they quit useing the black portion bags. perhaps a bit more mellow, subdued... perhaps a bit more salt, but VERY LITTLE more.
the Nic hit is close to others, not as strong as a N&J or even an Onyx, but VERY comperable to like an Ettan or General Original.
in all its a quality product, but its just too close to General original or Onyx IMHO to be overly competitive as a newcomer in the market, at least when marketed next to a better known product at a comperable price. IF PM is testing this Snus as a replacement for its horridly failed Marlboro Snus here in the States, its a winner... but in Sweden I have my doubts about how well it will do. It has a Huge stigma to overcome, and simply reverse enginering an already winning formula isn't gonna cut it.
in a nutshell, try it once, would love to have one of the " older more experienced hands " review it as well just to see how close my tastes are. its nothing near as monumental as the new Jakobsons which i DEARLY LOVE.... IceFruit went STRAIGHT to my #1 fav spot. dear god... you gotta try THAT stuff!!
the can... EASILY the best can, highest quality tin I've seen yet from ANY Snus or manufacturer, the used portion compartment is on the bottom, the lid fits tight, and has a styrene foam insert to help it stay watertight and airtight, in all.... I'm impressed with the tin, but a tin alone won't sell Snus ( at least not more than 1 tin ) so on to the product.
upon opening the tin, I'm struck by how much the smell reminds me of the General Onyx smell, citrus, salt, tobacco
let me insert here, this test was done on the PM 1847 WHITE portions
Smooth, DEFINATELY Swedish Snus and not American, in fact, it hasen't been candied and toned down for the american consumer. This IS swedish Snus made for Swedish Snus consumers.
First taste is of Salt and Lemon, then the Snus " Whang " which i've NEVER been able to describe, but ALL Snus has it, tobacco flavor comes thru pretty mild, dosen't seem to be too runny, I'm Amazed at how close this is to Onyx. granted I'm no Snus expert yet, but....you could drop these in an onyx tin and convince me they quit useing the black portion bags. perhaps a bit more mellow, subdued... perhaps a bit more salt, but VERY LITTLE more.
the Nic hit is close to others, not as strong as a N&J or even an Onyx, but VERY comperable to like an Ettan or General Original.
in all its a quality product, but its just too close to General original or Onyx IMHO to be overly competitive as a newcomer in the market, at least when marketed next to a better known product at a comperable price. IF PM is testing this Snus as a replacement for its horridly failed Marlboro Snus here in the States, its a winner... but in Sweden I have my doubts about how well it will do. It has a Huge stigma to overcome, and simply reverse enginering an already winning formula isn't gonna cut it.
in a nutshell, try it once, would love to have one of the " older more experienced hands " review it as well just to see how close my tastes are. its nothing near as monumental as the new Jakobsons which i DEARLY LOVE.... IceFruit went STRAIGHT to my #1 fav spot. dear god... you gotta try THAT stuff!!
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