Oden's Licorice and Nord 66 Nordic Breeze: Weird sand-like tactile sensation?

[nicotine]

In my last order I got two brands of licorice-flavored snus just for something different: Oden's original licorice and Nord 66 Nordic Breeze. The taste isn't really bad, but I'm a little curious about the mouthfeel that I get from both of these. I'll put a portion of either of these in for around 30 minutes, but during that time while I'm talking or whatever, I'll notice that when my teeth rub against one another, I get this sensation (and sound) as if I had very fine bits of sand between my teeth. They're made by two entirely different companies, with the only thing in common as far as I can tell is that they contain licorice flavoring. While I'm sure it's harmless, it somewhat turns my stomach, knowing that I'm swallowing whatever it is that's causing it.

The portions themselves look like any other portion with nothing that would lead me to believe there's something contaminating the batch, although I haven't ripped either of them apart to see what could be causing it. Could it be stray salt crystals or something? Has anyone else experienced what I'm talking about?

I won't be ordering either of these again--not because of this, necessarily, but because SnusCentral stopped carrying Oden's Licorice, and I'm not too keen on the Nord 66 flavor after having gone through a few portions, but I'm still curious as I have a few cans left of each.

Comments?

Oh, and the obligatory... OMFG Is there FIBERGLASS in my SNUS?!

[Zubenelgenubi]

I haven´t tried Odens licorize, but on my last order, I got Nord 66 Nordic Breeze and I haven´t had that feeling, anyway, I still have some portions left, I will check this...

[nicotine]

I've also noticed that since I've been using the Nordic Breeze exclusively since last night, the area where I put the portions is rather dry and irritated. My throat feels dry when I swallow the little amounts of juice, too. Oh well. If I die from some allergic reaction, you guys can have the rest of my snus.

[lxskllr]

V2 portions used to have a gritty texture. Like having salt in your mouth that was resistant to dissolving. I haven't had them since 2008, so they may have fixed it, but it wasn't my favorite sensation.

[halocog]

I've also noticed that since I've been using the Nordic Breeze exclusively since last night, the area where I put the portions is rather dry and irritated. My throat feels dry when I swallow the little amounts of juice, too. Oh well. If I die from some allergic reaction, you guys can have the rest of my snus.

I get this with larkits snus. Probably some natural numbing effect or something. I'm not crazy about anything lakrits/licorice at all, and I was just out of regular snus lol.

[Thunder_Snus]

I've also noticed that since I've been using the Nordic Breeze exclusively since last night, the area where I put the portions is rather dry and irritated. My throat feels dry when I swallow the little amounts of juice, too. Oh well. If I die from some allergic reaction, you guys can have the rest of my snus.

Probably not so much an allergic reaction as it is an irritation. The gritty bit is probably just undisolved salt (or even something gritty you ate) moving around. If it is causing the irritation I'd reccomend not using it after its gone especially since you dont like it. I have a strange reaction to eating salt & vinegar chips. My lips will go dry and peel off in huge chunks so i had to give them up.....but they are so tasty.

[Tristik]

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I haven't tried Oden's Licorice for awhile, but I don't recall any odd feelings. I recently tried the Nordic Breeze and they didn't feel any different than a normal portion to me either.
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[squeezyjohn]

Just wait until they make the Oral Fireworks version!