Personal tastes compared

[eli]

The ever-growing list... frequently updated..
I keep six rolls in the freezer at all times, the current six are:
Lucky Strike Original Portion
Nick and Johnny Original Portion
Gotland Gul Portion
Jakobsson's Portion
Granit Los
Skruf Stark Los

currently there's a 7th, but it's something special..
Montechristo Los

Portions:
:
Nick and Johnny - This stuff is pure awesome in a pouch
Gotlandssnus Yellow - Nice mellow sweetness, good flavor, great daily portion.
Lucky Strike Original - Tasty without overdoing it, a real "every day" snus.
Röda Lacket White Portion - Excellent flavor, best white portion I've tried.
General Onyx - Took me a while but this one really grew on me by about the 10th portion or so, by the time my tin was empty I was sad to see it go.
Jackobsson's Classic - Great for the first hour, then the second is pure bliss, top notch.

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Knox Portion - Great everyday portion snus, sweeter than the Lucky strike.
Goteborgs Rape White Portion - Hey, it's like Martini-Snus... good but not every day.
Jakobsson's Icefruit - A very interesting flavor, really excellent but just not an "every day" for me. Nice in the morning, very cool mint.
Grovsnus Original portion - Solid rich tobacco flavor, nothing exceptional but nothing at all bad.
Retro Original Portion - Very similar in taste to Grov Portion.
Ettan Original Portion - Would be a bit higher if the flavor lasted a bit longer seems run out fairly quick.
Skruf Strong Portion - A great nic hit but sacrificing some in the flavor department, i find Knox has a better flavor.
General Original Portion - Solid all around, nothing unpleasant, nothing extraordinary.

:? :
Tre Ankre White Mini - just kinda "meh"
LD White Portion - A solid white with nothing offensive about it, nothing remarkable either.
Kronan White Portion - About on par with LD White.
Goteborgs Rape #2 White Portion - A little too tart and fruity for me.


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Phantom Classic - Just horrid.
Catch Dry Cassis Menthol - Maybe it was the sourness that pulled me off this one, maybe it's the fact that my penis felt smaller while this thing was in my mouth...
Skruf Cranberry - I find the cranberry flavor off-putting, this may just be my trending away from strongly "flavored" snus.
Elyxr Peppermint - The highly artificial peppermint wears out after about 5-10 minutes and turns into absolue dirt, just horrible.
Loose:

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Skruf Stark Los: Absolutley delicious, if a bit "purfume" in character. Strong in nicotine but I've not noticed excessive "burn", top notch.
Montechristo los: Despite the small cans, high price, and "iffy" availability this one is all around win. A strong pleasant taste.
Granit Los - A good stright-forward snus for everyday enjoyment.
Roda Lacket Los - A very pleasent, slightly sweet flavor.
Grovsnus Los - Rich, deep tobacco with a mild sweetness. "lish.

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Gotlandssnus Gul los - Great flavor, the exceptionally coarse grind is the only thing holding it back.
Ettan - A good straight forward Tobacco-snus.
General - A good everyday snus, I'd rather have a General Onyx portion than a pris of general los though. I'm giving this one a second try.
Goteborgs Prima Fint - The mild sweetness underlying a pleasant tobacco taste makes this one a winner, however if kept in the mouth too long it does begin to get a bit of a bitter edge. Going to give this one a second try as well.
Probe Loose - Sweet but not overly so. Nothing to complain about, I'd just prefer something from the above list over Probe.
Knox Los - Tasty but a bit harsh on the gums for me (maybe it's just this can will have to give a second can a try).
Goteborgs Rape Los - Not as strong in flavor as the portions, but not bad.

[Z480]

I can't really list any favorite portions, since I just started trying them today, but here's my list for loose:

:twisted:
Skruf stark (made of pure win)
Grov
Granit
Knox

:x
Ettan (runs too much)
Roda Lacket (tastes great, but pickles my lip)
Probe (tastes weird)

There are still a bunch of brands I haven't tried, though, so the list might change...

[Rick James]

Here's my top-3:

1. General
2. Ettan
3. Göteborgs Rapé

Personally I don't like LD much, didn't feel good in my lip

[aika]

: GrovSnus, Roda Laket

General, Tre Ankare (although the more I used it the less I enjoyed it.. then again it was my first brand and I was using GrovSnus at the same time), Catch Licorish (great with Jagermeister btw)

:? Gotebergs Rape (enjoy the flavor, hate the headache), Ettan (tasted good at first but as time went on tasted like smoked boot)

:evil: Catch Eucalyptus (this stuff tastes like vapor rub)

[Tony]

: Any grov, nick and johnny (los and portion), skruf stark portion, roda lacket (los and portion), ettan portions

goteborgs rape, lucky strike portion, general (los and portion)

:? goteborgs rape2

:evil: kronan, offroad

[panamaniac]

All portions, just recently started to tried loose

Gottenborg
Roda lacket
Tre ankare
General Onyx

[waifl]

I dig:

Los:

1. Skruf Stark
2. Ettan
3. General

Portions:

1. LD Black
2. Skruf Tranbar

Everything Offroad sucks, except for Cranberry los once in a blue moon.

[sampotho]

Here are my favourites 8)

Lös:

1. Röda Lacket
2. Skruf extra stark
3. Göteborgs rape

Portion:

1. Skruf extra stark
2. Nick & Johnny
3. Granit

[Mariner]

Mariner: Go hassle your local Deli DeLuca or 7-11. They should have Montecristo portion in their required listing. Deli Deluca has the Romeo y Julieta as well.

Thanks, good to know. Actually, I bought a can of Montecristo portion at a tobacconist the other day. I have one in my lip right now. It's pretty good, I think, although I still can't stand when it starts to run.

I need to get more into lös, I think, as I have had no icky feelings with General lös, even after having the same pris in for a couple of hours and bits and pieces start migrating from the pris onto my tongue. :P

All in all, Montecristo portion is certainly one of the good ones for me. Updating post accordingly.

[aj01]

Montecristo in Norway

Mariner: Go hassle your local Deli DeLuca or 7-11. They should have Montecristo portion in their required listing. Deli Deluca has the Romeo y Julieta as well.

[The Wolf]

I've been enjoying pretty minor selection of different brands so my list is what it is. I've found the ones I absolutely love, though.

Röda Lacket, Ettan
Göteborg's Rapé, General Onyx (black portion)
:| Ettan (white portion), Göteborg's Rapé (white portion)

Haven't had any bad brands so far but portions aren'y my cup of tea except for General Onyx. I've had one portion of Nick and Johnny which was pretty good, but can't put it anywhore above since it's been sooooo long I've had it. Sure I've tried many more brands than mentioned above, but can't quite remember them. Also I can't remember how General's lös was. Good I'd expect.

[Smarvy]

OK, I've been wanting to post in this thread for a while, but I've been forcing myself to wait until I've tried most of the snus available (that I'm remotely interested in). So, here goes:

General, Skruf Stark, Gotlands Yellow, Gustavus, Kronan, Knox

:P Granit, Grov, Landströms, Gellivare, N&J, Luckies, Julesnus

Göteborgs Rapé,

Ettan,

I know I'm missing a bunch. Not sure why I don't like Ettan either, just don't.

[Skadelphius]

favs

finally tried enough different kinds to post a tenative list of my favorites (theyre all portion):

Ettan, General (i think i liked it a lot, been awhile), Nick and Johnny stark, Gotesborgs Rape White

Skruf stark, Grovsnus

:? Offroad cranberry stark (stuff was crazy!), Level, Kronan, Skruf

:x Phantom

[victoryredchevy]

In reference to my previous post, I really ended up thinking N&J was just OK, not great. I tried the Gotland yellow portion and really liked it. Very balanced. The aroma is strong and misleading to the flavor. It's very subtle and pleasant tasting. The scent reminds me of Knox portion, but the taste is much different. I can see myself using it much more often. I've also tried the LD Black. It smells like a can of liquorice, basically. The taste was suprisingly subtle, though. I'm not a big liquorice fan, but I do like these.

[victoryredchevy]

Tried some new brands

Got another order in today. Got my usual Luckys. I've got a portion of Nick and Johnny in right now and so far, I like it. It reminds me of a concoction of General and Roda Lacket. It has a citrusy-spicy character and a sweet-salmiak character, too. I'm feeling the stark kick right now, also. I'm anxious to try the Gotlands Yellow. I opened, since it isn't sealed like most, to catch a wiff and found it does smell quite different than other snuses. I also threw in a tin of LD Black. I could smell the salmiak aroma through the unopened tin. Smells good. My tin of los was General, as usual. I love it. Although, I am disappointed that the lid had a hole in it like the first tin of General los did that I ordered several months ago. I'll probably use it anyway. I may hit up Buysnus for another tin, to help cope with my loss :wink:.