Personal tastes compared

[Raymond]

So far....
and all loose
Gustavus, Skruf, LD, Knox
Nick & Jhonny, Gotebourges Rape, Level, Diplomat
General, RL, Ettan, Roots Pilsner

I have to put Offroad Liquorice in a seperate category, 'cause it's good when I'm in the mood.

Got some more sampling to do, so my list will probably change.

[capkanada]

Hmm... haven't posted mine yet.

Though, admittedly, I haven't tried that many varieties, for the ones that I have tried, here goes (portion unless otherwise specified.):

General (Silver, Original), Nick & Johnny (heck, this one needs an extra smiley... ), Offroad Cranberry Strong, Skruf Stark (Lös)

Granit (maxi/regular), Röda Lacket, Tre Ankare

Level (o. m. g. soooo terrible...), Gustavus Classic

I'm pretty sure that's all of the varieties that I've tried. I plan on trying some other ones soon, though. :wink:

[jkou]

General & Gustavus Original (Lös)

Röda Lacket & Ettan (Lös)

Göteborgs Prima Fint and Rapè & Grovsnus (Lös)

[standfast]

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[riff]

Well, here's to the evolution of tastes!

When I first started, I used almost only white mini portions, but have branched out into los snus. I still don't feel comfortable using los in public! But I now have a much wider variety to enjoy in private!

Portion:
Nick and Johnny, Wise Citrus, Skruf tranbar, Catch dry licorice, Mocca mint

Catch coffee vanilla, catch cassis menthol

Los:
Nick and Johnny, Roda, Roots licorice lime, Offroad licorice (this is so sweet I think of it as "dessert" snus!), Probe whiskey

:? Gustavus Original loose, Gotland Grey


Now I am waiting to try Skruf Stark los, as well as all the other Offraod varieties! :P

[cafc]

Hi there. I tested out a bunch of brands when I started snusing, but I've settled exlusively on Nick & Johnny, alternating between loose and portion. The portion, certainly, is the most consistently satisfying I've tried - and I'd pretty much given up on portion before N&J.

[nzkiwi]

lucky strike, gote's no 1 and roda are my favorites. L.D original, kronan and granit are very good for the price.

[Master Chief]

k, thx guys

[phish]

im still dying to get my hands on nick and johnny, but i dont want to waste money on a snus brand that i might not like. can anyone say for sure if its a good one?

I don't think it is anything special although the flavour is nice. I think it is popular because it is strong but I don't want to up my resistances to nicotine by getting used to a strong snus.

[Craig de Tering]

I haven't tried it myself yet (have an other own favorite of mine) but everybody else who's tried it, goes all weak in the knees for it. It's that good.

[Master Chief]

im a big fan of lucky strike, in my opinion it is one of the better snus brands
ive also had roda lacket, ettan and goteborgs rape, and of those three, i gotta say that ettan is the better snus
im still dying to get my hands on nick and johnny, but i dont want to waste money on a snus brand that i might not like. can anyone say for sure if its a good one?

[nj]

I usually prefer Skruf portion.

Skruf, General, Genaral Onyx, GrovSnus , (all portion)

Gustavus, Diplomat, Nick and Johnny (all portion)

Granit , Prince, Lucky Strike, Røda Lacket, Ettan (all portion)

[carotevi]

For me Grovsnus which i used for about a year is pure tobacco but skruf stark having bergamot and rose oil in it it seems like it would have some kind of taste. i need to try some skruf stark loose. Right now N&J loose is tops in my book. I like it better than any regular or strong snus.

[Zero]

hah, well you're right, I concede. I've been using nothing but skruf stark for the past few months so I guess the flavour has just become null for me, it just tastes stark to me :lol: Still, obviously, one of my favourites 8) I'd say that bergamot is a great flavour, mind you. Earl Grey tea is fantastic!

[chainsnuser]

Skruf stark is a pure-tobacco snus - no added flavours so it's pretty plain. The fact that it's extra strong gives it more of a taste of just "potent" rather than so much a tobacco taste. Not the tastiest snus, for sure, but it's got kick. Nick and Johnny has a nicer flavour for a strong snus, I think.

In contrast to Zero, I would like to say, that Skruf Stark really has a strong taste of soda and nicotine, but the main flavor, I think, is just as advertised: rose oil and bergamot.

Bergamot is a citrus fruit and a main ingredient of Eau de Cologne. I'm no real Eau de Cologne fan myself. I use it only to let small wounds heal a bit faster, which is for what the stuff originally was invented, during the Napoleonian wars. In the following, long period of peace, the manufacturers changed their "marketing strategy" and began to sell Eau de Cologne as a perfume. No joke!

Rose oil may also be uncommon to the most of us, but I come from a city, that has one of the largest rose breedings in the world in our municipal park. So, such unusual gifts, as "rose-liqueur" are sometimes given away for free by our municipal administration.

To make it short: bergamot doesn't smell too good and - believe me - one glass of rose liqueur was enough for my whole life, but the combination, as found in Skruf Stark, is just brilliant - it works for me!

Also, after about two hours, Skruf Stark Portions develope the finest pure tobacco taste, I ever got to know and at that point they still deliver enough nicotine for at least another hour.

Highly recommended, though Skruf Stark may surely not be everyone's favorite.

Cheers!