I've just received a new consignment of snus. This time, I tried using Northerner again, only I asked them to send it by Swedish Post. I ordered on line, 17:20 on Saturday evening. It was in my local, today, Wednesday! We're realistically looking at a Three Day delivery window there! Sweden to Eire? Ye just can't do better than that! I'm a Very Happy Bunny then.
And, this time, I asked for five 'flavours' which I'd not tried yet ~ as well as a load of my old friend, General ~ Portion, which I know is a big favourite of mine. I've tried three already.
I'm actually prepared to take one out of my mouth a little prematurely, because I'm eager to experience the tastes. But, I really prefer to try one a few times, if I can, before saying what I think about it.
For now though, because Adm and I just happen to have been at the same one ~ and because it's so distinctive ~ I thought I'd give ye our, totally independent of each other, opinions of .....
Ettan Original ~ Portion
I wrote;
Dry. This is the first impression I got from this one. A dry, tobacco taste. I'd have to liken it to smoking Malboro or something similar. I think I've smoked a similar rolling 'baccy. Could it have been Cutters Choice? One of the Golden Virginia clones anyway.
Either way, it's the Most 'Tobacco' tasting snus I've tried, so far. But, it's not a flavour of tobacco I'd want to keep smoking. No more than I ever became a 'Malboro Man'.
Adm says:
" This is a fairly dry portion compared to some of the others - especially the Thunder, which is positively juicy.
The aroma is straight tobacco with light peppery hints
Taste is a very pure tobacco taste. No citrus, bergamot or whatever. To me, it actually tastes a bit like good pipe tobacco smells. Kind of an "old fashioned" taste to it - reminds me of my old Granddad for some reason - he was a pipe smoker, so maybe the smell is the link. A nice simple, quality tobacco taste with pretty low salt. Smooth tasting and lasts a good while. It takes a while to really get going though. The initial taste has a bit of "cigar box" to it if you get my drift, then after 20 mins or so the proper juicy tobacco kicks in.
Definitiely a nice "all day" suns. I think this would go really well if you were walking about outside in the cold for example.
Nicotine: 8mg per Portion "
And, will ye look at that? I swear, my own review was written and committed to Note Pad before I even told Adm I had more in! Yet Dry is the first thing either of us says of this one. Adm has a couple of weeks advantage on me. But perhaps I'm starting to appreciate the subtleties myself better now?
Adm tells me he's just about to get amongst a tub of Nick and Johnny ~ Black Portion. I tried that tonight. I'll say no more. For now .....
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