Prepare yourself. Today, we are doing an actual snus review. Yes, this is a new snus product, one that contains tobacco. I know, this is exciting. And surprising! I was browsing
Snus24.com the other day and saw this and was like wait, that's new snus! In 2023, we don't see a lot of new snus products anymore. Mostly we see more and more all white, tobacco-free nicotine pouches. So, when a new snus comes out, it is something to celebrate, because it often feels like we snus folk have been forgotten! Today we're checking out a product called
Vårgårda Bär, a new one in the Vårgårda made by Nordic Snus in Sweden. Bär, of course, translating to "berry". Nordic Snus was formerly known as JTI Sweden, and is the manufacturer of one of my favorite lines -
LD Snus! This line is described like this: "
With inspiration from the Nordic nature and the world of gastronomy, Vårgårda has created its world of taste."
For Vårgårda Bär, the
flavor description says, "Vårgårda Bär is a white portion that has a bright and spicy tobacco character with a clear element of red ripe forest berries and a hint of elder". Each can weighs in at 20 grams, and contains 20 portions, weighing 1 gram each. The nicotine content is 10mg/g (1.0%). With 1 gram portions, no need to do any math, that's easily 10mg/portion! These come in the white portion format, and seem to be a different material (from looking at them) compared to other LD/Nordic Snus/JTI white portion products I've had before. Now, without further ado, let's talk about this snus!
Opening up the can, I encounter a nice dark berry aroma. It's not super sweet, and it's accompanied by a rich tobacco presence from the background. The portions are quite nice. They're soft, comfortable, and have a pretty quick release of flavor. They're also quite full and plump due to the 1 gram pouch weight. The flavor is quite good. If you've had Swedish Match's
One Red before, you'll like this one, because it's pretty similar. There is a rich, dark berry taste. It's lightly sweet, and gentle in nature. The berry is accompanied by a present, earthy tobacco taste and a slight spice. The nicotine strength is great; it hits right at the regular level and has a steady, smooth delivery. The flavor hangs out about an hour, on average!
Rating and Final Thoughts
This was a pretty tasty snus! It reminded me a lot of One Red, but seemingly a little more gentle, with more tobacco character. I rated this one at 3.58/5. This is definitely one I would re-order, and use again. I also want to give props to Nordic Snus for making new snus products in a world where people aren't making those anymore. In short, Vårgårda Bär is awesome, go get yourself some.
Also, thanks to Mrs. Snubie for helping out with photos for this article. You can check out her snus photos she does for me, here, on Instagram.
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