tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283007110374260195.post8121072280000523036..comments2024-03-28T07:13:34.356-05:00Comments on Snubie.com: Crafted Snus: Whisky (Old Reviews). 30 October 2015.Chad Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07381941691162238693noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283007110374260195.post-28467148276880594922015-10-30T22:47:52.967-05:002015-10-30T22:47:52.967-05:00Chad,
Excellent, excellent, excellent! I watched y...Chad,<br />Excellent, excellent, excellent! I watched your review of Osterlansnus last night on their website. Obviously the whole site is in Swedish but they had your's and Nash's reviews on it. They must get a kick out of watching these Americans interpret their creations. And I'm sure they appreciate your passion. I sure do. A couple questions for you: Found your own old Copenhagen Natural Long Cut review on Youtube last night. I enjoyed watching that too. I am a Copenhagen dipper that would probably totally go to snus if it were readily available & especially if we had access to to these newer small batch snus products. Fast forwarding four years, what is your take on Copenhagen now? I am especially interested in your opinion on Copenhagen Long Cut, Natural Extra LC and Copenhagen Whiskey and Cope Whiskey Blend, if you've tried any of those more recently. How do they stack up against these newer small batch snuses? The small batch snuses seem to be getting back to a more tobacco-oriented taste and/or whiskey blend, which are my favorite pairing with smokeless products. I am very concerned about manufacturing practices and TSNA levels in American dip as well as quality issues. My first go-round in snus was in about 2011, right before PACT Act kicked in. I was able to try Roda Lacket, General, Grov los, Probe los and several Gotlandssnus in their regular portion, los licorice and portion licorice. This was shortly after I picked up dipping which I still do lightly and usually only after a good meal. In that timeframe I came away very disappointed with my snus experience. I found snus, in comparison to Copenhagen, to be relatively tasteless, the loose products to come across like Play-doe and the portions to take forever to get flavor. In that time I found Probe to be so-so, Grov the same & the rest was sorta, "bleh." That order lasted me forever & based on the limited amount of my smokeless use, that was enough. As I sampled various Copenhagen products, I really found what I thought a smokeless product should be, salty, smokey, tobacco-ey, etc. Because I am such a light user of these products I find the Cope nic-hits are more than I can stand, the long cuts, while delicious, get all over my mouth and finally there is the relatively high-TSNA level though Dr. Rodu has somewhat alleviated my concern about this as Copenhagen products still have relatively low TSNA levels compared to 1980's/1990's levels and in general, though not as low as Swedish snus. A few weeks ago I stumbled upon some General portion and while the bergamot is real tough for me to deal with, I am sensing the superiority of Swedish snus in smoothness, even nic release, full-bodied tobacco flavor (under the bergamot) and safety in statistically insignificant levels of TSNA's. So... for Christmas this year I am going to eat the PACT tax and gift myself an order from Snus Central. Based on your reviews I am going to pick up some Ettan, Gotebergs Prima Fint, Grov, Probe, Islay, possibly Skruf Ecological and some of this Craft Whisky you have reviewed today. If at all possible I am going to try to get some Osterlansnun as that sounds like it could become my replacement for Copenhagen. With that said I think Copenhagen is an excellent product. Their LC regular is the nectar of the Gods and Southern Blend, Whiskey and Cope Whiskey Blend, with a cup of coffee in the morning or at night, is supernal. Would you please comment on the Cope/snus tobacco flavor divide, whether or not you ever use Cope/Copenhagen now and your view on this matter. I know that's a lot but would love your opinion on this. Thank you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com