NOTE: Phantom and Offroad Original were discontinued in 2020. They were merged into a new product, Offroad Classic. That review is here.
Phantom Classic Portion is a budget snus from V2 Tobacco. I've had some requests for me to revisit it, so I grabbed a can from
SnusMe.com, as it seems to be the only store I could find shipping it to the US. It's probably the cheapest snus I've bought in a while; it was only $1.99 per can! This is an interesting snus. I read on
Northerner.com that this product contains "
herbs and spices in it's tobacco blend, which contributes to a natural feeling and taste. The inspiration comes from an old approach and can be compared to snus that was first made in the 1700s." I don't know about you, but that sounds pretty cool to me. The
flavor description for this snus says "
Phantom Classic Portion has a traditional snus aroma with a slight peppery taste, and with hints of citrus." It comes in an 18g can with 20 portions for 0.9g portions. The nicotine content is 8mg/g (0.8%) which breaks down to 7.2mg/portion.
When you open a can of Phantom Classic Portion, the aroma that comes through is a mild tobacco aroma, a slight herbal quality and a gentle smell of citrus. The portions are full of tobacco and very comfortable in the lip. They're original portions, but not that moist, so the flavor lasts quite a while. The taste is a mild, gentle flavor of tobacco, a light herbal quality, just a little pepper, and a very mild presence of citrus. It's very much in the same category of traditional Swedish Snus, but the flavor is much lighter than you would experience with something like General or LD. The nicotine strength feels to be around the regular strength level, and the flavor lasts around an hour on average!
For me, Phantom is a pretty decent snus. For the price, it's a pretty solid budget offering if you're looking to save a few bucks.
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