I’d recommend trying a variety of different snuffs until you find out what you like. Sure, you’ll end up with some you don’t like, but that’s part of the fun of determining your tastes.
Menthol – Red Bull and Jip! are my absolute favourites. Otto Red Rag is like Red Bull if you prefer to use an in-house brand. These have menthol and eucalyptus, and are my top snuffs, but you might not like them. Other menthols may have or may omit certain elements or be even stronger in the menthol, like Hedges The Snuff.
SP – these remind me of Earl Grey Tea, or natural Swedish Snus, with a bergamot flavour to them. Toque Original or Extra SP are excellent examples, as well as J&H Wilson SP No 99. There’s plenty of others, just look for more “unflavoured” or natural ones.
Flavoured (non-menthol) – there are tons of excellent flavours, from Toque Spanish Gem (think Juicy Fruit gum!) to fruit flavours like Apricot (I didn’t like this one as much, but you may like it!), to more dark coffee flavours like Artisan Dark Rappee or Robusta Rappee (both were good but might be a bit intimidating). Tons of flavours to be had here, you probably know what kind of flavours you prefer, but these may surprise you.
Flavoured (mentholish) – stuff like Otto Raspberry Menthol is really nice, same with Toque Cherry Menthol or Rosinski Alter Friz (although the menthol isn’t very strong in this one)
Basically I would order a small amount (perhaps a tap tin?) or examples from the four main “food groups” I’ve laid out here. This is not an exact science and many snuffs do not fit in one or another category perfectly, and sometimes straddle the line between two or more categories, or create their own category that I haven’t considered in the post. But the important part is finding what you prefer, and note that your tastes may change over time. I started off chasing the menthol until I kind of went too far, and started to appreciate the more natural flavours like SP. I still like menthol, it’s just not my only thing.
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