I find that a snuff spoon (aka paddle) is a bit more foolproof (along with the continental method of doing it off a body part like the back of the hand), as you don’t have to worry about your fingers as much and can concentrate on the nose.  However, there is something to be said for pinching if you get the method right.  I personally have been pinching a lot more.

My FAVOURITE way to take snuff (besides off of a girl, I will try this and report back), is using a South African snuff like Taxi.  They come in plastic containers so you can bend the lid in such a way that you can dip for some snuff, then it makes an almost perfect sniffing surface without very much mess.  I saw it on a documentary about the “dangers” of snuff, they had two maids from South Africa who were snuffing in this method, and it has greatly improved my love of Taxi brand snuff.

I don’t notice a difference in the scent between pinching and the snuff spoon. I mostly notice it in getting stuff on my fingers and underneath of my fingernails when pinching, so using a spoon/paddle is definitely cleaner in that respect.   I had tried going back to pinching and found I was getting it more accurately where I wanted and seemingly less blockages, but this could just be me getting complacent using the snuff spoon.  I’d just try both and see what works best to you, there’s not going to be a best method for everyone.  Apparently in Germany they do it more off of the hand rather than pinching or paddles, it seems like this would be functionally equivalent to using a paddle.

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.

Red Bull is VERY good.  I finished the ones I had on hand and patiently await another couple 7.5g being delivered tomorrow, hopefully! (Monday 19 Dec)

I just mixed some Mullins & Westley Mature Crumbled and Jip! at 3:1 ratio, the recipe called for Jock’s Choice but I went with what I had.  Gonna let it settle and try some tomorrow, the preliminary results were quite good.  Just did some Jip! as I opened a fresh tin, love the stuff… gonna have to get more.  Almost to the point of needing to go economy style, but I can only do so much medicated snuff.

I ended up having a virgin Caesar at a concert I went to, wasn’t too good.  Nice to get the taste of it though, but no veggies or anything were added, wasn’t really feeling it though.  Being at a concert without drinking and smoking weed is a bit like eating cookies with missing ingredients, just doesn’t taste the same.

Oh, and I just made a mixture of Toque Crazy George with J&H Wilson Med. No99, the latter is often a bit too strong so i put less of it in it, around 3:2 ratio, as I think the George could use just a bit of a kick, as the flavour is very interesting.

I hope I get my order tomorrow!  That would be great, it’s super cold here right now so any good news would be welcome.

Been doing a bit of Toque Apricot today, reminds me strongly of Peaches and Cream oatmeal, very creamy!

this thread reminded me of the Dark Rappee which is also really good, lives up to its name.

Of course still doing Jip!  I am certain I got a couple more on my next order.  Along with Aztec and Warm Glow, looking forward to trying them.

Hey Roderick, just so you know the ReCaptcha service seems to not be working correctly, or maybe it just doesn’t like my VPN.  Instead of making me click things, it never pops up and just says failed.  I was only able to log in after disabling my VPN, it didn’t work the first time but let me in after the second attempt.

We don’t have priority shipping to Canada, but there is an option for shipping insurance for $1, do you see that if you pretend to make an order to a US address?

that is really unfortunate though, I thought UPS didn’t usually deliver parcels to PO Boxes?  I’m seeing mixed results when searching for it, one says they do others say they need a street address and will call you if it is directed to a PO Box. Maybe that’s why they messed up?

It’s hard to say, since I rarely just use a single variety in a day. But I don’t think I’m at 10g, probably closer to 4 or even less, even if I’m doing it all day.  I guess I could try to measure how often I do it and estimate volume if I wanted. I will usually do a little vape during the day as well, just to satisfy the mouth movement that I sometimes feel I need.

I found my Toque Cherry Menthol and have been using it a fair bit. Now I need to get some more natural and toast snuffs with my next order. Running low on Natural Toast and Quit! and I’d like to try Original (all Toque) and will get some more McCrystals Smokers Blend which has an amazing hint of bergamot.

eayob, I believe that if they sent it with a courier rather than postal service, you would be guaranteed to have to pay customs duty.

I’ve been pretty lucky (I’m in Alberta), only one order (my first, with a “Bullet” in a bag included) got hit with duty, but my last few orders of the same size have made it through no problem and quite quickly.

Seems to be random enforcement though, I used to order snus and it was fine at first but later it seemed every order was dinged with duty.  Almost makes me think that a customs agent had flagged my address for orders coming from Sweden, but that might just be a bit of paranoia.

Oh interesting, I was thinking mentholated would be more likely to OPEN your sinus, but maybe that’s why I’ve been feeling a bit blocked up especially when sleeping, doing a fair amount of menthol snuff.

I have been doing some neti pots and it helps a lot but is still a bit of an issue.  I’ll try dialing back on the menthol and see if that makes a difference.

Good luck with your lady friend, she might turn her nose up at (lol) snuff, if she’s used to dip/chew.  But it’s worth a shot.

No sorry! I’m from Canada.  I haven’t heard of anyone on the forum who has said they were from Morocco.  Is the government really anti-tobacco?  Do they have high taxes?  That seems to be why the Canadian government is after small shipments of tobacco, just to get their $$$.

Salaam.  It really depends on customs of your country, I’m from Canada and when I would order Swedish snus, it would get through fine at first, but then more and more would get caught by customs, until it was pretty much every time (almost like orders from Sweden to my address were flagged).  Fortunately it would still arrive, just delayed, but would have a large duty put on it to (almost) match the price you’d pay in a store (since Canada has really high tobacco taxes).  Still worth doing because we only have one brand of snus available in stores and that brand is not very good.  With snuff, the first order arrived delayed with a duty almost equal to the value of the snuff, but subsequent orders have arrived quite easily it seems, and fast, with no duty.  The first order had a “bullet” in it, which might have attracted more attention both due to the name and since it isn’t a sealed container.

Sorry I couldn’t fully answer your question, but I wish you the best of luck!

I highly recommend checking out “Simply Snuff” on YouTube, he will frequently tell you the “vitamin N” content of the snuff he reviews (nicotine being a no-no word there I take it).

You can’t really go wrong with Toque Quit or McCrystal’s Smokers for high nicotine, but I haven’t tried the latter.

There’s lots of different flavour profiles, some people like me prefer more menthol, eucalyptus, etc, often called “medicated” snuff, but others like other flavours.  You should try a few different ones if you have the means to.  There’s tons of other flavours such as “toasts” which seem to do the trick for cravings for me and have a smokey type profile.  Just check out Toque’s website for all the different flavours on offer, you could spend a lot of time with just the in-house brands (Toque, Silver Dollar, Artisan, and Toque USA iirc).  You can get a wide variety of fruit flavours if you have a preferred one.  There’s also SPs which have a very interesting flavour that I need to order more of, Simply Snuff will sometimes call a snuff a “Top Banana!” as in his favourites, and Wilsons of Sharrow “Best SP” was one of them, and I agree, very good snuff.

Some things to consider as well are some are a bit more difficult to take than others.  Something like the “Quit!” above or another with a somewhat medium grind is usually the easiest for beginners, while fine ground snuff can be hard to keep in the nose where you want it, and course ground (which are often prized) can present their own issues for newbies.

Best of luck, and if you have any questions feel free to ask us.  Someone should know the answer, hopefully!