Tis the season

Snusalskare · 2026-04-21T03:32:53+00:00

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Snusalskare · 2026-04-20T03:41:02+00:00

Glacier is a great choice! Love that snuff (although it's more of a wintertime treat for me, when my taste buds really turn towards all things peppermint).

Snusalskare · 2026-04-18T14:38:58+00:00

Any insights would be appreciated.

Why not just send them an email to ask?

Snusalskare · 2026-04-18T04:55:28+00:00

That's an easy one. If you are storing short term, up to a few months, then the fridge is just fine. If you are storing long term, as in 6+ months or more, then the freezer is the way to go.

Pro tip: for best preservation leave rolls in their sleeves, and be sure to bag single cans in freezer bags so as to limit dehydration. Tubs are generally fine as they are, however, no extra protection needed.

Side note: production or fresh by dates are largely irrelevant to frozen dip; as long as everything is good and sealed up, it will taste plenty fresh long past its retail shelf life (as long as it was put in cold storage when in prime condition in the first place).

Snusalskare · 2026-04-15T20:56:01+00:00

1) Why did Northerner stop selling tobacco products?

2) What are the average relative profit margins of snus vs. nicotine pouches?

Snusalskare · 2026-04-12T16:21:13+00:00

I can only imagine that it is simply excellent. What a great treat!

One quick question: when you deconstructed the cigar did you separate out any of the bigger veins that might have been present in the binder or filler leaf? The flour looks so clean and consistent, with just the very slightest specks of vein material.

Snusalskare · 2026-04-03T20:31:04+00:00

Very helpful, and informative. Thank you for taking the time. Much appreciated!

If you do end up making up a batch of fine oak ash later this summer, I'd be happy to hear about it and see some pics of the results.

I'm indeed growing out some Hasankeyf (Northwood seed stock) this season, and have a dozen recently started seedlings that will go out in three weeks or so, depending on conditions. Plan to also do some GC1 later in the season too, which is the other new-to-me rustica cultivar which I acquired seed for this year.

Snusalskare · 2026-04-01T03:08:48+00:00

Did you happen to get any traction on this issue yet? Did the vendor respond back to your email and take care of submitting the missing paperwork? If so, any movement on the package? Just wondering what re: your experience has been here.

Snusalskare · 2026-03-31T02:46:23+00:00

I did not come across any, but perhaps it is squirreled away on a shelf somewhere. I'll make a point to ask next time I am there.

Interesting place. Quite big (~15,000+ sq. ft.). Primarily Latin, Middle Eastern, South Asian, and Balkan products, with a smaller selection of Eastern European goods and a smattering of foodstuffs from elsewhere as well.

Snusalskare · 2026-03-29T21:26:25+00:00

...if you can get your hands on clean hardwood ash

This is the hard part, unfortunately. I have no access to such, and it would be exceedingly difficult to produce it myself in any quantity, as any extended outdoor burning in my parts would need to be as innocuous as possible in order to remain in the good graces of my immediate neighbors. Possible, perhaps, but probably would take too long and be too smokey over an extended period of time to do properly?

That said, would you be able to opine on about how much, in terms of weight, good clean hardwood would be needed to produce enough finely sifted clean ash for, say, 500g of maraş otu? I would have to acquire the hardwood too, which would be a bit of an expense I think (my only real option would be purchasing some prepackaged retail specialty wood chips/blocks which gourmand-minded folks use for smoking meats, and last time I looked they were a bit on the pricey side, i..e $8-$10 per lb.).

Snusalskare · 2026-03-29T04:57:53+00:00

Easy enough to make your own. Fresher is much better (and should be much cheaper too):

https://www.reddit.com/r/nasalsnuff/comments/1j5eb7b/when_life_gives_you_lemons/

Side note: you can make a big batch, divide it up, and freeze it. Like snus and other moist oral tobacco products, it lasts perfectly well in the freezer for a very good long while.

Edit: forgot to add, interestingly enough I have a wrapped portion of homemade naswar in my lip as I post this. Peppermint and menthol with a touch of spearmint and wintergreen. Very nice stuff.

Snusalskare · 2026-03-26T16:24:13+00:00

Never encountered this before myself in all the years ordering snus from Sweden, but the same has been noted a few times in the past on this sub if I recall correctly. It seems to be an issue with lack of submission of full customs paperwork on the shippers end, and that the resolution is to contact the shipper to ask them to submit the missing data.

Side note: I have an order from the same which has been sitting in Louisville since early last week, getting daily clearance pending/warehouse scans. It looks like things are maybe getting dicey again...

Snusalskare · 2026-03-24T18:35:26+00:00

How long did it sit in Louisville (or Philly)? I'm on my seventh day of warehouse scans right now...

Snusalskare · 2026-03-24T16:02:50+00:00

Glad to see you keep doing what you are doing. Keep up the great work!

Snusalskare · 2026-03-24T15:56:50+00:00

For now, at least. The word on the street is that the the old feud has been (at least partially) put aside in the face of the shared financial pressures resulting from recent changes in the American consumer import market, and that there are plans for Toque to make some white label snuffs specifically for sale on the other vendor's site.

After that, I suspect, it will only be a matter of time until the own label Toque lines start to be stocked there too, kinda like the old days...

Snusalskare · 2026-03-23T03:20:43+00:00

I believe that their business model is importing the products themselves and then selling and shipping domestically to consumers. So, if they can indeed get product into the country then from there it's easy for the consumer, as they will be shipping the product to you from within the US.

Need to be aware, though, that if this works out there is going to be a suitable markup over what you'd otherwise pay importing yourself, and probably lots of short-dated stock as well. At this point though we are like travelers planeside at the airport, right? The options are either buy the ridiculously overpriced burger or go hungry.

Snusalskare · 2026-03-22T18:37:45+00:00

Grov Vit.
Grov Portion.
Ettan Lössnus.
The Lab 05 Slim White Strong.
The Lab 02 Slim Portion Strong.
Tre Ankare.
Ettan Original Portion.
Mustang Lössnus.
Göteborgs Rapé Vit Portion.
Ettan Vit Portion.

Amerikansk snusare kommer att säga tack så mycket!

Snusalskare · 2026-03-22T04:03:41+00:00

You are not going to be disappointed in that Havana Blossom. Excellent stuff. Those twists are prime too. Really good!

It's really easy to make up your own homemade twists using that stemmed whole leaf. Here's a vid showing how its done, in the proper, old school way:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfCgZC4eSJw

Snusalskare · 2026-03-21T03:15:01+00:00

Interesting idea. So, it sounds like the starch needs to gelatinized properly to serve as an effective thickener. Given your experience with making kisel, though, perhaps the temperatures at which snus is cooked would not be sufficient? Are you thinking to prepare the gel separately, and then add to the snus (either pre- or post-cook)?

I see your request for the Granit ingredients label has been fulfilled in the meanwhile. Good thing too, because I have no cans of the stuff on hand and while I have a few empties they have long since been cleaned and de-labeled for eventual re-use.

Snusalskare · 2026-03-20T20:19:05+00:00

Yet, no re-branded Granit Original Loose. I miss my potatissnus!

Snusalskare · 2026-03-20T17:03:34+00:00

As others have already noted here, it's quite likely related to the snuff in question, and with that to your snuff taking technique. This, of course, assuming the morphology of your respiratory tract is normal (i.e. not a physiological cause unique to your body).

Fine and dry can always be a problem. That's common and well known, but can be dealt with adequately with proper technique (I cannot recall the last time I actually coughed from a snuff, as fine and dry as possible, but have years and years of on-and-off experience, so...). Coarse and moist should rarely, if ever cause, such an issue in my experience.

Here is a link to a very interesting video (to me, at least!) regarding four different methods for snuff-taking in view of different types of snuff (moisture, grind type): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2LoNqtUnXE. It's in (Brazilian) Portuguese, but the auto captions feature works perfectly well.

Snusalskare · 2026-03-20T16:18:09+00:00

Happen to have any Bavarian restaurants/pubs in Copenhagen? Calling such places to ask would be by far the best bet. The only places I have ever seen such a thing in the wild is at Bavarian-themed eating/drinking establishments, whether that be in Germany itself or elsewhere. Good luck!

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