I found myself in a bit of a flavor conundrum earlier this weekend. I was getting ready to walk out and run some errands and figured I would switch out my hour old portion of Göteborgs Rapé for an another brand. Yet when I took it out I noticed it was longer and thinner than I expected. It dawned on me that it was actually an 01 from Swedish Match. Huh? I figured I would test the situation and put in another 01 for the trip. After I got back I purposely took out the spent portion and rinsed my mouth thoroughly before putting in a Göteborgs Rapé portion. Aha, there is a difference....at least at first. The Göteborgs Rapé has that slight more berry medicinal flavor versus the more herbaceous and less berry of the 01 but after about 20 minutes they seem to end up the same. I am sure many users here will say they see a much bigger difference and that may be due to my noobness and the continued adjustment of my tastes to this type product or maybe since they are made by the same company there is some sharing of materials so to speak.
Yet what it boils down to for me is that from a flavor standpoint these become so similar to my palate that there is no reason for me to keep both in my rotation. The 01 portions are a bit more discreet so I think solely because of this it will remain. Many have said the Göteborgs Rapé no 2 is better so that is in my shopping cart for sure on a future order as is the 02 product.
1 General Mint White Portion
2 Jakobsson's Mint Strong Portion
3 Ettans Portion
4 01 Portion
5 Göteborgs Rapé
6 Thunder Frosted Long+ Portion
7 General White Portion
8 Offroad Frosted Portion
9 General Wintergreen White Portion
10 Oden's Classic Kanel
11 Olde Viking Spearmint
12 Thunder Frosted ES Portion
13 Thunder Coola Extra Stark
This feels almost like heresy but I really did try the Thunder Frosted ES portions again but I just can't hang. The burn is too much and the nic is just too high for me. It is not as bad as the Thunder Coola ES but as you can see they are my bottom two. Yet I must say the Thunder Frosted Long+ portions are growing on me fast. It has less burn and I have been able to coax a bit more flavor out of it. I wish it was 50% more but the size is great and they currently fill that nice spot of discreet and menthol burn when I feel the need. I couldn't use them them as a daily snus but to make a crummy analogy it is kinda like the rubber mallet in my toolbox....I don't need or use it very often but its the right tool for some very specific jobs.
Thanks for reading!
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Vårgårda Skog is a pretty good snus out of JTI.
The Vårgårda tins are pretty cool, and they have neat, modern looking stickers. ...12-03-24, 01:04 PM -
From Swedish Match, and from their updated One Series, here we have ONE Blå White Portion.
The snus comes in white portions containing 1g snus per portion and each can 22g snus in total. The portions are arranged in an attractive star formation in the can and have a slightly wedged shape (like General Onyx) to them making them a comfortable fit under the lip. The can is blue in colour and the artwork gold and white featuring the One Series branding. Upon opening the...14-09-20, 03:41 PM -
ONE Blå White Portion is one of the snus that Swedish Match have updated from their ONE-series with a new design and new portions. It delivers the same tasty flavor inspired by Göteborgs Rapé, a flavor of well-rounded tobacco complemented with tones of juniper and lavender topped with a touch of citrus and wood. A nuanced and well-balanced flavor that is accompanied by a strong and satisfying nicotine kick (13 mg/portion). ...16-05-20, 11:16 AM
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A Swedish orginal enters the chew market.
A mild but flavorful tobacco aromatized with lavender and juniper berries and just a hint of citrus. This characteristic tobacco blend made Göteborgs Rapé into one of the most famous snus brands. ...22-07-20, 06:22 PM -
A Swedish original enters the chew market.
A mild but flavorful tobacco aromatized with lavender and juniper berries and just a hint of citrus. This characteristic tobacco blend made Göteborgs Rapé one of the most famous snus brands. ...07-07-20, 03:08 PM
Try Phantom blue alongside those two. I can send you a tin of los if you want. That is the best example of tha juniper hint heabal snus I have tried.
I agree Mr. M, I don't think the 01 is heavy in it but I imagine some of the same flavor materials that are common to juniper/evergreen/pine cone family if you will of the GR are also found in the herbal/cedar/oak (to use Northerner's descriptions) of the 01. After some of the high notes go away then similar, longer lasting base tastes remain.
Oh and thanks for the offer on the los....I am strictly portion at this point but will venture into los before too long. I may pick up a tin of Phantom Blue portions