Jakobsson's has me seeing green - SnusOn Snus Forum and Community

So I am going to try out Monkey's recommendation and organize the snus I have tried based upon the taste category so to speak and in preference order within the category. If anyone has any suggestions on different/additional categories let me know...dont want to miss something I have yet to try

Now why am I seeing green? Well once again I was surprised by a snus. I ordered a few cans from premiumsnus a week or so back, one of which was Jak's Wintergreen. I have said before, wintergreen has historically not been one of my favorite flavors, I much prefer spearmint or peppermint. But I must say this stuff is good. The wintergreen is strong but not in a sickly sweet way, more sharp and more of a medicinal "green" note which I prefer when talking about wintergreen flavors.

The other thing is a base taste....this is the second Jakobssons snus I have tried but if you gave me a portion and asked which brand name it was I am pretty sure I could guess it right within a minute or two. There is a taste (I am going to say "soapy soda" but that comes off as more negative than I mean it to) that is in Jak's Mint which I have had before and I taste in this Wintergreen too. Not sure which ingredient it comes from but for my taste buds it is a signature taste in these two....gonna have to order some other Jak's versions (Classic, Flader, etc.) to see if I notice it in those as well. Anyway, the wintergreen covers this up better than the mint so for me that is an added plus. I will definitely purchase again since I seem to have plowed through half a can without realizing it already.

So the new lists are below with my current top 5 favorites bolded:

Mint
General Mint White Portion
Jakobsson's Wintergreen Strong Portion
Thunder Frosted Long+ Portion
Jakobsson's Mint Strong Portion
General Wintergreen White Portion
Offroad Frosted Portion
Olde Viking Spearmint
Thunder Frosted ES Portion

Traditional (Lemon/Pepper/Bergamot type
General Onyx
General White Portion

Traditional ("Pure" Tobacco type)
Ettans Portion

Traditional (Berry type)
01 Portion
Göteborgs Rapé

Specialty Flavor
Oden's Classic Kanel
Thunder Coola Extra Stark

I received a small order from premiumsnus last week and have a few more to post so stayed tuned for my thoughts on Grovsnus, Skruf Original, & General OP

Thanks for reading!

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2 comments

#1

sirloot commented

15-06-11, 09:35 PM

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ive never gotten berry flavor from 01 ? perhaps you had it mixed in with something ...

its more of a classic tobacco with hits of cedar maybe ?
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Monkey commented

16-06-11, 05:15 AM

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I find 01 to be a strange bird indeed.....there is a herbal like woodsy thing going on there. Outdoorsy if you will. Different palates will focus on different flavors. I really don't remember it well enough to give a definitive opinion but I only got one can and never again.

List looks good....now fill out those other categories!!!!!

You might want to do it on an excel spreadsheet and make a new sheet as you change your favorites to track your taste changes.....but that is way out of my realm....I did it on a scrap of paper. And I lost it.