I Made a Snus?

[Monkey]

Alright. I took it out of the jar and kneaded it for about five minutes and it greatly improved the texture and the flavor. For a first batch I’m happy, I know what I want to mess with for flavor in the recipe. Also got a couple small whole leaf orders coming in for my next batch to taste some recommended blends here in this forum.

Overall, it’s a little too sweet and has a bitter aftertaste that I think I can remedy on my next batch…so here’s to another rabbit hole to get lost in lol.

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Follow the white rabbit, Neo. You are the one to save snuskind. We are all counting on you.

[Monkey]

Batch one has been binned. No saving it, too much PG/VG and licorice root made it sickly sweet, and using only burley made it bitter.

Batch 2 came out better but it is very cigar like. Like chewing on the end of a dark cigar. I like it, but not all day…looking for a slightly milder base using the cigar leaf as a condiment.

I will use this batch in rotation though so it may be a bit before I get to batch 3.

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If at first you don't succeed.....order some snus.

[Monkey]

If at first you don't succeed.....order some snus.

Not going to stop ordering, just working on my latest hobby.

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Not going to stop ordering, just working on my latest hobby.

Havent bought baccy and played chemistry, but was thinking of adding vanilla extract to a plain Los like Prima to see what happens. Vanilla Extract is going on the next buy list.

Btw, where you buy your PG/VG flavoring I take it?

[Monkey]

I got a 60/40 food grade pg/veg blend from Amazon, and I use baker’s extracts. The flavors aren’t as strong as an essential oil, once I run these out I’ll do some more searching for something else.

[Monkey]

Batch three is an attempt at a Skruf clone. Good rose and bergamot, and I feel I nailed down the tobacco base blend I like. I did make it with 40% cognac and wasn’t going to flavor it, but the cognac did not come through as a flavor. I am concerned that if I want an alcohol themed snus I will have to add the alcohol post cook and let it evaporate , with a potential for a small alcohol percent in the final product.

Batch 3 still needs another two weeks of maturing with the flavors in it but I do think it is good as it is now. Generally maturing for 2 weeks is sufficient IME but in my last batch at the 4 week mark was where it really settled down into the final form, at least for me.

Last night I did the same batch (batch 4) using all water and although the cognac influenced the flavor of the recipe, I like my percentages in a water only batch, and the preliminary data is showing that as this matures it will be a good candidate for the elusive Gotland Gul clone. I think the tobacco blend will mature into something very reminiscent of the Gotlandsnus tobacco base and give those darker notes to the bergamot lift.

as I remember, when Jimmy was active on this for him, he stated that the only flavoring added to the Gul was bergamot, and stated their tobacco blend was a major contributor to the overall flavor profile.

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Monkey Your Skruf clone sounds delicions