Gotlandssnus Anis (Grey) Loose Discontinued 20120901

[whalen]

Kind of hard to figure this out really, the gul was a spectacular product, and my sample of green was to die for, the cinnamon sample was lovely. I have no love at all for Jakobssons, well maybe the Flader.

[Ripantuck]

Actually, i think your company has done a superb job with the strong portions designed to appeal to the American market and also love your regular portions (except i have never been tempted to try Ice Fruit). But that doesn't mean that you should completely abandon what may be the most respected lineup of los snus in the business. Doing a special run of one or two of your respected los flavors each year will add prestige to your company and I bet they will sell out within a couple months. I vote to start with Flader.

[Monkey]

I will chime in for a moment and then go back to my corner and be quiet again.

I love Gotlandssnus Yellow los. Best snus ever. Only tobacco product I would and did use for a year and a half until it was discontinued. The flavor is sublime. I don't have words to describe how good it is....and my stash has finally been used up (last can on my birthday thos year)

Runners up? Plain, Flader, Anise and Smoky Cinnamon los. All delicious.

I could live on a rotation of Gotlandssnus los. Jimmy has a way with flavoring los snus. Perfect.

He puts his ass out here every time his company makes a decision that five of us flip out over, a bunch more get mad and the rest of us go "Oh, another discontinued snus. I feel bad for those of you that liked it."

And Jimmy usually gets his ass reamed out for q couple of pages.

As for me, I loved and lost. I have been choking my way through a roll of Skruf los (that has been in my freezer for almost a year) and after that I probably won't buy more snus...because every time I take a pris I miss my gul.

I keep coming back here to see if maybe someone is making a bergamot los without smoke flavor...but the masses are speaking....and they arent speaking my language and finally, I am OK with that.

Now, after seeing what can and will happen within the eclectic fringe tobacco world I am sure to be stocking up on pounds of
snuff...and I sure am putting up a mighty deep cellar of snuff. I refuse to quit tobacco, and I refuse to try and chase my favorite snus. I will take what I can get and move on.

Jimmy, I will always respect your skill as a snus maker and a blender of flavor that made me content...and your ability to take our shit when you bring us the tough news...well, at least that part is over.

[Roo]

Yeah it doesn't matter how hard some of us beat off to Gotlands Gul, what matters to Jimmy is whether or not they are making money. If the Swedes don't like it anymore then it is their obligation to sell what sells. Even if the members of snuson buy 100 rolls in 2013, after the overhead that equates to almost nothing; a few days' pay if that. I agree that it should be a seasonal release though, and I mostly refer to the Gul here. What's the harm in that Jimmy? Put your gear to work on some Gul for one week out of the year and see what happens.

[monkeypunch]

Discontinued...nuts

[UsualSnuspects]

I keep coming back here to see if maybe someone is making a bergamot los without smoke flavor...

Pioneer is bergamot without smoke flavor, no?

[precious007]

Unfiltered cigarettes aren't any less safe than filtered models. Filtered/light cigarettes are one of the biggest tobacco related scams perpetrated on consumers. They're a visual gag meant to make people feel safe, not actually make them safe. Kind of like the security theatre in our airports.

+1

I actually noticed the promoter girls that walk around the malls and shops, they promote the NEWEST FILTERED CIGARETTES as the safest cigarettes on earth.

Some of them go on explaining about the newest filter technology and s*it lol

either filtered or non-filtered cigarette smoking isn't safe at all.

[lxskllr]

Pioneer is bergamot without smoke flavor, no?

I don't get bergamot from Pioneer. I read that they put it in there, but damned if I can taste it. Did you ever have Gotland Gul? That was a bergamot explosion. Very citrusy, with an evergreeny, hoppy flavor. There wasn't anything else quite like it; at least not in lössnus.

[squeezyjohn]

However, I did just yesterday try the Gotlandssnus Grey and it is a bit one dimensional in flavor, so I can understand why you discontinued it.

The grey was always my least favourite - the flavour was ANISEED and not much else. I'm not such a fan of aniseed so naturally I didn't enjoy it.

The skills that Jimmy and the Gotlandssnus team were able to come up with ... especially the Gul/Yellow was pure craftsmanship. And the sample of smokey cinnamon that Jimmy kindly sent to me a few months back was amazing and complex.

Ultimately I think we can expect a whole lot more of this kind of development in snus lines and marketing. The expanding market seems to be the USA and it's very obvious that there is no room for complex adult flavours. I've kicked Jimmy enough for his company's initiatives to conquer the new snus world (which are fairly simple no-brainers for people in the business of selling snus).

This trend on top of the EU snus ban is the reason I have decided to stop trying to buy any more snus (unless I happen to be visiting Sweden) - instead I will make my own and continue to try and perfect the "grown-up" flavours that I enjoy in splendid isolation.

[squeezyjohn]

Speaking of which ...

Jimmy - as you guys don't plan on making any more Gotlands lös - how about you post up the recipes for them here so we can try and make a similar tasting product ourselves. It might stop the level of complaining!

[sharesnusinfo!]

:^D

I'm not Jimmy, but I'll throw in my 2¢... I think it comes down purely to economics, and prioritizing resources. Lössnus just isn't a big seller, and is a declining market. I'd equate lössnus with unfiltered cigarettes in the 80s. Used by old timers, and cigarette aficionados, but on the steady decline. That's why I keep pushing for special releases. That'll keep the aficionados happy, won't waste machine time, and most importantly will continue the long history of traditional Swedish snus. You hosers have to get on board though. A special release is special. You need to get it while you can, and stick it in the freezer. That might mean coming up with a couple hundred dollars at a time, but it's an investment in the future. Snus always appreciates in value, so your $200 today, may be worth $250 next year. By supporting a release like that it adds value to the snus company, so they do it again next year, and hedges against inflation.

thx lx.

That´s the only thruth i have! loose is such a small product for us that it takes more time and money then puching for the quality on the product that we accually have suscess with.. witch is the portions snus!

The flavor of Gotlandssnus products have always been in the region of odd products with alot of flavors and non tradtional taste such as General or ettan or skruf and so on..

New products will be launched i promise you but loose snus for us is not the direction for the future

[UsualSnuspects]

I don't get bergamot from Pioneer. I read that they put it in there, but damned if I can taste it. Did you ever have Gotland Gul? That was a bergamot explosion. Very citrusy, with an evergreeny, hoppy flavor. There wasn't anything else quite like it; at least not in lössnus.

My current roll of Pioneer is undoubtedly bergamot, but not strongly so. It's the only flavor component I taste besides the lovely dark tobacco. I raised hell when my first roll tasted overwhelmingly of anis, and found out that the intended flavor is indeed bergamot -- the anis was an accident (that's what she said).

I never did get to try any Gotlandssnus lös, just got to look at the pretty pictures of the cans on their website (still there) and hear tales of its awesomeness.

Oh well. I'll go throw my money at GN.

[Grim]

Awesome, with Gotlands now all I have for Los choices are the typical mundane or ridiculously strong choices.

Not a good time to enjoy Los it seems. Unreal how many Los brands have gone down the drain since I started using snus.

[Ansel]

Speaking of which ...

Jimmy - as you guys don't plan on making any more Gotlands lös - how about you post up the recipes for them here so we can try and make a similar tasting product ourselves. It might stop the level of complaining!

This! Recipes please Jimmy...

[stubby2]

Now, after seeing what can and will happen within the eclectic fringe tobacco world I am sure to be stocking up on pounds of
snuff...and I sure am putting up a mighty deep cellar of snuff. I refuse to quit tobacco, and I refuse to try and chase my favorite snus. I will take what I can get and move on.

Jimmy, I will always respect your skill as a snus maker and a blender of flavor that made me content...and your ability to take our shit when you bring us the tough news...well, at least that part is over.

I to have been doing more and more snuff. It's not my first choice but it does work as I have already cut my snus use by 1/3.

I'm still on the Ettan/Grovsnus//Skruf marry-go-round but I'm not a happy camper. It just doesn't compete with the gul/gellivare of the past. At this point I have little hope of anything good happening in the snus world for grown ups. It's either candy or massive amounts of nicotine. Even the few grown up flavored snus I liked are gone with the demise of Coffee Supreme and Brandy Alexander.

What's next on the agenda. Perhaps strawberry banana milk shake extra stark.......

I don't get it when Jako's ice fruit and melon is on the market but gul los is not. I'm trying to grasp the significants of that and it's not a pretty picture.