Marlboro Snus (US)

[deebocools]

AS speculated, I believe thar marlboro would market snus just to put an end to a smokers curiosity- I mean, if they buy "snus" which they've never heard of before, it sucks in every capacity, they'll just go back to smoking.

I suspect camel on the other hand intends to make a weak, but bearable product for smokers to pick up When they have long stretches of time they can't smoke, which is better marketing, but still unfortunate for the whole of US nicotine users.

We can only count on people who try these things thinking(like many did here) "Is this really a new product"

[deebocools]

there really is no reason to market 6 snus pouches, except for the reason above

[rammstein84]

I got a pack of Mild, it smells like pancakes and tastes like ass. Also, very very dry, and after ripping open a portion, I saw that the snus looks just like cigarette tobacco. Absolute crap. :cry:

[tom502]

People wanna rip on Tourney and Grand Prix, but I still think these were way better than Camel and Marlboro. Of course they were "made" in Sweden, and are no longer made. But this was something available at gas stations in the US.

[Scoroteas]

I gave a the "Rich" flavor a try today and I must say the flavor is actually not that bad. I kind of liked the taste, reminded me a bit of red wine both in terms of odor and taste. It was kind of unique.

The only other experience I have is Camel Snus, Frost and Mellow. Could not stand the minty Frost taste, tastes and smell horrible. But to be honest I might even add that any tobacco related that tries to pull of the "minty" smell, I don't smoke so not experience in terms of taste, but apparently tobacco users don't know what these flavors actually suppose to smell or taste. I personally never smelled or taste of any _____mint that smelled or taste like shit, usually it was more sweet and refreshing. But aside the bashing on you guys' preference on ____mint flavors.... I guess I can only compare this to the Camel Snus Mellow. Compared to that I actually found these a lot more interesting in flavor compared to the Camel. It seemed a lot more flavorful and did not feel like it was drenched in amonia, both in terms of flavor and taste. I must add though that the nicotine high or kick, or what ever it is called, seemd a lot more mellow and not as hard hitting. Which I actually did not mind that much. But then again I am just in it for the nicotine "relaxing" effects and not the taste...

What did appear absent was the initial sharp flavor that I originally got from the camel ones. You know where you get that mouthful of the strong brownish residue, which I find you can only spit out or else you get a strong burn down the throat and then temporary in the stomach. This seemed more "relaxed" in that area. Yeah, the 6 per pack is a bit weird, but at $1.50 I thought it wasn't that bad, at the very least just to give it a try.

So from my perspective, which is just the obtainment of the nicotine, I actually thought that the flavor and the aroma was acceptionally good.

[Veganpunk]

I got butterscotch from both the Rich and Mild. The Spearmint one tasted really good, like candy.

[SnusoMatic]

i was in the smoky mountains this past week on vacation. I went into a store and saw these little packs of Marlboro snus and had to try it. A pack cost as best i can remember $1.92. I got the spearmint kind. It was not until after i got back to my car that i noticed it had only six portions.

I put one in and the first thing i noticed was the edges of the pouch was so hard it hurt my gum but it softened the longer i kept it in. The taste was unlike any snus i have ever tried. it is a totally candy taste and zero tobacco taste. It was so sweet that it got sickening after about 2-3 minutes and took it out.

The person i was with likes mini snus and tried one. They did not like it either.

I have tried them a couple more times since ive been home but never left one in longer than 2-3 minutes.

The nicotine seems to be very weak but as i said before ive never kept one in very long.

i would NOT buy them again. I do not like the camel snus either but camel is about ten times better than Marlboro and that is saying a lot.

[nat]

Hey, I have received all 4 flavours (rich, mild, peppermint & spearmint)
Does anyone know if the Rich flavour has a flavour film inside, cause all the other flavours seem to have a flavour film inside and this makes the pouches appear cleaner?

[tom502]

I had the Rich, but I'm not sure what you mean by flavor film, it was just the portions in my pack.

[Ainkor]

I've tried them and of course they are too sweet, but the rich and mild taste about what I would expect the underside of a moneys sweaty testicles to taste like, slathered in artificial sweetener. I have never spit out a snus so fast in my life.

Talk about a fail snus. I'd rather bum used snus pouches from you all that use them again!

[danielan]

I had the Rich, but I'm not sure what you mean by flavor film, it was just the portions in my pack.

Marlboro doesn't flavor the tobacco. They put the flavor on a film (like Listerine strips) that melts inside the pouch when you put it in your mouth giving the portion flavor.

I assume Rich does too, although I have not cut a Rich portion open to see if it is like the others.

[tom502]

If it had it, I didn't notice, plus I only had one and hated it.

[Randall]

I got a pack of Mild, it smells like pancakes and tastes like ass. Also, very very dry, and after ripping open a portion, I saw that the snus looks just like cigarette tobacco. Absolute crap. :cry:

I thought the mild tasted like a 'bit 'o honey' or a 'maryjane'. what? just me?

[danielan]

I assume Rich does too, although I have not cut a Rich portion open to see if it is like the others.

So, it turns out that Marlboro Rich doesn't have the flavor film.

I'm snusing some Marlboro Snus this week. SO I took the opportunity to check to see if it had a flavor film.



It turned out not to have one. Here is a photo of the guts of a Peppermint Marlboro Snus and a Rich Marlboro Snus.



What you see here is (right to left):

Peppermint flavor film.
Tobacco from Peppermint snus.
Portion wrapper from Peppermint snus.
Tobacco from Rich snus.
Portion wrapper from Rich snus.

As an additional "test" - I tried the flavor film - pretty much exactly the same as a Listerine strip - maybe a bit less flavor.

[Joe234]

http://www.snuscentral.org/snusnus/m...orris-usa.html

Marlboro Snus Rich

Nicotine? What nicotine?

For nicotine addicts like myself and smokers everywhere, the FREE NICOTINE is the nicotine which matters. The higher the moisture of a snus, the higher the pH level. The higher the pH level, the more Free Nicotine. Marlboro Snus Rich only has 3.55 mg per Gram of un-ionized or Free Nicotine. This means even assuming 0.44 mg of snus per pouch, there is only 1.56 mg of nicotine per pouch! The oral nicotine equivalent to just one cigarette is 8 mg of nicotine per pouch!

http://www.snuscentral.org/snusnus/m...orris-usa.html






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