1847 White Portion (SM)

[chadizzy1]

Review of 1847 (White Portion) SM Version.

[GODOFSNUS]

I just got a can of 1847 white by philip morris: I have been anticipating this, after several online reviews:
It is horrid!!! Ugh!! Smells of amonia & reaks and tastes like cheap french perfume. Naaassstyy!!!
I live in la. & believe the american tobacco companies just want to market garbage to make sure the loyal cigarette customer's here in theo have made this states son't switch to snus. Swedish match is supposed to have overseen manufacture of this new formula. But tastes like nauseating embalming fluid. Awful. 1/10*

[Phager]

I'd have to disagree, I really like this snus. From my review elsewhere:
1847, in my opinion, has a lot of similarites to General Original, and White, Portions. The thing that really sets this apart from General is that 1847 lacks the strong peppery notes, and the citrus flavors are more subdued.

Overall this is a very good snus, I could see myself using this as an all day snus. The portion feel is great, I barely notice it in my lip. I tend to get about an hour to an hour and a half out of each portion, likely owing to the longevity inherent in a white portion.

I'd give this 4 out of 5 stars, the only thing that I'd like better is if there was an ES version.

But that's one of the great things about snus. There's enough varieties for everyones taste.

Pat

[chadizzy1]

An excerpt from my review....


(White portion is on the right.)

Now that 1847 falls under the Swedish Match dome of quality (Domino's reference from the 80's...some of the old timers may remember that one), 1847 is made under the GothiaTek standard. This is a standard invented by Swedish Match, and alot of snusers know, Swedish Match products are made with a superior quality. Although we've been informed the recipe hasn't changed, this standard has VASTLY improved the quality of 1847. Starting with the aroma - the heavy perfume smell isn't there....well, not really. Those who have had 1847 before I'm sure will say they can detect it, at first smell I thought I could too, but maybe my nose was trained to pick it up. Upon a second smell, it wasn't as strong, I think my nose was just expecting it and interpreted it as that, but it smelled just like a fresh can of General would. These portions are much more comfortable than the 1847 portions I've tried before. The White Portion closely resembles General White, but is more comfortable because the moisture is a bit higher. The Original Portion closely resembles General Original, and is just about as comfortable.

The White Portion is very moist, the Original Portion is semi moist. One thing I noticed about both is the drip isn't as strong or immediate as 1847 was before. The hominy taste (which for some reason I picked up in the old 1847) is gone. The taste is VERY mildly of bergamot, with small hints of pepper (not as overbearing as before, and a very pleasant salt balance. The tobacco taste is very pure, no doubt due to the standards set forth by Swedish Match with GothiaTek. With the White Portion - the flavor isn't as immediate, but comes in very subtly, the pure tobacco flavor, the notes of pepper, and then salt coming in right behind. The flavor (in my opinion) is far superior to that of the old 1847, it's a very noticable improvement, and those who have tried it will pick up on it as well. I'm very pleased with the new 1847, and instead of shoving it in the back of the freezer, I'll actually keep this one around. Thumbs up, Swedish Match.

[GoVegan]

This snus sounds good! I will definitely get a can with my next order. You can't go wrong with pure tobacco, salt and pepper.

[danielan]

Are they still in metal tins?

Those look like the Onyx tins.

[MojoQuestor]

Are they still in metal tins?

Those look like the Onyx tins.

The metal cans are a thing of the past. The new plastic ones are very Swedish Match.

[asidrave]

Chad...your review is spot on.....like general just milder and a bit more flavorful.....spot on