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Haven't seen any reviews yet so figured I'd start the thread.
I'll start by saying that what I was expecting from this snus was basically Frosted with peppermint flavor. It didn't meet those expectations. It almost reminds me of...I want to say N&J Crushed Ice maybe? It's been awhile since I had that, but the flavor is definitely familiar. I don't think they add sweetener to this (could be wrong), so it must be that their peppermint flavoring is just sweet to begin with. A bit too sweet for my taste and quite a bit sweeter than any other Thunder product I've had.
It's not to the levels of the Jak's strong line, but it's definitely noticeable.
Portions are typical Thunder: A roll of the dice.
My portions weren't too bad, but weren't their best either. Weren't sloppy wet, but weren't dry, although the ends of the portion were completely white/dry which seemed odd.
All in all I might throw a random can in an order for a change of pace, but I regret taking the plunge and buying a whole roll of this off the bat. I should have just stuck with Frosted.
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EDIT: After finishing off the can, I just wanted to say that my initial impressions of sweetness may have sounded a bit too strong. It's not that it's overly sweet, I think it just has to do with the drip and flavor combo. Maybe peppermint just lends itself to a sweeter flavor than spearmint or wintergreen to begin with. I'll have no problem finishing this roll, but I still stand with saying I won't be buying rolls of it in the future at this point. It could also partly be caused by V2's lack of quality control. My portions were underwhelming and that may change as time goes on as Thunder portions usually go from awesome to crap and back again in a vicious cycle that I wish they'd get control of.
1 Year Later Edit (April 9, 2013): This has now become something that I buy a roll of every other order or so. I usually switch off a roll of Frosted, then next order is a roll of this stuff, then Frosted again. Portion quality for Thunder products seems to have evened out over the last year.
Haven't seen any reviews yet so figured I'd start the thread.
I'll start by saying that what I was expecting from this snus was basically Frosted with peppermint flavor. It didn't meet those expectations. It almost reminds me of...I want to say N&J Crushed Ice maybe? It's been awhile since I had that, but the flavor is definitely familiar. I don't think they add sweetener to this (could be wrong), so it must be that their peppermint flavoring is just sweet to begin with. A bit too sweet for my taste and quite a bit sweeter than any other Thunder product I've had.
It's not to the levels of the Jak's strong line, but it's definitely noticeable.Portions are typical Thunder: A roll of the dice.
My portions weren't too bad, but weren't their best either. Weren't sloppy wet, but weren't dry, although the ends of the portion were completely white/dry which seemed odd.
All in all I might throw a random can in an order for a change of pace, but I regret taking the plunge and buying a whole roll of this off the bat. I should have just stuck with Frosted.
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EDIT: After finishing off the can, I just wanted to say that my initial impressions of sweetness may have sounded a bit too strong. It's not that it's overly sweet, I think it just has to do with the drip and flavor combo. Maybe peppermint just lends itself to a sweeter flavor than spearmint or wintergreen to begin with. I'll have no problem finishing this roll, but I still stand with saying I won't be buying rolls of it in the future at this point. It could also partly be caused by V2's lack of quality control. My portions were underwhelming and that may change as time goes on as Thunder portions usually go from awesome to crap and back again in a vicious cycle that I wish they'd get control of.
1 Year Later Edit (April 9, 2013): This has now become something that I buy a roll of every other order or so. I usually switch off a roll of Frosted, then next order is a roll of this stuff, then Frosted again. Portion quality for Thunder products seems to have evened out over the last year.
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