Patrick over at V2 has gone forward with creating several flavors as sa,mples for a potential Limited Los release. He was kind enough to include me as one of the few that got to taste them.
Here are my initial impressions:
Chocolate-Raspberry: This one is incredible. The chocolate flavor is nice and smooth and the raspberry is sweet but subtle. Occasionally I'll give it a poke and get a real pop of the raspberry flavor. I could use this stuff quite a bit on a regular basis.
Mandarine: This one is also great. The orange flavor is not overpoweringly sweet, yet when I give it a poke I get a wonderfull blast of flavor that tastes very good. I could also use this one as a mainstay. The flavor is light and fluffy (if that makes sense).
Brandy Alexander: I like this one quite a bit, but not as much as the ones above. I could see myself using this one after meals or with my morning coffee. I also gave this one the black beer test. This snus is probably the best compliment to a pint of stout that I have had thus far. The flavor starts off quite bold, but mellows to a very nice taste. I can taste the brandy flavor coupled with a creamy/chocolatey feel. This one is very similar to Probe, whereas it is great for the occasional pris, but after making the mistake of taking only it to work with me for a day I need to let it sit for a bit before I revisit the flavor
Vanilla: This is one of my favorites. The flavor is just incredibly smooth and goes very well with a can of Coca-Cola. This is also one that I could see myself using quite a bit of. Think of a spoonfull of vanilla bean icecream scaled down about 10x on the sweetness scale. Very natural tasting, very enjoyable.
Dark Coco: My least favorite of the bunch. After the chocolatey notes in the Brandy Alexander and the Chocolate Raspberry, this one just left me unsatisfied. The flavor is good, but compared to the others it is not something that I am going to reach for over the others. Some of the others that have gotten the sample pack completely disagree with my view here. I will let them tell you what they think.
Coffee: I like this one OK. The flavor is good, like a coffee hard candy, but without all the sugar. I could see myself using this one as an occasional use snus, but the flavor is something that could wear thin if you overdo it (like I did with the brandy alexander).
Red Cherry: I will start by saying that I have never liked red cherries much, so I was not very excited by this when I saw it. To my surprize I liked it more than the coffee and the coco. The flavor was subtle at first, but wakes up the longer I had it in my mouth. That being said, coming from someone who isn't a fan of red cherries, I could see this one being great to people who like red cherries.
And lastly,
Tobacco Top: This one seems to just be a wonderful unseasoned tobacco with salt as a flavor enhancer. The taste is extremely mellow at first, but wakes up the longer you have it in. If I had to compare it to something I would give it the mellowness of prima fint coupled with the dark smokiness of an ettan. Per Patrick, this one is intended to be flavored like Top RYO smoking tobacco. I have never tasted Top tobacco, but I will say that this one is a wonderful snus! What I will say about this one is that I dont think it fits in well with all the other flavors. The people who will buy a natural/unseasoned tobacco like this one are typically (from what I have read on the forums) the same people who do not like the flavored snus varieties that are as unique as the ones above. I could see this one doing well on it's own without the other flavors being packaged with it.
Anyways, I am not sure whether some or all will go into the release, but I look forward to getting more in the near future.
If I could buy rolls of single flavors, the Choc Rasp, Mandarine, Top and Vanilla would hold a rather large space in my fridge.
Here are my initial impressions:
Chocolate-Raspberry: This one is incredible. The chocolate flavor is nice and smooth and the raspberry is sweet but subtle. Occasionally I'll give it a poke and get a real pop of the raspberry flavor. I could use this stuff quite a bit on a regular basis.
Mandarine: This one is also great. The orange flavor is not overpoweringly sweet, yet when I give it a poke I get a wonderfull blast of flavor that tastes very good. I could also use this one as a mainstay. The flavor is light and fluffy (if that makes sense).
Brandy Alexander: I like this one quite a bit, but not as much as the ones above. I could see myself using this one after meals or with my morning coffee. I also gave this one the black beer test. This snus is probably the best compliment to a pint of stout that I have had thus far. The flavor starts off quite bold, but mellows to a very nice taste. I can taste the brandy flavor coupled with a creamy/chocolatey feel. This one is very similar to Probe, whereas it is great for the occasional pris, but after making the mistake of taking only it to work with me for a day I need to let it sit for a bit before I revisit the flavor
Vanilla: This is one of my favorites. The flavor is just incredibly smooth and goes very well with a can of Coca-Cola. This is also one that I could see myself using quite a bit of. Think of a spoonfull of vanilla bean icecream scaled down about 10x on the sweetness scale. Very natural tasting, very enjoyable.
Dark Coco: My least favorite of the bunch. After the chocolatey notes in the Brandy Alexander and the Chocolate Raspberry, this one just left me unsatisfied. The flavor is good, but compared to the others it is not something that I am going to reach for over the others. Some of the others that have gotten the sample pack completely disagree with my view here. I will let them tell you what they think.
Coffee: I like this one OK. The flavor is good, like a coffee hard candy, but without all the sugar. I could see myself using this one as an occasional use snus, but the flavor is something that could wear thin if you overdo it (like I did with the brandy alexander).
Red Cherry: I will start by saying that I have never liked red cherries much, so I was not very excited by this when I saw it. To my surprize I liked it more than the coffee and the coco. The flavor was subtle at first, but wakes up the longer I had it in my mouth. That being said, coming from someone who isn't a fan of red cherries, I could see this one being great to people who like red cherries.
And lastly,
Tobacco Top: This one seems to just be a wonderful unseasoned tobacco with salt as a flavor enhancer. The taste is extremely mellow at first, but wakes up the longer you have it in. If I had to compare it to something I would give it the mellowness of prima fint coupled with the dark smokiness of an ettan. Per Patrick, this one is intended to be flavored like Top RYO smoking tobacco. I have never tasted Top tobacco, but I will say that this one is a wonderful snus! What I will say about this one is that I dont think it fits in well with all the other flavors. The people who will buy a natural/unseasoned tobacco like this one are typically (from what I have read on the forums) the same people who do not like the flavored snus varieties that are as unique as the ones above. I could see this one doing well on it's own without the other flavors being packaged with it.
Anyways, I am not sure whether some or all will go into the release, but I look forward to getting more in the near future.
If I could buy rolls of single flavors, the Choc Rasp, Mandarine, Top and Vanilla would hold a rather large space in my fridge.
For the most part I agree with Xobeloot on the descriptions, to me they are all mellow and smooth. The tobacco is cut a bit finer than OffRoad or Phantom but it forms easily and stays together really well. My favorites are listed below in order from favorite to least favorite:
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