My recent purchase (new to this board)

[DMTLSD]

Hello!

I am new to this board. I'm from Iceland but currently live with my wife in Australia. We are travelling and are currently in Denmark, so I decided to buy a few brands of snus to take home and have on our trip. Snus is illegal in Iceland and not sold in Australia to my knowledge. I've been snusing for a few years and have always used what most icelanders use which is a brand of snuff that's been manufactured in Iceland for years, simply called 'Neftóbak' (literally translates to 'Nosetobacco') It smells like a farm (sounds weird, but that's how it smells!) and is, quite frankly, the strongest thing I've put under my lip. It's pretty dry but loading it into a syringe and shoving it under the lip gives a real, long lasting kick. I honestly don't think anything can really beat it's strength. What other snus has over that is mainly the taste, but strength wise...this stuff is the shit! I usually have it sent to me in Australia and have no problems whatsoever, I've even had a few cans in my carry-on and the toll guys saw it and didn't say a word.

I prefer the loose version of snus since I'm so used to the strength of the Icelandic brand that the bags don't do nearly enough for me, but I like them as well, mainly for the taste and the ease of discarding it if not relaxing at home (getting rid of the Icelandic brand usually requires me to thoroughly rinse my mouth and preferably using mouth wash...for the pearly whites an' all).

I bought a few different types today, haven't tried them all but was very keen on trying the Siberian -80, the one that was supposed to be the strongest there is. I was quite happy with the strength. Really nice. I also bought some snuff, I used to use president and really liked the strength of that. It was nice to be able to buy that from a store since I usually had to meet a 'guy' that was 'dealing' back home lol. Attached is a picture of my haul and a picture of the Icelandic 'neftóbak' I urge you to try it if you ever get a chance, and if you have, comment and give me your thoughts on it.

[Snusdog]

Welcome to the forum mate! glad to have you aboard.

Its good to have an Aussie/Islander who can give country specific info to others either living there and new to snus or traveling there.

That neftobak looks like it could hurt you. I've heard that it is strong. Is it a dual use product (snuff & snus.....nasal & oral) or is it primarily oral just labeled as "nose tobacco" to avoid regulations?

[DMTLSD]

It's been manufactured for years as a nasal tobacco and was probably never intended to be used orally BUT it definitely works as an oral tobacco and doesn't hurt at all. It's not as rough as it might look. When packed in a syringe (some even use tea bags or tissue to make little pouches) it packs quite a punch and saliva makes it pretty 'mud' like within minutes, but without it dripping all over your mouth. I like nasal tobacco but don't really like this particular product for that (ironic). It lasts for a long time and definitely can give the uninitiated a woozy feeling.I hope you get a chance to try it one of these days, I'd be surprised if snus lovers, especially ones that really want to feel a good kick, wouldn't love it.