Well... yuck!
I picked up a can each of the Pinkerton brands Longhorn, Timber Wolf, and Red Man, all the Fine Cut Natural variety. Across the board an emphatic thumbs down.
Although it's been a decade since I dipped Copenhagen the flavor of these products brought back memories, mostly bad.
I tried the Longhorn first and upon opening the can the aroma was instantly recognizable. I'm not sure if the recipe for Copenhagen changed in the twenty or so years that I used it or it was a physiological change in myself, but by the time I quit all I could really smell from a fresh can was ammonia. The smell of the Longhorn was more as I remember Copenhagen from my teens smelling. It did have a sort of chemical undertone but not as strong as Cope from my later years. I found the smokey sweet flavor to be overpowering and the only discernible tobacco flavor reminded me of latakia pipe tobacco which I'm not fond of.
Next I tried the Red Man and I was surprised to find how mild it was compared to the Longhorn. It was more to my liking because of the lack of flavor rather than the quality of the flavor. The lack of aroma matches the lack of flavor.
My perception of the Timber Wolf is that it falls between the Longhorn and Red Man as far as pungency of flavor and aroma.
All three thoroughly reminded me why I never switched from Cope to a cheaper alternative. I remember thinking the bargain dips always had an "unnatural" characteristic in their taste. After using snus for a couple months I think the perception is magnified and they taste even more contrived.
Until my next shipment arrives I think I will go back to the twist leaf chew and only use the dip for an extra kick when I need it. The mildly sweetened twist at least has an honest tobacco flavor.
Along with the usual suspects in the smokeless tobacco section were several varieties of Discreet snus (that's the brand name) from American Smokeless Tobacco. They are little resealable plastic bags with 10 pieces of portion "snus". They were about a buck each so I picked out a packet of Full Flavor and one of Peach.
I'm not sure exactly what flavor the Full Flavor is supposed to be full of but it's not a good one. Cheap tobacco and corn syrup maybe? The Peach did pack a punch of peachy flavor initially but it was akin to cough syrup. Thankfully the taste tapers off quickly with both varieties. The portions are tiny, 400 mg. ea., which is probably a good thing considering how foul they taste. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Stonewall tablets over this stuff.
I must of been hooked on lozenges and gum when the Camel snus was available because I don't recall ever hearing of it. Now that I have experienced real snus I think it's a shame that these products which do not even remotely resemble their namesake are being marketed to the american public. It's like rolling cheap cigarette tobacco in a newspaper and calling it a cigar.
I picked up a can each of the Pinkerton brands Longhorn, Timber Wolf, and Red Man, all the Fine Cut Natural variety. Across the board an emphatic thumbs down.
Although it's been a decade since I dipped Copenhagen the flavor of these products brought back memories, mostly bad.
I tried the Longhorn first and upon opening the can the aroma was instantly recognizable. I'm not sure if the recipe for Copenhagen changed in the twenty or so years that I used it or it was a physiological change in myself, but by the time I quit all I could really smell from a fresh can was ammonia. The smell of the Longhorn was more as I remember Copenhagen from my teens smelling. It did have a sort of chemical undertone but not as strong as Cope from my later years. I found the smokey sweet flavor to be overpowering and the only discernible tobacco flavor reminded me of latakia pipe tobacco which I'm not fond of.
Next I tried the Red Man and I was surprised to find how mild it was compared to the Longhorn. It was more to my liking because of the lack of flavor rather than the quality of the flavor. The lack of aroma matches the lack of flavor.
My perception of the Timber Wolf is that it falls between the Longhorn and Red Man as far as pungency of flavor and aroma.
All three thoroughly reminded me why I never switched from Cope to a cheaper alternative. I remember thinking the bargain dips always had an "unnatural" characteristic in their taste. After using snus for a couple months I think the perception is magnified and they taste even more contrived.
Until my next shipment arrives I think I will go back to the twist leaf chew and only use the dip for an extra kick when I need it. The mildly sweetened twist at least has an honest tobacco flavor.
Along with the usual suspects in the smokeless tobacco section were several varieties of Discreet snus (that's the brand name) from American Smokeless Tobacco. They are little resealable plastic bags with 10 pieces of portion "snus". They were about a buck each so I picked out a packet of Full Flavor and one of Peach.
I'm not sure exactly what flavor the Full Flavor is supposed to be full of but it's not a good one. Cheap tobacco and corn syrup maybe? The Peach did pack a punch of peachy flavor initially but it was akin to cough syrup. Thankfully the taste tapers off quickly with both varieties. The portions are tiny, 400 mg. ea., which is probably a good thing considering how foul they taste. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Stonewall tablets over this stuff.
I must of been hooked on lozenges and gum when the Camel snus was available because I don't recall ever hearing of it. Now that I have experienced real snus I think it's a shame that these products which do not even remotely resemble their namesake are being marketed to the american public. It's like rolling cheap cigarette tobacco in a newspaper and calling it a cigar.
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