A few lös reviews.

[MrAbstracto]

Please bear with me here, these are my first reviews


Göteborgs Prima Fint:
This was my first foray into the world of lös, and I'm glad I started with it. Fine grained, it makes for easy hand baking. The flavor is pretty mild, pure tobacco with a hint of sweetness. Nic content was average. Overall a pretty good lös, I'd recommend it to lös newbies and/or those wanting to practice hand baking a pris.
Score: 6.5/10


Skruf Stark Lös:
This is a pretty straightforward snus. Strong, pure tobacco taste, with faint hints of bergamot and rose oil. Course grained. Nicotine hit was good, but not as strong as the portions (anyone know why?) Instanly became one of my go-to snuses. A couple of extra bonuses with this one: a) 50g of snus per can as opposed to the 45g in most other brands, and b) the can is plastic not cheap waxed cardboard.
Comparing it to the portions Id say the bergamot and rose oil is less pronounced in the lös, but the difference wasn't that noticable to me until I tried them back to back.
Score: 8/10

Kronan Lös:
I really liked this one and wish they made a stark version. Coarse grained. Mild tobacco flavor seems to take a backseat here to the citus (predominatly lemon to my taste) and something else I cant really put my finger on, but 'flowery' seems to describe it best to me. Nicotine content is average. I cant compare the lös to its portioned counterpart because I haven't had the portions yet.
Score: 8/10

Probe Lös:
I read some reviews around the net that described the whiskey taste as artificial and not like scotch at all. Well I disagree with the artificial part and would like to point out that its not supposed to be scotch flavored. Right on the can it says: Whiskey (with an 'e') not Whisky (no 'e'). The flavor to me is a good Bourbon whiskey with a hint of smoke and is quite good. Its coursely ground and packs a decent amount of Vitamin N. Haven't had this one in portion either so I cant compare the lös to the portions.
Score: 8/10

[Talneharus]

MMMMMMM....Skruf Stark Los

[sychodelix]

Haven't tried the los of Skruf Stark or Probe yet, but I love them both.

[jackolantern]

Re: A few lös reviews.

Nicotine hit was good, but not as strong as the portions (anyone know why?)

I have a theory in that saliva can flow more easily through the portion package. The saliva is what is easily absorbed into the cheek and gums, rather than just direct contact with the tobacco. With a pris, you of course cannot get the same amount of saliva to pass through it without it being broken up.

That's my take on it at least Nice reviews! I tried a los snus in my last order, and was not a fan. I am going to stick with the portions myself

[MrAbstracto]

Re: A few lös reviews.

Nicotine hit was good, but not as strong as the portions (anyone know why?)

I have a theory in that saliva can flow more easily through the portion package. The saliva is what is easily absorbed into the cheek and gums, rather than just direct contact with the tobacco. With a pris, you of course cannot get the same amount of saliva to pass through it without it being broken up.

That's my take on it at least ...

Thats what I thought at first too, but then i noticed that at BuySnus.com it says this about skruf stark lös: Nicotine: about 10 mg/g and this about the portions: Nicotine: 14 mg/g
Why Skruf?

[snusjus]

Re: A few lös reviews.

Nicotine hit was good, but not as strong as the portions (anyone know why?)

I have a theory in that saliva can flow more easily through the portion package. The saliva is what is easily absorbed into the cheek and gums, rather than just direct contact with the tobacco. With a pris, you of course cannot get the same amount of saliva to pass through it without it being broken up.

That's my take on it at least Nice reviews! I tried a los snus in my last order, and was not a fan. I am going to stick with the portions myself

Cut open a portion of Skruf Stark and you will see how different it looks compared to the loose version. Strong snus (being in levels of the 13mg-15mg nicotine) is composed mainly of whole leaf tobacco, which is part of the plant that contains the most nicotine. It would be nearly impossible to bake a pris of whole leaf, since it would fall apart.

[KarlvB]

Re: A few lös reviews.

Thats what I thought at first too, but then i noticed that at BuySnus.com it says this about skruf stark lös: Nicotine: about 10 mg/g and this about the portions: Nicotine: 14 mg/g
Why Skruf?

Personally I am glad they didn't make the lös super strength so I can tailor how much of a nic hit I want. I'd guess that an Icetool loaded about 2/3s of the way is equivalent in nicotine to a stark portion.

If you want more nicotine I'd suggest loading up your Icetool all the way or get a 5ml.

[jackolantern]

Re: A few lös reviews.

Nicotine hit was good, but not as strong as the portions (anyone know why?)

I have a theory in that saliva can flow more easily through the portion package. The saliva is what is easily absorbed into the cheek and gums, rather than just direct contact with the tobacco. With a pris, you of course cannot get the same amount of saliva to pass through it without it being broken up.

That's my take on it at least Nice reviews! I tried a los snus in my last order, and was not a fan. I am going to stick with the portions myself

Cut open a portion of Skruf Stark and you will see how different it looks compared to the loose version. Strong snus (being in levels of the 13mg-15mg nicotine) is composed mainly of whole leaf tobacco, which is part of the plant that contains the most nicotine. It would be nearly impossible to bake a pris of whole leaf, since it would fall apart.

I figured that they could still grind down the leaves, but maybe it still would not stick together.

The nic differences may also be due to the fact that some los users use a lot more than 1g per pris. I have only seen its usage on YouTube, but all the folks on there were grabbing what must have been about 3 to 4 portions worth. While this is kind of rough on the los user that wants a big nic hit but only uses ~1g pris, I guess it is kind of insurance for the company as well. In the end, though, I really have no idea.

[holnrew]

Kronan is good when I open the can, but then I tire of the flavour pretty quickly. I'd say the flavour is that of violets.