Wintergreen, do Europeans even like it?

[deronde]

Wintergreen is only for the US

I sell snus on Ebay (you can do it if you're selling the TIN and explicitly state that the tobacco is "not for consumption"!)

I bought a roll of Swedish Match Wintergreen and it sold pretty well... I had a few people buy from Europe, but they said they only bought it from me because it's not available to their market. Wintergreen is one of the most popular flavor variants of American smokeless tobacco.. I personally liked it at first as I love wintergreen candy, but after a while the flavor was just too overpowering and I got tired of it. They only have it in white portion AFAIK.

I've thought about trying the Offroad version but I got one Offroad regular and really didn't like it -- smells and tastes reminiscent of urinal cakes. Never finished the can, I keep it at work if I'm ever DESPERATE.

I personally swap up between General Regular and General ONYX. love them both, and LOVE the ONYX presentation.. but after a while it's just too much nicotine :P

[snusalufagus]

Skoal Wintergreen is one of the top 5 snuff products here in the US. I'm not sure why because I also find it over powering and agree that it does not compliment tobacco at all. I feel the same about menthol smokes.

This is weird because I love wintergreen gum and candies. Wrigley's wintergreen gum is about the only gum I use.

[Subtilo]

Re: Wintergreen is only for the US

... I've thought about trying the Offroad version but I got one Offroad regular and really didn't like it -- smells and tastes reminiscent of urinal cakes. Never finished the can, I keep it at work if I'm ever DESPERATE.

Couldn't agree more.

About the wintergreen. I can't recall tasting anything with this flavor. Maybe I did during my visit to New York a couple of years ago ... I picked up a lot of strange and extremely powerful - and synthetic - tasting candy (I must admit: I still miss some of those crazy Hershey's chocolates). I'm getting more and more interested though ... Think I might have to purchase some WG snus one of these days :wink:

[deronde]

For you Europeans.. if you're ever in the States at a supermarket, find a roll of Lifesavers "wint-o-green" at checkout.. that's as pure Wintergreen flavor as you'll get

That, or pepto-bismol (the pink stuff for upset stomachs).. it's wintergreen flavor as well! Some people hate it just because they remember having to drink that stuff as a kid... myself, I loved the flavor! Wintergreen is my favorite variant of mint. Just not a huge fan of it in tobacco as it overpowers everything else. The one SNUS "mint" flavor (Mocca brand) I tried was VERY weak in flavor compared to General Wintergreen.

Methyl salicylate (the chemical of "REAL" wintergreen) has aspirin-like qualities and is a primary ingredient in a lot of muscle rubs like Aspercreme. Don't taste it though!!!

[Raymond]

I've tried Skoal Wintergreen, but for some reason wintergreen and tobacco just don't work very well for me. True, it lasts a long time, but still...

There use to be 3 types of snuff tobacco in the US; Skoal, Copenhagen, and one called Happy Days (anybody from the US remember?). There are a whole bunch more now, but they just don't compare to Swdish snus. Too many fine choices.

[theoldsearock]

There use to be 3 types of snuff tobacco in the US; Skoal, Copenhagen, and one called Happy Days (anybody from the US remember?). .

Oh yes, Happy Days "Raspberry"! Happy Days was a Copenhagen product as I remember. The issue was that nobody bought it and therefore the tins were out of date; very dry and mostly unusable because of it. This was the mid 70's, fwiw. When you'd find a fresh tin it was a treat!

[nzkiwi]

I was sent a free can of general wintergreen, I must say, it's pritty darn good.

General wintergreen is probably the most satisfying snus I have ever tried. I think I'm gonna buy a roll.

Definitely a must try for american's who like wintergreen dip.

[qrashandburn]

wintergreen aka teaberry aka genericAndOverUsedBerry

Wintergreen is an actual herb. I don't know where else it grows, but it grows like a weed everywhere in new hampshire and maine (US). Wintergreen flavoring is actually pretty close to the real thing, though I think they 'mint' it up a bit more. Makes a decent bush tea, especially mixed with spruce. Sorry, this probably doesn't help you much; I guess you could say wintergreen is like a mild mint that gives you that cool feeling in your mouth when you breathe in. It's not bad, but since everything in america tastes like it, I'm friggin sick of it and the smell of wintergreen dip makes me nauseous.

It's not that I actively avoid anything "Wintergreen" but just that:
(A) I have plenty other more interesting flavors to try out first
(B) The word "Wintergreen" don't tell me jack. Might as well call it Summerpurple for all I care. It's non-descriptive. All I can think of is that it's prolly "fresh". Yeah, no doubt.
I'll try it in time. I got a can of Offroad Wintergreen portions waiting in the freezer. Won't be opened for a while tho.