New to snus, need your suggestiions

**lxskllr** · 31-05-09, 10:50 PM

Welcome to Snuson :^)

Almost all Swedish snus tends to be salty, and none will be as sweet as Camel. If you like licorice, LD Black is very good. It's not sweet, but the sweetness is implied. It has a strong licorice flavor. That's all I'm really coming up with atm. You could try Gotland Green. It's not sweet, but it tastes like green apples(elderberry's what it really is).

Swedish snus is mostly an acquired taste I guess. You don't get the subtleties at first, but as you use it more and more, you pick up the complexities that are non existent in Camel.

**sagedil** · 31-05-09, 10:54 PM

Welcome to Snuson baddestdudeintown

Before you gve up on the General, just wait a bit. It has now been a year and a ahlf since Camel arrived, and we have much experiment with folks making the switch. It just takes a bit of time for your palate to suddenly start loving the Swedish.

Typical time is about a week to get acclimated to the salt. right now, your body s just rebelling a bit from it. But within a week, you won't taste it hardly at all anymore. promise, it will be like magic. We have had hundreds of folks come through here go through exactly what you are experiencing.

I will leave it to others to make suggestions. But whatever else you do, keep trying the Swedish the next 5 days or so. i promise, you WILL come to love it.

**baddestdudeintown** · 31-05-09, 10:58 PM

Thanks for the replies! What about Triumph? I heard that one has an "Americanized" taste.

I figure if i can find something in between General and Camel, it would help me make the switch, with out the salt shock

**lxskllr** · 31-05-09, 11:02 PM

Originally posted by baddestdudeintown

Thanks for the replies! What about Triumph? I heard that one has an "Americanized" taste.

I figure if i can find something in between General and Camel, it would help me make the switch, with out the salt shock

Triumph would be a good bridge snus. It's pretty sweet, but not as much as the Camel. The mint flavor's mint of course, and the regular tastes kind of like peaches to me, but not a strong peach flavor.

**DaveInPA** · 31-05-09, 11:13 PM

Maybe try some Skruf Cranberry?

**sagedil** · 31-05-09, 11:24 PM

I hear you can now get triumph from Northerner's American warehouse. Up until now, it has only been available in Georgia or Ohio.

I love Triumph, but it is a once a day desert snus for me at best, a bit too sweet.

Do you like licorice?? If so, LD Black is a must!! No salt taste, and the best licorice snus IMHO.

**Badfish74** · 31-05-09, 11:29 PM

Welcome to the forum baddestdudeintown! The closest to sweet swedish is Catch licorice. It's a white portion so the flavor is a tad muted. I switched from Camel mellow *patooie* about a month ago, and I have to say that at first the saltiness of the Swedish snus repulsed me. After about a week I came to absolutely love it! Now I can barely even taste a hint of the saltiness, and the taste of Camel actually makes me nauseous. Just stick with it and you'll come to love it too, I promise!

**baddestdudeintown** · 31-05-09, 11:33 PM

Originally posted by sagedil

I hear you can now get triumph from Northerner's American warehouse. Up until now, it has only been available in Georgia or Ohio.

I love Triumph, but it is a once a day desert snus for me at best, a bit too sweet.

Do you like licorice?? If so, LD Black is a must!! No salt taste, and the best licorice snus IMHO.

I do like licorice, in moderation. I'll give that a try. I'm going to put together a mixed order, so so far it'll be triumph original, LD black, and Skruf rasberry. I'm in Arizona, and they don't seem to sell anything locally. Tobacco laws are weird here.. i don't think they're allowed to. The few tobacco shops i tried had no clue what i was talking about

Keep the suggestions coming!

**sagedil** · 01-06-09, 12:16 AM

One more suggestion...

Röda Lacket - slightly sweet, don't remember there being too much salt.

And remember, Northerner is the ONLY place you can buy Triumph online. Up until now, i had to depend on friends in Georgia and Ohio to send me some.

**rscott222** · 01-06-09, 02:35 AM

New

I'm new to snus also and made some of my first orders. I've been livin' on American Camel now for two weeks and can't wait for my first order of real Snus to come in the mail. I pretty sure Camel threw in some aspartame or sorbitol into theirs because man if I Snus a lot I get the runs, lol. I checked all of the local tobacco shops in south central Wisconsin and they only have Camel. If anyone knows of a place I can go lmk.

I choose to do a General sample box and some Phantom (It was cheap, and I didn't know) from getsnus as my first foray into Swedish snus and I can't wait to get a top 10 sampler from Northerner when I get paid.

**sagedil** · 01-06-09, 03:32 AM

Welcome too to Snuson rscott222

Same advice for you. Give it time. Know ahead of time it will taste a bit strange and maybe not good at first. But within a week, i promise you will be turned. 99% of the folks who made the jump from camel and posted here soon came to love Swedish snus.

I am glad you are starting with the General and will get a Top 10 box from Northerner soon. Phantom?? Some like it, others don't. Just not the best example of what Swedish snus is all about. But General has 70% of the market share in Sweden. So start with that and you will be just the same as most everyone in Sweden. :wink:

**Qor** · 01-06-09, 03:40 AM

Originally posted by baddestdudeintown

Originally posted by sagedil

I hear you can now get triumph from Northerner's American warehouse. Up until now, it has only been available in Georgia or Ohio.

I love Triumph, but it is a once a day desert snus for me at best, a bit too sweet.

Do you like licorice?? If so, LD Black is a must!! No salt taste, and the best licorice snus IMHO.

I do like licorice, in moderation. I'll give that a try. I'm going to put together a mixed order, so so far it'll be triumph original, LD black, and Skruf rasberry. I'm in Arizona, and they don't seem to sell anything locally. Tobacco laws are weird here.. i don't think they're allowed to. The few tobacco shops i tried had no clue what i was talking about

Keep the suggestions coming!

Hey there baddestdudeintown,

I am also in Arizona. I did alot of research and I have found a few places that sell snus here.

Ye Olde Pipe & Tobacco Shoppe
4525 N. 24th Street #110
Phoenix, AZ 85016
602-955-9542

I know for sure they sell General, but I am not sure about other brands.

And then the one I went to...

Cigar King
7830 E. Gelding Ste 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
800-669-7167

However, Cigar King only sells General brand, but they do have Wintergreen in stock. They had a General fridge and it was freshly dated as well. Maybe if we pester the fella enough, he will start ordering more varieties!

I hope that helps a bit. I have ordered from GetSnus.com and they have arrived in about 6-7 business days.

-Qor

**rscott222** · 01-06-09, 03:55 AM

Snus in Wisconsin

Thanks for the welcome! It seems there is a lot to explore so I am really excited. I'm not surprised that people's palates change after all I don't eat the same food everyday. With all this talk of Goverment Legislation (Both of my senators are sponsors) I was hoping to find a local retailer. Anyone in Wisconsin find one?

**justintempler** · 01-06-09, 04:02 AM

Originally posted by Badfish74

I switched from Camel mellow *patooie*

Canada has a sitcom called Corner Gas
Everytime someone says Wullerton (a rival small town) on the show everyone spits.

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Camel snus = Wullerton

"you're one of us now!" :twisted:

New to snus, need your suggestiions

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