Snus with fastest/most immediate nic hit?

[DaveInPA]

My biggest challenge with not smoking is still waking up first thing in the morning. After going 6-8 hours with no nicotine (I don't like sleeping with a portion in), I still crave that fast smack of nicotine that I got from smoking. I've been able to not smoke, but my mornings suck for a while without them.

So, what snus have you guys found gives you the quickest, most immediate hit of nicotine?

[chainsnuser]

When you switch from smoking to snus you IMHO just have to say goodbye to the fast hit of nicotine. It's that simple.

Luckily my former smoking habit was so heavy that I don't got a real hit from single cigarettes anyway, not even from the first cigarette in the morning. Maybe my lungs were already just too tarred (they probably still are). So, for me it was easy to switch to snus because it gave me the first real nicotine-kicks in years.

I can easily imagine that "light" smokers (who don't have black lungs and still feel a real hit from cigarettes) have real problems to switch to snus.

But I also like an immediate kick. From my experience, Skruf Stark Portion is best. It doesn't kick immediately, but it also doesn't take longer than 5 minutes. Some people think that Wise/Oomph is the fastest. It maybe even kicks within 2 minutes, but that makes no real difference for me.

Chewing tobacco is the fastest IMHO, it sometimes gives a noticeable nicotine-impact (not a strong kick but a good feeling) within seconds and there even are some air-cured, non-fermented varieties available, like some Oliver Twist brands or (presumably, there are very little informations available, it's maybe a question for the "Talk with professionals"-section Swedish Match's Piccanell.

Well, just my thoughts. I hope they are helpful.

Cheers!

[TBD]

I find Oden's ES and Skruf Sterk are the fastest.

The quick hit is one of the reasons I started using snuff. I needed that quick hit sometimes. Now I use snuff just because I like it.

[Multinic]

I second chainsnuser's suggestions. Skruf stark original is faster than oden, thunder, general es., but lasts shorter (about 30 mins). Oliver Twist original is even faster, but only lasts for about 10 minutes. Skruf stark tastes like thunder original + perfume; oliver twist tastes like cig tobacco + licorice.

[Habs]

Kronan usually does it for me

[joe broker]

No question here -- Nick & Johnny always hits me fastest and hardest. I always end up going back to it. It even beats the Ekstra Sterks for me.

[Mr. Snuffleupagus]

GES, Skruf Stark, or Odens ES. I always have a portion within reaching distance from bed. When I wake up I pop one in while still laying in bed. After 10-30 minutes I'm alive and ready to get out of bed.

[RobsanX]

If you are just wanting a morning snus, go with something like General ES los. Make a giant loose sloppy pris, and juice that sucker up.

Then when you are awake, spit it out, brush your teeth, and go on about your day!

[Maxpower05080]

No question here -- Nick & Johnny always hits me fastest and hardest. I always end up going back to it. It even beats the Ekstra Sterks for me.

Agreed, although I'm not such a big fan of N&J if you are looking for a quicker nicotine hit, I'd go with this. Skruf Stark hits quite hard for me too, and I love the flavor of it. These two are killers for me in terms of nicotine content. I just can't seem to handle them often.

[wa3zrm]

I start the day with either a Thunder Frosted or Oden's Extra Stark. If I need an extra kick, I'll snuff a pinch of Poschl's Gletscher Prise. IMO, you get a faster nic hit from snuff than snus... especially if you use one like Toque Quit.

[9 Jack 9]

Thunder, N&J and Claq Qui seem to do the job for me when I need to feel that nicotine hit. I've found though that the first snus of the morning never really hits me like you'd think, not even with the stronger stuff, so I usually put in something tasty first and then around my first break in the morning, I go for something stronger and by that time I'm awake enough to feel it.

[zmanzero]

my quickest nic hit is a pris of skruf stark on one side and an oden's extra stark portion on the other. but i haven't had the opportunity to try the other snus mentioned yet.

[jcarlson]

I do mostly sterk/stark snus, so I don't feel the hit anymore. I do notice when I am craving it though, as I get what my friend calls the "jimmy leg" (bouncing the leg up and down at the speed of light).

BUT...one snus kicked me in the face, and that was Odens Cinnamon los. Within minutes I felt the kick and I got a little dizzy when I stood up. It then proceeded to give me a really bad headache. Tasted ok, baked like crap, nicotine punch that knocked me over and a headache....ya, that is off the list of things to order again.

[Badfish74]

General ES los normally does it for me first thing in the morning. Thunder Frosted comes on too slow IMO. I totally agree with the above posts Skruf Stark is a pretty quick hitter!

[artsnus]

I started with using ES in the morning - GES, Thunder...but I would get a little bit too bombed for my taste when dealing with kids/dogs first thing when I wake up.
So I stepped down no N&J and Onyx for the first morning snus, I usually do ES in the evening. I usually start feeling the effect within first 2-3minutes.