Gellivare Juniper berry(2nd try)

[tom502]

Gellivare Juniper berry.

Ok, I have to say this is terrible.
It is just me? Or is this stuff bad?

I got it in a trade with a guy I trust, and have traded before. I don't think he'd knowingly send me anything bad.

But this stuff smelled terrible, and tasted worse. It was loose snus.

He did say it's not made anymore.

I stuck a pris in, even though the open can had an unpleasant smell, but after 5 mins and most, I thought, why am I doing this, this is terrible.

Ugh, had to wash out my mouth and put some Grov in it.

[lxskllr]

It never was really made. If you lived in Sweden, you could order a kit directly from the company, and flavors were available if you chose to use them. Flavors weren't available for sale from the prepackaged product though. The base Gellivare had a rich pure* tobacco flavor, and moderate salt. That and Landströms from the same company was some of my favorite lös snus.

*I believe some kind of flavoring was added, but damned if I could tell you what it was. If there was added flavor, it was very subtle, and the taste was just tobacco for all intents and purposes.

[Premium Parrots]

LOL thats what you get for trusting that cut-throat bastard. However, thats Juniperberry for you. I personally don't like that flavor either but there are many here that do like it. You can probably air it out somewhat as I noticed it was pretty moist. That might help. Just leave the tin open for a few hours then mix it up some. 8)

The snus is good, been kept in the freezer and I've passed along about 4 lbs worth and everyone else liked it..........that I know of. Its all gone now.

maybe ya should have opted for wintergreen or anis flavoring. sorry

[Badfish74]

Whoever flavored it might have used to much of the concentrate.

The stuff I got was flavored just right, and had a nice tobacco flavor, with a hint of Bombay gin type flavor!

It's all in how you mix the flavoring. 8)

[Premium Parrots]

It was mixed exactly the same proportions and the same way I mixed yours.

[tom502]

The can I got was not from a member here. I'll try to air it out some and mix it up some. But really, is this that "windex" smell I sometimes hear about?

[lxskllr]

The can I got was not from a member here. I'll try to air it out some and mix it up some. But really, is this that "windex" smell I sometimes hear about?

I'm not a huge fan of Juniper snus. LD Blue(RIP) was a big favorite of mine, but Göteborgs I don't care for at all. Orlik makes a snus called Göteborgs that I rather like, but the gin flavor is substantially less than the SM product.

[Premium Parrots]

The can I got was not from a member here. I'll try to air it out some and mix it up some. But really, is this that "windex" smell I sometimes hear about?

LMAO, I thought I had sent you some. I guess not. Yea, my ppl seem to be quite happy with what I mixed up. There IS a knack to mixing it tho so I'm not surprized to hear that there may be a problem. Or maybe its just not a taste that you like.

[tom502]

You may have a while back, when I 1st tried snus, and didn't like it. I may have traded it off or gotten rid of it. But no, I just got this can today from omeone else. I poured it into a bowl, I am concerned it might dry out some, but I guess I could just add water, but if it remains tasting bad to me, I'll probably chuck it.

[Lucky Striker]

LD Blue(RIP) was a big favorite of mine, but Göteborgs I don't care for at all.

I'd almost forgotten about good ole LD Blue. Why, for the life of me, I wonder did they keep the black but kill the blue. That was the best thing LD ever made.

[tom502]

Well, it may be just a flavor I don't like. I'll try it again tomorrow. But I did dump it all out in a bowl and stir it up for almost 2 hours, which it did dry out a bit, but I stirred in some water and dumped it back in the can.

[Badfish74]

I guess you just have to have a taste for it. I was always a big fan of gin so I love it! Not sure when I'll be able to purchase Gellivare again' so it's definately a special occasion snus for me! Don't worry PP, I guess it wasn't your fault...this time! 8)

[Premium Parrots]

hey. I think it tastes like shit. The wintergreen wasn't too bad tho, neither was the original. We all have different tastes.

[lxskllr]

LD Blue(RIP) was a big favorite of mine, but Göteborgs I don't care for at all.

I'd almost forgotten about good ole LD Blue. Why, for the life of me, I wonder did they keep the black but kill the blue. That was the best thing LD ever made.

I liked them about equally. I'm a huge licorice fan, and LD has the best licorice portions imo. The Blue was rockin' though. A nice amount of salt, and a true juniper flavor. Having a portion of that was like chewing on a juniper branch, as opposed to gin like the other snuses taste.

[tom502]

Ok, I tried this again today, and it's a 100% better. Not great, not as good as Grov or Offroad Cranberry... but it's OK, and I'll use it.