White vs. original vs. sopping

[Karanya]

Okay, I'm a wee bit confused. Until today, the only original portions I'd had were the General ones that came in one of those little sampler packs. They were sopping wet -- if you touch it your fingers turn brown.

Today's order included both some white portions and some originals, and all of the originals don't look much different than the whites except they're tan colored. The pouch itself feels fairly dry, meaning it won't get your fingers wet if you pick one up.

One exception - the Oden's Kanel ES is sopping wet like the General sample was. The Oden's classic regular ones are more .. ? normal ?

I thought maybe the sopping wet ones were fresher but the expiration dates on all of these -- sopping wet and not -- are around the same, in May or June 2010.

*confused*

--K

[sagedil]

Don't be, just the variations in what we love.

Basic difference between white and regular. After the regulars are made, they are sprayed with a solution. The Whites are not.

But yes, different makers will leave the regulars more or less damp, the whites will always be dry

What a white does for you is simply not juice up as much. the flavor is a bit more muted at first, and nicotine absorption a bit slower. I am a white fan

[Karanya]

Is there really that much difference between one original portion and another from the same maker, though? The Oden's classic I have looks like the picture at GetSnus.com.. but my Oden's Kanel ES is dark, dark brown and soggy.

The General original sample in the little foil packet was so wet it actually *dripped* when I picked it up.

This was just a wee bit offputting, but I thought it tasted okay.

Heh, think I know what's "wrong" with my Oden's Kanel ES.. the portions looked kinda.. squished and packed in there awfully tight. There's 31 in the can rather than 24, I think they're just kind of mashed LOL

--K

[lxskllr]

I've never really had a drippy snus, but some have been quite wet. I'm guessing it's a QC issue, and it varies from time to time.

[Karanya]

At the time, I figured that's how originals all were and just went for it, even though it looked kinda gross.

I think now, having seen these drier originals, I'd dab it off with a paper towel or something. It was a bit much and almost turned me off on original portions entirely.

--K

[lxskllr]

At the time, I figured that's how originals all were and just went for it, even though it looked kinda gross.

I think now, having seen these drier originals, I'd dab it off with a paper towel or something. It was a bit much and almost turned me off on original portions entirely.

--K

The closest I've had to what you're describing is Grov portions. They were thoroughly saturated, and solid dark brown throughout, but wouldn't drip just holding it.

[sagedil]

The V2 test snus we had 6 months ago, what they are about to release as a limited edition, were the wettest snus I ever had.

And Karanya, some makes have a pretty wide variance in what their snus looks like. Not so much Swedish Match though.

[tom502]

These Thunder Originals are pretty sopping. Also the Offroad originals are pretty wet. I think I prefer them really wet.

[Gizmer]

All of the Thunder portions are really wet. Oden's ES Kanel are the same. Personally I like it.

[papawinkle]

I've noticed the extra wetness in the General sampler packets I've been slipped. Do you think it's the result of the packaging? Maybe even a sealed can will dry out just a little quicker than a foil package. Hence the lack of an "expiration" date on the samplers, and on Discreet.