Blueberry Snus

[WickedKitchen]

I have to say thank you for the link to Faeriey's Finest. I just made a Blueberry snus with my SnusX and it's FANTASTICO!

http://www.faeriesfinest.com/

Next up is Banana, and Banana/Walnut

I just used the straight extract. No extra water or sweetener or anything. The portion has been going for almost an hour now and it's still magically delicious. I think some fresh blueberries might be good in the same vessel during the 3-day period but I didn't have any around when I made this. I used about 8ml of the stuff for one can.

[c.nash]

Damn. You loaded those up. Lol

[snusgetter]

I have to say thank you for the link to Faeriey's Finest. I just made a Blueberry snus with my SnusX and it's FANTASTICO!
http://www.faeriesfinest.com/
Next up is Banana, and Banana/Walnut

I just used the straight extract. No extra water or sweetener or anything. The portion has been going for almost an hour now and it's still magically delicious. I think some fresh blueberries might be good in the same vessel during the 3-day period but I didn't have any around when I made this. I used about 8ml of the stuff for one can.

WickedKitchen...
SnusX questions that probably have already been asked and answered somewhere:

• What's the potency of SnusX portions and is there a noticeable burn or tingle when first lipped?
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• How does it taste pre-flavoring (I've deduced it's just fine after flavoring but wonder if there's a decent tobacco flavor to it)?
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• Just how dry are SnusX portions? Wondering how they might compare to the Northerner Wine and Dine ... a dry snus that get it's moisture from saliva.

[snusgetter]

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[WickedKitchen]

Sorry I didn't answer earlier...it's been a weekend of flying from the seat of my pants.

SnusX comes wicked dry. My guess is that it's about 35% moisture though I haven't looked that up. I'd say it's as dry as the Wise but the grind is a little finer. Another thing to note is that the portion material is standard V2 stuff so it's a little thicker than the Wise (or whatever it's called now...Oomph). It's got a nice little burn when you put it in but either that fades fast or I'm so used to it that I forget about it quickly. The nic is standard though if you use one right out of the bucket I'd say that it would be lackluster 'cos the stuff is pretty dry. Oomph has a stronger hit IMO though I haven't had one of those in over a year. I can certainly feel the nic in SnusX as much as a standard 8mg portion.

The tobacco, IMO is mediocre. I'm not displeased with it at all, but I think all of the V2 products have a slightly bitter taste after 30 minutes or so. I don't use these dry or even plain because of that. SnusX is also cheaper and I'm guessing that is the case for a reason. Flavored, this product is good. The friggin' Blueberry is great and I surmise the banana will be just as good.

The extracts I got are the flavor in water and propylene glycol so it's not just straight extract as I vaguely stated earlier. For me this flavoring is perfect and akin to the strength of the cranberry flavor in Skruf Tranbrar. I dig on banana too so I'm thinking I might reduce some and concentrate it to be about 50% stronger. This should be easy enough by just evaporating some of the water and pg. I just think that banana is a light flavor and it might need a little extra to deal with the V2 bitterness. I don't want to sweeten it either as I like to taste tobacco. Of course, I'll post those results, but it will be a week or two before I get through this can.

[snusgetter]

Sorry I didn't answer earlier...it's been a weekend of flying from the seat of my pants.

SnusX comes wicked dry. My guess is that it's about 35% moisture though I haven't looked that up. I'd say it's as dry as the Wise but the grind is a little finer. Another thing to note is that the portion material is standard V2 stuff so it's a little thicker than the Wise (or whatever it's called now...Oomph). It's got a nice little burn when you put it in but either that fades fast or I'm so used to it that I forget about it quickly. The nic is standard though if you use one right out of the bucket I'd say that it would be lackluster 'cos the stuff is pretty dry. Oomph has a stronger hit IMO though I haven't had one of those in over a year. I can certainly feel the nic in SnusX as much as a standard 8mg portion.

The tobacco, IMO is mediocre. I'm not displeased with it at all, but I think all of the V2 products have a slightly bitter taste after 30 minutes or so. I don't use these dry or even plain because of that. SnusX is also cheaper and I'm guessing that is the case for a reason. Flavored, this product is good. The friggin' Blueberry is great and I surmise the banana will be just as good.

The extracts I got are the flavor in water and propylene glycol so it's not just straight extract as I vaguely stated earlier. For me this flavoring is perfect and akin to the strength of the cranberry flavor in Skruf Tranbrar. I dig on banana too so I'm thinking I might reduce some and concentrate it to be about 50% stronger. This should be easy enough by just evaporating some of the water and pg. I just think that banana is a light flavor and it might need a little extra to deal with the V2 bitterness. I don't want to sweeten it either as I like to taste tobacco. Of course, I'll post those results, but it will be a week or two before I get through this can.

Better to be flying by the seat of your pants rather than sliding ... seat lasts longer!


It looks like the SnusX Bucket won't be available from the US Warehouse before December but it's definitely on my list ... a much cheaper way to use some of my many Faerie's Flavorings.

I just checked my flavors stash but I don't have Blueberry yet.

I'm gonna try vacuum-marinating some of the unflavored snus I have with Spearmint, Pina Colada, and Root Beer (individually of course!). Along with more of the 2 winners: Kahlua and Bailey's Mint Chocolate Irish Cream.

I also have some Raw Coconut Nectar Low-Glycemic Sweetener I got at WholeFoods that I'm thinking of trying on the more bitter snus I find pretty intolerable; I figure I've got nothing to lose with those if it turns out not to be feasible.

My kitchen test lab is about ready and then I should be on a roll!!

[WickedKitchen]

Propylene Glycol in the Faerie's stuff has a slightly sweet taste. Of course it's not what I'd call sweet but the stuff in the bottle alone is enough to handle the bitterness of the tobacco that's in the SnusX portions.

[snusgetter]

Propylene Glycol in the Faerie's stuff has a slightly sweet taste. Of course it's not what I'd call sweet but the stuff in the bottle alone is enough to handle the bitterness of the tobacco that's in the SnusX portions.

Actually, I was referring to any snus whose flavor I like but the bitterness brings on a spit-it-out factor of mere minutes. Figure a little sweetness might help.