"Reactivating" Flavor

[MisterSpaghetti]

If your snus has a particular flavor (from fruity to smoky to shoe leather), how do you go about "reactivating" flavor?

I keep my snus in my upper lip, and it stays pretty dry. I prefer whites because of their dryness so, unless I do something to trigger a hit of flavor, the portion just sits up there, rendering my snus fairly flavorless.

I've seen mention of flicking it with your tongue, but here's a trick I use. I'm not sure if this is commonplace or not, but I thought I'd share:

With the portion in your upper lip, puff up your upper lip by allowing a burst of air to inflate it, while keeping your tongue down and throat open (opening the air passage to your nasal cavity) and let it out. This will force the puff of air to return to your mouth and travel to your sinuses.

[sagedil]

Portions?? I am constantly moving it around with my tongue, sucking on it, using my tongue to squeeze it against the rod of my tongue.

Whole reason I use portions!! I have never just let them "sit there". If I did that, I woulda been using los a long time ago!! :wink:

[Ainkor]

I pretty much work mine over like a cheap whore. Lots of flavor that way!

[MasterGuns]

I usually just poke it with my tongue, press my lip against it, that kind of stuff. If I really want a burst of flavor I flip the portion over with my tongue so the lip side is now the gum side. Almost overbearing flavor for the first ten minutes or so, then it usually craps out and by that time I know it's time to toss 'er out.

[snusjus]

With portions, I usually soak them with my saliva to get them extra juicy. This trick works for other things besides snus. :wink:

[sundog]

With portions, I usually soak them with my saliva to get them extra juicy. This trick works for other things besides snus. :wink:

Indeed! :lol:

[Habs]

sometimes i dab a little baking soda on my portion to "activate" the flavor.

haven't tried it on a used portion yet....