Snus Updates « Snus Garden

I read a while back that Lorillard Tobacco was working with Swedish Match to develop a private-label snus for the American market. Triumph was to be a true Swedish snus, not a “snus like” product like those put out by Philip Morris or R.J. Reynolds Tobacco (Camel snus and Marlboro snus). Well, the man whose blog introduced me to snus, Mr. unloadingzone himself brought us the bad news that Triumph is a low nicotine snus. It seems like American tobacco companies want us to like snus, but not enough to quit smoking their cigarettes. Read all about it by clicking here.

It’s been a little over a week since I quit smoking and I feel great! I’m breathing better, I’m no longer coughing all time, my lungs don’t hurt when I wake up, and my apartment smells much better. I’ve tried quitting a few times in the past, using the patch, the gum, going cold turkey, etc. and it was never as easy as it has been this time using snus. I have very few cravings, and when I do I just pop a portion in my mouth and within a few minutes the craving is completely gone. Even when I’m around other smokers, as long as I have my snus with me I just don’t feel those cravings. I really think this reduced harm tobacco quitting method is the way to do it. I really feel that this time it will last and I will never smoke again.

In other news, I placed my second order with buysnus.com, getting another 10 cans, all different from my last order.
Here’s what I ordered:

Catch White Eucalyptus Portion
Grovsnus Portion
Göteborgs Rapé White Portion
Jakobssons Ice-Fruit Snus
Lucky Strike Portion
Nordströmmen Christmas Snus Portion
Pall Mall Original
Röda Lacket Claq Qui
Röda Lacket White Portion
Skruf Cranberry Portion

I’m really looking forward to trying all of them, and of course reviewing them for you. I think that half the fun with snus is the sheer variety of flavors offered. This may seem a little silly but I find it quite exciting to get a new order in, full of new flavors and varieties to explore. This kind of variety just does not exist with cigarettes or American smokeless tobaccos.

Well it’s all I have for now. Coming up later this week I’ll have a review of Elixyr Peppermint Portion

Feel free to leave a comment or contact me by e-mail if you think there’s a snus that I need to try, I’m always looking for my next favorite brand.

That’s all for now. Until next time keeps Snusing!