Dr. Starksnus (Or How I Learned to Love the Xtra Stark)

When I was a new snus user, an online snus house sent me a free tin of Skruf Stark Portion.   Willing to try anything, I popped a portion in and began enjoying that clean tobacco taste with a hint of bergamot and rose oil.

30 MINUTES LATER I found myself curled up in a ball sweating trying not to spew.
Mega Vitamin-N overdose.


So when Skruf sent me a trial of the Skruf Xtra Stark, I was naturally nervous, flashing back to my experience with Skruf Stark, and imagining that times two..   but, I gutted up and tried it and realized  "Oh, but that was two months ago", and I've become somewhat accustomed to the hit it seems...

Today, I enjoy the flavor of 2 clicks of Skruf Xtra Stark, with a smooth Vitamin-N hit that builds in 5 minutes and lasts for seemingly hours.   I'm in love with the smooth nature tastes it gives, and the Vitamin-N ain't bad either.    The rose oil is a great addition to the flavor profile, and the bergamot cuts just enough.

I can't say enough about the Icetool and Lös, I run my own company out of my home so most of the day I'm in my private office at my desk and don't have to worry about portions or being able to sub in/out easily.  Lös is perfect in my opinion, portions may be convenient, but at a slight disadvantage to the uninhibited enjoyment that a perfectly portioned lös pris out of the 3ml Icetool provides.  No need for overpowering flavorings or worrying about the benefits of white vs regular vs dripless.

If you're accustomed to a LOT of Vitamin-N, definitely give the Xtra Stark a try.   I will warn you tho, it's definitely not for the weak.

NYHET! Skruf Xtra Stark Lös (and portions)

opened the mailbox today with a SPECIAL SURPRISE from our friends at skruf!

happy to see the lös in there, since i got the icetool, i've been almost exclusively lös..    I'm a little scared tho, at 19mg per gram, I'm definitely doing a 1 click of the 3ml icetool to start out with.    I've not had skruf lös so I'm looking forward to this.

Nice... the vitamin N punch from a little 1 clicker wasn't as scary as I thought, in fact, it's pretty nice..   The flavor is better in the lös than the portion to my tastes.   The vitamin N content means I'll probably wait on this until after a good meal, but it also means it'll go a little farther for my tastes.  A quick check on Northerner shows this available now, while other outlets are taking pre-orders for March delivery.

If you like it strong, you gottta try skruf Xtra Stark!

Skruf Tranbar - not my cup of tea

I've tried a portion or two of the Skruf Tranbär, it's not my gig I'm afraid..   Didn't like it, gave me a sour stomach.   Guess this one will be going into the box pass from hell, I won't be using it.

The taste starts out interesting, tart berry, but turns sour & bitter very quickly.   I'm not a fan of sweet snus, but this one might've done better as a sweet portion.  

Göteborg's Prima Fint

mmm... classic snus.   restrained flavor..  loads of salt in this one.  a very mild snus overall, makes a tight pris in the icetool (I might've overpacked this one as I was coming from Roda Lacket)

from http://www.goteborgsprimafint.com/

Göteborgs Prima Fint was launched in 1919 and is only available as loose snus. It is a mild snus with a pure and slightly sweet tobacco flavour.

So it's a classic!   A prime snus the way snus was meant to be enjoyed.   Easy going, a regular use type snus when you don't want to be bothered with odd/weird flavors or feel like you've stuck some candy in your mouth.

Flavor your own!

Apparently these guys were around for a long time, went away, but are back again. 

Gellivare Snus offers essential oils and base snus for flavoring your own snus!

http://www.gellivaresnus.se/index.php?page=shop.browse&category=&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=53

They're pretty standard flavors, but that does open up whole new avenues for me.  I'm a home brewer, make my own beer and wine at home, so this interests me GREATLY!

I must be a lightweight..

This is after a weeks worth of use in the lös dept:

The taboca tin looks deceptively full, it's only about halfway full truth be told.   I guess i'm a snus lightweight, although I do hit the portions when I'm out and about, just for convenience sake.

I couldn't see how anyone could use a can a day, but then again, I'm only doing 2 clicks on the 3ml icetool.

Economies of Lös

I'm still working on the first two cans of Lös i've opened..    I've also been through more tins of portions (Oden's OP is great stuff).

The economies of lös cannot be ignored here folks.   A 45g tin of lös goes MUCH farther with my (average?) usage than portions do, for about the same cost I get much more use.   $40 on an icetool will pay for itself in a hurry at this rate.   I put back a roll of Roda Lacket for levelling out the dips in my stock, but at this rate with lös going much farther than portions, a roll will do nicely for a good long time!

Folks, you must try an icetool if you're going to give lös a fair shake, you owe it to yourself and your pocketbook.

COLA Snus! hmmm, may have to try that...

Yeah, I'm totally going to have to try flavoring snus, but 3 cans at a time?    might be a little on the excessive side to flavor at once.     I'm thinking Sailor Jerry's Rum snus would be AWESOME.

Rollin' rollin' rollin'... keep them doggies rolling!

got my first roll on the way, roda lacket lös roll on the way from northerner, also got some gotlandsnus grey, and a can each of offroad licorice and icemint to try out..

all the different varieties of snus are just so cool to try!   Roda Lacket is a great "go-to" for me, so it has the status of being MY FIRST ROLL!

Mobile Post

3rd snus today! been working crazy hours and thought I would try out SMS post from my phone. currently rocking an Oden's OP and working on some code!

Taboca Lös

Two clicks on the Icetool of Taboca Lös in, and it's good..   The fig is all but unidentifiable in the flavor profile, but the overall flavor is nice, mild tobacco and bergamot/citrus also restrained to give a really easy going snus experience.  Taboca is one snus you don't mind sniffing, the bergamot-citrus really stands out at you in the aroma and on your breath.

I like the way this one packs too, tight little pris that stays put for a good long 90+ min prilla without a hint of slide.  The tin is pretty sweet too, I like the metal case, the 35g is a bit of a downside, but I'll give up the 20% less snus for a case like this overall, saves me from springing for that icetool tin (although i probably will buy that thing sooner or later).  All in all, this is a great snus in lös, and a really great choice for lös in general!

Oden's Original Portion

Yeah yeah, I know, I am on the lös bandwagon, but portions are convenient as well.   I wasn't sure what I'd think about a licorice snus, but I have a friend from Denmark that introduced me to these delicious salty licorice drops, and I was hoping for the same in a snus.

And by all accounts, I GOT IT!  Including a bit of Vitamin N as a bonus!

Delicious morsels that taste like candy, long lasting full flavor that I can't grow tired of.   I will try the stark version next, if it's this good, there's going to be a roll of either this or the stark inbound to my fridge post-haste!