Review Preface: I am not a dip user. I am a long-term Swedish Snus user. Please take this into consideration when reading my review!

Today, I’m going to be reviewing Skoal Original Fine Cut.  Prior to this, I have only reviewed long cut dip products, so this will be my first fine cut review!  This is a wintergreen flavored product, and a rather unique one at that!  The flavor description for this product says, “Skoal Original Wintergreen Fine Cut has a taste of wintergreen. This is a loose ground product where the grains are slightly larger than sand or coffee grounds.”  I use a lot of lös snus, and this reminded me a little of that when I looked at it.  However, if you are a lös snus fan, you’ll find this doesn’t bake like snus does.  You’ll need to use it like you would regular dip and utilize the pinch method.

It comes in a 34.02 gram can, so similar in weight to other dip products.  I’m not sure what the nicotine content is, but I’ve seen it estimated to be around 13.3mg/g.

Going into this one, I wasn’t sure what the flavor was, as it simply said “original fine cut”.  When I opened the can I realized what it was – wintergreen.  Now, I’m not the biggest fan of the wintergreen flavor, but this one is different.  The wintergreen smell is a little more laid back and subdued than your average wintergreen dip or snus.  It’s gentle, it’s lightly sweet, and it’s accompanied by a little tobacco smell and a light smokiness.  This being my first fine cut product, it was a little different to use.  I was able to get a pinch and put it in my lip, but I did feel it moving around a bit more than the regular long cut pinch.  After a while it began to stay more in place, however.  The flavor was pretty different from what I’m used to.  As someone who doesn’t usually use wintergreen, I found this one to be more enjoyable.  The wintergreen taste isn’t as in your face; it’s more gentle, more balanced, and less bold.  It’s lightly sweet, but not too over the top.  There’s an earthy, smoky tobacco character in the background, as well.  The flavor lasted a pretty good amount of time; I found I could keep this pinch in for about 30-40 minutes on average.  The nicotine content felt about the regular level, as well.  I felt it, but it wasn’t too strong.  

If you like wintergreen or don’t like wintergreen, Skoal Original Fine Cut is one to try out.  It’s more unique and different than all the other wintergreen products I’ve tried!

 

Review Preface: I am not a dip user. I am a long-term Swedish Snus user. Please take this into consideration when reading my review!

Today, we’re going to be talking about Kodiak Wintergreen Long Cut, a product by American Snuff Co!  This product comes in a 34.02 gram can and while I’m not sure what the nicotine strength is I’ve seen it listed anywhere between 10.7mg/g and 10.9mg/g. The flavor description is listed as “smooth, mellow tobacco flavor with a hint of spice and sweetness. This is a loose cut product that consists of small strands of tobacco.”

When you open the can, the aroma that greets you is a present, lightly sweet smell of wintergreen.  There seems to be a light, earthy tobacco presence in the background, as well.  The tobacco itself is long cut, and is moist and quite soft to the touch!  The flavor is very much that American wintergreen dip flavor.  If you like wintergreen, this would be right up your alley.  The flavor is quite bold, but also quite long lasting; it doesn’t fade away too quickly.  The wintergreen flavor is the heavy hitter in this one, but you can also taste the tobacco.  It’s one thing I notice more with dip than snus.  The tobacco flavor is subtle, earthy, and stays relatively in the background.  There’s also a slight wood hint to it which reminds me a lot of oak.  When I throw in a gram or two in the lip the nicotine strength feels to be about the regular level, and I find it stays parked pretty well in the lip for 30-45 minutes with a long lasting flavor to go with it.

If you like the taste of American wintergreen moist snuff products, Kodiak Wintergreen Long Cut is one to check out!

Review Preface: I am not a dip user. I am a long-term Swedish Snus user. Please take this into consideration when reading my review!

Today, we’re going to be talking about Longhorn Wintergreen Chill Long Cut, a product by Pinkerton Tobacco, which is owned by Swedish Match.  I mostly review snus but have had some request for dip reviews, so I figured I would go with Pinkerton products, as I’ve been a Swedish Match fan for many years and I know they ensure quality.

The taste is described as having “a taste of wintergreen“.  This dip comes with a can weight of 34.02 grams!  I’m not sure of the nicotine content, but looking around online I was able to find it listed as 13.8 mg/g total nicotine, and 5.7 mg/g free (usable) nicotine.  So, the strength is most likely between regular and strong, when looking at it on paper.

I’m not too experienced with long cut dip, however I have used long cut snus.  The aroma of this product is really interesting.  It’s a mild, slightly sweet smell of mint with a gentle aroma of wintergreen.  I don’t dig wintergreen, but I did find this to have a pretty nice aroma to it!  I took a pinch and put it in my upper lip (remember, I’m a snuser), and found the tobacco to be soft, comfortable, and moist.  The flavor is very interesting; I’ve never tasted a product like this.  There is a pretty even pairing of wintergreen and mint – the mint flavor is mild, lightly sweet, and pairs well with the gentle wintergreen presence!  The nicotine strength feels pretty moderate; I used about a 1 gram pinch and found it to be comparable to regular strength Swedish Snus.  The flavor lasts a pretty good amount of time as well!  On average, I was able to keep this in for about 30-35 minutes.

If you like the wintergreen flavor and want to try something a little different, Longhorn Wintergreen Chill Long Cut is definitely a nice option to try!  I don’t like wintergreen, but I did find the flavor of this one to be quite enjoyable!