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      CommentAuthorChris@USA
    • CommentTimeJul 18th 2008 edited
     # 1
    Walker Broadleaved
    Dry
    Eucalyptus/Lavender
    Aged: 1 year

    It is my pleasure to review Blend no.1 of Mr. Stitch's blend of Walker Broad Leaf infused with eucalyptus and Lavender. I assure you sirs It is far over due. For some reason I put this snuff away in a small baggy in the back of a drawer or for nearly a year. Hording it if you will as it is the only of its kind. I have a habit of hording rare or scarce snuff. Today, after a year I have tried it, and found it not at all lacking and actually quite good, first try or no! I remember the first day I got this snuff. I could smell the contents even before I opened the envelope, in fact, so could my entire office, as i had received the package at work. I opened it and though the potent smell of Eucalyptus was the first scent I perceived, I quickly noticed that there was more to it.. though I couldn't put my finger on it. For some reason I could smell salt, and perhaps a light hint of some other spice which I dare not mention so as not to give the wrong impression, because I assure you it is not quite correct. I promptly sealed the baggy away within 2 more baggies so as to stop the scent from effecting everything on my person and in my laptop bag and after that stowed it away in my desk, transported it to my home from college.. and just tried it this night! It has lost much of its original scent but... that my friends is what I believe to be the key to the snuff success here. it wen't from a hardly breathable powder, to a right and proper dry snuff with a hint of lavender and sweetness! It is true tobacco grows mellow over years.. but this I had not expected in Stitches Snuff. I expected to be reviewing a very potent snuff with no trace of the tobacco from which it had been made.. but as it aged .. tobacco won the battle with a infusion, though very good, was to strong and overpowering in origin and in that battle had come to be .. a very fine snuff indeed. I look with eager anticipation to his newest blend.. and what wonders I might right then.

    Note: I am not usualy one for this flavor of snuff.. the perfumed snuff with little to no tobacco presence but over time this tobacco has redeemed its self.. and has me thinking of aging a few more.
    Sorry mates this particular blend is no longer available.. but it deserves a place here on our beloved board
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      CommentAuthorChris@USA
    • CommentTimeJul 18th 2008
     # 2
    p,s I wrote this review far to late in the eve.. please be so kind as to point out any glaring errors when they bother you.. and thank you to Stitch for the supply.
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    Aging can really enhance a snuff. Thats why its never a good idea to throw a snuff out just because you may not like it now. Also a persons snuff taste changes from time to time. Stitch does put out some nice snuff.
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      CommentAuthorstitch
    • CommentTimeJul 18th 2008
     # 4
    Thank you Chris for an excellent and thoughtful review. Yes this snuff does improve with age. The No.2 snuff, which trout and snuffgrinder have also tried is from the same plants, but no essential oils were added. It was processed according to a different method, and allowed to sit for several months. There may have been a few drops of tequila or brandy added to the jar, now that I think of it...perhaps that has added a little something to the scent. Your sample went out today. What I learned from this is it takes a year for Virginia tobacco to become enjoyable. I am grateful you held off writing the review until the snuff had a chance to age. I expect it will continue to improve for some years to come.

    What does the future hold? So far this has just been a hobby, but that could change. I have been working on a slow-dissolving oral tobacco pastille that could substitute for Oliver twist. Initial results are good. Any investors out there? This could be a winner!

    My dream would be to have a vertically integrated company to assure quality over everything from growing the plants to the finished product. It would have to be organically grown, and to propagate heirloom tobacco varieties . These varieties are well-loved for hundreds of years but are not considered commercially viable by "big ag". These varieties continue to exist only because a few connoisseurs find they have unique qualities worth preserving. They may cost more to produce, but particular people are willing to pay for quality.

    Thanks again Chris for your fine review; looking forward to your impressions of No.2.