Hey guys,

New snuffer here and don't understand the various types all that well. Are these snuffs flavored with Scotch whiskey like English snuffs that say Scotch, or are they from the Scotts people or something else?

Thanks,

Snuffbox

'Scotch' is just a generic name for a certain kind of snuff, the US ones are generally of the scotch type - fine, dry and penetrating, but not to be confused with snuff that has a whisky flavouring. The name goes a long way back into snuff history, when the scots were famous for taking their dry snuff from 'snuff mulls' which are snuff boxes made from the tip of a ram's horn. There was also Welsh snuff and of course we still have the Irish variety - all of them light and finely milled.

I wonder if the term scotch has something to do with its toasty flavor. I think scotch is aged in charred wood barrels and there is certainly a charcoal element in the American scotch snuffs, which is referred to as "bbq" around here.

There is an old explanation given by Levi Garrett that is being lost to history as to
where the term "Scotch Snuff" was made. It goes as follows. The Scotch
are sometimes referred to as penny pinchers. And of course you can
imagine one dressed in plaid as squeezing a coin between his fingers
to get the last value from it. This was to explain how this tobacco
was to be used, a pinch between fingers. Now Scotch Snuff was made in
a certain way. It is made with the darker leaves and stems which are
deeper in flavor. They cure this tobacco with fire and is called "dark
fire cured". This gives the tobacco its smokey flavor.

Its a great snuff & glad it has held on through history.

Crap in my opinion

hydra, I take offense to that!...though I'm guilty of calling snuff's crap that other guys like...it's like insulting my baby, man!