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What to say about this snuff?
It has a orange-brown colour, it is dry and medium-fine, and has a scent of carrot. The French Carotte is quite easy to use and a very nice evening snuff, according to my taste. You may take a big pinch without having problems. It hardly hits your throat and the nicotine content seems to be moderate. My tin is already half-empty, which is a good sign.
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hmm it sounds like an interesting scent there. im assuming that this dosnt have menthol in it? I will make sure to add this on to my next order.
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Right, no menthol in it. It has also a toasted aroma, which fits in quite well.
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Took a walloping sniff of this after working in the kitchen on a tomatoe tapanade with dried apples, onions, fig vinegar and tyme. Also, baking baguettes at the moment. The moment was just perfect for French Carotte. I just returned from Paris last week. The snuff gods smiled on me with this particular sniff, creating a magical experience.
There are rare moments where I can say that a snuff has significantly enhanced an already pleasurable experience. Tonight was one of those moments.
I give this snuff high marks.
Bon Apetit! -
I like it too. Often the first snuff of the morning--gentle, decent nicotine, and no sneezing, burning. Very well-crafted product.
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I'm curious. Can anyone take a stab at describing what it smells like? Is it perfumey or is it just a particular type of tobacco aroma? Also, is The wilson's it similar to the F&T version? (I've had neither as of yet.)
I've found that French Carotte is labeled as being scented with "French carotte essence," which doesn't give me much to go on. :P -
Corotte = carot
This snuff is very mild in the nose, very well-behaved, average nicotine, fine, fluffy, slightly moist.
I don't taste much carot. It has a delicate scent, as the carot seems to lessen the tobacco feel. Quite delightful and gentle. One of the easiest snuffs to use. Very good first thing in the morning or when you want something, but are not in the mood for anything strong or sneezy.
For me, it gets a top rating. -
That was another part of my question-- I presumed "carotte" referred to a "carrot" of tobacco, a twist, if you will, which one could cut bits off to chew or to pipe-smoke, or rasp some off for snuffing. That makes more sense to me than "carrot-scented" (in which case, why not call it carrot?... but I'm not Wilson's, so... ;) ). That had me wondering if the French tended to scent their carottes a certain way, or whether the process by which they were prepared (curing, stoving, etc) lent them a certain flavor-- sort of how like Bordeaux wines all have a certain similarity that bespeaks their origin-- and that an essence of that aroma was the snuff's flavoring.
But are you saying that it is indeed carrot-scented, if mildly? Or a collection of hard-to-describe notes? -
Well, Jeff, I honestly don't know what's in it. Maybe Alex can help with that.
Has a mild carot-like taste, maybe. Lightly scented--maybe a touch of lavender. Seems very mild and easy to take. My guess is they have added a bit of carot to cut the tobacco and make it easier on the nose.
One thing for sure, it is a good snuff and fills the need for something mild and not sneezy. -
I also don't know what's in it (maybe some sandalwood), but I felt like a rabbit after the first pinch. ;-) Seriously, I am almost certain, that the scent of carrots is intended. I didn't have the F&T French Carrot yet. Just give it a try, it's nice.
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I ordered some of this about a month ago, have not tried it yet, better get to it! I will post tomorrow with my thoughts.
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You can stand having a sealed snuff for about a month without trying it? Wow!
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Yep, just have not gotten around to it. It was kind of a blind order, I just ordered what sounded good. I tried it today, and I like!! It is very easy to take again and again, very pleasant taste. To sum it up, it put a smile on my face. I can also tell that as others have said, the nicotine content is about medium, it didn't get me jumpin around the room, but gave me a lift. Very enjoyable flavor here gents, there are no false words in the reviews above!!! I think this might be one of the easier Wilson's blends, in my humble opinion.
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Yeah it means french carrot. I guess french carrots are diffrent from other carrots, apperantly somewhere between a regular orange carrot and a parsnip.
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I tried the F&T version years ago and found that I wasn't real fond of it. I don't remeber why (I'm amost thinking that it was because it wasn't very moist, and at the time other than best sp I much prefered the coarse moist snuffs, don't so much now), but I might have to try the wilsons version since it is much cheaper to just try out.
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The F&T I've tried of the carrot (that is what I like to call it). Is relativly moist and not too dry. Though it's pretty finely ground. For some reason too which I can't figure out the few times it does go into the back of my throat it bothers me more then when any other snuff has.
In fact I'm enjoying some now. -
That must of been it, that it was too finely ground for me. I don't remember disliking the scent of it, I just remember not liking to snuff it. I would probably appreciate it much more now.
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The French Carott has nothing to do with the vegetable(please feel free to correct me if I´m, wrong),however, tobaccoo in the old days was spun to a carott- like shape and was supposed to be grinded to a powder for-SNUFFING
F&T French Carott is one of the best snuffs I´ve ever had,it´s perfumy,fresh without menthol, "soapy"and gives a good lift.I can rally recommend it.My preferred all day snuff.Order it ,you won´t regrett. -
I keep thinking about ordering this one as well. If both versions have been tried, which do you all think is the better of the two?
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I just got a tin of Wilson's French Carotte in the mail today.
I have to say this is very different from what I expected. For some reason I thought it would be mildly perfumed with vanilla but I was wrong. It's a flowery scent - I'm still wondering what could there be in it. It definitely doesn't smell like carrots, but it's extremely easy to snuff. Mild, somewhat refreshing... I don't think it has any lavender in it, but perhaps a hint of violet and rose?
Alex,
If this made you feel like a rabbit, I just can't imagine what that rabbit looks like :D -
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CommentAuthorTroutstroker
- CommentTimeNov 22nd 2007
Well this is what F&T says about the French Carotte, This is from Behind the Bow Windows
French Carotte.
Snuff blending allows for infinite variety, since the many bases and well-nigh limitless perfumes give the expert ample scope for experiment. Sometimes, a happy combination of ingredients is arrived at with gratifying results. This happened with French Carotte. As a mixture it is new but the components were in use over two centuries ago. In earlier time the word “Carotte” meant the roll of tobacco from which snuff users grated their own; today it names one of the finest bases, smooth and retentive, deserving only the best of perfumes. One such is sandalwood oil which is distilled from the aromatic wood of a small evergreen tree grown in the East, and has a delicate non-cloying aroma faintly suggestive of incense. Combining these select ingredients has produced a charming snuff of unique distinction.
French Carotte's natural flavor ingredients include:Sandalwood Oil & "French Carotte" Essence -
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Sweet! Thank you for the clarification. Alex was right about the Sandalwood.
I experimented a little bit with blending snuffs, and "created" a snuff I call "Sandalmint". It's basically 2 parts Wilson's Spearmint Plus to 1 part French Carotte. The spicy scent of Sandalwood blended come in first, to be immediately refreshed by Spearmint's delicious and cozy coolness. While each breath of air feels cool and fresh afterwards, it gives space between exhalation and inhalation to a beautiful ancient warmth given off by a sweet Sandalwood undertone.
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