Unfortunately, Snuff cannot be stored very long. As all tobacco products, the material gets dry and loses its taste. To keep your Snuff or Schmalzler fresh anyway, you should keep it where it is:

1. dry
2. dark
3. cool

Some month of storage should be no problem. It depends on packaging and how long the Snuff was stored at the retailer, of course. Snuff should be aired once in a while to avoid a mouldy taste. This applies to Schmalzler also. If you are uncertain about the condition, just try it. If it feels too dry or develops a strange taste, throw it away.

Furthermore, you should only carry a one-day amount in your pocket, to prevent the snuff from losing moist caused by not tight snuff boxes and body heat.

John Arlott mentions the use of slightly salty water, "distributed by stirring, turning and, at need, sieving" to enliven older Snuff. (The Snuff Shop, John Arlott, p. 28) I have not tested this method yet, but it may be worth trying.

I keep my snuff in the freezer!

I heard this doesn't work, because the freezing process would split some of the moist from the rest of the snuff. After that it wouldn't be usable anymore. Had you never have experienced something like this?

Sound good then. I will try it myself with some of my snuffs. Good hint by the way.

I take the 25 g containers that Jaap sends me and put them in the freezer still
in the shipping package.

One thing I have noticed...
Some of the plastic snuff containers that I have gotten in the past from one company (I think it was Gawith) get brittle if you put them in the freezer.

I'm forever rehydrating snuff!

I would like to know which method you use for that. Slightly salted water, or just water?

I find it best to just throw them in my cigar humidor it keeps them moist and smooth so they never dry out i could have them for years and they will still be fresh

THANK ALEX!
I have not ran into such a problem yet, but i deffinatley keep an eye on them along with my prized cigar's.
By the way thanks to the creator of this site is deffinatley great to find a site and group of such great people who have a passion for nasal snuff as i do.

THANKS AGAIN
JUNIOR

I use some vacuum jars to keep my pipes tobaccos...maybe this is a good way to preserve snuff taste and freshness...????

Pedro Macias (Spain)

As a snuff producer it is imperative that we keep our Toque and Snus in peek condition. The best way of storing snuff at the optimum quality is to store it in a humidor. You don’t need an industrial humidor like ours any small cigar humidor will do and your snuff will be as good a year later as it was the day you bought it. Just don’t use the same one you store cigars in or an old one that has been used for cigars as snuff is very sensitive to aromas and you will end up with a horrid smelling snuff that has been over powered by the cigars aroma. Also Macalpe, whatever you do don't put your snuff in with your pipe tobacco.

Thanks very much indeed Roderick...I will visit you now...at this moment...I am a lover of English Snuffs...they are the best!!!

OK, I just visited your site. Congratulations !!!...within your next six next types, may we found unscented (plain) snuffs ?...or with no menthol or peppermint?..thanks again.

Pedro

I do not heard about any Spanish snuff producer, but I will ask to a snuff fellow I know, and then I will tell you.

Pedro

Some input from a chemistry geek. This is mostly speculation, as I'm new to snuff. However, I've been smoking and ageing cigars for years now.

Snuff is an interesting hybrid of problems in terms of storage. First, it's a tobacco product, and so as indicated by Roderick, maintaining the moisture content is very important. Keeping it in a humidor may well work, so too would keeping it in an airtight container, as long as the snuff filled at MINIMUM 80% of the container and was not opened too often.

The second problem is that snuff contains added aromatics, such as citrus, floral, etc. Many (if not most) aromatic compounds are horribly prone to oxidation. That is to say that they react with oxygen and are broken down. So I would imagine that it is entirely possible to have a snuff kept at the right moisture level and still have it go horribly stale rather quickly, if the snuff did not fill enough of the container (thus allowing a large amount of oxygen into the container) Roderick and others could expand on this, to agree or disagree. As I said, this is my speculation based on general knowledge of aromatic compounds, but practical experience always reigns supreme.

To store snuff you have to keep moisture levels constant, but I would imagine keeping oxygen out would be equally important. If your moisture was right, the snuff would still "feel" right. But the aromatic intensity of your sought-after flavours would likely diminish significantly if you do not also keep oxygen out.

Airtight mason jars, glass jars, etc. would likely work best. The goal being that you ensure that the snuff always almost completely fills the container. If you have no choice but to partly fill a container, I would highly recomend jetting in some inert gas such as CO2 or N2 (nitrogen). These are available commercially, mostly centered around wine storage, as products such as "Private Preserve". You give a little shot of gas into your container, and seal it quickly. It is then full of inert gas, and little if any oxygen. The cans are cheap, and last hundreds of uses.

Let me know what you guys think. No, I don't get kickbacks from private preserve, and yes, it is likely that there is a cheaper and equally convenient source of nitrogen or CO2 gas. Just not sure what it might be.

like to recomend snuff store have placed two orders both arrived in first class condition and in a couple of day after i ordered ronnie

I've kept Tom Buck for 3 and a half years, and it's still perfect. French Carotte for 2 years - also still perfectly fresh. I always keep my snuff in sealed plastic containers in the refridgerator.