Toque Snuff Review - Natural

[Dunno if EmJay did his review because of me or not - doubt it -, but here are my thoughts re-posted from my closed thread.]

Received the toque today (March 30th, took about a month) - two small yellow packets in an international air mail envelope marked SNUFF SAMPLES. Honestly thought it was going to be a bigger package lol.

Anyway, they sent me some original I guess - smells a bit like tobacco and soap, but it's not bad.

I took a little pinch and crumbled it against my hand - they tell you to use your flap of skin between the thumb and forefinger; that's commonly called a snuffbox. First shot up the right nostril was a little big I guess. You don't snort it, you sniff it gently into the front of the nose.

Smells like tobacco, oh yes. Had one lone tear from my right eye as a result didn't sting too badly, and I didn't sneeze. The left nostril was a bit smaller.

I'm retaining the faintest aroma of tobacco; I think my pinches were a little small. It seems OK though, the only thing is that my nose is dripping a little on the right side - just the membrane getting irritated I guess, nothing hurts.

For the first few minutes, I could taste it in the back of my throat, the flavor of it. I think if I took a slightly bigger, more controlled dosage, it would evenly coat everything and help the flavor stay level.

[His review is here:http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13162 where he mentions the stuff smelling/tasting like plastic. I get that too, and I agree with him - it's probably been bagged for a good long while. I think if I had it fresher out of a tin, it might be stronger, and a bit better to take.]