Snus Review: Jakobsson’s Wintergreen

Well, looks like two posts in a row that I have to admit an error… This one stems from Northerner listing Jakobsson’s Wintergreen as a can of 24 grams. It isn’t. It’s actually 20 grams. It’s also 20 portions. So… 1 gram of tobacco per portion, 9 mg of nicotine per portion. This makes more sense as I’m sure putting even two tenths of a gram of extra snus into a baggie turns into a logistical nightmare pretty quickly. No matter, on to the snus review. And this one is interesting for several reasons.

Review: As far as I know, this is the first snus plastered with warnings like it’s some kind of radioactive material. Check it out:

Back side:

That’s quite a reasonable statement, I guess, although the font is unnecessarily large.

They’re defacing Jakobsson’s cool compass design.

This snus is made for Americans. The company said as much in its press release. So, wintergreen, they say, is a popular smokeless flavor in the U.S. Fair enough. But I would imagine, and I could be wrong, that if we could look at snus data from Camel, Swedish Match and V2 we would find that spearmint and peppermint do better.  Anyhow, the press release also says that this product will be launched in “well-selected U.S. stores” in the “summer-autumn of 2010.” How this is happening? I’ve heard rumors and have an idea, but I don’t feel like prognosticating today.

There are two adjectives on the tin that should be discussed. One is “strong.” The other is “large.”

The company claims that this is a Strong snus. It’s a subtle difference. They apparently jacked up the pH level about 8.5%. I’m not a chemist, so I don’t really know what that means. But apparently is has something to do to the speed at which your drug is released.

It’s the size of a regular portion. Large opposed to mini, I suppose.

All that said, this snus is tingly and pleasant. It tastes a lot like a Wint-o-green lifesaver, but it’s not too sugary. And the flavor lasts a long time. I imagine you could keep this in all day. I won’t. I’m not that much of a mint guy. And the bummer thing for me about this snus, and all mint snus without exception, is that when you’re done with it, the mint flavor lingers for about an hour after you spit it out. So you get mint beer, mint water, mint peanuts, or in my case today mint green Thai curry.

Dominant Flavors:
Wintergreen

Buzz Factor:
Medium

The Prognosis:
A rock-solid wintergreen snus.

Dr. Snus Rating:
++++ (Wint-o-green)