Thunder Berry Blend Snus Review

By chance, I wound up with a tin of Thunder Berry. I’ll tell you this, my friends, I wasn’t expecting it. Nor was expecting it to be good. Bam. The Thunder Machine did it this time. Quite a nice snus. Let’s go over the details.

Review: This relatively new line of Thunder comes in a red tin. But it’s not quite the shade of red as the picture I stole of it from Snus Express. It’s a little darker, and looks much better. I could use my camera, to take a picture, but I’m far too lazy today. So instead I’ll try to use a thousand words to describe the picture I should have taken… no. It’s red. Whatever.

Tearing open the top, you can hear the delicate sound of this snus. A smell begins to enter my nose… is it ammonia? windex? death? no, no, none of these. It’s a pleasing bouquet of berry goodness. Not, mind you, some sort of Nyquil, artificial-cough-drop candy smell, but a fresh fruit smell. How could this be? What is this Thunder Berry? Strawberry? Cranberry? Huckleberry? Blueberry? Gooseberry? Crowberry? Falberry? Vaginaberry?

I don’t know. It’s a blend of some of sort, the name suggests, but the recipe I do not know.

Inviting so far, yes. The alluring red, the sweet smell of fresh berries. But all is not quite ideal. Yes, well it looks like cat shit, but don’t let that deter you. It’s delicious nonetheless. Perhaps it’s best you open your mouth and close your eyes. You can trust me. I’m a doctor.

It tastes much like it smells — less sweet than I thought it would be. Yes, it’s sweet, but I imagined that I was about to toss a lifesaver (that looked like a cat turd) in my face. Not the case. Oh no. Oh no. It’s not the case at all. Instead, you see, it’s very pleasant. Mildly sweet and quite delicious… especially for something that looks like it belongs in a sand box. [Warning: Do Not pull a treasure out of a sand box and stick it in your face. It will not taste like Thunder Berry.]

The flavor covers the tobacco, but wanes in about 30 minutes to something a little tart — although less pungent — and the tobacco flavor reveals itself. It’s not the best part of this snus, but it’s certainly still snusable — until the full effects of the 16mg of nicotine start to hit me over the head.

Although it’s strong, it doesn’t seem as strong as the other Thunder I’ve had. This could be a mirage or I could be less of a wimp this week. I don’t know.

Dominant Flavors:
Berries

Buzz Factor:
Strong

The Prognosis:
A unique and tasty snus. Looks like cat shit.

Dr. Snus Rating:
++++ (Not actually cat shit)