What Is Snuff?
Snuff is a generic term for fine-ground smokeless tobacco products. Originally the term referred only to dry snuff, a fine tan dust popular from the eighteenth century. This is often called Scotch Snuff, a folk-etymology derivation of the scorching process used by the factory to dry the cured tobacco. Dry snuff, produced to be sniffed up the nose, is completely different than moist snuff or chewing tobacco thats intended to be dipped into the mouth. As some folks have said, The real snuff is dry snuff! European (dry) snuff is intended to be sniffed up the nose. Snuff is not snorted due to the fact that snuff shouldn’t get past the nose into the sinuses, throat or lungs. European snuff comes in several varieties: Plain, Toast (fine ground-very dry), Medicated (menthol, camphor, eucalyptus, etc.), Scented and Schmalzler (a German variety.) Most snuffs on the market today are made in Germany or the United Kingdom. Snuffs made in both countries are generally regarded as superior to snuffs
