General Dry Mint Mini white portion snus. Reviewing a safer, Swedish replacement for Camel SNUS!

Greetings fellow snus lovers!

The snus we’ll be reviewing today is one that most of you may have ever heard of or seen in the SnusCENTRAL Snus Shop, General Dry Mint mini white portion snus. I say this because not only is it a new snus, it’s a snus that’s only available in America! How did I find it? Well, while I was out and about last week, I stopped in at the local Pipe and Tobacco shop and saw something new.

My tobacconist has always carried General Snus but this time, there was a snus called General Dry Mint mini. I asked him about the new snus and he really couldn’t tell me more than “it’s from Sweden” and “it is Mint flavored”! In reality, that’s the most common response I get from a lot of tobacconists here in the states!

Since I wanted to know more about General Mini Mint than what he told me, I decided to get a couple of cans and do the research myself. What I found was pretty exciting! So now that I have your interest, let’s get started with the review of General Dry Mini Mint portion snus!

General Dry Mint Mini is a Dry, white mini portion snus manufactured in Sweden by the fine folks at Swedish Match. “Hold it, Snus Guy! Back up. Dry, white, mini snus? We need a bit of explanation on this!” You’re right! Since we’ve only reviewed one other white, mini portion snus, let’s run through the basics first.

A mini portion snus is just like it sounds. A miniature version of a regular sized snus! Mini portions average between .3 and .5 grams of snus per portion and between 3.5 and 6 mg of Nicotine depending on the brand. Since mini portions are smaller, they are more discreet meaning, no bulge in the lip and you really can’t see them when talking or smiling so they can be used anywhere without worry! There is a trade off though with discreetness and that’s the low amount of Nicotine in each portion.

The White classification in mini portions has the same meaning as in the regular portions but the Dry classification, really needs to be defined! In Swedish snus, Dry doesn’t mean that there is dried tobacco, like cigarette tobacco, in the portion. That’s called ‘Camel SNUS’.

Dry simply means there is less moisture in the snus than in regular snus. Look at it this way. Cigarette tobacco has almost zero moisture in it. Regular portion snus has an average of 50% water. Dry on the other hand, has an average of 25% water making it dryer than regular portion snus! Now you have a basic idea of what a dry, mini white portion is. Ok then, on to the review.

General Dry Mint Mini comes in 6 gram cans with 20 portions per can. That makes the portions about 3.33 grams each. The portion material in Mini Mint is very soft from beginning to end. One would think that a snus with a moisture content of 25% would be really rough on the gums but with Mini Mint, that’s not the case at all. I’ve had a portion under my lip for about an hour with no gum irritation at all! Each portion of General Mint Mini also has 4 mg of Nicotine. “Ok Snus Guy, we want to know about the taste already!” Alright then, let’s go on to the taste.

The taste of General Mini Mint is pretty interesting. The flavor in my opinion is like an Icy Peppermint candy. It’s sweeter than what we Swedish snus lovers are used to but not over sweet like Camel SNUS. As a matter of opinion, the taste of General Dry Mint Mini is very similar to Camel Frost. The difference is that Mint Mini is not as sweet and, has a subtle hint of tobacco flavor where Camel Frost doesn’t.

Another thing to point out is that General Mint Mini does have a slight burn in the gums. Not the Nicotine burn like in the higher Nicotine snus but a minty burn, like Camel Frost. To be completely honest, General Mint Mini is, in my opinion, a perfect taste replacement for Camel Frost. And a safer one at that!

General Dry Mint Mini’s flavor also lasts a lot longer than Camel Frost as well! Camel SNUS’ flavor, in general, only lasts 30 minutes max while I’ve had a portion of General Mint Mini last for about an hour before losing its flavor! I personally recommend a 45 minute max.

There is one other unique thing about General Mint Mini. It is only available in the US. Yes snus lovers, General Mini Mint white portion snus was developed for the US market and only available in the US through tobacco shops that sell other General Snus products. There are rumors from the SCIA (SnusCENTRAL Intelligence Agency) that the SnusCENTRAL Snus Shop may carry it as early as April 1st 2009, but, again this is not confirmed.

Now, what to drink? Diet Coke is a great drink to go with General Mini Mint! Unlike other mint flavored snus, Mini Mint’s flavor doesn’t get bitter with it. Sprite and 7 Up go really well! Some snus lovers liken the combination to a non-alcoholic Mojito! Ice tea though, in my opinion, is probably the best. The minty flavor plays well with it and you get a Mint Julep type flavor, especially if you add a little lemon to it.

Well snus lovers, here is where I usually give my recommendations for the snus we just reviewed. I wish I could say that all snus lovers should try a can but, since General Mini Mint is only available in the US, to US residents, snus lovers from Europe won’t be able to order it until after April 1st. So, with that in mind, I recommend that snus lovers that live in the US really should give General Mini Mint White Portion a try.

To sum it all up, if you’re looking for a REAL Swedish snus with a flavor that’s close to Camel Frost but, longer lasting, safer, better tasting and less expensive, General Mini Mint White portion snus is the one!

I hope you found this review of General Mint Mini white portion snus informative and I really recommend you all get a can and form you own opinions. Better still, you can go to www.FreeSnus.com and get samples of General Mini Mint, Wintergreen, White Portion and Original Portion!!!!

But If you visit the SnusCENTRAL Snus Store after April 1st 2009, and it’s your first time buying from us, you can save 10% at checkout on your order by entering the Snus Discount Code LV2F8F at checkout! Just tell em’ That Snus Guy sent you!

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