SNUS – Snus is where it all started, first emerging in the early 18th century and still popular today. Hardcore snus fans will know that the first snus to be released was ‘Ettan’, which is being sold to this day. Snus is a Scandinavian product that is incredibly popular in Sweden, with great history and tradition behind it. Snus is, of course, a smokeless product, that takes the form of a small soft pouch that somewhat resembles a tea bag, containing tobacco, water, salt, and other food-grade additives to enhance aroma and for preservation purposes. Snus is placed under the upper lip and usually left there for up to an hour for the user to enjoy the flavour and nicotine release, without the need for spitting as the contents can be swallowed. There is a great effort made in the quality control, safety, and hygiene of real Swedish snus, making these products very premium.
CHEW BAGS – Smokeless tobacco laws, unfortunately, mean that snus is illegal in the United Kingdom. To combat this issue, chew bags were developed. Chew bags are based on chewing tobacco in the sense that they are designed to be chewed to release the nicotine, but also resemble snus as they can be placed under the lip with no requirement to spit, therefore enabling U.K. users to have a legal snus-like experience. Chew bags are soft ‘bags’ that contain tobacco, water, salt, and other food-grade additives to enhance aroma and for preservation purposes.
