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| Snuff-Reviews.com [BETA]Reviews for Fribourg & Treyer Dr J Robertson Justice
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| snuffster | 03-22-2010 11:47PM |  | | Grind: Coarse | Moisture: Medium | Nicotine: Medium |
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This is snuff at it's elegant best. The flavour is luscious, sweet, aromatic and outstandingly deep with a slightly course mill and rich colouring. As it's named after a mid 20th century bit part player in English films its clearly not an ancient blend - but it feels as though it should be one of those remnants from the 1700's. Until I was bought some of this a few weeks ago I had not tried Dr JRJ in 20 odd years and I have no idea why I stopped buying it because in my opinion it is one of those great rarities - a perfect snuff.
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| Wolf Pose | 03-28-2010 11:59AM |  | | Grind: Fine | Moisture: Dry | Nicotine: Medium |
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This snuff is okay. It is a feminine perfume, and when I begin to whiff it reminds me of the scent that older women wear heavily to cover up the smell of their old age. When snuffed it feels better than it smells at first. It smells of baby powder, in the nose it burns nicely like lemons. After a while the smell is more desirable. It became a favorite later on.
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| Xander | 03-16-2010 06:54AM | | | Grind: Medium | Moisture: Medium | Nicotine: Medium |
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A 50/50 blend of Bordeux and Morlaix from the same company. Personally, I prefer the other two seperately. The lemon seems to stand up more in this blend than in Bordeaux alone. There is probably some in the enigmatic Morlaix as well. This is quite nice though and I can take this with a nice whiskey for late night reading, especially when I can't decide between its two parents. Dr. James Robertson Justice, himself, is best described in other reviews or in his Wikipedia entry.
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| Red Star | 12-05-2009 02:24PM | | | Grind: Medium | Moisture: Medium | Nicotine: Medium |
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What an excellent experience, snuffing this fantastic offering from F&T! The moisture is on the brink of being moist, but compared to some other F&T´s it would be slightly exaggerated to classify it as moist, but you get the idea. This 50/50 mixture of Morlaix and Bordeaux takes them both to a new level. Very rich and deep and highly complex. I especially like the lingering citrus scent which shines through this mixture especially well. Fortunately, it´s long lasting, though not too long lasting, just about right. A pleasant initial burn, that settles pretty fast. Though the bottle´s very tight, it´s not ideal to pinch out from, so it´s best to decant a small hunch to another container.
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| sandy130674 | 03-14-2009 10:41AM | | | Grind: Medium | Moisture: Medium | Nicotine: Low |
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Medium brown, medium grind and moisture. This snuff is very special, and the best evening snuff I've tried, but also a delight during the day. Rich, musky, soapy and perfumed, spicey and floral, with a hint of leather, sandlewood, rose, geranium and citrus and an initial burn from the tobacco. Refined, yet outrageous. A perfect blend and one I would hope never to be without. A connoisseur's snuff.
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| Jon DeCles | 02-02-2009 11:38PM |  | | Grind: Medium | Moisture: Medium | Nicotine: Medium |
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Well, I have now had a chance to sample the new stuff, and frankly, it is nothing at all like the old stuff. Allow me to explain.
When Dr. James Robertson Justice suggested a blend of snuff to Fribourg & Treyer, the product they produced was "Asthoroth," an intriguing snuff made of Latakia (they had a long, long rap about this tobacco and the Bible), smoked over Asian oakwood (they named the wood) and scented with Jasmine. It was dark, course, and downright amazingly masculine. Darker in color that anything I have seen in recent times, that is for sure! The primary flavor was smoke, but the jasmine was prominent as well. Like nothing else in the world! I had a tiny bit left, and shared it with friends during a recent performance where snuff was the order of the day. I also discussed it with a very old friend, who surprised me by noting that he had been given two large tins of it some time ago: and who further surprised me with "a third of the remaining Asthoroth in the world" as a gift.
I cannot remember, off the top of my head, whether Dr. Justice died before or after F&T went to other hands: but this was the snuff he suggested, and which the company purveyed with pride.
Now that I have the new Dr. James Robertson Justice snuff... Well, it bears no resemblance at all to what he suggested in Asthoroth. There's nothing wrong with it, mind you, but I can't imagine him using it in preference to what was formerly connected with his name. The difference is like that between a black current flavored tea and Lapsang Souchong.
Frankly, I prefer Asthoroth, and wish they would bring it back.
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| ermtony | 01-17-2009 10:21AM | | | Grind: Medium | Moisture: Medium | Nicotine: Medium |
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If I had to choose my favourite Fribourg and Treyer snuff I would fail as to choose between the Dr J R Justice Mixture and the High Dry Toast would present me with a terrible dilemma. Fortunately I don't have to choose! The Dr J R Justice Mixture presents one of the rare occasions when the sum of two parts becomes something on an altogether higher plane. While I love both Bordeaux and Morlaix (a 50:50 mix makes up the Dr J R Justice Mixture) the blend of the two is streets ahead of either. It is still a rich mid brown, of medium grind and moisture and it still has gives the same delicate burn but the flavour is so delightfully complex that is almost defies description. Not only that but scent lingers for hours in the nose, even overnight if used as a nightcap snuff. To some that would be less than ideal but to me it is supremely satisfying.
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| Chris@USA | 07-23-2008 01:08PM | | | Grind: | Moisture: | Nicotine: |
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Nasal Snuff was the earliest use of Tobacco in England. While smoking was accepted among those in eastern European countries, it was only seldom used in England, and seen as crude compared to the elegant ritual of snuff taking. To say snuff had a large following would be and understatement. People from every social class used snuff of varying quality. Its long and prestigious reign as the “correct and proper” way of using tobacco has given rise to hundreds variations each with its own legacy.
Dr. JR Justice was first made some time in the early 1960’s by a company named Friboug and Treyer (est 1720). Though F&T no longer exists today their recipies were sold to Wilson’s of Sharrow and the F&T brand lives on. Each tin still reads: “Fribourg&Treyer, Tobbaconists and Purveyors of foreign Snuff for their late majesties The kings of Stanober and Belgium, To their Late Royal Highnesses, The Dukes of Sussex, Cambridge& Duchess of Kent. I’ve always admired those credentials.
Like most snuff that has stood the test of time Dr. JR justice has its own personality, a background, a unique history. James Robertson Justice was named for his father, a geologist, and had fought in the spansish civil war on the republic side before coming home and becoming and actor. It was famous comedian, James Robertson Justice, who requested a personal blend of snuff from F&T. A comedian famous for his part in the film Vice Versa and his role as Sir Lancelot Sprat in the Doctor in the House t.v series, he was a well known customer of F&T’s Haymarket shop.
The blend F&T created was 50% Bordeaux and 50% Morlaix. It contains an astounding number of tobaccos including; Zimbabwe Flue Cured Stem, Dark Fired, Sun Cured Leaf, and Flue Cured Stem. Its consistancy is corse but moist and the initial scent is reminicent of lilac and a hint of lye. The aroma comes from violets, geranium bourbon, lemon may blossom, tonquin essence, and musk. Though there is one more ingredient it is a well kept secret.
The snuff is very dark and has a very pleasent aroma. While the snuff isnt ground so small, it still remains silky to touch and feels very moist. The snuff is easy to take, and tends to stick, which is good for taking, but also tends to clog ones nose. On the initial snuff you first recive a small sting from what smells and feels like lye used for making soap. Immediatly thereafter, however, you are treated to an amazingly sweet blend of floral scents, lilac stands out in my mind, but the scent is so complex that one often feels as though its a different snuff each time.
For its complexity and ease of use, F&T’s Bordeaux/Morlaix Dr. J.R. Jusitce, is a blend that most any snuff taker can enjoy, begginner and vetrain alike.
For more of my personal reviews visit: http://spiritussanctus.wordpress.com/
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| Snuff Head | 07-10-2008 12:15PM | | | Grind: | Moisture: | Nicotine: |
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Tingle And Good Perfuned (Equal Mix Of Morlaix & Bordeax)
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