Slight change to scoring/format

Just a quick heads up. I’ve decided to remove the score “value” for future reviews and replaced it with smell as i see this as a more relevant thing to score by. More changes will probably be made in the future. Comment below if you have any comments or good ideas for which features to score snus on in the future. I will also try to add more pictures for future reviews, while writing this review i do unfortunately not have any extra pictures, but hopefully i will be able to add some more later on.

Introduction

As a lot of you probably know Swedish Match has been releasing limited edition “Small Batch” snus for quite a while now. The previous small batch was Small Batch No11 – Popcorn which i have previously reviewed, that was a unexpected snus flavor to say the least… This time we’ll be reviewing the new Small Batch No12 – Pink Grapefruit! Let’s get started.

Flavor & Smell

Swedish Match describes the flavor of Pink Grapefruit as “A taste far more complex than what the name indicates. The light bitter and acidic grapefruit has been combined with certain roundness that can best be compared with dried flowers and lingonberries in a bed of light tobacco with notes of “rose hip? (not sure if this is the correct translation)”, tea and cocoa. The inspiration comes from the world of drinks and acidic drinks, but in our own interpetation.”

In other words, there is a lot of flavors to be had here, so let’s get to work!

When you open the can you can smell a fresh smell of grapefruit, it’s not too prominent, but it’s clearly there. Overall i think it’s a fairly pleasant smell, which bodes well for the tasting. When you take a pouch you instantly notice the slightly sour taste of grapefruit, which is not too overpowering and fairly comfortable. Grapefruit is far from my favorite fruit in the world, but this taste is not too bad at all. After keeping the pouch under the lip for a while you notice the tobacco flavor in the background. All in all i’m happy with both smell and flavor of this snus. Due to it being fairly fruity it’s not something i’m going to use on a regular basis while it’s available. But it’s a nice change from the daily snus.

Pouches and can

Not much to say here that haven’t been said in previous reviews of Swedish Match products. The can is the standard Swedish Match can which works well with a decently sized catch-lid. (Always remember to use it and recycle both pouches and cans!) and the pouches are inserted in the box in a nice circle. The pouches are as always filled unevenly (thick on one end and slim on the other) as most Swedish Match white portions are, but if you don’t like this it can be solved by “fluffing” the bag slightly which does not seem to cause any broken bags. (Term and method learned from one/more of Snubie’s posts.)

Conclusion

As with all Small Batch-snus (With the exception of Small Batch No4 – Hallon & Lakris which seems to be permanent) it’s a limited time offer which will probably last for a month or two i guess. It’s a nice snus for once in a while, pleasant taste and the usual good quality you get from Swedish Match products. It’s worth trying if you like unusual flavors once in a while.

Where can i buy it?

Small Batch snus from Swedish Match can as always only be bought from Swedish Match stores in Sweden or directly from Swedish Match’s website (which also ships only to sweden): https://www.swedishmatch.se/kop-snus/small-batch-original-portion/