Snu Flavours Ranked in Portugal: All Eleven, Best First

SNU Wild Cherry is the best Snu flavour on our Portugal shelf, carried at 9mg, 12mg, 18mg and 45mg per pouch, the widest spread of strengths any Snu flavour reaches here. All eleven flavours of Snu snus are ranked in this order, first by how many strengths each one reaches in Portugal and then by the kind of reader each one suits.

The Atlantic coast west of Lisbon makes a useful comparison. Carcavelos, Ericeira and Nazaré all face the same ocean, yet very few people paddle out at Nazaré in January on their first morning with a board, and choosing snus follows the same order: the size of the wave comes first, and the colour of the board comes after. Everything we sell is meant for adults aged 18 and over.

How Is the Order of the Snu Flavours Decided?

The order follows one fact anyone can check, which is the number of strengths each flavour carries on our shelf in Portugal. Four flavours share the same four strengths, and SNU Wild Cherry is placed first among them on our shelf, with the other three following in shelf order. Snu cans come at 9mg, 12mg, 18mg and 45mg per pouch, and on our own scale 9mg and 12mg fall in Medium (8 to 16mg), 18mg falls in Strong (16 to 25mg) and 45mg falls in Extreme (25mg and over). A flavour that reaches all four lets the name on the lid stay constant while the nicotine moves. The numbers are set out in full under every Snu strength from 9mg to 45mg, for anyone who prefers them before the flavours.

So, why put strength first at all? Because strength is the one detail printed as an exact figure, and every Snu figure here is already per pouch, so nothing needs converting at the shelf. If a can from another maker lists mg per gram, multiply that by the pouch weight in grams to reach the amount in each pouch, which is the figure that makes cans comparable. Flavour comes next, and the length of a session is a third choice again: a pouch stays in for as long as the user prefers, roughly the span of an espresso at the café and a conversation that runs on a little. The detail behind that sits under how long a Snu lasts.

The mechanics are shared by every Snu flavour. Placement under the lip, the tingle and storage are set out in using a Snu pouch, and the way the brand groups its cans by strength is explained in the Snu lines. Readers meeting the brand for the first time will find its background in what Snu is, while ordering is covered in where to buy Snu in Portugal.

Why Does SNU Wild Cherry Sit at Number One?

SNU Wild Cherry sits at number one because it has the widest strength spread on the shelf, four strengths from 9mg to 45mg per pouch, under a flavour name nobody needs explained. Cherry is a fruit familiar from Fundão to the jars on a Lisbon pastry counter, and a name that needs no translation leaves the reader free to judge the strength on its own terms.

SNU Wild Cherry is available at 9mg, 12mg, 18mg and 45mg per pouch, so a reader can change strength and keep the flavour. That suits someone who wants one flavour for the whole week: 9mg on a quiet weekday in Coimbra, 12mg or 18mg when a day runs longer, and 45mg for an established regular already at the Extreme end. Only three other Snu flavours match its four strengths, and they follow next.

Which Three Snu Flavours Follow Wild Cherry?

Three flavours follow Wild Cherry, and each matches its four strengths of 9mg, 12mg, 18mg and 45mg per pouch. Because the strengths line up exactly, the choice between second, third and fourth place comes down to the name a reader prefers: cherry and cola, an energy drink, or a tropical punch.

SNU Cherry Cola

SNU Cherry Cola 9mg ranks second, keeping the cherry from first place and adding cola to the name. SNU Cherry Cola suits a reader who likes SNU Wild Cherry and wants a companion with a drinks cabinet name. Switching between the two changes the flavour while the nicotine stays put at 9mg, 12mg, 18mg or 45mg per pouch.

SNU Fizzy Energy

SNU Fizzy Energy 9mg ranks third and is the newest listing in the Snu range, an energy drink flavour. SNU Fizzy Energy suits a reader who prefers a drink inspired name to a fruit one, perhaps through a late shift in Porto or a long working day in Lisbon. Its four strengths mean the newest arrival is also one of the most flexible flavours the brand makes.

SNU Tropical Punch

SNU Tropical Punch ranks fourth, and its name points to a bowl of mixed tropical fruit rather than a single one. SNU Tropical Punch suits a reader who likes a punch style flavour and wants to choose from every strength the brand offers. It runs from 9mg to 45mg per pouch, so it covers Medium, Strong and Extreme under one name, the way Madeira packs a whole climate into one island.

Which Snu Fruit Flavours Rank Fifth to Eighth?

Four fruit flavours rank fifth to eighth, each stocked in Portugal at 9mg, 12mg and 18mg per pouch. Three strengths still cover Medium and Strong on our scale, which together span 8 to 25mg per pouch, and within the group the order follows the shelf.

SNU Grape

SNU Grape 9mg ranks fifth and comes at 9mg, 12mg or 18mg per pouch. Anyone who has driven through the terraced vineyards of the Douro will know the fruit by name, which makes SNU Grape an easy choice for a reader who wants one familiar fruit and expects to move between Medium and Strong across a week.

SNU Strawberry Kiwi

SNU Strawberry Kiwi 9mg ranks sixth and pairs two fruits under one name. SNU Strawberry Kiwi suits a reader who likes a two fruit combination and wants it at 9mg, 12mg or 18mg per pouch, with the same flavour available in Medium and Strong.

SNU Triple Mango

SNU Triple Mango 9mg ranks seventh. SNU Triple Mango suits the reader who has already decided that mango is the fruit, at any of its three strengths. On a warm afternoon in Lagos, on the Algarve, it is a name that explains itself.

SNU lemon & Lime

SNU lemon & Lime ranks eighth. SNU lemon & Lime suits a reader who wants a citrus flavour at 9mg, 12mg or 18mg per pouch, and it gives the fruit group a lemon and lime option beside grape, strawberry and kiwi, and mango.

Where Do Fresh Mint, Watermelon and Black Ice Rank?

Fresh Mint ranks ninth, Watermelon tenth and Black Ice eleventh, because each reaches fewer strengths on our Portugal shelf than the flavours above. Each of the three still has a clear reader in mind, and for that reader it may well be the first can in the basket.

SNU Fresh Mint

SNU Fresh Mint is carried at 9mg and 12mg per pouch, two strengths that both sit in Medium. SNU Fresh Mint suits the reader who wants a mint rather than a fruit or a drink. Mint often feels cooler and sharper on the lip than a fruit at the same printed mg, which is worth bearing in mind when moving across from one of the fruit flavours.

SNU Watermelon

SNU Watermelon is carried in Portugal at 9mg per pouch, in the Medium band. SNU Watermelon suits a reader who has found that 9mg is the right figure and wants a fruit like a cut slice on the sand at Praia da Rocha to go with it. Its one strength is also the lowest Snu strength, so it sits naturally beside a first can.

SNU Black Ice

SNU Black Ice is carried at 45mg per pouch only, the Extreme band on our scale. SNU Black Ice suits an established regular who already uses snus at that strength and wants a Black Ice flavour rather than a fruit or a drink. It sits beside SNU Wild Cherry, SNU Cherry Cola, SNU Fizzy Energy and SNU Tropical Punch as the fifth flavour at 45mg per pouch.

Which Snu Flavour Should a Newcomer in Portugal Try First?

SNU Wild Cherry at 9mg per pouch is the flavour that gives a newcomer in Portugal the most room to move, because 9mg is the lowest Snu strength on our shelf and the same flavour continues at 12mg and 18mg. Every flavour except Black Ice is available at 9mg. SNU Grape and SNU Watermelon suit anyone who prefers a single fruit, and SNU Fresh Mint suits anyone who already knows they want mint.

The lid helps more than most people expect. Every Snu lid carries a scented patch printed with the words "Rub here to smell the flavour", so two or three cans can be compared by smell at the counter of a Porto or Coimbra café before a single pouch is opened. After that, changing one thing at a time keeps the picture clear: keep the flavour and move the strength, or keep the strength and move the flavour. Carcavelos first, in other words, and Nazaré some time later.

Which Snu Cans Go as High as 45mg per Pouch in Portugal?

Five Snu flavours are stocked at the 45mg per pouch level on our Portugal shelf: SNU Wild Cherry, SNU Cherry Cola, SNU Fizzy Energy, SNU Tropical Punch and SNU Black Ice. At that figure each sits in Extreme on our scale, which suits a regular who already knows the strength well. But, four of the five also come lower down, so a reader who uses 45mg on some days and 18mg on others can keep the same flavour across both.

The middle of the range is broad as well. Eight flavours reach 18mg, the Strong band, and nine reach 12mg, so a reader settled between Medium and Strong has the whole fruit group, the drinks group and, at 12mg, SNU Fresh Mint to choose from. At 9mg the choice is wider still, with ten flavours, which is why the lowest Snu strength is the easiest place to compare flavours side by side. For anyone who wants the same comparison across the wider snus range, the next step is to buy snus from the full collection.

Are All Eleven Snu Flavours Available in Portugal?

Yes, all eleven Snu flavours are on our shelf in Portugal, and we deliver to Portugal. A reader who settles on SNU Wild Cherry has the same four strengths in front of them as one who settles on SNU Triple Mango, apart from the three strengths that flavour carries, and the table above shows which flavour reaches which figure.

Anyone weighing Snu against other makers can start from our snus range and work back towards a favourite. For readers who would rather choose the brand before the flavour, there is a separate piece on comparing whole brands side by side, and the Snu flavours ranked above are waiting whenever the flavour comes first.