Epok Melon

Epok Snus! A new type of snus on the market, produced with white...yes you heard that right white tobacco. This tobacco starts as brown tobacco and is then gently chemically cleansed to reduce even more TSNAs and other impurities typically found in brown tobacco. This snus is still pasteurized like many other snus products and is said to have the same flavor and nicotine delivery qualities as traditional brown tobacco snus. The benefit is no brown stains on your teeth as with brown tobacco products. The product I will be reviewing today is the Epok Melon. Melon flavors are becoming quite popular in the snus world but this is the first white tobacco melon snus.

 The can is a very sharp looking white can with a kind of pink red color to it. It has a decent sized catch lid that has two spots to open it from unlike some other cans. The can itself is clear which allows you to see the snus inside. A very classy eye catching can.

When you open the can you see the nice plump white portions inside. The aroma coming from the can is a faint melon smell with just a slight chemical smell from the extra cleansing the tobacco goes through. The smell is not off putting at all just a very clean melon smell. Each can has 24 portions inside and each portion contains roughly 0.7 grams of tobacco. Nicotine content is .85% so almost 9mg per gram but due to the 0.7 weight it probably equals 8mg so it is standard strength.

 Epok Melon is a slim white portion filled with white tobacco. The portion sits very comfortably in the lip and is very discreet. I barely notice it is there when I put it in. It has a very soft portion material with soft edges and causes no discomfort even after chain snusing. Most white portions tend to cause slight discomfort after repeated use due to the dryer material but that's not the case with these. The portions are pretty moist for a white portion I am unsure of the exact moisture content but its up there compared to other white portions.

 As you see in the pictures above this is a standard brown tobacco portion vs. the white tobacco portion. Both have the same consistency as far as the grind and moisture but one is brown and one is white.

 Above is a standard Ettan portion.

Above is an Epok White tobacco portion.

Ok lets get into the review itself. The taste is a very mild melon flavor nothing compared to Jakobssons melon or mini melon but you can tell its melon. There is no tobacco taste just a slightly salty very slight chemical taste but like I said earlier nothing off putting. These things last a while I can get a good hour and a half to two hours out of it before it starts to get a slight bitter taste at which point I toss it. Being a white portion it does take about 15 minuets for the flavor to start to develop but once developed its there and it is good. So far I have only tried the Epok Melon and the Epok Blabar or Blueberry both of which I have been using daily, mostly at work when I don't want to risk having brown stained teeth. I will put a review up of the blueberry later on. Well what can I say if you want a snus that wont stain your teeth or pillow if you sleep with a snus in like I do this series could be for you. It offers a good long lasting flavor at a pretty fair price. Priced around 3. 80 USD  it wont break the bank. The Epok Line is currently offered in Melon, Mint, Mint Strong, Licorice, Blueberry, Juniper and Lime and there was a coffee flavor that was discontinued earlier in 2015. I look forward to trying the entire series and seeing what this innovative brand has to offer. Leave a comment telling me what you think of this line or how you think it could be improved all questions and comments are always appreciated.