MANY OF US WILL HAVE HEARD OF NASAL SNUFF, WHETHER IT BE FROM WATCHING HISTORICAL FILMS, READING OF ITS HUGE POPULARITY IN THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY, OR THROUGH SEEING IT USED TODAY AS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY OF ENJOYING THE EFFECTS OF TOBACCO.

SO HOW DID THE STORY OF NASAL SNUFF ALL BEGIN? HERE’S A BRIEF HISTORY...

IT IS THOUGHT THAT THE USE OF NASAL SNUFF WAS NOTICED AMONG THE TRIBES OF BRAZIL DURING THE SECOND VOYAGE OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS IN 1494. THE SNUFF WAS MADE BY GRINDING DOWN TOBACCO LEAVES, USING A ROSEWOOD PESTLE AND MORTAR AND THEN STORED IN ORNATE BOTTLES.

AFTER THE EUROPEAN CREW OBSERVED THIS, ONE OF THE SPANISH MEMBERS RETURNED TO SPAIN WITH SOME, WHERE IT GREW IN POPULARITY SIGNIFICANTLY AND THE COUNTRY BECAME THE FIRST IN EUROPE TO MANUFACTURE AND DEVELOP NASAL SNUFF.