- Skoal tobacco
Skoal tobacco is a
dipping tobacco , marketed as smokeless tobacco. Skoal has been produced by US Smokeless Tobacco since 1934.Cuts and Flavors
Skoal is a shredded tobacco product. It is known as Moist Snuff or American Snuff. Skoal is packaged in 1.2 oz tins. It is available in two textures, Fine Cut and Long Cut. It is also available in Pouches and "Bandits", both of which are about the size of a US Nickel and
teabag -like. Skoal was originally produced in onlywintergreen flavorcite web | title = UST Inc. History | publisher = U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company | url = http://www.ustinc.com/about_us/history.asp | accessdate = 2007-11-19] , but now comes in many different flavors, which vary by cut, including:*Mint (Long, Pouches, Bandits)
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Wintergreen (Long, Fine, Pouches, Bandits)
*Straight (Long, Fine, Pouches)
*Classic (Long)
*Spearmint (Long)
*Cherry (Long)
*Berry Blend (Long, Pouches)
*Vanilla (Long)
*Apple Blend (Long, Pouches)
*Peach (Long)
*Citrus Blend (Long, Pouches)
*Skoal Edge, a strongWintergreen (Long)
*Skoal Snus, orange tic-tac like flavour.
*Skoal Dry pouches (Regular, Menthol, Cinnamon). Discontinued in 2008Fact|date=September 2008.Skoal Dry was discontinued and replaced with Skoal Snus to compete with Camel's snus products.
Contrary to beliefFact|date=September 2008, there is no watermelon flavor "currently" available.
History
Skoal was introduced in 1934 as a wintergreen-flavored smokeless tobacco.cite web | title = UST Inc. History | publisher = U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company | url = http://www.ustinc.com/about_us/history.asp | accessdate = 2007-11-19] United States Tobacco introduced Skoal Bandits in 1983, and Skoal long cut smokeless tobacco in 1984. In 2007, Skoal Dry, tobacco pouches that do not require spitting, were introduced into the U.S. market. Skoal Snus was launched in 2008 to take place of Skoal Dry, which has been discontinuedFact|date=September 2008.
Popularity
According to HealthPolitics.org, Skoal tobacco is the most popular brand of dipping tobacco in the United States with a 30% marketshare. [cite web | title = No Smoke, No Problem? | publisher = Health Politics | url = http://www.healthpolitics.org/program_transcript.asp?p=smokeless_tobacco | accessdate = 2007-11-19]
ee also
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Grizzly tobacco
*Health issues related to smokeless tobaccoReferences
External links
* [http://www.skoalbrotherhood.com Official website]
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