General Voyage Sicily Review

In early June this summer, Swedish Match launched a new sub-line of General called “Voyage”. This line contained three products with interesting flavors: Sicily, Cape Town, and Brooklyn. Today, I have the Sicily variant to talk about.

The flavor description for this one sounds quite intriguing: “General Voyage Sicily has a light tobacco taste with notes of bitter orange, herbs and limoncello”. Limoncello, if you aren’t familiar, is a lemon liqueur from Italy. I’ve had some here and there over the years, in the past, but it’s been a while. I remember it being kind of tangy, so I was curious to see how that flavor would translate in a snus. So, let’s open one of these up and check it out!

Opening the can, I notice it to come in the Star Formation, a format that Swedish Match reserves for it’s premium white portion offerings. There are 22 portions in the can. The can weighs 19.8 grams which means each portion is going to weigh 0.9 grams each. The nicotine content is 8.5mg/g, which breaks down to just 7.65mg/portion.

Opening the can, lemon comes through pretty clearly. It’s slightly sweet, and has light herbal hints to it. I also seem to notice a light note of fennel. The portions are pretty nice and soft. They’re plump, and fill out the lip really well.

Under the lip they feel soft, and have a pretty gradual release of flavor. The taste is predominantly lemon, with a slight touch of orange. It does have a tart nature to it, along with a subtle sweetness. Like with the aroma, I notice a light touch of fennel, but it’s not an overbearing presence of it, along with a little herbal character behind it. The tobacco base comes through in a gentle way, as well.

In the nicotine department, this one feels to be about the regular strength, with a steady release and delivery. The flavor longevity is pretty solid, lasting a good hour, sometimes a little bit more.

Snubie’s Final Thoughts

This one was certainly an interesting one. I enjoyed the can I had of it, but I’m not sure I’d be a regular user of it. I could see myself getting a can of it here and there, but it’s not something I’d use full time, personally. You may love it though! With this series, I definitely suggest getting one can of each to try out, and see which one is your favorite! I am more partial to Brooklyn, but who knows, this one may be your favorite!