Sir Walter Scotts - Tears of Chios

Sir Walter Scotts Tears of Chios is a slightly moist blend of Bright Leaf and Burley tobaccos, cased with an extract from mastic gum. The mastic comes from shrubs grown on the Greek island of Chios and gives the snuff a sharp, piney, bitter-sweet scent.

Mastic gum is harvested by making incisions in the bark to release clear resin droplets that sparkle in sunlight. These droplets are known as the "Tears of Chios". The resin has been valued since antiquity and was historically worth its weight in gold during Ottoman rule of the island.