You are right. These are pretty cool. Tasty and lets you hold off on needing to have that smoke for a considerably long time. The Tropical flavor has the anise taste. Not sure if you got that mixed up with "Original" or not. I've also tried Wintergreen, which tastes a lot like Skoal. I had some Sunberry too, but I like the Tropical better. What really sucks is that I first bought them for $3.49, then got them closer to home for $3.99, then went back to the place I first got them and they're up to $4.19 now. Would really like a tip if someone can point me somewhere online to get them cheaper. Tanx ;-)