Every once in a while I get Cope XLC but my EDD's are Southern Blend and Grizzly straight

I literally experienced the exact same thing. I dipped Skoal Cherry for like 6 months straight, then bumped up to Grizzly XLC Natural and then started dipping Skoal Straight. Now I pretty much stick with Straight/Natural and the occasional mint or wintergreen kick.

I'm fairly certain everyone experiences this. I couldn't even taste the wintergreen in grizz, it kinda just had a taste haha. 

So when I first started out dipping, the first few cans I had, they all tasted the exact same to me. The only ones that tasted different were the flavored Skoal flavors, but the only one I liked was Peach. Then eventually I started being able to differentiate the different flavors. Any one else have this when they were starting out?

Beginning dipping story