Good rolling tobacco

jihad1979 · 14-04-2004 9:44pm #1

Hmmm. I didn't want to post this in the food forum for obvious reasons.

I want to move away from the old ciggies and onto hand rolls. I'm quite partial to JP blue and Camel lights. The question in short is, is there a rolling tobacco similar in taste to either of those? I've tried Drum before, didn't taste too great.

Any advice? :dunno:

Auburn · 14-04-2004 9:49pm

It's very hard to get a tobacco that will taste like a brand of cigarettes, it's just a matter of getting used to it. Golden Virginia isn't bad

alleepally · 14-04-2004 9:52pm

would agree there alright. It's just a matter of getting used to the taste and would also go along with the Golden Virginia recommendation. You have no taste it u smoke blues ;-)

Why are you moving from the cigs? just a change, or the ould wallet?

jihad1979 · 14-04-2004 9:57pm

Cheers, I'll check it out.

Yeah, mainly the old cash flow. But also cos it would cut down smoking. Instead of just whipping a carton out of my pocket, I'll have to get out a pack some & some skins and spend time rolling it. Making the overall temptation less. :P

exCrumlinBoyo · 14-04-2004 10:07pm

When I lived at home in Dublin I went from Smoking John Player Blue to rollies. I tried them all and I came across Cutter's Choice. It's in a yellow pack if I remember correctly and it was the closest tasting tobacco I found to a regular smoke. Well worth a try and fair cheap compared to a pack of JP.

I live in Florida now and I can buy a carton of 200 Marlboro Lights 100's for less than $25. $2.50 a pack. I would have to give up smoking if I was paying 6 euro a pack back home. Anyhow, Try out Cutters Choice... It's not a bad smoke.

alleepally · 14-04-2004 10:15pm

"Instead of just whipping a carton out of my pocket, I'll have to get out a pack some & some skins and spend time rolling it."

Yeah, know what you mean alright. Rolling a cig is very fulfilling but I'm such an addict I prefer the handiness of the packs!

"I live in Florida now and I can buy a carton of 200 Marlboro Lights 100's for less than $25. $2.50 a pack. I would have to give up smoking if I was paying 6 euro a pack back home"

Gotta love the US for that. If you're coming back this way stick a couple of cartons of Marlboro reds in for me would you :-) reds in the US are totally different to what we get here.

Funky · 14-04-2004 10:28pm

DRUG ADDICTS

exCrumlinBoyo · 14-04-2004 10:47pm

Originally posted by Funky
DRUG ADDICTS

Feel the need to say something? Is that all you can come up with? You choose to judge and condone, I choose to smoke! Now I judge and condone you for judging and condoning us smokers.

Choose life!

alleepally · 14-04-2004 10:54pm

Don't let 'em get to u.. light one up and you'll feel better;) it pisses me off that anytime smokers have a thread some dildo comes along and sticks their oar in with the anti smoking line ....so how about shipping some reds to me ? lol.

Sleepy · 14-04-2004 11:41pm

www.discountsmoking.net are pretty decent for getting cheap smokes. It can take quite a while for them to arrive but it works out at around €35 for 200...

red_ice · 14-04-2004 11:55pm

i smoke 'cutters choise' afaik its pipe tobacco.

Really nice flavour to it. I loved marlboro lights and camel lights myself, but i find they are too dry after smokeing CC

Give it a shot

nosmo · 15-04-2004 12:07am

If you're coming from Player tobacco, you might want to try Drum, but it's a wee bit strong.
Cutters Choice meself, occasionally Sweet Afton

Señor Juárez · 15-04-2004 2:45am

ya know, different things suit different people. why not keep trying till you hit gold? wheres your sense of fun?

Agent Smith · 15-04-2004 2:47am

samson aint that bad, thats waht i smoke if i buy rolling tabaccoo.

angelofdeath · 15-04-2004 7:44am

i smoked old holburn for years, but then i got lazy and went onto jp blue, old holburn is nice though, can have a nasty smell if not rolled properly though

spoofilyj · 15-04-2004 9:15am

I my self smoke B&H !
Definately the closerst rolling tobac for me is Cutters Choice..

AAAHHHHH. The art of rolling...

Only thing is Its totaly different then smoking with a filter...
Alot cheaper though.

ferdi · 15-04-2004 10:08am

cutters choice....now thats flavour counry. mmmmm

po0k · 15-04-2004 10:12am

I've tried drum, drum light, and the light blue packet of drum, along with Golden Virginia and Samson.
I liked them all, though dark blue drum could be a bit nifty at times.

Kone · 15-04-2004 10:40am

old heartburn eh??

I prefer my silk cut blue (A good old girl's cigarette)

ferdi · 15-04-2004 10:46am

Originally posted by Kone
silk cut blue

silk cut contain the most disgusting tobacco i have ever had the misfortune to taste.

Kone · 15-04-2004 12:26pm

Couldn't agree with you more Ferdi!

It's a sub-conscious effort to give up smoking!

_blank_ · 15-04-2004 1:01pm

I am a Camel Lights smoker, but the very odd time I get the oul Rollies out.

I cannot for the life of me roll though, so I use a One-Skin sized Rolling machine. Also, for â‚¬1 you can buy a packet of 150 Rizla Filters.

I sometimes find it hard to judge the amount of tobacco to use, but its trial and error.

As for the type of tobacco to use, I use Drum, either the Light or Dark Blue coloured pack.

And about the Silk Cut, I have to say, it is the horriblest tobacco I have ever had the misfortune to smoke.

nosmo · 15-04-2004 4:58pm

I'd also recommend getting yourself a pack of filters, the Rizla ones are only ~e1 for a pack for about 200. Not too bad, and it tends to make a nicer smoke

jihad1979 · 15-04-2004 6:58pm

Cheers lads. Where do I buy the filters exactly? I never see them with all the other skins and tobacco in shops.

_blank_ · 15-04-2004 7:36pm

You can buy them in most newsagents...just ask for them as you are buying your tobacco and skins, they'll know what you want.

If you do buy the filters, I recommend you put a handful in your tobacco pouch, it beats carrying the box with you all the time.

Crash · 15-04-2004 7:46pm

Tbh i never use filters. i find em a bit acidic. also i like my wafer thin rollies

Drums nice enough. sweet aftons tasty too.

nosmo · 15-04-2004 10:39pm

Originally posted by seansouth
You can buy them in most newsagents...just ask for them as you are buying your tobacco and skins, they'll know what you want.

It's amazing what you can get in shops with big tobacco selections, like snuff

jihad1979 · 16-04-2004 1:50am

Ah, someone mentioned a rolling machine earlier. I was thinking of buying one since my days as a youth proved I couldn't roll when asked to make a spliff.

I went to this site here: http://www.roll-ups.co.uk but it got me a bit confused. Which roller, filter and skin should I buy exactly? What's the best combo if I want something similar to a cigarette? I'd prefer an auto-roller, mainly because they look spiffy: http://www.roll-ups.co.uk/ishop/879/shopscr18.html

Any advice?

_blank_ · 16-04-2004 2:53pm

I dont really know the story with the different skins, but I generally use the Red or Green Rizla ones, the green ones are thinner I think, but I dont notice.

Good rolling tobacco

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