Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Six Nations Pipe Tobacco (Red)

Red is full flavor, Gold is light, Green is menthol.  I've smoked several cigarettes of the Red over the past few months.  Taste is smooth and light; similar to Kentucky Select.  Price is a dollar cheaper ($9.99) than Traffic at a local tobacco store.  I've seen this online for only $7.00 for a pound bag. 

Zig Zag Cigarette Tobacco (Light)

I don't think my blue package said "light" on it as this picture does.  It didn't taste light either.  I'd have to do a side by side with the red to make sure.  It did taste good though;  much stronger than Kentucky Select.  Yield was somewhat less than the red package - it was probably just me packing the machine a bit more than last time around with the red pack.  Yield was in the neighborhood of 23 smokes.  I liked it okay.

Monday, October 8, 2012

Kentucky Select Pipe Tobacco (Red)

A guy I know bought a pound of this stuff for 16 bucks.  Fresh, not dry.  The taste is smooth... too smooth for my tastes.  I looked it up online - they offer Red as full flavored, Gold as light, and Silver as extra light.  I had to double check his bag to make sure he didn't buy the gold or silver.  Nope - it's red.  There's nothing particularly wrong with it - the taste, shred, moistness, etc. was by no means substandard - it's just not my cup of tea.  If you like to smoke Marlboro Lights, give this a try.

Friday, September 28, 2012

Natural American Spirit (Organic)


All bags of American Spirit weigh the same, come with papers and yield a bit more than 40 100mm cigarettes.  This was very dry tobacco.  I spent an additional dollar for a Water Pillow, soaked it, and left it in overnight.  It did no good whatsoever.  Ended up doing the damp paper towel trick again.  This worked and revealed that this is probably the best tasting variety NAS has to offer.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Stockholm Blend - London Export

I'm able to do a side by side comparison with these two pouches.  They are touted as having the fullest flavor of the Stokkebye products.  The London Export is extremely finely cut per Drum, Bali Shag, and a few of the other Stokkebye tobaccos; I am able to grab a handful of the tobacco, shake it and pack my machine with what drops onto the tabletop.  The Stockholm Blend isn't cut as fine and needs to be pinched off into small bits then stretched out to pack the roller.  The London Export seems to be somewhat of a cross between the Amsterdam Shag and the Turkish Export - it is smooth and flavorful through and through.  The Stockholm Blend packs a decent wallop and is probably my favorite of the six varieties pictured above.  I found a convenience store that offers these for $6.89 + tax = $7.50.  Another variety I'm aware of is Late Harvest but I'm unable to find it at any of the local smoke shops.  I will eventually revisit these varieties and update previous reviews as some were less than glowing per "soapy taste". 

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Drum Halfzware Shag Cigarette Tobacco

$9.00.  Came with a pack of Job rolling papers.  Made about 34 100mm smokes.  Overrated - smelled weird,  like socks in a hamper or Vietnamese food - this is pretty much Bali Shag sans the ball of shit in the bottom the bag.

Monday, September 17, 2012