Thread: Any handrolled cigarette smokers?

I used to hand roll when it's was like 60% cheaper than buying regular cigs here in Norway. And Drum was one of my favorite brands for sure

What was Drum's profile? The Amsterdam Shag I smoke is a really fiery/smokey blend. Very full bodied. It's incredibly smooth though. There's no harshness at all to it unless you let the stuff dry out after a month of sitting open.

Smoked Buglers for many years. When I did, early 2000s, a 40 pack was 89 cents US. Usually I could get more than 40 out of it. Now its up to 6 dollars US. Still cheaper than the other stuff, but 6 bucks! Still, I occasionally buy a pack or keep one in the house for the infrequent smoke alone.

I started smoking with roll-ups. Quit smoking a long time ago

When I was a kid many years ago use to smoke hand rolled cigarettes. My cousin and I would buy a sack of Country Gentleman and a can of Prince Albert and mix them together and we used OCB papers.

Later in life I smoked Bull Durham with Zig Zag papers.

My grandfather smoked Bugler all his life. and rolled them on a rolling machine.

I no longer smoked but Camel non filters werre my cigarette of choice, I liked Three Nuns pipe tobacco and King Edward Invincible cigars, NOT the King Edward Imperial.

I miss my tobacco but am glad I quit.

I started on the taylor mades before moving over to rollies. I've tried White Ox, Drum, Bank, Log Cabin, Flagship, Champion Ruby and a few more whose names elude me for now. I settled, intially, on Champion Ruby as my blend of choice, but later discovered the world of Aromatics in the form of Port Royal rum and wine. I still love that tobacco, but have since moved on to pipes.
Papers of choice were always 'Tally-ho', tried others but always went back to them. I still have a rolling machine around here somewhere too, never used it much as it was slower than rolling by hand. It's one of those that you open up and place the makings in a little strip of canvas/linen before closing the lid and having the ciggy rolled and appear out the top.
I started unfiltered, but moved onto filtered as it was a good way to get more out of the tobacco used. Less wasted tobacco, as it isn't all that cheap. It used to be reasonable, but the tax man adds to it every six months, and over the years that has added up mightly.
Ah damn, now I'm starting to reminisce on old times, and good times with friends, bourbon and cigarettes .


Mick

I started out smoking Old Holborn then switched to Golden Virginia a few years later, with Rizla papers any colour apart from the blue which are too thin or the liquorice flavour paper which is disgusting, I also use Zig-Zag's.

I and most that I know that smoke hand rolled cigarettes get supplies via Europe, In the hypermarkets out there in France or Belgium a 50g (2oz) pouch costs around 5.5 Euro's (£4.50) by the time it hits England and is sold on the streets 'under the counter' it's between £6 to £7.50, in our shops it is £14.00 which is mostly tax.

Average cost here for rollie tobacco for 50 gms is $31 Aus. That's 20.50 GBP...And yes the cost is mostly tax. Some pipe tobaccos are close to 30 GBP, but average around 26 GBP.


Mick

Originally Posted by osdset

I started out smoking Old Holborn then switched to Golden Virginia a few years later, with Rizla papers any colour apart from the blue which are too thin or the liquorice flavour paper which is disgusting, I also use Zig-Zag's.

I and most that I know that smoke hand rolled cigarettes get supplies via Europe, In the hypermarkets out there in France or Belgium a 50g (2oz) pouch costs around 5.5 Euro's (£4.50) by the time it hits England and is sold on the streets 'under the counter' it's between £6 to £7.50, in our shops it is £14.00 which is mostly tax.

When I was living in the UK I was lucky enough to be friends with a tobacco smuggler, he got me Golden Virginia for about 4 quid a pouch.

Originally Posted by osdset

I started out smoking Old Holborn then switched to Golden Virginia a few years later, with Rizla papers any colour apart from the blue which are too thin or the liquorice flavour paper which is disgusting, I also use Zig-Zag's.

I and most that I know that smoke hand rolled cigarettes get supplies via Europe, In the hypermarkets out there in France or Belgium a 50g (2oz) pouch costs around 5.5 Euro's (£4.50) by the time it hits England and is sold on the streets 'under the counter' it's between £6 to £7.50, in our shops it is £14.00 which is mostly tax.

I used to smoke both of those brands back in the early 70's then went onto Rotterdam Shag until they stopped importing here (I bought the last 10 pouches in Australia) - now I smoke White Ox with 'papers' papers and a cigarette holder so I don't get the brown fingers.
I wish I could get Rotterdam Shag again 'cause it is such a nice, smooth smoke.