Favorite rolling tobacco?

BeerNut · 15-03-2011 12:54pm

SteoL wrote: »

Across the road from Dunnes in the Green shopping centre (on the road connecting to Sth William St) there is a little newsagents that sells tins, rolling machines etc. Can't remember the name unfortunately but you'll see it easy enough.

Barry's. Great little shop.

dubtom · 16-03-2011 1:31am

Checked out Barry,s today, said they don't sell tins of rolling tobacco

or rather,it's not sold in tins. My search continues.

Have to say smoking rollies is a much nicer with the tips, it was always a messy and not enjoyable smoke for me when I last smoked them,that was years ago,and my roach making ability was crap.I can see myself staying on them,I'll save a fortune:pac:

OldGoat · 16-03-2011 9:21am

'Roach'ing is an artform.

SteoL · 16-03-2011 10:04am

dubtom wrote: »

Checked out Barry,s today, said they don't sell tins of rolling tobacco or rather,it's not sold in tins. My search continues.

Have to say smoking rollies is a much nicer with the tips, it was always a messy and not enjoyable smoke for me when I last smoked them,that was years ago,and my roach making ability was crap.I can see myself staying on them,I'll save a fortune:pac:

Sorry man I didn't mean they sold baccy in tins. I meant you could buy a tin there and then transfer your baccy from pouch to tin. Misunderstanding on my part, hope it wasn't too far a trek in there.

Dues Bellator · 16-03-2011 10:58am

dubtom wrote: »

Checked out Barry,s today, said they don't sell tins of rolling tobacco or rather,it's not sold in tins. My search continues.

Have to say smoking rollies is a much nicer with the tips, it was always a messy and not enjoyable smoke for me when I last smoked them,that was years ago,and my roach making ability was crap.I can see myself staying on them,I'll save a fortune:pac:

im using one of these http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9288627.htm

keeps the tobacco fresh and i find that i just put enough tobacco in it to do me for the day , which is getting smaller by the day since i got it weird

plus i dont find myself when im out and about looking like a noob trying to open my plastic pouch skins in the mouth praying that theres no wind lol.

oh it also comes with a refillable lighter which i still have result.

dubtom · 16-03-2011 12:46pm

SteoL wrote: »

Sorry man I didn't mean they sold baccy in tins. I meant you could buy a tin there and then transfer your baccy from pouch to tin. Misunderstanding on my part, hope it wasn't too far a trek in there.

No apologies needed SteoL, was passing anyway, actually never thought to just ask for a tin

though he did say he had pipe baccy in tins,I'm not in pipe smoking mode at the mo though.

I'll check that out almanu,cheers.

giggii · 29-03-2011 2:17am

Cutter's choice all the way!

with green Rizlas and ultra slim filters... yum!

Amber Leaf if they're outta it and light blue Drum if there's none of that... although that really is a last resort.
Dark blue Drum and Golden Virginia make me feel really sick...

My friend gave me a brilliant tin so I can pre-roll and carry them out with me for when I'm too drunk/ it's too crowded to roll properly...

SteoL · 29-03-2011 1:48pm

Running late this morning so ran off without my Samson. Went into shop and after being met with a blank stare after requesting my usual brands (Samson, GV, Cutters Choice) I just asked for "TOBACCO". Anyway she handed me a box of Amber Leaf. Really vile stuff, it is making me sick. Would never touch it again.

ElizabethDante · 05-04-2011 2:30am

yeah samson is my fave ... !

if i was buying in a newagents and they didnt have any i would get drum but thats mostly out of habit not preference

Pat D. Almighty · 14-04-2011 12:18pm

Port Royal....lovely stuff!

thebullkf · 14-04-2011 12:53pm

Amber leaf ftw. €5.50 for 50g Bag .

we're being robbed over here :mad:

SteoL · 14-04-2011 3:40pm

Pat D. Almighty wrote: »

Port Royal....lovely stuff!

I believe so, is it available in Ireland?

thebullkf wrote: »

Amber leaf ftw. €5.50 for 50g Bag .

we're being robbed over here :mad:

Ewwww....I respectfully disagree.

Plumpynutt · 15-04-2011 11:19am

all about

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for me

kiwipower · 15-04-2011 1:29pm

strobe wrote: »

My personal favourite is Port Royal (mellowed with rum and wine), but it's not available over here. So smooth and such a mellow pleasant taste. You would almost eat handfuls of the stuff when the smell of a freshly opened packet hits you.

Of the commonly available commercial rolling tobaccos over here Cutters Choice would be my preference by a long way but unfortunately it's pretty hit and miss which shops it will be in, so my fall back is usually Golden Virginia as it's in every single shop and it's probably the best of the rest.

In terms of papers, when I can get them I use Raw translucent papers but most of the time settle for blue Swan or Rizla.

Can't stand Drum, don't know how anyone smokes the stuff. In other countries where the prices aren't set to be the same for all products Drum tends to be the cheapest you can buy anywhere. There is a reason.

Mmmm Port Royal I sooo miss this!

Use to smoke it in NZ. There was also a cheaper version of it I think it was called "Riverstone" again mellowed with rum. The BF of the time use to smoke what I think was called "Dragon" similar to Drum but much stronger, he found it similar to the pipe tabacco he use to smoke.

Choice of Taylor Mades and Rollies in this country is pretty poor. Couldnt get over how harsh they all where after oz and NZ (Which is saying something when I use to smoke Winfield Red 16mg on nights out.) I gave up on Rollies due to its poor quality and range of tobacco here!

Really do miss them, there is nothing like sitting down chillin out and rolling your own. Specially at a Barbie or by the bonfire!

Demosthenes · 16-04-2011 5:03am

cannot stress enough how the **** quality of cutters choice, while full of anal beads, is a far smoother/lighter/average nicotine buzz than all rolling tobacco available in galway...............

(in my opinion and from what ive smoked in galway which is everything i have so far seen on sale)

ModEdit. Font size reduced from Size 5 to a normal size 2 cos I have a hangover and it was too loud.

dubtom · 20-04-2011 12:39am

The sister is heading to Spain at the weekend and is getting me a large supply. I've been smoking GV since I took to rolling a while back and enjoying them. For safety sake I've been trying out some other brands just in case she can't get my preference. I've tried Drum light blue,defo lighter, I'm not sure if I got an extra stalky pack but I found I got a burning lip sensation when nearing the end of the smoke,even with a filter.I wont bother with the dark blue drum. Cutters, I think lighter than GV too, not bad although herself claims to get a bad taste from them. So whats left to try,Samson,amber leaf,is that it?

leprechaun47 · 21-04-2011 11:35pm

ChristOnAStick wrote: »

I always found that dark blue Drum is the only tobacco I can smoke consistently. The downside is the amount of un-rollable, un-smokable twigs per pack.
Old Holborn is nice too but has that fruity twang that I tend to get sick of.

What's yer favorite? I'd love some suggestions for branching out :pac:

exactly!! tryed cutters choice today and it's not great.. surely there are more options than drum??

s-cogan · 07-06-2011 3:50pm

started smoking rollies about 2 weeks ago, started off on GV, tasted lovely, i thought, but started giving me headaches and made me dizzy, so after hearing about cutters choice here, i gave it a go. loved it the first few smokes, now i hate it, makes me sick, the taste of it, the smell of it, ew. plus, the headaches and dizziness persisted, not as severe, but lasted longer.
so i might go back to GV, loved the taste, and i suppose i'll just have to get used to the headaches.:o
unless someone can recommend something better to me??
might try drum

Dues Bellator · 07-06-2011 4:51pm

s-cogan wrote: »

started smoking rollies about 2 weeks ago, started off on GV, tasted lovely, i thought, but started giving me headaches and made me dizzy, so after hearing about cutters choice here, i gave it a go. loved it the first few smokes, now i hate it, makes me sick, the taste of it, the smell of it, ew. plus, the headaches and dizziness persisted, not as severe, but lasted longer.
so i might go back to GV, loved the taste, and i suppose i'll just have to get used to the headaches.:o
unless someone can recommend something better to me??
might try drum

rolling your own takes about 2 or 3 weeks to get use to , well it did for me anyhow , i smoke GV and wont smoke anything else .as for the headaches well i can remember getting them when i started off on GV, not sure about the dizzy spells.

s-cogan · 07-06-2011 6:33pm

almanu wrote: »

rolling your own takes about 2 or 3 weeks to get use to , well it did for me anyhow , i smoke GV and wont smoke anything else .as for the headaches well i can remember getting them when i started off on GV, not sure about the dizzy spells.

their not even dizzy spells, but it kinda feels lkike im after a few pints, like, if you know what i mean??

SteoL · 08-06-2011 12:42pm

s-cogan wrote: »

their not even dizzy spells, but it kinda feels lkike im after a few pints, like, if you know what i mean??

Nicotine high? Got them when I first start smoking, cigs tho not rollies.

Oh and Samson would be my favourite rolling tobacco although currently smoking GV as got some cheap.

tmc86 · 08-06-2011 12:49pm

Golden Virginia hands down

s-cogan · 08-06-2011 2:31pm

accindental blank post.
oopsie

s-cogan · 08-06-2011 2:32pm

SteoL wrote: »

Nicotine high? Got them when I first start smoking, cigs tho not rollies.

.

please tell me they don't last long.:o

animan · 08-06-2011 2:40pm

Enjoy them while they last. Only lasted a couple of weeks for me. Get one every now and then if I go a long time without a smoke and have one too quick. Samson is by far the best rolly imo.

s-cogan · 08-06-2011 2:49pm

Originally posted by animan
Enjoy them while they last. Only lasted a couple of weeks for me. Get one every now and then if I go a long time without a smoke and have one too quick. Samson is by far the best rolly imo.

Enjoy them??
are you serious?? they usually have me wanting to **** the rest of the cig away!! i usually stick it out though.

dont get them if im walking while smoking, had one going up town yesterday, no headaches

animan · 08-06-2011 2:50pm

Sure if you said it's like having a few pints on ya then whats the problem? If you smoke sitting down that'll make them happen more just so ya know.

s-cogan · 08-06-2011 2:58pm

ha, nice one, i used sit down when they came on me, so ,i'll stop sitting down.

thanks, lad.

SteoL · 08-06-2011 3:41pm

s-cogan wrote: »

please tell me they don't last long.:o

Aint got a nicotine high in over 20 years now :eek:. Good god am I that old?

who the fug · 08-06-2011 4:04pm

Drum
Old Holborn
Golden Virgina
What is left in the ashtray

Am I the only who refuses to believe that Duma= Dutch Drum

Also watch out for the fake Old Holborn being sold in corner shops in the UK, easy to spot as the tape is a difference colour

dr.fuzzenstein · 08-06-2011 7:06pm

Drum

Old Holborn

Golden Virgina

What is left in the ashtray

:eek::eek::eek:
I remember doing that in times of desperation, get all the fag butts out of the ashtray, get the tobacco in them together and make rollies out of it.
Desperate stuff altogether:D

My favourite tobacco is DeMorian from LIDL in Germany, E3.40 for 40g of the stuff.
I am proud to state that the Irish state has never gotten a penny of me, I refuse to support that type of theft, kiss me arse, not in a month of Sundays.
And it is legal to fly over there as much as you want and bring back as much as you want, as long as it's for your own personal consumption. Because you bought it for yourself in another EU country and have paid duty on it at the point of sale.
It's enshrined in EU law.

BeerNut · 09-06-2011 12:19am

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

I am proud to state that the Irish state has never gotten a penny of me ... And it is legal to fly over there

Airport tax. Fankyouverymuch.

who the fug · 09-06-2011 7:36am

BeerNut wrote: »

Airport tax. Fankyouverymuch.

Or as I called it when I left

The bastard tax

dr.fuzzenstein · 09-06-2011 7:40pm

BeerNut wrote: »

Airport tax. Fankyouverymuch.

I'd be going over anyway to visit the family.
So, 25g tobacco here about E8
40g Tobacco in Germany E3.40.
I usually buy 20-30 packs, smoke about a pack a week, so it costs me less than E200 a year.
Buying the same amount of tobacco here would cost nearly E900, I'm saving so much money I couldn't possibly afford to quit!;)

Da Shins Kelly · 09-06-2011 7:45pm

I'm on Amber Leaf at the moment, but I like dark blue Drum too. I mightgive Golden 'Vagina' a try too in the future. Amber Leaf for the moment though.

Dublin_Gunner · 18-06-2011 6:50pm

Was thinkin of switchin t orollin tobaco myself.

How much is a pouch?

I've always understood it can work out cheaper, plus I like the idea of rollin my own. I waste a hell of a lot of cigarettes not finishing them when I don't really want a full one. So being able to roll lots of small ones would save me a fortune.

TheReverend · 18-06-2011 7:30pm

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

Was thinkin of switchin t orollin tobaco myself.

How much is a pouch?

I've always understood it can work out cheaper, plus I like the idea of rollin my own. I waste a hell of a lot of cigarettes not finishing them when I don't really want a full one. So being able to roll lots of small ones would save me a fortune.

12.5g (last me a day same as a normal pack of smokes) is €4 to €4.50 and usually comes with 50 papers

25g €8-8.50

dr.fuzzenstein · 18-06-2011 7:48pm

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

Was thinkin of switchin t orollin tobaco myself.

How much is a pouch?

I've always understood it can work out cheaper, plus I like the idea of rollin my own. I waste a hell of a lot of cigarettes not finishing them when I don't really want a full one. So being able to roll lots of small ones would save me a fortune.

Buy your stuff abroad, when I'm in Germany I usually bring back 20-30 pack of tobacco, the stuff in LIDL costs E3.40 for 40 gram, that a quarter of the Irish price.

Doublin · 18-06-2011 9:29pm

Anyone try the Turner stuff going around the last month in town, it's not a bad smoke. Prefer it to GV.

rismak7 · 24-06-2011 1:44am

My favourite is blue old holborn. After that, I'd usually go for Golden Virgina followed by dark blue Drum. I'm not keen on Amber Leaf, I find there's a funny after taste from that tobbaco.

Pace2008 · 24-06-2011 8:09pm

I got a pouch of Golden Virginia recently, out of necessity as it was all the shop had left, and it's quite unlike any tobacco I've tried before, in a good way. I might switch to it after my 50g bag of Amber Leaf's exhausted.

Rothmans · 29-06-2011 6:28pm

rismak7 wrote: »

My favourite is blue old holborn. After that, I'd usually go for Golden Virgina followed by dark blue Drum. I'm not keen on Amber Leaf, I find there's a funny after taste from that tobbaco.

You mean you can get Old Holborne other than blue (original) in Ireland???

IHeartChemistry · 01-07-2011 5:26pm

Recently started rolling. I bought a 25g pouch of Drum. I'm a B&H smoker for 4 years and I can't stomach these. Gonna start exploring around to see whats the best. Also, why does everywhere seem to not sell filter tips??

Rothmans · 03-07-2011 11:49pm

IHeartChemistry wrote: »

Recently started rolling. I bought a 25g pouch of Drum. I'm a B&H smoker for 4 years and I can't stomach these. Gonna start exploring around to see whats the best. Also, why does everywhere seem to not sell filter tips??

Jaysus, tis on the rare occasion that I'd walk into a shop that didn't sell filters. However, it has happened on a few occasions that some shops were out of ultra slim.
Slim just ain't good enough!!!

albert kidd · 04-07-2011 9:44pm

after 15 years of marriage to john player blue,im afraid we had to part ways due to the recession:(

ive struck up a new romance with old holborn..get 50 grams pouchs from spain every few weeks:cool:

my spending has been cut on smoking from 100 a week (john player):eek: to roughly 6 euro.:)

ive actually got to like smoking the rolls and dont enjoy a fag much now:eek:

ererer · 05-07-2011 12:23am

Benson and Hedges rolling tobacco, I buy it any time I visit Asda along with water melon bacardi breezers and lipton peach tea powder. I feel like a classy bird at the checkout.

rismak7 · 05-07-2011 12:30am

Rothmans wrote: »

You mean you can get Old Holborne other than blue (original) in Ireland???

I'm pretty sure I remember seeing old holborn tobacco in a yellow pack while I was working in a shop a few years ago. I don't know if it's still available in Ireland now or not.

Ciann · 05-07-2011 3:33am

Bought some cutters choice when i was away and its a lovely smoke. Can't stomach amber leaf it makes me feel sick!

murphym7 · 05-07-2011 1:15pm

ererer wrote: »

Benson and Hedges rolling tobacco, I buy it any time I visit Asda along with water melon bacardi breezers and lipton peach tea powder. I feel like a classy bird at the checkout.

I am a recent convert to rollies, have been smoking B&H for 15 years I suppose. I am currenlty smoking Drum, which I am enjoying.

Is the B&H rolling tobacco availble anywhere else but Asda? I'd love to give it a swirl - there is a serious lack of the colour gold in my life now!:)

jetpack101 · 12-07-2011 9:48am

Only started smoking rollies last Saturday. First pack was yellow Golden Virginia. I was only smoking this in work as I was eating the smokes all day.

Left the pack in work and got a pack of Cutters Choice for at home. Still testing out the brands. I don't know what to get next???

My Regular smokes are Pall Mall Red. I still have the same pack I get on Saturday as the rollies are keeping me going.

One quest for the rollie smokers!!!
I have started to notice my fingers going yellow from smoking the rollies, and this is only over 3 days. Never had this before with regular smokes. Is there any way to avoid this???

Favorite rolling tobacco?

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