What brands have you smoked throughout the years?

murphym7 · 05-03-2010 12:52pm #1

John Player Blue first for about a year(all the mad fella's were smoking them!)

Next was about a year of Silk Cut Purple.

Finally moved to Benson & Hedges - have had 12 glorious years of smoking this top class cigarette.

(Ooh I had 3 months smoking Drum too -cost saving!!)

What brands have you moved through?

BeerNut · 05-03-2010 1:10pm

Carroll's No. 1 was the only cigarette brand I ever really enjoyed.

These days I smoke Petersen's Deluxe Blend almost exclusively and have a stash of Romeo y Julieta No. 2 for now and again. A man of simple tastes, me.

lord lucan · 05-03-2010 2:16pm

Started on B&H for about 6 months then moved to Marlboro(red) and been smoking them ever since.:)

Le King · 05-03-2010 7:35pm

Marlboro Lights for about 3 months. L&M Blue Label for about 2 months. But since then it has been sweet John Player Blue. God I love JP!

byte · 05-03-2010 10:31pm

Started off smoking John Player blues, way back when it was 98p for 10!

Then went through a Rothmans phase, followed by JPS Blacks phase. Then it was Bensons for many years until I quit for a few years. Sadly, old habits die hard, and gradually started smoking again, smoking Marlboro Lights.

Have until more recently continued to smoke Marlboro lights (or Silver

), until my recent trip to Spain, where I bought a big consignment of JPS Silver, which I quite like.

My intention is to quit when my JPS Silver's run out, about next week.... *sigh*

Mimikyu · 06-03-2010 12:09am

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dubtom · 06-03-2010 2:24am

Started off on the cheapest fags I could find,Richmond and Grandparade. Richmond were truly the worst fag ever made. Moved to Major for a while and JP blue,recently I've been smoking JP red 100's. Can't actually tell if there is any difference between blue and red,except that red are nearly a euro cheaper.

congo_90 · 06-03-2010 2:28am

Silk cut when i was a youngfella haha
John player then progressed onto luckies and back to john player (blue, black and silver).

I then moved onto rollies when broke. Started off with golden virginia then onto amber leaf. Nice tobacco, easy roll and was best value for money at the time costing 1/3 less than the equivilant tobacco.

Stuck with amber leaf for over a year as I enjoyed being able to control strangth, size and texture using various filters too.

murphym7 · 06-03-2010 9:29am

dubtom wrote: »

Started off on the cheapest fags I could find,Richmond and Grandparade. Richmond were truly the worst fag ever made. Moved to Major for a while and JP blue,recently I've been smoking JP red 100's. Can't actually tell if there is any difference between blue and red,except that red are nearly a euro cheaper.

Totally forgot about my Major experience. About two weeks of having my head blown off by the first fag of the day. Holy sh*t those Major give you some bang in the morning!

_blank_ · 06-03-2010 3:36pm

I started smoking by nicking Major from my granny when I'd be down doing her garden, she smoked the flip-pack, my dad smokes major too, but he smokes the retro looking pack. I love the feel of a Major, and I buy them if my usual brand isn't available in a machine.

I never liked jpb, they give me a headache, so I smoked B&H Gold for ages, and when the B&H Mellow Blend appeared, I smoked them for a while (loved the box too as it happens), then I moved on to Marlboro Lights.

I had an epiphany one night when I just bought Camel Lights for the hell of it when I was out, I smoke Camel Lights now, love them I do.

Sometimes I smoke Marlboro Lights too, and I still enjoy the odd Major.

Then there's the Peterson's Deluxe for my pipe when I'm enjoying a nice scotch.

GM071class · 10-03-2010 2:43pm

Started with,
Benson Hedges Gold,
Then,
Benson Hedges Black (mostly because they were strong)
Then,
Hamlet (alright in quality terms)
now,
My peterson Standard Smooth 303, Normally Irish Oak in it
and Cafe Creme for during the day, with Cohiba Ciglo 3's, Alvaros, and Henri Wintermans half corona's....

Cheers,
Matt,

Paddysnapper · 10-03-2010 2:53pm

I've been off the fags for over 4 years now....But Major are the best ciggies going, I still love the smell of them:)

GM071class · 10-03-2010 3:07pm

Paddysnapper wrote: »

I've been off the fags for over 4 years now....But Major are the best ciggies going, I still love the smell of them:)

They mangle your throat though.... But they are lovely to smoke.

Also I'm very fond of the packet design, something very traditional about them,

P_1 · 10-03-2010 11:42pm

Started off on JP Blue then moved to B+H. Spent a while flitting between Marlboro Lights, Lucky Strike and Camel Lights before settling on Marlboro Lights for a few years. Switched to the rollies a few weeks ago and am fliting between Drum Original and Light Blue.

K-9 · 11-03-2010 1:53am

Smoked Major for about 5 years, changed to Rothmans and haven't changed since. Buy a packet of Major now and again, reminds me of old times!

JIZZLORD · 11-03-2010 8:20pm

A couple of years of Marlboro reds with a few months of Marlboro menthol thrown in there somewhere. Lucky Strike followed though i'm smoking Cutters choice rolling tobacco at the moment but i occasionally buy a box of luckies

Da Bounca · 11-03-2010 8:31pm

In chonological order over about 12 years except for the 2 years in the middle when I managed to give up.

Lucky Strikes, B&H, Marlboro Lights, JP blue, B&H, Marlboro Lights, Drum Light tobacco.

eoindrummer · 11-03-2010 11:42pm

Far too many over the years.
Started off on John Player Blue,
Then moved to B&H Gold, then B&H Black,
Then onto Marlboro Lights,
A brief period smoking Lucky Strike Red,
Then Marlboro Reds,
Then I was out one day and had a Marlboro Menthol that I bummed off of a mate, and I've been smoking them for near enough to 2 years now! I don't care what people say, I love them!

jonnybadd · 12-03-2010 2:07am

If I'm buying civvies I'll always buy Camel Lights, but I generally smoke rollies. Started on Drum, then Golden Virginia. Lived in Malta for a while and I smoked Old Holburn Yellow, which to me is the perfect rolling tobacco. Since I've come home back on the Golden Virginia, but will try the odd pouch of something different for a bit of variety

Sea Sharp · 12-03-2010 2:04pm

The early teen years was silk cut blue/purple. Then I went for Johnny Blue. Then I went for Benson and I still smoke them to this day.
If I'm getting cartons it tends to be Marlboro red/ lights because that's all that's available to me.

Delancey · 12-03-2010 9:39pm

K-9 wrote: »

Smoked Major for about 5 years, changed to Rothmans and haven't changed since. Buy a packet of Major now and again, reminds me of old times!

I'm exactly the same - Major then Rothmans . When I started 25 + years ago it seemed half of all smokers were on Major but nowadays Major seems a rarity , anyone else think the same ?

kev9100 · 12-03-2010 10:53pm

delancey42 wrote: »

I'm exactly the same - Major then Rothmans . When I started 25 + years ago it seemed half of all smokers were on Major but nowadays Major seems a rarity , anyone else think the same ?

I don't think they're a rarity as such, but I doubt many 18-25 year olds smoke them these days.

lord lucan · 12-03-2010 11:33pm

delancey42 wrote: »

I'm exactly the same - Major then Rothmans . When I started 25 + years ago it seemed half of all smokers were on Major but nowadays Major seems a rarity , anyone else think the same ?

Can't remember the last person under 40 i seen smoking Major tbh.

deadhead13 · 12-03-2010 11:41pm

Started with Carrolls because they were what my old man smoked at the time. Moved on to Rothmans, then Silk Cut purple and now Marlboro lights.

K-9 · 13-03-2010 12:47am

delancey42 wrote: »

I'm exactly the same - Major then Rothmans . When I started 25 + years ago it seemed half of all smokers were on Major but nowadays Major seems a rarity , anyone else think the same ?

Used to be common enough 20 years ago, but even then it was seen as an ould mans cigarette! So really that was the start of its downfall.

Nice cigarette, but Jaysus, they are strong. Can't believe I used to smoke them.

Delancey · 13-03-2010 1:10pm

deadhead13 wrote: »

Started with Carrolls because they were what my old man smoked at the time. Moved on to Rothmans, then Silk Cut purple and now Marlboro lights.

Don't tell me you robbed smokes off your Father - shame on you

Delancey · 13-03-2010 1:14pm

K-9 wrote: »

Used to be common enough 20 years ago, but even then it was seen as an ould mans cigarette! So really that was the start of its downfall.

Nice cigarette, but Jaysus, they are strong. Can't believe I used to smoke them.

They had a hell of a kick alright ! They certainly never had a sophisticated image , I remember as a teenager if a group of lads were talking about a girl who was , shall we say , a little ' rough around the edges ' someone would always say '' Jaysus , she probably drinks Guinness and smokes Major ''

deadhead13 · 13-03-2010 2:30pm

delancey42 wrote: »

Don't tell me you robbed smokes off your Father - shame on you

Ah come on, stealing cigarettes from your father is a rite of passage.:D

_blank_ · 13-03-2010 2:33pm

delancey42 wrote: »

Don't tell me you robbed smokes off your Father - shame on you

I nicked them off my Granny :eek:

joolsveer · 13-03-2010 2:33pm

Sweet Afton, Players Navy Cut, Woodbines, Carrolls, Major.

moonpurple · 13-03-2010 9:28pm

major, until I got lung cancer

What brands have you smoked throughout the years?

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