Rolling Tobacco Reviews

There are so many different rolling tobaccos out on the market these days. Your local mini mart probably carries at least two different brands. “But Davey, how do I decide which one is right for me!?!??” Well my friend, you are about to find out. The list goes in ascending order by quality of tobacco.

TOP ROLLING TOBACCO

This is by far the lowest of the low. You know you have hit a rough point in your life when you’re smoking top tobacco. It costs a little more than most lower end rolling tobacco’s but tastes far worse. So if you are smoking top you are not only poor, but dumb as well. It comes in an eye piercing yellow pouch that just screams “Hey, look at me, I am smoking the worlds worst tobacco.” Upon opening the pouch you will find a very dry strange smelling tobacco. It is fairly easy to roll, but with the dryness it is no picnic. Upon lighting up your first hit will taste much like a smörgåsbord of different chemicals. I am not exaggerating; the stuff hardly even tastes like tobacco. The one and only good thing about Top Tobacco is that it does smoke well, the dryness sees to that. I would smoke the butts from an ash tray before I rolled this tobacco in public

 

 

BUGLER ROLLING TOBACCO

Or as I like to call it, old faithful. It has a decent taste and you can usually get a pouch of it for fewer than 2 green backs. The pouch is a pleasant light blue, but a downside is the pouch cracks and crinkles like children jumping on an endless pile of potato chips each time you open and close it. It is slightly moister than Top Tobacco and smells a hell of a lot better. Upon rolling you might come across a few small twigs, make sure to toss those or they will pierce your rolling paper. Once lit the taste is very average, a sort of I got what I paid for feeling. Easy to roll, smokes well, dirt cheap, SOLD!

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DRUM ROLLING TOBACCO

Drum Tobacco is a lot like that quiet kid in high school that the cool kids would sometimes talk to and maybe even hang out with if he wasn’t poor. It is a higher end rolling tobacco so you are looking at three to five dollars a pouch. Keep in mind you are getting more tobacco in a drum pouch than you would in a pouch of any lower end tobacco. Once opened you will notice that your tobacco is one moist, sticky, almost crossing the line from brown to black, brick. This is probably one of the stickiest tobaccos I have ever come across, which can be problematic. You will find it easy to roll, almost too easy… The key here is to not roll it too tight, which is a hard thing to do with an incredibly moist tobacco. Few things on this earth are more irritating than trying to smoke a cigarette that is rolled to tight. It’s much like trying to have sex after drinking a 5^th of whiskey. If you do get it rolled right light that baby up and get ready for one of the strangest tasting rolling tobaccos of all time. It is almost as if you are smoking a cigar, based on flavor and the harshness of the tobacco. After a few days of smoking drum don’t be surprised if your hacking up black blood in the shower, it’s really that harsh. I personally would try to avoid this tobacco due to its many flaws.

 

BALI SHAG TOBACCO

This is one of my personal favorites. It comes in four different varieties based on the punch that it packs. I prefer the red pouch called “Golden Shag”. Bali Shag, being a high end is a bit more pricy. Plan on spending about five big ones on this little gem. Once again like most higher end tobaccos you are getting more for your money. Bali Shag can tend to be a moist brick, especially if you go for the blue or burgundy pouch, but it is no where near as bad as Drum. So once again it rolls well but be careful not to roll it too tight. Your first drag is your first class ticket to flavor land, and baby there are no lines. The taste is complex and delicious. With Four different varieties you’ll never get bored! It smokes well and is a great bang for your buck. I highly recommend this tobacco.

 

THREE CASTLES TOBACCO

This, my friends is the Cadillac of rolling tobaccos. It is a very high end tobacco, and definitely more expensive. Not only does it come with a smaller amount of tobacco than most high brow tobaccos, it also doesn’t even come with rolling papers. It’s almost as if the inanimate object thinks it’s better than you or something, which makes sense because I fucking love this tobacco more than most people I have met in my life. The perfect dry to moist ratio makes rolling quick and painless. It hits like a dream and tastes phenomenal. Not too harsh not too light. It’s damn near perfection in a rolling tobacco. This is a great one but it is elusive, expensive, and comes in small packages. I would save this one for special occasions.

 

A Final Note:

 

There are many other rolling tobaccos out there; I have only touched on a handful. So get out there and try them all. Experiment! If your tobacco is too moist, mix in some dryer tobacco you have lying around to fix the problem. If your rollies are too harsh try rolling in a filter (LIKE DUH!?!?). Fellow smokers I wish you well, and long live Bali Shag.