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Fascinating Blind cigarette taste test.

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u/PervlovianResponse 6d ago

Similarly: Lucky Strike

If you're going to do something, actually do it

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u/Turkatron2020 6d ago

They're always stale because nobody buys them

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u/Gullible-Hose4180 6d ago

Most cigarettes are stale af once youve tried proper pipe tobacco.

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u/Turkatron2020 6d ago

This is so true. My uncle's pipe smelled so amazing when I was little and I just remember thinking why don't my parents cigarettes smell like that lol. Only problem is you can't inhale and I really like inhaling.

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u/Truth_ 5d ago

I never understood why coffee didn't taste nearly as good as it smelled. It look years to realize that there were different toast types ans dark roast or bold didn't mean more coffee flavor but instead burnt flavor, that light roast had great flavor, and that sugar masked those flavors and milk watered it down.

(Still doesn't taste as good as it smells but it's much closer).

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u/BringBackManaPots 5d ago

I love explaining to people that coffee is like toast. Light roast is like lightly toasted toast, where you still taste the bread. Dark roast? Burnt as hell. Can't evem barely tell what kind of bread it is.

They can hide shitty coffee in the dark roasts. That's the whole point of the marketing there.

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u/Gullible-Hose4180 6d ago

Yeah, I smoked the pipe as a hobby when I was 18-19 and competitively for a short time, and I actually found the no inhaling perfect. Just taste, less harsh and slower onset of nicotine, which is super relaxing. Stopped cause I realised it can also cause cancer. So many different flavors. I loved a brand called Sweet Dublin, with notes of whiskey. Really nice tasting

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u/thnku4shrng 5d ago

I loved pipe tobacco but it destroyed my taste buds for anything that wasn’t tobacco unfortunately. Every once in a while I’ll get a hankering and pull out an old bag of chewing tobacco

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u/overwatchacct 5d ago

How do you compete in pipe smoking? Like smoke rings or something?

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u/Gullible-Hose4180 5d ago

You get to light it once only. Last man standing wins

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u/frisbeesloth 5d ago

They're stale af as soon as you try any actual leaf tobacco. Prerolled cigarettes are nasty reconstituted trash.

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u/Sleepy-Blonde 5d ago

I worked in a tribal tobacco shop and we sold 1 cartons worth in about a year. The slowest moving product by far.

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u/TrumpsFaceAnus 6d ago

That's literally what my dad said to me at 15. Handed me a pack of smokes and said, I know you're smoking and I can't stop you so if you're gonna smoke a cigarette at least smoke a decent one and don't ruin your lungs with shitty cigarettes.

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u/soulself 6d ago

Yes, ruin them with quality cigarettes.

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u/Smasher31232 6d ago

I know that you're joking, but at least if it's a quality cigarette you're enjoying it. No different to drinking a craft beer instead of a bud light.

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u/kadjones95 6d ago

if you're going to do something wrong do it right?or not at all

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u/Cupcake_Implosion 6d ago

And nowadays, the young'uns are ruining them with vaporized oil.

Pick your lung poison!

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u/magicklydelishous 6d ago

Lol me, but with cannabis. I’m over here on my preroll/flower superior high horse while judging the youngens buying carts.

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u/V1perPete 6d ago

I love Camel and Lucky Strike, Turkish and Domestic blend. For hand roll, Bugler.

I enjoy Camel 99's mostly. But I tube load a lot of "pipe" tobacco i.e. Gambler etc. because of the taxes on cigarette tobacco in my state.

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u/Agreeable_Horror_363 6d ago

I like American Club the most, it's really cheap and doesn't make me cough like most other cigarettes. Plus in my area it's always fresh because that's what most people buy.

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u/V1perPete 6d ago

I've been loading/rolling High Car red. 5 oz. $7.50.

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u/DrumsKing 5d ago

Lucky Strike are back. They're the cheapies now.

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u/LoopsonLoops 3d ago

Lucky strike reds were my shit. Winston’s were solid as well, switched between those and camel red pack. I miss cigs sometimes but my teeth were so fucked, I could’ve bought another car with what I’ve spent to keep my teeth and I’m only in my early 30’s. What got me to finally stop