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Used zware Shag and Smoking Maut Pampers with Gizeh 8mm Filters

Hey guys i made my own cigarette Rolling tabacco. An american Blend with golden Virginia, burley and Samson Orient. The tabacco i Sauced with rum and maplesirup.

It tastes light and Sweet ,But the Cut is Not good next time i use a Vitrine machine.

George Karelias and Sons White Hand Rolling Tobacco, Marie Standard Weight Cigarette Papers and Marie Active Carbon 6mmx15mm Cigarette Filters.

I would normally smoke George Karelias and Sons Full Taste Hand Rolling Tobacco, but I had an opened pouch so I started smoking it. Also the papers are different than usual, I would mostly use Marie Light Cigarette Papers, but I’ve had run out of them.

Few months ago i was looking on google what are special "smoking" brand papers, and its turns out that there is very interesting paper: smoking Maiz. Its made of real corn fibers.
In japan and other countries i never saw it. i was like "maybe its end of production" but no! i saw it in serbian tobacco specialized shop(u cant find it in mini market / kiosk).

Price is around 90-110 RSD (or, 0.89-1.09$ ). Yes, maybe it little bit expensive because regular pack of rizla(in slang thats how serbs call all rolling papers) cost 50 RSD (0.49$) or less even in kiosk(where prices are usually high). But here is 49 papers in one pack and also size is bigger so its reasonable.

I was thinking that name "maiz" its mean corn maze, like labyrinth in the field. But actually maiz mean corn on spanish.

height is not the same, but its wide as regular 78mm / 1 1/4 size ryo paper

This are dimensions. height: 44mm, wideness: 78mm. Those sizes are really rare, i guess its more popular in spain because all the papers with this size that i saw are from spain.

But its good because with this height its easy to roll even with 8mm filter. U can also do more fat cigarettes, but i still prefer regular size papers(smoking red, ocb blue).

when i touch it it feels like baking paper in sheets.

Now lets roll inside mysterious tobacco(will post review soon)

https://preview.redd.it/3u3egys93sjh1.jpg?width=1278&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a4b2f94404dd4f7e6f30181064a27f93317cc214

ganja style :D (thats how one japanese guy called this kind of rolls. i love it)

I used 30mm japanese slim filters from brand Pure. I think it was too long for this, this cig is like for 5 puffs.

What can i say about the taste? idk, this day i also had "corn cob pipe", when i smoke it it give me little bit of corn flaver. So do those papers. its not strong but comparing to regular papers there is 100% corn hint.

and.... i dont like it. Like, yes, its really easy to roll with those papers, but i dont like this little hint of corn, and i feel i get so much flavor from papers because they are too big!

so, if u wanna to try paper made of corn - u can try it, but maybe regular papers will be better for u.

Paid a tenner for this in my local shop, pretty decent stuff for the price. Tastes and smells like tobacco and smokes good too

When i was in hamad airport in qatar for transfer i decided to buy some amber leaf in duty free store. Because there is no amber leaf in country where i am going! Thanks u/blumonste for review of what ryo they have in duty free here.

I also did a page with all prices in this airport, so you can see what they actually have before flying here: https://smok.to/qatar-tobacco-airport-prices/

They have also other ryo tobacco, such as drum(dark blue and bright blue versions), pueblo(blue and beige), american spirit, golden virginia and GV smooth. Prices are around 6-9$ for 50g pouch, but they dont sell only one pouch: they sell in 250g pack min(5 pouches each 50g).
Rizla(rolling paper) also in stock - but only "blue" version, with cutted corners. Its better for rolling machines. And the price is also affordable - only 0.46$ for 50 papers!

What i got today: amber leaf yellow version. 5 pouches with 50g in each. Total cost is high: 46.4$ for whole box, or 9.28$ for 1 pouch(50g). For example in japan it would cost 8.8$ for 50g and its even with tobacco taxes! Of course comparing to UK or to Australia its a good price, but still.....

There is different kinds of amber leaf - i tried only white(blonde), but there is also yellow(which i will try now) and black/grey (its like organic). And rare one - "Amber Leaf Signature Blend" in emerald colored package. I think yellow is the most popular.

For some reason amber leaf package design reminds me of tea box haha

https://preview.redd.it/hlg9okinxgjh1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=13c97a6cdfdb82f821e2da064060baa795036190

stack it up

Nothing special inside: just 5 pouches wrapped in paper. I feel like i received a box from wholesale supplier.

But the package look huge! idk, i already had packages of 50g like drum and golden virginia, but this time i was surprised about size of it...

secure seal

I love that JTI tobacco(camel, amber leaf) have convenient zip lock seals, so its easy to keep tobacco fresh!

thats what tobacco look inside

It was very moist and fresh, i was not disappointed about it! and the smell from the pouch.... Really rich, sweet taste. something fruity and like wine. Its hard to describe.

Btw, amber leaf is not 100% virginia, there is also some burley added

let it roll

Lets roll one. Last days i prefer 6mm filter + handrolling instead of 8mm filters and rolling this with rolling machine. I had problems with tobacco moist, like sometimes it was too dry but when it was too moist it was hard to smoke. So i couldn't find a right balance. But handrolling with 6mm solve this problem. Maybe because of i put less tobacco and there is more burning space - no idea.

This way is better for me, but sadly its take a lot of time. Of course rolling with rolling machine is better. I would love to hear your advice about how to control moisture on tobacco, cuz i dont know how to do it properly. If i just take tobacco out of fresh bag and put it to my cig - its impossible to smoke.

Anyway, how does it taste? Sweet - its typical for virginia. But i cant say that it taste 100% like golden virginia or something. It goes smoothly but i notice little "bite" for my throat at the end of inhaling. Not sure what this is.

well, there is definitely some harsh taste for me. in the finish only. i just compared it to regular virginia(from market) - i got no such affect at all. but comparing to this market virginia - amber leaf have more rich taste. something like honey or something.

So anyway i would recommend you to try amber leaf. Its just classic and its also #1 selling ryo in UK.

Made of card stock and packing tape, the case was made in 2024 and still holding up great.

Measured to hold a Clipper lighter and cigs made with 70mm long papers.

Holds roughly 8 cigs with the Clipper, 12 without the lighter. Lid closes and holds with magnets.

DIY is basically the same size as a regular cig box, but much thicker and sturdier. Two years in the pocket, in a backpack, in the rain, etc., not a single crushed/ripped cig. A regular pack never lasts that long, and actually a small impact on my backpack crushed like 4 cigs which is why I made my own.

Last pic is the template I made. Fold on dotted, cut on solid. The only thing I forgot in the template was cutting out the window to grab cigs, but that's an easy process once mostly assembled.

Really simple template that you can create yourself in a program like GIMP. Just measure a Bic and some cigs, you got your width and height. Everything other dimension is based on that, either same or half. Lid flap would be however long you want. Really simple construction.

All and all was an excellent and fun season. The Bosikappal is my all time favourite of the last 6 years. It's an amazing looking plant that has a surprisingly good yield. It cured super well and smells amazing already. Stag Horn is amazing, grows huge, excellent yield and easy to cure. It makes my list of possible regrows. Orinoco was the black sheep this year. It was slow to start, slow to grow and has a very low yield for the time it takes to grow. It cured ok but wasn't easy. I ended up with quite a few smaller, uncured leaves that I tossed. It has a great story but I wouldn't grow it again, the yield is not worth the time and effort put into growing it. I'll be leaving all the tobacco in bins for a few weeks and bag it to age down the road. It will sit 12-18 months keeping my rotation stash well stocked with yearly additions since 2021. Next up, I'll be doing GC-1, Little yellow and more Bosikappal next year.

Hey do you like such cigarette ,
Cases, were do you Store your made cigs?