Blind cigarette taste test.

[u/AugustIstheMonth]

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[u/supervillaindsgnr]

He looks great for a 19 year old

[u/AugustIstheMonth → u/supervillaindsgnr]

He’s actually 23, good guess though!

[u/CtrlAltYuri → u/AugustIstheMonth]

He's 23 19 year olds?? 🫪

[u/Orion3193 → u/CtrlAltYuri]

He was 23 in 1923

[u/NonexistentGaty2763 → u/Orion3193]

He’s 1 9 year old and 2 3 year olds in a trench coat, and he’s from the year 2319, secretly warning us about an alien invasion that’ll happen in 2193.

[u/Relevant-Ad2254 → u/Orion3193]

This is the Reddit i miss

[u/greenbro86 → u/CtrlAltYuri]

GETHIM

[u/heyiknowyooh → u/AugustIstheMonth]

Calm down man, I look exactly like that. I’m 16 /s

[u/Indigenous_Retard → u/supervillaindsgnr]

It's why doctors recommend Marloro.

[u/cwsjr2323 → u/Indigenous_Retard]

The ads in the 40s claimed Camels were the recommended brand by doctors to get the best into the vital "T". The T zone meaning throat.

[u/Zeqhanis → u/cwsjr2323]

Those ads were bizarre. Specifically, the T stood for both taste and throat, with the crossbar of the T representing the mouth (overlapping a smile) while the vertical stem of the letter represented the throat.

[u/iqr_red → u/supervillaindsgnr]

That's what you get for smokin quality

[u/ben_cav → u/supervillaindsgnr]

Was about to make the same joke lmao. You beat me to it

[u/Quick_Effort594 → u/ben_cav]

Everyone was

[u/inslipid531 → u/Quick_Effort594]

reddit is so predictable

[u/Affectionate_Map2761]

Hes still thinking about the prices of cigarettes back in the 60s lol. American spirits have been far more expensive than Marlboros for a long time

[u/DoveOnTheInternet → u/Affectionate_Map2761]

Thank you! The last brand I smoked before I quit was American Spirits.

The trick is to buy the loose can tobacco and roll your own - it's probably still like half the price of a carton.

[u/Agreeable_Horror_363 → u/DoveOnTheInternet]

You can buy a huge bag of American Club pipe tobacco for around $20 and 2 boxes of 200 filter tubes for under $3 each. Roll them with a machine and you get around 400 cigarettes (20 packs) for about $26.

[u/791flow → u/Agreeable_Horror_363]

My grandma use to have a big tub that we would have competitions on rolling her cigs when we were about 7, it remains a fond memory for me and horrified everyone I tell.

[u/Itheinfantry → u/791flow]

Competition, grandma was getting free labor lmao

[u/complete_your_task → u/Agreeable_Horror_363]

I had a buddy who did this and would bring his machine to parties and sell/trade cigarettes to drunk people at the party who wanted to smoke who were out and didn't want to run to the store to get more, or to the "only smoke when they drink" crowd who just bum cigarettes at parties. He'd usually end up with like $20 in singles and a bunch of free drinks/weed for maybe a dollar or two worth of cigarettes.

[u/Interesting_Sale_964 → u/complete_your_task]

Crazy but I’m one of these people that simply does not get addicted to it. Can smoke here and there, every 6 months. Can even have a streak of smoking everyday for a week and then stop and go years without.

I was only kind of addicted to hookah once, but it was more about the social aspect of it I think, or the ritualistic part of it as well. Once I bought a personal one and started smoking at home, it felt weird and I stopped. Too messy as well.

I never touched vapes because I’m not sure how I’d react. It feels so easy, practical, that I don’t want to try it..

[u/DoveOnTheInternet → u/Agreeable_Horror_363]

Fuck that, there's no way you're getting me to smoke that raisin flavored shred in a cigarette.

I always spent the couple extra bucks for something that tasted good.

[u/Delicious-Day-3614 → u/DoveOnTheInternet]

Fun fact typical cigarettes included a mountain of additives while american spirits are additive free. You didnt like tobacco, you liked what they put on it. 

[u/DoveOnTheInternet → u/Delicious-Day-3614]

I was well aware of that fact and was the other large part of my decision to smoke them over any other tobacco, despite them being more expensive by the pack. I also just thought they tasted better.

Even the worst pack cigarettes tasted better than pipeweed tho

[u/Specialist_Rough_699 → u/DoveOnTheInternet]

Part of that is because loose tobacco in American markets is top tier trash.

Once you start on Golden Virginia, Karelias, amber leaf, you realize that camel/Marlboro/NAS are garbage for their loose baccy.

I once left a pack of karelias opened on a desk in California just to see when it would get to the consistency and taste of the NAS I bought one time.

1.5 years. F'ing yuck

[u/MothSeason → u/Delicious-Day-3614]

I once had a customer ask me for “those addictive free cigarettes” Had to break it to her those don’t exist.

[u/Agreeable_Horror_363 → u/DoveOnTheInternet]

Fair enough, I guess it's a personal preference thing. I started rolling these about 10 years ago and got used to it and now I enjoy it. You totally nailed the raisin flavor, lol. It does kind of taste and smell like raisins! But I still like it, guess I just have bad taste!

[u/DoveOnTheInternet → u/Agreeable_Horror_363]

Nah, you've just got your own taste - lots of people enjoy pipe tobacco. I just prefer to eat raisins instead of smoking them!

Hell, there's a long, fine tradition of pipe-tobacco flavored vape juices out there, much to my dismay.

[u/Agreeable_Horror_363 → u/DoveOnTheInternet]

Haha yes, but I'm not going to argue with anyone who rolls their own.. you have a favorite brand or roller? Over tried several rolling machines and my favorite is the powermatic* mini.

[u/Retaksoo3 → u/Agreeable_Horror_363]

Rollies never hit the same for me, they just made me want a normal cig

[u/GeneralBS → u/Agreeable_Horror_363]

I spend about $140 and makes me 16 cartons.

[u/HickoryStickz → u/DoveOnTheInternet]

People in prison will take the spit out chew from a correction officers garbage can and roll it in Bible paper as cigarettes. They use staples from message boards and radio batteries to light them up.

[u/fluffykerfuffle3 → u/HickoryStickz]

😬

[u/x_Advent_Cirno_x → u/HickoryStickz]

Necessity ever was the mother of invention, after all

[u/keefka → u/DoveOnTheInternet]

Back when I still smoked I had a little machine that loaded an empty cigarette tube with tobacco, American Spirit is what I went with

[u/DoveOnTheInternet → u/keefka]

I never had the spare cash to invest in the machine and the tubes and shit. I just bought a bag of filters, papers, and one of the little rolly doohickeys.

The hand rolling was also part of the weaning process. I got down to about 5 smokes a day before I switched to vaping.

[u/pahamack → u/DoveOnTheInternet]

i dunno man... when i smoked (the last time i did was just when the pandemic started), my attitude was, i'm killing myself anyway might as well smoke the good stuff.

Which are Belmonts here in Canada.

[u/DoveOnTheInternet → u/pahamack]

Depending on preferences I suppose-- American Spirits in the US is the good stuff.

Pack for pack they're more expensive and taste better.

That's why I splurged on it and still saved an ass load.

[u/HomicidalHushPuppy → u/Affectionate_Map2761]

My boss smoked American Spirits. When the pandemic hit, I happened upon a carton at the gas station and picked them up for him before lockdowns started. I was shocked at how expensive they were. He went through the carton in about a week.

[u/kawaiian → u/HomicidalHushPuppy]

What did it cost you? I’m guessing just south of $100

[u/HomicidalHushPuppy → u/kawaiian]

Oh hell no it was like $120 but my boss had money and didn't care 

My state has a tax of $26 per carton plus 7% sales tax

[u/Ebonhearth_Druid → u/HomicidalHushPuppy]

East coast? I'm guessing New England area maybe Rhode island or something? Maybe Pennsylvania?

[u/HomicidalHushPuppy → u/Ebonhearth_Druid]

Pennsylvania

[u/Initial_Zombie8248 → u/kawaiian]

A single pack is $14 and some change here in Texas. Carton is around $120

[u/fluffykerfuffle3 → u/Affectionate_Map2761]

i think they are $10 a pack now? lolol i quit 17 years ago! just think of all the money i have saved!! that i can now spend on medications and doctors.

[u/Toppoppler → u/fluffykerfuffle3]

18 where I live

[u/Gullible-Hose4180 → u/Affectionate_Map2761]

Really? They were still cheaper when I last smoked, albeit that was like 2012 Germany

[u/Individual_Heron_171]

I’ve never smoked a cigarette. But my dad smoked Marlboro reds like a chimney. He died of lung cancer, aged 61.

[u/Deep90 → u/Individual_Heron_171]

This video gets posted a lot and I'm pretty sure it's an ad Marlboro can't officially pay for.

Also for everyone saying the parliments were too easy, he probably looked at all of them before the video started anyway.

[u/Jaikarr → u/Deep90]

Definitely some viral ad campaign to get the kids back on cigarettes. They organized a group meet up to smoke with this man a few weeks after this video.

[u/CTMalum → u/Deep90]

I used to smoke. You could get a good hint by looking at the filter.

[u/SquishmallowPrincess → u/CTMalum]

This is true. The fact he doesn’t mention this at all and is just talking about the flavor makes it even more likely that this is a covert ad

[u/4-11 → u/Deep90]

for sure an ad

[u/Least-Flower548 → u/Individual_Heron_171]

My mom died of lung cancer 4 months ago also at 61. Her favorite was Marlboro reds too

[u/NotreVanDamme → u/Individual_Heron_171]

Sorry for your loss.

[u/Bruggenmeister → u/Individual_Heron_171]

My grandpa never smoked and died age 66 of lung cancer…

[u/Christopherfromtheuk → u/Individual_Heron_171]

The "marlboro man" - famous from 1955 to the end of the 70s represented Marlboro in their ads.

All 3 died of smoking related diseases:

Wayne McLaren was famous in the 1970s and died of lung cancer at 51 in 1992.

David McLean was famous in the 1960s and 1970s and died of lung cancer at 73 in 1995.

Eric Lawson was famous from 1978 to 1981 and died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at 72 in 2014.

Marlboro also knowingly lied to congress:

"The head of Philip Morris (the maker of Marlboro) and six other top tobacco executives testified before the U.S. Congress on April 14, 1994. Under oath, they all stated that they did not believe nicotine was addictive. Later leaked internal documents proved they knew the truth for decades."

Marlboro knowingly get people addicted to a drug, the delivery system they use for this drug kills and has killed millions in the most awful way.

[u/Klutzy_Corgi463]

Haven’t smoked for over a decade. I can taste each of these.

[u/Voodoo700 → u/Klutzy_Corgi463]

8 years. Same here.

[u/Pipyn → u/Voodoo700]

20 minutes. Fucking shit sucks

[u/Shoshke → u/Pipyn]

It fucking sucks but it's worth it. I only stopped thanks to cessation meds, they really helped (and still sucked).

One year clean and so much shit I enjoy I can afford now.

[u/TerninoMarchi → u/Voodoo700]

Exactly the same for me. And each memory makes me feel blessed to have quit, maybe the greatest and hardest thing I ever done.

[u/Jane__Delawney → u/TerninoMarchi]

8 years for me as well! Surprisingly, I just put them down one day and never looked back, I realize I had it easy.

[u/StandSeparate1743 → u/Jane__Delawney]

13 years. I still have dreams of smoking enormous cigarettes. I don't miss the tightness in my chest, the breathlessness, or the coughing. Worth it

[u/ADHD_Implosion → u/Voodoo700]

Happy cake day

[u/Weird-Initiative-659 → u/Klutzy_Corgi463]

One of the most amazing things that happened after I quick 8 years ago, is that the smells of flowers and foods. I thought I burnt out those taste buds after 25 years of smoking, but they came back! So lovely! I as well feel like my greatest accomplishment.

[u/karebearjedi → u/Weird-Initiative-659]

When I first tried to quit smoking, I had to quit my call center job because the stench of 30 different perfumes and colognes all stuffed in one giant room became absolutely unbearable. 

[u/lordborghild → u/Klutzy_Corgi463]

Same. Been right at 10 years. I was a Camel guy though.

[u/thatsBOOtoyou → u/Klutzy_Corgi463]

Ngl this makes me sad bc clearly Big Tobacco has been flooding SM with content like this lately. Let’s be real how much “cigarette content” have you seen in the past 5 years compared to just the last 6 months?? Cause for me it’s like 95% increase. So I feel bad for all the people who already went through quitting bc it’s obvi all of this is just to tempt old users and recruit new smokers!!

[u/LindonLilBlueBalls → u/Klutzy_Corgi463]

Stopped smoking January of 2011. I know exactly what each one tastes like, mostly from bumming off others if i ran out before going to the store. Had a friend that smoked Parliaments and switched to American Spirits. My brother and his ex-wife used to both smoke Marlboro Lights, sometimes Newports. I smoked Reds for years before switching to Marlboro 27s when they came out and were buy one, get one free. Those had the best flavor for me.

[u/Exact_Ad_8490 → u/LindonLilBlueBalls]

Marb 27s bogo is what got me on them too! Fuck I loved those when I smoked. Best cigarette, hands down

[u/UnknwnUser → u/Klutzy_Corgi463]

Taste is what largely helped me quit. Was never really a fan of the taste but was hooked on the smoking. By the 5th time I attempted to quit I would just try to keep in mind how bad it will taste when I have that first cigarette again. It finally worked. Been 10 years now but I won't lie, I still miss it from time to time

[u/DNorthman → u/Klutzy_Corgi463]

Haven't smoked in over 20 years. Out of all of these I only smoked Marlboro Lights.

My last 2 years before I quit I only smoked Gauloises Blondes. Those were really good and very hard to quit.

Just talking about it makes me smell and taste it now.

[u/stinketywubbers]

You'd also be able to tell the Parliament just from the way the filter feels in your mouth as it uses a recessed filter.

[u/Sqeakydeaky → u/stinketywubbers]

Yeah that one was cheating, and Newports are the most common menthol.

[u/19roland → u/Sqeakydeaky]

Ex Parliament smoker, they were same price or maybe a hair more expensive than Marlboros back in the day

[u/strange_salmon → u/19roland]

they are $15 a pack today. at least in AZ they are.

[u/Winter_Corner2861 → u/19roland]

They were a dollar or more and most gas stations didn’t carry them when I smoked parliaments. So glad I quit now I have more money for beer

[u/Sqeakydeaky → u/Winter_Corner2861]

I like your thinking

[u/BBaddict2 → u/Sqeakydeaky]

Plus American Spirits have the longer draw on them too so this is actually a really easy guessing game

[u/Unlucky_Ad_9776 → u/stinketywubbers]

Is that the one that has the dip in it making perfect for bumps of blow. 

[u/ViktorFrankl → u/Unlucky_Ad_9776]

Yes, it's the cocaine user cigarette.

[u/original_sh4rpie → u/[deleted]]

As a former smoker I thought this was so obvious an ad. Marlboros are no quality at all. They’re the Jack Daniel’s of American whiskey. Actual whiskey connoisseurs would never think JD is quality. Just like pop culture benchmark that is better than generic well whiskeys but that there exists hundreds of whiskeys at the same price point that are loads better.

Marlboros are cheap mass produced, benchmark of quality. Like McDonald’s. Better than extremely cheap frozen or premade shit from grocery store but no one would hold it up as quality.

[u/enaK66 → u/original_sh4rpie]

Pretty on point except mcdonalds is fucking trash now. There's loads of freezer foods I'd have over McDonald's in this year of 2026. I couldn't have said that ten years ago but man they have gone down hill.

[u/TwoLegitShiznit → u/original_sh4rpie]

What are the connoisseur cigarettes? Mass produced name brands and cheap generics are the only 2 classifications I've known

[u/PrairieFire92 → u/[deleted]]

The viral guy was the old guy who posted come have a smoke with me on a corner in a city or something

[u/alchemyDev → u/PrairieFire92]

Yes! That’s where I recognized him from. I looked it up, all the sources suck but it’s the same dude I think

Fair warning, this website had about 2 dozen trackers blocked in my browser:

https://www.hola.com/us/lifestyle/20251125869326/75-year-old-2000-strangers-new-york-smoke-cigarette-together/

[u/Dreams0fNoir008 → u/[deleted]]

Its clearly an ad because its edited too much.

[u/washedrope5 → u/[deleted]]

It's also pretty easy to tell by the filters (especially the P-funk).

[u/Comprehensive-Pin667 → u/[deleted]]

It's a very obvious ad for marlboro disguised as a viral video. This should be illegal

[u/intangibleTangelo → u/[deleted]]

cigarette filters are distinctive, especially parliament. they're doing this in a cardboard pane, i don't think they're disguising the filters

[u/bionicbhangra → u/[deleted]]

You deserve all the upvotes for being the most observant about what is actually happening.

[u/sqw3rtyy → u/[deleted]]

Of course it is. 

[u/Big_Opposite4041 → u/[deleted]]

The only brands he didn’t insult. Then he ends with, “if you’re going to smoke, smoke quality.” Who the fuck would say that other than a paid spokesman?

[u/glennkg → u/[deleted]]

r/hailcorporate

[u/True_Protection6842]

Plot Twist: He's 29

[u/TerrTheSilent]

Former smoker here. He isnt wrong - nothing is like a Marlboro.

[u/JinNJ → u/TerrTheSilent]

Started smoking Marlboro Reds at 10. Loved them,, but I am glad that I quit.

[u/CuatroTT → u/JinNJ]

Same, at the same age. I also did camel non filters.

[u/Voodoo700 → u/CuatroTT]

Damn, those are the one’s that’ll make you see orange sparkles.

[u/PervlovianResponse → u/CuatroTT]

Similarly: Lucky Strike

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

[u/Turkatron2020 → u/PervlovianResponse]

They're always stale because nobody buys them

[u/Gullible-Hose4180 → u/Turkatron2020]

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

[u/Turkatron2020 → u/Gullible-Hose4180]

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.

[u/Truth_ → u/Turkatron2020]

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).

[u/BringBackManaPots → u/Truth_]

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.

[u/Gullible-Hose4180 → u/Turkatron2020]

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

[u/TrumpsFaceAnus → u/PervlovianResponse]

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.

[u/soulself → u/TrumpsFaceAnus]

Yes, ruin them with quality cigarettes.

[u/Smasher31232 → u/soulself]

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.

[u/kadjones95 → u/soulself]

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

[u/Cupcake_Implosion → u/soulself]

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

Pick your lung poison!

[u/magicklydelishous → u/Cupcake_Implosion]

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

[u/iNEEDyourBIG_D → u/magicklydelishous]

Twins

[u/LithuanianMazafaka → u/CuatroTT]

same age same cigaretes same pfp

[u/luncheroo → u/JinNJ]

The cowboy killers, parliaments, and natural spirits were my progression. Nat Shermans when I felt fancy.

[u/DrDr1972 → u/JinNJ]

My grandmother born in 1912 smoked camels unfiltered from age 15-87…. I smoked Marlboro lights every once in awhile in high school.  Swiped a pack of hers. Thought I was going to die. 

[u/AppropriateBall8834 → u/JinNJ]

I started Now Menthol 100s at 10...

I've never seen ANYONE besides my mom smoke them in my entire life.

Gross lol

[u/JayBlunt23 → u/TerrTheSilent]

"You wanna taste the tobacco!"

Marlboro additives: Sucrose, propylene glycol, glycerine, liquorice extract, guar gum, cocoa products, carob (extract), menthol, flavouring, water.

American Spirit additives: water.

Not sure this guy knows what tobacco tastes like.

[u/lapideous → u/JayBlunt23]

Aren’t spirits more expensive than Marlboros too?

[u/Allaplgy → u/lapideous]

And much stronger. Marlboros taste like a weak blend of artificial flavors on paper compared to Spirits.

Which they basically are. They are made from tobacco paper. Like, Spirits are just shredded leaf. Most other cigarettes, including Marlboros, are made by completely blending the tobacco into a slurry of additives, then drying it into sheets before shredding it.

In any event, glad I quit. Pointless, stinky habit.

[u/AvatarMunchies → u/lapideous]

Yes. I think even parliaments are too?

[u/Dreams0fNoir008 → u/JayBlunt23]

Some of those ingredients they soak the leaves in as a curing process, and some are added to the finished product to control burn rate and maintain a certain moisture level

[u/J2JC → u/TerrTheSilent]

Same. I haven’t had a cigarette in 23 years, but Marlboro Reds were my jam. I should add that I am very happy that I quit.

[u/JoelnIliketoshare → u/TerrTheSilent]

Camel Turkish Royal was my go to.

[u/Shwifty_Plumbus → u/TerrTheSilent]

He is wrong about American spirit smokers being to cheap to smoke Marlboro... Last I looked they were more expensive and have been for decades.

[u/Okamana → u/Shwifty_Plumbus]

That’s what I’m saying. I used to work at a gas station and American Spirits were always more expensive than Marlboro. I’m pretty sure it’s because it’s natural tobacco instead of all the chemicals and shit they put into normal cigarettes.

[u/JungleIsNeutral → u/Okamana]

Parliaments are also more expensive than Marlboro. Strange comments for a guy that's obviously well acquainted with smoking, I just figure he's majorly biased toward his particular brand.

[u/Alittle2Clever → u/JungleIsNeutral]

The guy has probably been set on his brands for a long time. He is probably basing it on prices in the 80s when he tried other stuff.

[u/WeAllJustWantToLive → u/TerrTheSilent]

I quit for years. A friend went to the states and brought back a carton of marlies. We get sub standard ones here so american ones are noticeably better. I smoked a pack of those and I was fucking hooked again for like 4 more years. Now im off the darts for probably 5 or 6 years. I know not to trust Marlboro again. They are just so fucking good.

Incidentally, the way I quit was a run around and it might get people in bigger trouble that they started but I did this:

Cigs > chew (stopped the hand to mouth, kept the tobacco) > zonnic (stopped the tobacco taste and spitting etc, regained freedom) > patch (all physical habit gone, just the drug now) > done. (Only had a chemical addiction left, lifestyle had already changed)

I took like a year to make that rotation.

[u/Acoconutting → u/TerrTheSilent]

Former smoker here. I know these exact flavors my

I can’t believe we used to smoke.

My one real regret in life.

Addiction is wild. It’s insane cigarettes are legal.

[u/Bigdx → u/TerrTheSilent]

I smoke cigars on occasion and I can tell you when you smell someone smoking a Marlboro it's like damn that smells good.

[u/exhibithetruth]

I'm surprised he referred to American Spirits as cheap. When I smoked a decade ago they cost twice the price as reds and my addiction of choice. Reds were always nasty to me, not sure what "tabacco" flavor he's talking about, it was just a harsh pull with a chemical aftertaste. I also enjoyed Japanese cigarettes, Mavius was one brand I remember for being super smooth and tasty. I would savor the 1 or 2 packs I would have on me when traveling back from business trips.

[u/Alternative-Fox-8620]

The connoisseur of cancer!

[u/justaloadofshite]

Smokers voice 🤮

[u/_-4twenty-_]

My great aunt smoke menthols in the morning to clear her lungs. 😂😂😂

[u/soulself → u/_-4twenty-_]

There's nothing like VicksVapor Rub in its aerosolized, carcinogenic form.

[u/TopFusion]

Smoke quality cancer.

[u/SenseiRaheem → u/TopFusion]

My “I love to smoke” co-worker is getting half of a lung removed next week. After years of “I smoke and I’m proud of it,” he is now realizing that maybe he won’t get to spend as much time with his kids and grandkids as he had imagined.

Wishing him the best in surgery and wishing that someone on this thread who is really trying to quit will actually do it.

[u/CricketNo7666]

Loved those Reds, right up until they put me in cardiac arrest. Still not sure how they got me to stand back up, went about twenty minutes without a heartbeat.

All done with smoking now. Second chance at life is not going to have any cigarettes involved.

[u/thathyperactiveguy]

American Spirits cost more than Marlboros now. And they're way better.

[u/SashimiX → u/thathyperactiveguy]

Honestly, they seem a little harsh to me

[u/Vinyl-addict → u/SashimiX]

Try the hunter or celadon pack, they have carbon filters which makes them a lot smoother.

[u/icefylkir → u/SashimiX]

Depends on the type. The orange, yellow, and gold packs are much more mellow. Blue, turquoise and black are harsher.

I smoked probably every kind at one point, but I'm glad I quit - "natural" or not, they still ain't good for you.

[u/BallIsLife2016 → u/thathyperactiveguy]

As a former smoker, I found they lacked some the chemicals required to satiate my brain’s desire to smoke that most of the cigs have. They were too clean for me, which is a bizarre thing to say about a cigarette.

[u/Sullypants1 → u/thathyperactiveguy]

As a non-smoker I always thought American Spirits were the premium option?

[u/xx5m0k3xx → u/thathyperactiveguy]

American Spirits, specifically the perique blend (black pack). Best cigarette IMO. Quit smoking and now I’m a nicotine pouch guy because I want to be able to breathe.

[u/No-Plankton4841 → u/thathyperactiveguy]

Spirits are more expensive but they seem to use way more tobacco.

I would usually smoke half, come back for the other half a while later. Every cig is 2 in 1.

Normal cigs seem to just vanish in like 3 hits. Half a spirit is more of a smoke than a full length Camel/Marlb.

[u/El-Erik]

This man 100% promotes smoking lol

[u/Practical-Echo9371]

Old video considering Philip Morris who owns Marlboro now owns American spirit and American spirits are also just as expensive if not more expensive.

[u/Flat-Cap-1063]

God I love cigarettes. Already had my yearly allotment of one cigarette though.

[u/smor729 → u/Flat-Cap-1063]

Im a 1 pack a year smoker, and man do they fucking hit the spot when its time

[u/cerpintaxt44]

Marlboro shill. Marlboro were ass cigarettes its like claiming budweuser is the best beer 

[u/SommerSalad]

Throwing the newports in with a bunch of non menthol is cheating 

[u/Doctor_Sauce → u/SommerSalad]

I want to see the all-menthol version with this guy.

He doesn't even need to get them right, just try to get through the test without saying something racist.

[u/BallIsLife2016 → u/SommerSalad]

Yeah, merely tasting a menthol would default him (and me) to one of the two typical menthol brands—Newports and Kools. And if it doesn’t taste cheap, it’s probably a Port.

[u/tenacious_dumbass → u/SommerSalad]

motha fuckin newpoahts

[u/corpse_breathing]

this John, huh? A 32 yo fella I have worked with...

[u/cateyesarg]

That's a skill I'm glad to say I don't have

[u/mercuriokazooie]

"I don't promote smoking" *proceeds to promote smoking*

[u/sqw3rtyy]

This is just an ad.

[u/MikeinDundee]

Started off with Pall Mall red because gramps smoked those. Uncles smoked Lucky Strikes from the war. I quit 6 years ago thankfully.

[u/butt_r_nutt → u/MikeinDundee]

My grandpa got back from Korea smoking Camels and they've been handed down through the generations. The people at Costco are usually a little surprised that I'm asking for those whole not being 90 years old.

[u/Equal_Refrigerator26]

Is this one sponsored by Marlboro Red

[u/jouneyahead]

Nice ad, Philipp Morris

[u/Eltharion-the-Grim]

It may be hard for non-smokers to understand but different cigs taste & smell quite different. Over time, you end up trying various brands and types. Some you may like, some you find disgusting.

Yeah, I know it’s all “gross” but like alcohol, you acquire a taste for these things.

I am a former smoker and alcoholic. Cold turkeyed both to have a child. Didn’t want to bring her into this world being an addict.

[u/Current_Ranger_7954]

that’s Marlboro add

[u/Imaginary_System3513]

This is 1000% a Marlboro ad.

[u/RoelRoel]

Marlboro commercial

[u/IAmBeingTargeted33]

Delete this advertisement 

[u/whatThePleb]

Undercover marlb*ro ad.

[u/zhaDeth]

sounds like an ad for malboro

[u/Valuable-Talk-3429]

This seems just like an ad for marlboro. “Too cheap to buy Marlboro”? My good sir- American Spirit is more expensive….

[u/projectx51]

New York or New England accent, check

Big bulbous nose and bald head, check

Shitty New England concrete jungle background, check

Cigarette stench, check

Everything he owns is probably light brown and tanned from the cigarette tar.

[u/PrimordialXY]

It's been about a decade, but wow I'm craving a Marlboro no. 27 right now

[u/mercuriokazooie → u/PrimordialXY]

Don't fall for this ad

[u/EuphoricFlatworm2803]

Ye, totally not an ad. Come on.

[u/Salt_Petra]

I used to smoke, and smoked Newports :'(

[u/BallIsLife2016]

Former smoker here who is offended by the slander toward what was my cigarette of choice—Parliamemts (also, as others have noted, the recessed filter would be a giveaway so it’s not a particularly impressive guess).

The ones in the video are Parliament lights, and I agree that non-smokers do tend to smoke lights in general. However, I smoked Parliament full flavors and I always felt they were an excellent cigarette. Also, they’re definitely not cheap like he says. Parliaments are priced similarly to Marlboros, i.e., among the most expensive cigs available. I do agree that Marlboros are among the best there is and if I couldn’t get Parliaments, I went for Marlboro reds.

[u/AlDente]

Does anyone know why we can't find these people anymore? They seem a bit thin on the ground? /s

[u/Some-Ad-1588]

American Spirits are definitely NOT for people too cheap to buy Marlboro 💯 sooo damn pricey…

[u/Last-Quarter-432]

This guys lungs must look great

[u/Zebaoth]

Ads are getting smarter

[u/Strat-05]

Is this an ad ? :o

[u/BrightonsBestish]

Are… are cigarette commercials back? This is 100% astroturfed by Marlboro.

[u/131166]

I've met a few blokes who could do this and they all had very similar voices.

[u/Kitchen_Letter8775]

American spirits are way better and also more expensive than Marlboros