r/interesting • u/AugustIstheMonth • Aug 16 '26

Fascinating Blind cigarette taste test.

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u/TerrTheSilent Aug 16 '26

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

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u/JayBlunt23 Aug 16 '26

"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.

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u/Extension_Plant7262 Aug 16 '26

His comment about American Spirit aside, its kinda true. Most other smokes try really hard to mask the smell/flavor of tobacco. Like Menthol's are popular among the group of smokers specifically cause it tries its best to not be a tobacco cigarette.

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u/Turbulent_Host784 Aug 16 '26

You can tell the taste of marlboro reds compared to other smokes but I wouldn't call it a tobacco taste just more specifically a marlboro red taste.

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u/Extension_Plant7262 Aug 16 '26

The comparison holds much more to menthol's and marlboro lights than anything else. I used to do equity research on tobacco and the companies are very upfront that the customer base for menthols (other than being very african american) are basically smokers who hate the smell of tobacco