Introduction to Cigarette Paper

In the cigarette industry, there are various types of paper used, including cigarette paper, filter roll paper, tip paper, and packaging paper. Cigarette paper, also known as disc paper, is specifically designed for rolling cigarettes. It is made from natural fibers like wood pulp and fillers such as calcium carbonate, with a small amount of additives. Typically, it appears white and can be either ribbed or smooth. The paper must meet certain requirements, such as low opacity, uniformity, no sand eyes or odor, good combustibility, high tensile strength, and the ability to burn with a grey-white color and bond properly. Additionally, cigarette paper can have different levels of natural permeability, which is measured in CORESTA units. This permeability affects the rate of combustion, smoke dilution, and the amount of tar in the smoke. Perforated cigarette paper, on the other hand, slows down combustion and has a lesser impact on reducing tar content.

Which is better, paper for hand-rolling cigarettes or paper for finished cigarettes?

Overall, the paper used for hand-rolling cigarettes is better than the paper used for finished cigarettes. Hand-rolled paper is also known as tray paper or large thread paper, and there are some differences between this type of paper and regular paper.

Firstly, the paper used for hand-rolling cigarettes is a special industrial paper, and the quality of the raw materials and processes used in its production are very high. Unlike normal paper, such as the paper we normally use for writing, where the main raw material is wood pulp, the paper used for hand-rolling cigarettes is a relatively pure bleached hamp pulp.

Overall, hand-rolled cigarette paper is better than finished cigarette paper in terms of quality and composition.

Although cigarettes are more popular nowadays, hand-rolled cigarettes have not fallen out of favour. There are still some smokers who love hand-rolled cigarettes and like to roll a few for themselves when they have nothing else to do. As we all know, the quality of the tobacco directly determines the quality of the cigarettes. So what brand of hand rolled cigarettes is better, and what are the precautions in choosing the tobacco. Most novice hand rollers don't know much about it.

What is the best brand of hand rolled tobacco?

     For domestic smokers, there are only two kinds of hand-rolled tobacco: foreign and domestic. In general, the quality of domestic hand-rolled tobacco varies a lot, even if the same brand of tobacco will have a big difference in taste. Therefore, I personally prefer some foreign tobaccos, such as Horse Dam, Lion's Head, Burton, Indian Leopard 72, Marlboro and so on are all good choices. In addition to the hand rolled tobacco mentioned above, there are also ready made hand rolled cigarettes available. Flavours like Asby Beach Menthol, Horse Dam Stanley Lion Amber are all very popular brands.

How to choose hand rolled tobacco

     Firstly, there is a big difference between hand rolled tobacco and pipe tobacco, as hand rolled tobacco is generally thinner and easier to roll. Secondly, it depends on personal preference to choose the flavour, there are many flavours of hand rolled cigarettes, in addition to the original flavour, there are also vanilla, orange, blueberry and other flavours. For those who like the mellow taste of smoke, the original flavour of the tobacco is undoubtedly more suitable. Remember that flavoured cigarettes are generally not as flavourful. Personally, I would prefer to use a blend of foreign tobaccos, which is a good choice!