Amber Leaf tobacco (Amber Leaf)

Member Name: jenny967

Product:	Amber Leaf
Date:	17/11/08 (564 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: No advantages to smoking but Amber Leaf provides a decent smoke

Disadvantages: Can dry up slightly

I started smoking at about 11 or 12 years old, the worst mistake I ever made, as we all know over the years cigarettes have increased dramatically in price, so being a smoker of about forty cigarettes a day, the smoking was getting to be a really expensive habit, so expensive that I was spending approximately £10 per day, so therefore £70 a week, (ridiculous I know)

I have lost count of the failed attempts to quit smoking altogether, so I decided to start rolling my own cigarettes to save a few pennies.

Brief description

I really don't know why I chose Amber Leaf, as I would be more familiar with Golden Virginia Tobacco as family members smoke it and I have smoked Golden Virginia tobacco in the past, but anyway..... The Amber Leaf comes in a yellow colored pouch, it is available in 12.5g, 25g or 50g pouches and on the front of the pouch there is a picture of leaves with Amber Leaf wrote above it and below the picture it says "Finest Virginia hand rolling tobacco."

Prices are as follows;
12.5g costs £2.61
25g costs £5.00
50g costs £9.91

The Amber Leaf pouch has a seal on it which is easy to break by gently pulling it open, the only thing is once the seal is broken it will not reseal and therefore the tobacco can dry up slightly if it is not stored somewhere cool.

Once the pouch is opened there is a slight smell from the tobacco, although it is not to strong, the tobacco can easily be pulled apart for rolling purposes, however rolling your own cigarettes can take a bit of getting used to.

Conclusion

In my opinion Amber Leaf is slightly stronger than Golden Virginia, easier to roll and it seems to last me longer for some reason (maybe that's my imagination), also it is slightly cheaper which has to be a bonus. In the future I hope to quit smoking but until then I will continue to smoke Amber Leaf

PLEASE NOTE; I am not saying it is a good idea to start smoking because IT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA!!!, but for anyone who already smokes, Amber Leaf provides a decent smoke and costs less than normal cigarettes.

Thanks for reading

Summary: Amber Leaf is slightly cheaper than Golden Virginia