Is there a difference in tobacco from the old, “banned” Djarum Blacks and the new supposed “cigar” version?

By on February 26th, 2011

Question by Phil Lakk: Is there a difference in tobacco from the previous, “banned” Djarum Blacks and the unexampled supposed “cigar” version?
Hello, I have been smoking blacks on and off for years now. Then they got banned. Now they have the new 12 pack versus the old 20, and it says filtered clove cigars instead of cigarettes. I bought my first pack today and they look, smoke and nearly taste just like the originals. They are bigger with colored papers, but they still have the filters (no more sugary tip). Now, is there a difference, or did Djarum just re-label their product to make it sellable?

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Answer by Carrie
That’s sad to hear. I used to smoke those all the time and haven’t had one in probably 2 years. I can’t believe they got rid of the sugary tip, that was the best.

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4 Responses to “Is there a difference in tobacco from the old, “banned” Djarum Blacks and the new supposed “cigar” version?”

  1. knight35506 says:
    February 26, 2011 at 1:09 pm

    I do not think they were banned, what happened is the tobacco tax. Any rolled cigarette tobacco has a screw you tax on it. So what companies are learning to do is cut the tobacco rougher, call it pipe or cigar tobacco. Then roll it into bigger papers to keep from jamming. Djarum sticking it to the man, yeah! LOL

  2. Matt. says:
    February 26, 2011 at 1:10 pm

    Yes, they are much harsher and terrible to smoke compared to the originals.

    I sell the original Djarum Black Cigarettes.I’m located in the U.S and will ship anywhere in the U.S for free.

    Email me if you’re interested.

    lightning2819@aol.com

    Thanks, Matt

  3. Matthew says:
    February 26, 2011 at 2:09 pm

    I believe they are the same tobacco blend in both. There was a recent law banning all flavored cigarettes so they had to technically make then cigars so they could continue to sell them.

  4. Linux says:
    February 26, 2011 at 2:39 pm

    The difference is the wrapper. By deffinition, cigarettes are rolled in paper and cigars are wrapped in either tobacco leaf or tobacco paper (which is partially paper and partially tobacco, like most drug store cigars). All that changed was the papers and the size. I may have to try some, I used to like the cigs but that was before I smoked pipes and cigars, now cigarettes just aren’t any good by comparison…