Top Rolling Tobacco Brands
The UK’s best hand rolling tobacco brands make it easy to personalise your smoking experience. Find out which brands are tops and what they have to offer.
In England, smoker’s hand rolled cigarette consumption increased from 30.6% to 52.1% between January 2008 and September 2023. At a time when personalisation is king, it’s easy to see why the ability to control the size of their cigarettes and tailor tobacco blends to their personal flavour preferences appeals to a growing number of smokers.
You can roll as many as 40 cigarettes from a 30g pouch of tobacco. Rollies are also an economical choice because there’s only 25g of tobacco in a box of manufactured cigarettes, which adds to their growing popularity.
The number of tobacco brands in the UK can make choosing one or more a daunting prospect. To make it easier for you, we’ve put together introductions to a few of the top hand rolling tobacco brands.
The Best Rolling Tobacco
The many rolling tobacco brands available offer unique flavours, strengths, and other qualities. Here are our favourites:
Amber Leaf: The UK’s most popular hand rolling tobacco brand, Amber Leaf is a masterful blend of Amber and Bright Virginia leaves and Burley. The flavour is rich, earthy, and nutty with a sweet aftertaste and the price point is mid-range, giving this mild rolling tobacco wide appeal.
Golden Virginia: Another firm favourite in the UK, Golden Virginia brings together the rich, earthy nuttiness of Virginia, the earthiness and chocolate notes of Burley, and the sweetness and spice of Oriental tobacco. This brand is affordably priced.
Sterling: Sterling is an economically priced blend of pure Virginia tobacco leaves. The smoke is mild and nutty with sweet notes. This brand is particularly popular due to its low price.
Cutters Choice: Manufactured in the Netherlands, Cutters Choice is a blend of quality Gold and Bronze Virginia tobacco. This brand is known for its slightly sweet, earthy, and herbal flavours with spicy undernotes and for its competitive price.
Drum: Fans of unique, full flavours appreciate Drum rolling tobacco for this very reason. This brand is a 50/50 blend of barrel-cured Dark Kentucky and Bright Virginia tobaccos, creating bold, full-bodied, earthy flavours with nutty, spicy, and slightly bitter notes. Drum is priced mid-range.
Find Your Favourite Rolling Tobacco Brand
Personalising your smoking experience is easy with these and other hand rolling tobacco brands. You can purchase all these top brands and more conveniently at the Black Swan Shoppe. With us, it's easy to find out why so many British smokers prefer hand rolling their cigarettes and to experiment to find your favourites.
