Marlboro Red cigarettes.

[WildRosie]

Any current or ex-smokers with experience of these tabs ? I'm not a smoker but I've heard that Marlboro Red are quite 'heavy duty' and not for the faint hearted. I expect the same could be said of other premium cigarettes like Benson and Hedges Gold and Regal King Size. Is there any substance to what folk say about them. Just interested.

Thankyou.

I spent ages perfecting flicking a fag out the soft pack, then lighting my zippo with a click of the fingers

When I started smoking you could buy 10 Rothmans for 70p, and the school newsagent used to illegally sell individual cigs for 12p each.

Also loved Vogue and Virginia slims when I was in holiday, long and skinny

I smoked Malboro lights, reds were too strong for me and silk cut was like smoking nothing

Omg this thread is making me miss smoking

Yes. Some people had the knack of somehow opening a soft pack in the corner and just ‘tapping’ a cigarette out. I did not.

Although I did teach myself to open & light a zippo lighter on the thigh of my jeans.

I thought I was cool 😂

Oh! @Matchingcollarandcuffs - you were obviously much cooler than me

Those Sobranie black ones with the gold filter - so glam!

My mum used to get the coloured Sobranies sometimes, they made smoking fun

Haven't smoked in nearly 10 years but I loved Marlborough lights on holiday and menthol the rest of the time

I smoked b&h and if I ran out and ponced a silk cut I'd lick the little holes over the filter to block them 😀

I smoke Marboro Gold - albeit I can make a pack of 20 last me Monday to Friday.

Awwww I miss smoking and being 23!

Back in the 90s before I moved on to rolling my own I smoked Marlboro Red, sometimes Camel and for a while I really liked Lucky Strike (It's Toasted!)

There were some 6th formers in our social group and one of them confiscated a pack of Woodbines off a younger kid smoking by the bike sheds. They went round everyone and ended up with me - I was pretty hardcore but even I couldn't smoke them!

Regal King size for me, with occasional packs of Camels for a night out.
Does anyone remember "Death" cigarettes, they went with the goth look.

They were definitely v strong. I would have them occasionally and always ended up hoarse. It's been 17 years and noooow I want a cigarette 🚬

Marlboro lights menthol and a cup of coffee. Happy days.

I also liked Lucy Strikes for a holiday change.

My friend used to smoke Black Russians and those pastel coloured ones. She had to go to a specialist tobacconist for them.

Not had a cigarette for 16+ years. Still miss it the odd time.

and I haven't had a cigarette for 7 years but this thread is making me feel nostalgic for a soft pack of Marlboro and a Zippo lighter.

I smoked these!! With my Marlboro Zippo lighter that I had from saving up the cigarette packets and sending off for! When you weren't saving the packets, if you were really cool you smoked the soft top. If you knew what you were doing you could flick the packet at the bottom and one single cigarette popped out. Literally the epitome of 90s cool 😂

My lungs are hurting just thinking about them. They really were strong and also had a terrible smell!!!

I apologise to all the ex-smokers who are now craving cigarettes. I'm sorry, this wasn't my intention!

Hell yes to the soft pack and Zippos! A cigarette tastes so much better with a Zippo lighting kit.

Sigh.

Consulate menthols were my favourite

Mine too, but I got some Marboro Lights Methol on holiday in the US and was thrilled when they came out in the UK as I thought they were way cooler

They had Marboro Methols (non light) in America too but they were grim

Ah 'Big Reds'. I bloody loved them.

Marlboro Red were nothing like B&H - they tasted much more mellow somehow.

Camel - weird and very smelly.

Sobranie Cocktail looked great but that's all there was to them.

Lucky Strike were the coolest IMO 😎.

Marlboro Ted were my worst days as a smoking youngster. Very rough and woody and smelled dirty.

I loved B&H gold, or Embassy if not available. Also incredibly strong, and a bit more chemically .

God, smoking is disgusting but I bloody loved it.

Red

Dh used to smoke them. I wasn’t a smoker, except when drunk and/or in Paris.French Marlboro were amazing, but not as good as gaulois.