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Rolling is an artform… an artform that not all people have mastered. For those of you who have difficulty hand rolling, but still like to smoke blunts, ZenSmoke offers a solution – Cyclones.

Although this isn’t a new entry to the market, our last review was seriously disappointing, so I wanted to take another look and see if things improved.

Turns out, this cone was surprisingly good. Made in the Phillipines, Cyclones have hard-shell packaging and a straw inside the cone itself to protect the shape. It’s patent pending (still…) and comes with a built in crutch.

The smell was more strawberry than strawberry-kiwi, which is odd, because the inside of the packaging actually had a kiwi scent to it. The cone just loses that scent once exposed to the outside world. The wrap itself was totally fine, not too dry, not too wet and extremely easy to get down to business.

One definite issue with the build quality is the crutch, if you use a grinder, the plant material is going to fall out the bottom of the cone. The crutch only has two folds and doesn’t give much support. We had to pinch the cone to make sure nothing dropped from the bottom.

This Cyclone smoked smooth. It was lighter than a normal blunt, but heavier than papers. Not much flavor was added, and you could barely taste the tobacco from the cone. Back to the smoothness, there is no harsh aftertaste and the cone lets you enjoy the strain within. There is also a sweetness on the lips that the Cyclone leaves after each rip, so that’s a change of pace.

This cone isn’t for everyone, but for two bucks (and the added convenience) it’s definitely worth a shot. Let us know what you think…