Cyclones: Strawberry Kiwi
November 6th, 2008 by Alex
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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…
Cyclones: Honey
January 22nd, 2007 by Alex
It’s Monday morning, so let’s start this week the right way with a blunt wrap review. I didn’t want to kick us off with a normal-style blunt, but instead something a little different – Cyclones.
| theFreshScent Product Recap | |
|---|---|
| Category | Blunts |
| Company | Zensmoke |
| Made In | Philippines |
| Pros | Pre-rolled |
| Cons | No flavor, bad taste |
| Price | $1.00 |
| tFS Rating | 3.0/10 |
Now that we’ve covered the basics, let’s move on to the details. First, they are extremely convenient and easy to roll. As long as you have a grinder ready, these take less than 2 minutes to pack nicely and take out the door. Other than usability, the honey smell is relatively on point, but that’s where the good features end.
Complete patent pending Cyclones schematic.
The most important aspect of these wraps is that they don’t taste like honey. They taste more synthetic than anything I’ve encountered in a long time. What’s worse is they eventually start tasting bad. Almost like there’s some sort of acidic film in your mouth and on your lips. This has to improve in future versions.
Cyclones wraps also add a level of harshness to your smoke. The treatment and texture of the leaf itself is considerably different than that of Juicy Jay’s, Blunt Wrap or Da Bomb Blunts. This is due to the fact the leaves need to be hardened and dried so they maintain their cone shape.
There are going to be some people out there who don’t agree with this, but Cyclones Honey are one of the worst blunts we’ve tested so far. Being convenient is a positive, but not at the price it costs. I hope other flavors bring more to the table for the next pre-rolled blunt review.
