Kingpin: Chocolate Mint
January 30th, 2007 by Tim
Many blunt manufacturers use straws, plastic wrap, sealed packaging or any combination of the three to keep fresh and safe guard their wraps. Still, there’s no protection in your pocket or if you accidentally sit on them.
The blunt wrap that’s taken packaging to another level is the Kingpin Premium Blunt. Today I’m reviewing the Chocolate Mint flavor.
| theFreshScent Product Recap | |
|---|---|
| Category | Papers |
| Company | ZenSmoke |
| Made In | Philippines |
| Pros | Burn very smooth |
| Cons | No taste added |
| Price | $1.50 |
| tFS Rating | 8.0/10 |
The leaf itself is wrapped around a straw with plastic wrap between the folds. Packaging just doesn’t get more solid than this.
Kingpins smoke much better than I expected. At first, I thought this was an unwrapped Cyclone, but I was 100% wrong. The chocolate mint smell is definitely present on the wrap. There is also a strong tobacco odor from the leaf itself, which makes the mint more subdued than it normally would be.
The rolling process was extremely easy as Zensmoke built in a tapered (thinner) edge to the wraps. Once lit, these things go down smooth. Very smooth. There isn’t any flavor added to the smoke or much of an aroma given off, but that’s Ok. The best part about Kingpins is their slow, even burn.
I was impressed by this wrap and look forward to reviewing more.
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.
