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tlimbert · 05-12-2006, 12:43 PM

Hello everyone,

I'm not crazy, I swear. Ok, maybe I'm batshit crazy about my favorite brand of cigs and it's hard as hell to find the old stuff.... kinda like people trying to get the "real" Coke after the New Coke, then back to Classic Coke switcheroo... But here goes:

I'm trying to find reasons or proof for the change in the:

Paper
Taste
Quality

in Camel Turkish Jades.

Here's what little "proof" I have, other than the "in my head" proof that the older style tastes better.

Sometime in 2005, Camel changed both the box, the carton that the cigs come in, the paper the cigarettes are rolled with and the taste of the tobacco. THe tobacco taste is kinda subjective, I know, I can't prove that because I don't have testing equipment.

Box changes:
1)Text under the camel says:
Old: "Mellow Menthol Blend"
New: "RICH & MELLOW MENTHOL"

2) Camel image and background:
Old: Poorly drawn, similar to the look on the camel that people say has a naked woman in. The background is of a single pyramid with 5 palm(or date?) trees in the background. Solid green sky. Normal sand.
New: Fuzzier yet more appealing image of the camel. The sand is green colored. There is a city scape near the pyramid, and the shading of the pyramid is reverse of the old graphic. The sky starts white at the horizon and gradually changes to the green color.

3) Box coloring:
Old: Green background
New: White background

Cigarette changes:
1) Filter:
Old: Mottled dark tan color
New: Diamond pattern on a light tan almost cream color

2) Paper:
Old: Has turkish jade printed in green ink parellel with the edge of the filter and the design circling around, which looks like a strange M with a dot between the "m"s
New: Has Turkish Jade printed in black ink running down the length of the cigarette. The design banding around the cig is repeating IninIninIninI....

3) Tobacco:
Old: Tastes better, no after taste or dry throat (even after smoking year old cigs)
New: Tastes worse, dry aftertaste similar to smoking a light "regular" cig after being used to menthols.
[I know this is probably in my head, but I have a hunch they changed the tobacco]

Oddly enough I come across older cartons of Camels somewhat frequently, or at least of the older variety. If this is a regional thing that somehow the cigarette shipments are arriving in Ohio when they should end up in Kentucky, please let me know. As I'm not happy with the "new" flavor of turkish jades, and if I come across a menthol that is close to the "old" flavor I'll probably switch brands.

/WAY too obsessed with his addiction.

05-12-2006, 12:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
tlimbert Tilted	Camel Turkish Jade - Smoking & Cigarettes Hello everyone, I'm not crazy, I swear. Ok, maybe I'm batshit crazy about my favorite brand of cigs and it's hard as hell to find the old stuff.... kinda like people trying to get the "real" Coke after the New Coke, then back to Classic Coke switcheroo... But here goes: I'm trying to find reasons or proof for the change in the: Paper Taste Quality in Camel Turkish Jades. Here's what little "proof" I have, other than the "in my head" proof that the older style tastes better. Sometime in 2005, Camel changed both the box, the carton that the cigs come in, the paper the cigarettes are rolled with and the taste of the tobacco. THe tobacco taste is kinda subjective, I know, I can't prove that because I don't have testing equipment. Box changes: 1)Text under the camel says: Old: "Mellow Menthol Blend" New: "RICH & MELLOW MENTHOL" 2) Camel image and background: Old: Poorly drawn, similar to the look on the camel that people say has a naked woman in. The background is of a single pyramid with 5 palm(or date?) trees in the background. Solid green sky. Normal sand. New: Fuzzier yet more appealing image of the camel. The sand is green colored. There is a city scape near the pyramid, and the shading of the pyramid is reverse of the old graphic. The sky starts white at the horizon and gradually changes to the green color. 3) Box coloring: Old: Green background New: White background Cigarette changes: 1) Filter: Old: Mottled dark tan color New: Diamond pattern on a light tan almost cream color 2) Paper: Old: Has turkish jade printed in green ink parellel with the edge of the filter and the design circling around, which looks like a strange M with a dot between the "m"s New: Has Turkish Jade printed in black ink running down the length of the cigarette. The design banding around the cig is repeating IninIninIninI.... 3) Tobacco: Old: Tastes better, no after taste or dry throat (even after smoking year old cigs) New: Tastes worse, dry aftertaste similar to smoking a light "regular" cig after being used to menthols. [I know this is probably in my head, but I have a hunch they changed the tobacco] Oddly enough I come across older cartons of Camels somewhat frequently, or at least of the older variety. If this is a regional thing that somehow the cigarette shipments are arriving in Ohio when they should end up in Kentucky, please let me know. As I'm not happy with the "new" flavor of turkish jades, and if I come across a menthol that is close to the "old" flavor I'll probably switch brands. /WAY too obsessed with his addiction.