How Can I Roll My Own Clove Cigarettes?

Cloves add a distinctive taste and aroma to cigarettes. The sale of clove cigarettes was banned in the United States in 2009, presumably to discourage children from smoking. However, since neither cloves nor tobacco are illegal, there is no reason why adult smokers shouldn't make their own if they wish.

Things You'll Need

• Cloves
• Spice mortar and pestle
• Cigarette papers
• Rolling tobacco
• Cigarette filters

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Instructions

• 1

  Place a teaspoonful of cloves in a mortar and grind into a coarse powder with a pestle.

• 2

  Lay one cigarette paper upside down on a flat surface, positioning the gummed edge away from you.

• 3

  Add a generous pinch of rolling tobacco and distribute evenly along the paper, leaving a ½-inch space at one end.

• 4

  Sprinkle a small pinch of the clove powder over the tobacco.

• 5

  Place a cigarette filter in the space, letting it extend over the paper by a tiny amount. Adjust the tobacco if necessary to fill any gap between it and the filter.

• 6

  Pick up the arrangement and roll with the thumbs and forefingers of both hands a few times to form a smooth cigarette.

• 7

  Lick the gummed edge of the paper and roll once more to seal the cigarette. Push the filter in fully.