A beedi is a ethnic Indian cigarette. Image below - and more details on the wikipedia link.
Beedi is an ethnic hand-rolled cigarette, and is smoked by poorest of the people. However, most smokers of Indian origin have probably smoked it during their student days, though few will admit it. Some studies say that it is now getting elevated in terms of social status, and some dedicated smokers would show off their beedi.
When I opened the package, the note immediately reminded me of beedi. So much so, even before I put it in a pipe, I rolled one in a RYO and it was the familiar old taste (Although beedis are wrapped in a specific leaf and not paper)
I then smoked it in a pipe. It reconfirmed that this tobacco tastes like beedi, though in a meerschaum pipe, the flavor profile was slightly different (In a better way).
This is a fantastic tobacco on its own - but some nostalgia from college days make it doubly pleasurable. It is amazing how two different tobacco products, from two different countries taste the same!!!
Also note - Beedi is exported both to USA and UK. However the beedi which is exported is often with an aromatic topping, which is not the same beedi poor people smoke.
Wikipedia article - Beedi
Beedi is an ethnic hand-rolled cigarette, and is smoked by poorest of the people. However, most smokers of Indian origin have probably smoked it during their student days, though few will admit it. Some studies say that it is now getting elevated in terms of social status, and some dedicated smokers would show off their beedi.
When I opened the package, the note immediately reminded me of beedi. So much so, even before I put it in a pipe, I rolled one in a RYO and it was the familiar old taste (Although beedis are wrapped in a specific leaf and not paper)
I then smoked it in a pipe. It reconfirmed that this tobacco tastes like beedi, though in a meerschaum pipe, the flavor profile was slightly different (In a better way).
This is a fantastic tobacco on its own - but some nostalgia from college days make it doubly pleasurable. It is amazing how two different tobacco products, from two different countries taste the same!!!
Also note - Beedi is exported both to USA and UK. However the beedi which is exported is often with an aromatic topping, which is not the same beedi poor people smoke.
Wikipedia article - Beedi
