Description
Wismilak Diplomat are premium filter cigarettes made from a mixture of tobacco and best cloves to create that perfect taste of kretek.
A blend of finest quality tobacco and cloves which produce a perfect taste, offering a pride and satisfaction in smoking.
Filtered Clove Cigarettes 2.3 Mg Nicotine 39 Mg Tar.
1 carton contains 10 packs.
1 pack contains 16 cigarettes.
Selectivity –
Unlit, Wismilak Diplomat has some “kretek” scent (less than most though, and fairly generic) and some sweet smell that seemed related to coconut-scented candles. The box looks very stylish by the way.
Smoking it, there is some clove/spice taste there (with crackling), but it is too underpowered for me by far. There is a lot of liquid honey sweetness in the smoke, in my opinion too much. The tobacco part of the smoke is fairly rich but unremarkable.
The filter paper has considerable sweetness, and considerable and remarkable flavour, too. The flavour is sort of bubblegummy, very tasty, and very distinctive.
One thing I don´t like is the pale, grey patterning on the cigarette paper. It doesn´t look good (in my opinion, obviously), and I think that the use of a slightly thicker paper was to accommodate that pattern (all coloured/patterned cigarettes I have seen have had thicker than usual paper).
In the end, the cloves/spices are a bit too weak, the tobacco a bit too bland, the honey too cloying, and thicker paper will always make me frown. In no way does it taste bad though, and the filter paper flavouring isn´t holding back on strength or uniqueness. Wismilak Diplomat does, of course, absolutely destroy any of the european version junk cigarettes sold here in Sweden, be it Marlboro, Camel or anything else.
Full points to Ciggies World as always, on reliability, handling, packaging and speed. I smoke fewer cigarettes per day now, since they are all strong, interesting kreteks. When I am done trying new brands, I will probably end up at 3-7 cigarettes per day, and I will buy them from Ciggies World. It is the only place you need, for kreteks.
Saheed –
The black was the first cigarette with original menthol taste
Anabel –
Its hard to find menthol kreteks, and if your primarily a menthol smoker like me, it can be a challenge.. The Djarum black menthol are definitely in the top tier of menthol kreteks.. they have a nice spice unique to Djarum I’ve noticed, the menthol seems just right and combines very well with all other aspects of the kretek. the filter is slightly sweetened and adds a nice touch (i like a bit more sweetness of the filter but these are still nice) all in all the Djarum black menthol are probably the best menthol kretek from djarum and are for sure top tier out of all menthol kreteks, so definitely worth a try if you enjoy menthol. These aren’t my top favorite menthol but are second on my list to the Sampoerna A mild menthol. Ciggies world however is the top of my list as far as buying cigarettes online goes. they have a great responsive staff and are trustworthy. definitely go with the faster delivery method if you live in the states.. it makes a huge difference and youll probably be surprised at how quickly you get your order.
Mark –
Menthol isn’t a good mix with kretek
paul –
Been smoking djarum black menthol for years, these are way better than the u.s version i can tell a significant differance! Overall great product.. my only complaint is shipping time, it took a little while but it was all the way from indonesia so no big deal
SamKretek –
I would have to vehemently agree with all of the current reviews on this product, though I can’t help but put my 2 cents in as well. I smoked one of these for the first time around 9:15 in the morning and WOW! Don’t let their small size fool you! I was concentrated how slim and seemingly small they are compared to other cigs and I forgot that they have 1.6mg of nicotine. Literally the first drag got me buzzing right off the bat! These are a real bad-ass and versatile smoke- I could imagine having them with a coffee and relaxing with friends, or having one to start the day and pump me up! I think Djarum uses awesome sauce in these.
Selectivity –
Djarum Black Menthol seems to be a straight Djarum Black with added menthol. “Special power menthol”, it says on the back of the box. I could certainly feel a powerful menthol effect, but I couldn´t really taste it. Instead, the menthol taste blended with the, in my opinion, pretty harsh and unbalanced DB smoke to form a foul, vile, disgusting chemical mess. Every puff of smoke was repulsive. I don´t really have any enemies to give them to, so I forced myself to finish the pack. I tried everything; long drags, medium drags, short drags, smoke-mixed-with-lots-of-air drags, leaving a cigarette out of the pack for 3 days to weaken it… nothing helped. I could even taste “rodent section in a pet shop” at times. This cigarette made me consider giving up smoking. In fact, it is so bad that I will probably order another pack at some point, because I just can´t believe that it actually tasted that repulsive; smoking them must have been a dark, evil dream, possibly the worst dream I have ever had, and I have yet to actually try a Djarum Black Menthol.
As I sit here writing this, there are 15 reviews of Djarum Black Menthol, and 14 of them are very positive, giving 5 stars. The remaining review gives 3 stars. I think that maybe my opinion on this cigarette should not be given much weight at all, then. It certainly shouldn´t discourage you from trying DBMs. If nothing else, the Djarum Black Menthol does its own thing. Its own horrible, horrible thing…
Ciggies World, on the other hand, offer perfection and excellence. Order from them with confidence.
WWW –
these are good as long as you get a fresh pack. if the pack is stale you will not taste the menthol taste. the price isn’t bad, they are less then normal cigarettes and they deliver a nice buzz rush and do not stink like normal cigarettes.
Jack –
Very nice sweet coat on the filter so you want to lick your lips while smoking. Mild numbing not super strong like other brands. But, these are smaller than other cloves you will probably ever smoke. Does last a good long time while smoking 8-10 minutes depending on my stress levels. If you had to compare it with any other kreteks Gudang Guram Mild. A distinctly different taste but same mildness. Happy Smoking!!!
Elliott –
Good quality smoke, strong clove and menthol taste.
It should be noted that these are not sweet tip filtered.