Product Review: Juicy Jays Rolling Papers

This is a review of the Juicy Jay line of rolling papers as a whole. I know that this is not  necessarily the fairest review, but I have tried many of the flavours (nowhere near all of them) in the line and have come to similar conclusions. I am in no way affiliated with Juicy Jays this is just a personal review of my own opinions.

Price Paid - £2 per pack

Pretty steep considering I normally pay less that £1 for most other brands

The Packaging
Juicy Jays come packaged in the usual cardboard sleeves which near enough all rolling papers come in, and you get 32 in a pack. The main difference to other brands is that the box is sealed in a clear plastic wrapping which can sometimes be a bit fiddly to open. The boxes are very colourful and show pictures of the flavour of the paper (e.g. Banana = Pictures of Bananas). The packaging is very attractive and catches your eye when browsing the shelves at the smoke shop. I must admit that the reason I first tried Juicy Jays was because of the pretty packaging.
CannaScore - 8/10

The Paper
Juicy Jays are made of 100% hemp. And this is a great thing in my book! Inhaling smoke from conventional timber made paper is much worse for you than inhaling hemp smoke. The paper itself is white and also has pictures printed onto it which again depict its flavour. These pictures worried me at first because I automatically thought that inhaling the ink would be harmful to me, but was impressed to find out that Juicy Jays only use 100% natural soy inks which are not as harmful as synthetic inks. The paper is a little thick for my liking and get very ashy when smoking, but overall the pros weigh out the cons.
CannaScore - 8/10

The Flavour
Now to the part you've all been waiting for, the flavour! This is probably the most unfair part of my review as I am generalising the whole brand from the flavours I have tried. So far I have tried most of the fruit flavours (apart from "Very Cherry" and "Raspberry" because I generally do not like other foods in these flavours) and a couple of the more novelty flavours ("Milk Chocolate" "Peanut Butter" and "Candy Cane"). And this is where Juicy Jays disappointed me, as I had stocked up on several flavours in order to sample them, but to my surprise they all tasted extremely similar. The general flavour of all of the papers I sampled was very sweet, synthetic and overpowering when licking the gum strip. 

Another disappointing factor of the Juicy Jay flavour is that only the person rolling actually gets to taste the paper (unless your friends all lick the end of your roll). The taste does not transfer very well to the actual smoke, this disappointed me as I anticipated a lovely lungful of banana flavoured smoke but instead got an average but yet still lovely weedy toke. The sugar based flavouring increased the harshness of the smoke substantially and induced a couple of coughing fits. Overall the taste aspect of these papers (their main selling point) was lacking and this disappointed me.
CannaScore - 4/10

Overview
Overall Juicy Jays are good as a novelty item for special occasions or those random stoney purchases but would never replace my regular brand of rolling papers. In terms of packaging and paper these are in a league of their own with eye-catching packaging and pretty pictures on the actual paper. But on the flavour side of things, which is the main selling point of Juicy Jays, they fell way short of the mark. The flavours which i have tried are, in my opinion very similar and synthetic. A harsh smoke is made by these papers and my overall smoking experience was diminished. A lovely idea but maybe Juicy Jay need to work on their flavourings.
CannaScore - 20/30 *Average*

For more info on Juicy Jays please visit - www.JuicyJays.com
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Please remember this is a generalisation of all the Juicy Jays I personally have tried and is my own opinion