Chunghwa Hard Pack中华

The Chinese state banquet cigarette, and still the reference point for the sweetened Yunnan style.

In production since 1951

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Our notes

Chunghwa is the cigarette every other Chinese brand is measured against, and after two weeks it is clear why. The blend leads with a sweet, almost honeyed top note from the Yunnan leaf, then settles into a broad, slightly nutty body that never turns sharp — a construction quality that holds from the first stick in the pack to the last.

What it is not is cheap, and the price premium buys refinement rather than strength. If you want a cigarette that behaves the same way every time you light one, this is the benchmark.

What works

Exceptionally consistent draw across the pack
Sweet Yunnan top note without cloying
Paper and gum burn evenly to the filter

What does not

Priced well above comparable blends
Widely counterfeited outside China
Sweetness reads as artificial to some palates

Specifications

11 mg

Tar

1 mg

Nicotine

84 mm

Length

Pack

Full

Strength

Regular

Flavour

King size

Format

Filtered

Filter

Tar and nicotine are the manufacturer or market-label declarations, measured by machine under ISO conditions. They do not describe what any individual smoker inhales.

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