Sampoerna Cloves Directory

Sampoerna Cloves have a distinct flavor from Bentoel Cloves, Djarum Cloves, Gudang Garam Cloves, and Wismilak Cloves. This site is dedicated to the flavor and unique characteristics of Sampoerna Cloves, and relies mostly on input from surfers, so please, if you have ever tried Sampoerna Cloves, please feel free to leave me feedback!

Introduction to this site

This site is a Cloves Directory of Sampoerna brands of cigarettes. This site isn't just about Sampoerna Cloves. It's about you! I invite all of you, after reading the cigarette description, to email me and tell me what you think about it. I want your feedback so everyone can decide for themselves which kind to try next. Or maybe one user's opinion is way out of line! I want your feedback :)

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All About Sampoerna Cloves

In nearly 1912 young Seeng Tee began blending and rolling cigarettes for a small kretek manufacture located outiside of Surabaya, Indonesia. He soon developed such a love for the job that he decided to set up his own business selling tobacco and condiments.

Previously, Seeng Tee had sold his tobacco without any additives but he offered a variety of natural flavorings - chocolate, vanilla, nutmeg or clove - to go with it. Over time,

Seeng Tee came to notice that certain flavors and combinations of ingredients were more popular than others and so he came up with the idea of making pre-rolled cigarettes with a blend of tobaccos and condiments that reflected the preferences of his customers. These he sold as a packaged product which became an instantaneous hit and gave birth to the mother of all kretek, Dji Sam Soe.

Sampoerna is best known for its handrolled Dji Sam Soe and their successful 'A' range of machine-made kretek

By 1934, the Sampoerna kretek factory was up and running and this time there was plenty of room for every stage in the manufacturing process with spaces set aside for tobacco blending, clove processing and handrolling, as well as printing and finished-goods processing. After three generations, today, Sampoerna is best known for its handrolled Dji Sam Soe and their successful 'A' range of machine-made kretek. A-Mild - launhed in 1989 - was the first low-tar and low-nicotine kretek of its kind in the world. In their sprawling complex in Pandaan, south of Surabaya, they have some of the fastest Hauni rolling machines in the business and one of the most advanced research and
development facilities in the world. Despite the current management's love of technology, what is most amazing is that Sampoerna is still able to keep Liem Seeng Tee's original handrolled masterpiece firmly in the top-tier of all kretek on the market.

(Contents and pictures are taken with permission from the book "Kretek" by Mark Hanusz, Singapore: Equinox Publishing (Asia) Pte. Ltd. 2000)

Find out more about different Sampoerna Cloves Cigarettes!

The relaxing and pleasant aroma of the clove cigarette is always satisfying. Look above to learn more about the different kinds of Sampoerna Cloves Cigarettes.

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