Imperator 200 Black Paper Filter Tubes with 20mm Carbon Filters

To be clear, the paper to these tubes isn't clove flavored, they're just *REALLY* smooth and lack the burnt paper taste I'm used to with Gambler tubes. I'm looking into blending cloves and tobacco in an herb grinder to see if it replicates those tasty treats, but I digress, that's not related to the post. The color of the tube is great, it reminds me of clove ciggies before they were clove filtered cigars. I like the look and this further confirms my theory that everything looks cooler in black. The filter is carbon-based, so, if you've an allergy to fiberglass this'd be a good substitute. The taste it intermingles with the tobacco is subtle, but there, a bit of sweetness to replace that acrid burnt paper taste of cheaper brands the filter is long enough to be effective, but not too long as to reduce the quality of the smoke. I've loaded 12 of them with my Topmaster deluxe roller and only had 2 casualties that was more operator error than tube failure. All in all, I am glad I bought these and even went so far as to set up a subscription. 50 out of 10 buy these and buy 'em again.

These filters are fantastic, but there have been some changes and now the paper on the filter comes off very easily. Not a big deal, but worth noting. The older style with the thin golden band seemed to be of a higher quality than the current production run with a thick golden band. They do look fancy, which is nice I suppose. There aren't any other carbon filtered cigarette tubes on the market, and that is worth it to me. For what it's worth I use fairly dry unflavored pipe tobacco and really enjoy the smoke. My manual cigarette packer can be picky with these tubes. The paper is very thin, which leads to tearing if you over pack the cigarette, which is easy to do. I always err a bit on the side of "less is more." I would leave a 4.5 star review if possible.

I love the way this smokes as far as the pull on the cigarette and the taste. The packaging was pretty good and item was delivered in 4 days instead of 2, which I am pleased to receive. The cons to this beautiful black tube is the paper is too short for both of my king rollers. Both rollers tear the end of the cigarette once you push the lever to fill the tube. After pulling the lever back I dis*covered the end near the filter was empty. Yes, thru a lot trouble shooting to figure out just how much tobacco to put where in the roller...it worked better with less tobacco, more to the middle and back of slider than the front...even with all that work it still did not create a cigarette every time that was filled or w/o a tear. Above all, too messy with tobacco falling out the whole time of ANY handling. Knot willing to purchase again for the price...going back to Zen. I normally smoke 100's and RYO cigarettes has not yet given me that satisfaction (being new @ this 1 month ) sooo added trouble I do not choose to pay more for. The idea is to save money while trying to deal with addiction smoking cigarettes. This RYO is indeed causing a certain lack of confidence in my discipline that I am becoming more conscious of. Thanx fore that!

The carbon filter provides a really smooth draw & taste, the paper has zero aftertaste or interference, plus the all black just looks badass elegant. But I’m using a Powermatic 2 injector and they don’t hold up as well as other brand tubes. Specifically they don’t fit as well (wee bit too small), they tear & split easier, and they are so fragile it’s hard to not lose 2 out of every 5. But they definitely are tasty so give them a try if you’re up for a little crankiness with your rolling.

These tubes seem to be great, but I really have only managed to salvage and use around 2 of them, as they are just a *tiny* bit too narrow for my cigarette injecting machine (the T2 Top-o-Matic). The tobacco will not inject, instead it just pushes the tube off of the machine. Big bummer, because when I managed to use them (after a laborious effort), the end result was really nice: I liked the effect of the carbon filter a lot. They are impossible for me to use, though. It sucks; I’m glad I only bought 2 boxes to try and not my usual stock-up purchase (right now, I’m using the Kashmir pink tubes, which I LOVE). If you use a more manual way of filling your tubes, I absolutely recommend giving these a try.

UPDATE : 12/23/2025 : these ended up being “leggy” meaning would burn unevenly, due to lack of control stripes or the lines you’ll notice on other papers. Best I have found are made by zigzag. Good packaging, nothing damaged for such a fragile product. The papers pure evenly and very well without any extra flavor noted. The filter is unnoticeably two parts, half “normal” filter and half speckled with carbon or charcoal like the way parliament used to do their filters (but this is not a recessed filter). Works very well with tube filling machines and set on low filling setting. So far so good, recommend them.

These are the worst prerolled tubes I've bought so far, I ordered a different brand and decided to not even use these. The filters are all different lengths, no quality control. The "carbon filter" option that I got is disgusting and just comes with little black specks in the filters. The papers themselves leave a layer on your tongue and messes with the flavors of your tobacco. I've had a box of these for 4+ months now and still refuse to use them even when I run out of my good brands. For anyone looking for a high quality black cigarette tube brand I'd look for "seduce" cigarette tubes. They sell them on Amazon for a upcharge but I find it worth.

They smoke right and they look cool