What Is the Grabba Leaf?
Terms Used: Hot Grabba; Red Herring Grabba or Red Rose Grabba.
Grabba is a unique tobacco product that has carved out its place in smoking culture, particularly among cannabis enthusiasts who blend it with marijuana to build spliffs and blunts. All the terms above refer to a dark – THICK leaf that’s usually crushed and blended with marijuana. A Grabba leaf is typically a darker and thicker Fronto Leaf, used as fillers in cigars. Grabba – A term that is used back home in Jamaica for tobacco leaves that have been cured & are much thicker and stronger than a regular Fronto Leaf; which you would roll a joint in. Jamaicans have been using Grabba leaves for decades and is very much a part of the Caribbean tradition.
Hotgrabbz Grabba stands as the leading brand in Canada, providing customers with compelling reasons to choose leaf tobacco over costly cigars and harmful cigarettes.
The Most Popular Grabba Choices Are:

Red Herring Grabba – HotGrabbz
Our RED HERRING is one of the darkest & smelliest tobacco Grabba leaves offered in the world and at HotGrabbz. Besides its very pungent, smoke-like smell and flavor, due to the “Fire Curing Process“ The Red Herring Grabba leaf is one of the strongest leaves available. Although, this leaf’s traditionally used to make chewing tobacco, snuff and pipe blends. Some of our customers have enjoyed this leaf, in a hookah blends, or as a roll-your-own spliff mixed with their marijuana, comparable to our (LIGHT) RED HERRING GRABBA, despite it’s stronger smell and flavor.
The Red Herring Tobacco Leaf is Dark Thick leaves which are very potent and will over-power the smell in any room. When you’re asking, what is Grabba Leaf? Red Herring Grabba is the most popular among all other types of Hot Grabba in Canada. It’s most likely going to be the first name you hear when users describe Grabba. Red Herring Grabba has the strong smell of smoke, outdoor wood BBQ, camp fire etc.. And the flavor is AMAZING!
Red Rose Grabba, doesn’t have as strong a smell as the Red Herring Grabba; but its strong draw when crushed & blended into your weed will have you choke if your blend isn’t right. Red Rose Grabba among the most popular leaves mentioned when talking about the Grabba Leaf. But remember, Red Rose Grabba has no distinct smell. So its hard to tell the difference between it and the Fronto leaf.
What is the difference between The Red Rose Grabba Leaf & The Red Herring Grabba Leaf?
Red Rose & Red Herring are two completely different leaves. The only similarities between the two are that they are both Roll Your Own (RYO), extra thick and very strong leaves.
Red Herring
- Very Dark & Shiny Leaf
- Has a very strong BBQ/bond fire smell
- gives, smooth but still strong draw when mixed & smoked
- Adds smoked flavor to what mixed with
Red Rose
- Very Dark but dull looking Leaf
- Natural Airy Smell
- gives a very harsh draw when mixed & smoked
- Adds chocolaty flavor to what mixed with

RedRose Grabba – HotGrabbz
Some of our customers have enjoyed this leaf in a hookah blend, or as a roll-your-own spliff mixed with marijuana, comparable to our RED ROSE GRABBA, despite it’s less strong smell and chocolaty flavor.