Best Slim Cigarettes in Australia (2026): 8 Super Slim and Slim Cartons Compared

The best slim cigarettes in Australia in 2026 are super slim cartons from Esse, Mac, and Oscar and slim cartons from Manchester, Omega, and 555. All of them print 3 to 4 mg tar and cost A$150 to A$195 for 200 sticks. The right one depends on three things. How thin a stick you want, whether you want a menthol or fruit capsule, and which cigarette you are moving from. A slim is any stick narrower than the 8 mm king size, and “thin” or “skinny” cigarettes are the same thing under another name. The eight appear below in this order.

The article covers what counts as slim, how the eight were chosen, the eight themselves, what changes when you leave a king size, how to choose, where to buy, and the questions people ask. Printed tar and nicotine figures are machine yields and say nothing about risk. Prices are as of 22 September 2026.

How We Chose the Best Slim Cigarettes

The eight cartons were chosen from the eleven slim and super slim products Aussie Smokes stocks. They were ranked by what slim smokers actually pick between, which is true format, printed strength, capsule or plain, taste, and price per carton, and then checked against other Australian retailer ranges so that every entry can be bought from more than one place. Five tests decided the list.

• The stick is a measured super slim or slim, not a compact king size, which is why Manchester Queen stays out.
• The pack prints its tar and nicotine. Omega is the exception and is flagged.
• The carton does one clear job, whether plain, menthol capsule, flavour capsule, or a fuller slim draw.
• The carton cost A$200 or less on 22 September 2026.
• Customers reorder it and ask about it.

The order runs by use case, from the all-round pick to the specialists. “Best” means fit for a job. It says nothing about quality or risk.

The 8 Best Slim Cigarettes in Australia

The list starts with Esse Change, the all-round capsule super slim, and ends with 555 Yellow Slim, the only slim on the list that is not a super slim. Every entry opens with the same six facts in bullet form, so you can scan all eight before reading any of them. The capsule and plain super slims come first, the specialists follow, and the slim closes the list.

1. Esse Change: the all-round capsule super slim

• Best for: a capsule super slim, the default pick
• Format: super slim, 100 mm
• Printed strength: 4 mg tar, 0.4 mg nicotine
• Capsule: one, apple mint
• Price: A$180 a carton, A$18 a pack
• Switch from: Vogue Super Slim Menthe, Peter Jackson Crushball, Winfield Optimum Crush, all withdrawn from legal sale on 1 July 2025

Esse Change is the slim cigarette most Australian buyers end up with because it does two jobs in one stick. Until the filter capsule is pressed it is a mild tobacco super slim, and after the click it is a flavoured one. KT&G Corporation in Seoul makes the Esse range, and Change was the first super slim in the world with a capsule in the filter when it launched in 2013. KT&G describes the change as a mild tobacco taste that turns to apple mint when the capsule is burst, so the click is fruit-mint rather than a plain menthol, and it can be pressed at any point in the stick. The export pack sold here prints 4 mg tar and 0.4 mg nicotine, the same as Esse Light; Esse Menthol prints 5 mg. Within the Esse collection the choice is therefore about the capsule, not about strength.

It suits three kinds of smokers. The first wants flavour on demand rather than from the first draw, and clicks halfway or not at all. The second smoked Vogue Super Slim Menthe, Peter Jackson Crushball or Winfield Optimum Crush before the 1 July 2025 menthol ban and wants a capsule super slim back, accepting that this one clicks to apple mint. The third wants a short cigarette with less tobacco in it for smoking in company. Its weak point is price against its own stablemate. Esse Change costs $30 more a carton than Mac Ice for a similar capsule super slim. A smoker who wants menthol rather than apple mint is better served by Esse Menthol or Mac Ice. Esse Light, next, is the same stick without the capsule.

2. Esse Light Super Slim: the plain super slim

• Best for: a plain tobacco super slim
• Format: super slim, 100 mm
• Printed strength: 4 mg tar, 0.4 mg nicotine
• Capsule: none
• Price: A$185 a carton, A$18.50 a pack
• Switch from: Vogue Super Slim Bleue, Esse Gold, any king-size Gold or Blue

Esse Light Super Slim is the plain super slim on the list. It is the same KT&G stick with the same 4 mg tar and 0.4 mg nicotine as Esse Change, but it has no capsule and no menthol, and it costs A$185 a carton. The word “Light” on the pack is the product’s name, not a strength claim. The stick is 100 mm with a ventilated filter, and KT&G positions the whole Esse range as a mild super slim, which is what a 4 mg plain stick with a narrow rod delivers: a light tobacco taste, a tight draw, a quick burn and little smell left behind. Here the plain choice is Esse Light Super Slim.

It suits the smoker who wants the slim format for its draw and size rather than for flavour, the former Vogue Bleue smoker who wants a plain super slim again, and the king-size Gold or Blue smoker who wants a lower printed figure without menthol. That last smoker keeps a similar tobacco taste with a tighter draw and a shorter burn. Against it, it costs A$5 more than Esse Change and gives less, and a smoker who wants a body in the smoke will find it thin from the first draw. Mac Ice, next, is the lowest-priced super slim on the list.

3. Mac Ice Super Slim: the lowest-priced super slim

• Best for: a menthol capsule super slim at the lowest price
• Format: super slim, 100 mm
• Printed strength: 4 mg tar, 0.3 mg nicotine
• Capsule: one, ice menthol
• Price: A$150 a carton, A$15 a pack
• Switch from: Esse Change, Mac Cool Blast, Vogue Super Slim Menthe

Mac Ice Super Slim is the lowest-priced super slim in Australia at A$150 a carton. KT&G, the company behind Esse, makes it, and it prints 4 mg tar and 0.3 mg nicotine with a single ice-menthol capsule, which makes it the Esse Change alternative for a buyer who cares about price first. Mac is a second KT&G super slim brand positioned below Esse. The stick is 100 mm with a ventilated filter, and the capsule is a menthol one, so unlike Esse Change it clicks to ice rather than to apple mint. That makes it the menthol-capsule super slim on this list rather than the fruit one, at the lowest carton price.

It suits the smoker who wants a menthol capsule in a super slim at the lowest price, the former Vogue Menthe or Crushball smoker who wants menthol rather than fruit, and the Esse Change smoker who wants to pay A$30 less a carton. What it lacks is recognition. The brand means little outside the import channel, and Mac Ice Super Slim is the only Mac carton stocked. Oscar, next, prints the lowest figures on the list.

4. Oscar Super Slim Ice Cold: the lowest printed yield

• Best for: the lowest printed tar on the list
• Format: super slim, 100 mm
• Printed strength: 3 mg tar, 0.3 mg nicotine
• Capsule: one, ice menthol
• Price: A$175 a carton, A$17.50 a pack
• Switch from: Esse Change, Mac Ice, Manchester Super Slims Blue

Oscar Super Slim Ice Cold prints the lowest figures of any cigarette on the site, 3 mg tar and 0.3 mg nicotine. It is a 100 mm super slim with an ice-menthol capsule, made by Adam General Trading in the United Arab Emirates, and it costs A$175 a carton. Adam General Trading is the Dubai group that also makes Manchester, so Oscar and Manchester Super Slims Blue come from the same factory family. The blend is American and the capsule is a single menthol one, so the stick is plain American-blend tobacco until the click and menthol after it. At 3 mg it prints one milligram below Mac Ice and Esse Change. A 3 mg print is a machine yield. It compares products and does not measure what a person takes in.

It suits the smoker who chooses by the printed number and wants a menthol capsule, and the former More or Vogue Menthe smoker who wants the lowest figure available in that format. Two things count against it. Oscar Super Slim Ice Cold is listed by few Australian retailers, and its pre-click taste is thin enough that most buyers click straight away, which makes it a menthol cigarette in practice. The next three are the specialists.

5. Esse Change Double Apple Mint (Orange and Wine): the flavour capsules

• Best for: fruit and flavour capsules
• Format: super slim, 100 mm
• Printed strength: 4 mg tar, 0.4 mg nicotine
• Capsule: two, apple-mint plus orange, or apple-mint plus wine
• Price: A$190 a carton for Orange, A$195 for Wine
• Switch from: Esse Change, Marlboro Purple Burst, Manchester Double Drive

Esse Change Double Apple Mint is the flavour-capsule pair on the list. Both are 4 mg super slims from KT&G, and both carry a dual capsule that releases apple and mint together with a second note, orange in one and wine in the other. They are the only fruit-flavoured slims in the range. The stick and the yield are the same as Esse Change. The filter holds two capsules, so there are two clicks and three layers of taste. Mild tobacco comes first, apple mint on the first click, and the second capsule adds the third note. In Double Apple Mint Orange that note is orange; in Double Apple Mint Wine it is wine. KT&G names each pack by its capsule contents, so the name is the flavour description.

They suit smokers who already buy flavoured capsule king sizes such as Marlboro Purple Burst or Manchester Double Drive and want the same thing in a super slim, and smokers who dislike plain tobacco taste and smoke for the flavour. They are not for a menthol-only smoker, who is better served by Esse Change or Mac Ice. The switch narrows the stick and lowers the printed figure. Three things count against the pair. The flavour is an acquired taste, the two sit at the top of the price band, and flavoured capsules are exactly the format Australia removed from legal retail on 1 July 2025, so they exist here only as imports. Manchester, next, is the super slim for smokers who want an American blend rather than Virginia.

6. Manchester Super Slims Blue: the American-blend super slim

• Best for: American-blend taste in a super slim
• Format: super slim, 100 mm
• Printed strength: 4 mg tar, 0.4 mg nicotine
• Capsule: none
• Price: A$180 a carton, A$18 a pack
• Switch from: Manchester Sapphire Blue, Marlboro Gold, Winfield Blue

Manchester Super Slims Blue is the super slim for a Manchester or Marlboro smoker. It is the only one on the list built on an American blend of Virginia and Burley rather than a Korean Virginia base, it prints 4 mg tar and 0.4 mg nicotine, and it costs A$180 a carton. J.S.S. Tobacco in Dubai owns the brand and Adam International in Dubai makes it, as a 100 mm super slim with a plain filter. The maker’s own description of the collection is “light in profile”, which matches a 4 mg American blend in a 5 mm rod. Blue is the standard stick of the Flower Blossom collection, which also has Purple at 3 mg, Pink at 2 mg and Menthol at 5 mg; Aussie Smokes stocks Manchester Super Slims Blue.

It suits the king-size American-blend smoker who wants a thinner stick without changing taste family, and the Marlboro Gold or Winfield Blue smoker who wants a lower printed figure in the same American-blend family rather than a Korean Virginia stick. A smoker coming from Manchester Sapphire Blue at 5 mg sees the printed figure barely move while the draw changes completely. No capsule version is stocked, and the name means little to buyers who have not used the Manchester range before. Omega, next, is the one carton on the list with no printed figures at all.

7. Omega Super Slims (Aqua Blue and Green): the Swiss-made pair

• Best for: a European super slim at a low price
• Format: super slim, 100 mm
• Printed strength: not shown on the product pages
• Capsule: none stated for either
• Price: A$175 a carton for Aqua Blue, A$180 for Green
• Switch from: Vogue Super Slim Bleue or Menthe, Esse Light or Menthol

Omega Aqua Blue and Omega Green Super Slims are a Swiss-made pair from Pierre Martin & Co at A$175 and A$180 a carton. They are the only entries whose product pages give no tar or nicotine figure, so a buyer chooses them on taste and price alone; the maker’s other super slim, Omega Premiere Black, prints 4 mg and 0.4 mg, which is the best guide to where these two sit. Both are 100 mm super slims. Aqua Blue and Green differ in pack colour and, going by the names, in whether the stick is plain or menthol. The pair is a Swiss export line, and beyond the format, the country and the maker’s other product nothing about the blend is published.

They suit the price-first buyer who wants a plain European super slim under A$180 and is willing to try a carton without a published yield. What holds the pair back is missing data. The product pages carry no printed yield, the pair is listed by few Australian retailers, and neither has a capsule. 555, last, is the one slim on the list that is not a super slim.

8. 555 Yellow Slim: the slim (not super slim) with a fuller draw

• Best for: a slim with more body than a super slim
• Format: slim, 100 mm
• Printed strength: 8 mg tar, 0.8 mg nicotine
• Capsule: none
• Price: A$190 a carton, A$19 a pack
• Switch from: 555 Blue, Dunhill Blue, king-size Gold smokers who found super slims too thin

555 Yellow Slim Premium is the one slim on the list that is not a super slim. It is a State Express 555 stick from the Vietnamese market, wider than the Esse-class sticks, so the draw is fuller, and it costs A$190 a carton. It prints 8 mg tar and 0.8 mg nicotine, below 555 Blue at 10 mg and 1.0 mg. State Express 555 is a British American Tobacco brand. This yellow-pack slim is the Vietnamese market’s slim version of the 555 Virginia blend, and with 8 mg printed and a wider rod it has more tobacco per stick and more body in the smoke than any super slim above.

It suits the smoker who tried Esse and found it too thin, the 555 or Dunhill smoker who wants a narrower stick without the super slim draw, and the smoker who wants a slim with more tobacco in it than a super slim. The move from a king size is smaller here than anywhere else on the list. The catch is the number. 555 Yellow Slim prints double the tar of the super slims above it, so it is not the choice for a smoker who came to slims for a lower figure, and at A$190 it is the second-dearest entry. That closes the eight. What follows is what changes when you leave a king size for any of them.

What Changes When You Switch From a King Size to a Slim

Moving from a king size to a slim or super slim changes five things at once. The stick holds less tobacco, the draw is tighter, each cigarette burns for less time, the price per stick usually drops, and the printed figures on the pack are lower. The last two are properties of the product, not of the format. A 5.4 mm rod against an 8 mm one carries about half the tobacco, 0.4 g against 0.7 to 0.8 g, and the 100 mm length makes the stick look longer when the extra is filter. Less cross-section means a tighter draw and less smoke per puff. Less tobacco means a shorter burn. A 100 mm stick also does not fit a case made for an 84 mm king size.

The other two changes belong to the cartons. Price per stick on this list runs from A$0.75 for Mac Ice to A$0.975 for Double Apple Mint Wine. The cheap king-size cartons run A$0.80 to A$0.95 a stick, and legal supermarket packs A$1.95 to A$3.40. Printed yields run 3 to 8 mg here against 5 to 12 mg on king sizes, and those yields compare products under a machine method without measuring what a smoker takes in. A smoker who wants the lower number without the thinner stick already has it in king-size 5 mg cartons such as Manchester Sapphire Blue and Marlboro Purple Burst. That is the first fork in the steps that follow.

How to Choose a Slim Cigarette

Choosing between the eight works in this order. Decide super slim or slim, then plain or capsule, then which flavour of capsule, then the taste family you come from, and leave price per stick to last.

Super slim or slim. Seven of the eight are super slims and 555 Yellow Slim is the one slim. Start with 555 if a 5.4 mm stick has felt too thin in the past.

Plain or capsule. The plain sticks are Esse Light, Manchester Super Slims Blue, 555 Yellow Slim, and the two Omega. The capsule sticks are Esse Change, Mac Ice, Oscar Ice Cold, and the two Double Apple Mint.

Which capsule. For menthol on demand take Mac Ice or Oscar. For fruit take Esse Change for apple mint alone, Double Apple Mint Orange for apple mint and orange, or Double Apple Mint Wine for apple mint and wine.

Taste family. Coming from Vogue or another European slim, look at Omega or Esse Light. From Marlboro or Manchester, Manchester Super Slims Blue. From 555 or Dunhill, 555 Yellow Slim. From Peter Jackson Crushball or Winfield Optimum Crush, both gone from legal shelves since July 2025, Esse Change or Mac Ice.

Price per stick last. The whole list sits between A$0.75 and A$0.975 a stick, so once the four steps above are done the gap between the cartons still standing is a few cents.

Buying Slim Cigarettes Online at Aussie Smokes

Aussie Smokes stocks all eight slim and super slim cartons on this list, eleven slim products in total, and ships them only within Australia as cartons of 10 packs of 20. It has traded since 2017 and lists every carton with the same set of facts.

• Every slim product page shows the printed tar and nicotine where the pack prints it, and says so where it does not.
• Orders paid before 1:00 pm AEST dispatch the same business day; Australia Post delivers in 1-3 business days to metro addresses and 3-7 to regional ones.
• Payment by PayID or bank transfer.
• 18+ age verification on every order.
• Support by email around the clock; delivery claims are handled within 48 hours of receipt.
• Prices include GST; shipping from A$10.55.

The full slim range sits in the Esse collection and the cigarettes collection, with Mac, Oscar, Omega, Manchester, and 555 in their own categories.

Frequently Asked Questions About Slim Cigarettes in Australia

Are slim cigarettes weaker than regular cigarettes?

No, not because of the format. A slim holds less tobacco per stick, but the printed tar and nicotine come from the blend and the filter, so a super slim such as Oscar can print 3 mg, a slim such as 555 Yellow Slim can print 8 mg, and a king size can print 5 mg. Printed yields compare products under a machine method and do not measure what a smoker takes in, and no cigarette format is safe.

What is the difference between slim and super slim cigarettes?

The difference is width. A slim is 6 to 7 mm across and a super slim 5 to 5.4 mm, against 7.8 to 8 mm for a king size. Both are usually 100 mm long. On this list 555 Yellow Slim is the slim and the other seven are super slims. The extra width of a slim gives a looser draw and more smoke per puff than a super slim.

Are Esse and other slim cigarettes legal in Australia?

Adults aged 18 and over may buy and possess cigarettes in Australia. Slim brands such as Esse are not sold through the licensed supermarket and tobacco channel, where the only mainstream super slim is Vogue and where menthol and capsule products have been banned since 1 July 2025. Imported cartons are sold by Australian online retailers, and import rules and duties apply to the buyer. This article does not give legal advice.

Are menthol and capsule cigarettes banned in Australia?

Yes, in the legal retail channel. From 1 July 2025 the Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Act 2023 prohibits menthol, other flavours such as rum and clove, and flavour accessories such as crush-ball capsules in cigarettes sold by Australian supermarkets and tobacconists. Vogue Super Slim Menthe, Peter Jackson Crushball and Winfield Optimum Crush left shelves on that date. The menthol and capsule super slims in this article are imported cartons and are sold outside that channel.

Which slim cigarettes have a menthol or flavour capsule?

Five of the eight. Mac Ice Super Slim and Oscar Super Slim Ice Cold carry a menthol capsule, Esse Change carries an apple-mint capsule, and Esse Change Double Apple Mint Orange and Wine carry a dual capsule of apple mint plus orange or wine. Esse Light, Manchester Super Slims Blue, 555 Yellow Slim, and the two Omega are plain sticks with no capsule.