What's the Best Violin Rosin in your opinion?

Cheap rosin in a little rectangular box is not good. The finer ones are the circular ones in a cloth. Good rosins should be above $8.00. Dark vs. Light if you are a player who likes to “dig in,” or you have a violin that responds well to pressure, a dark rosin may be your choice. For those of you who like the feel of a lighter, smoother rosin (or you tend to under-rosin your bow to avoid the feel of excessive grain, grit, or stick, a lighter rosin might be your choice. Often, some of the finest rosin brands will offer different formulations to suit the tastes of both those who prefer a darker rosin and those who tend to opt for the lighter versions.

Dark Rosin : Liebenzeller Rosin 30.00 - Light Rosin Andrea Rosin (formerly Tartini Rosin). 30.00

My approach to rosin isn't really the "brand" persay, but more like, the stickiness. When you are browsing rosins, you can open the package usually and rub it with your finger. If it has a sticky feel (sometimes hard to tell since it's glazed but still) you can buy it. Don't get ones that are too slick. Also the color of the rosin can indicate its consistency. The lighter rosins are less sticky, the darker ones are stickier. Again this really depends on the brand though. Sometimes the expensive rosins actually feel kinda chalky, which is excellent.

i really like salchow. i think im using the medium dark version from them.

previously i used ... i think guillaume? which i also liked.

jade and hill are also good and maybe a little easier to find.

a lot of my students like the kaplan rosin that comes in a cool plastic box.

the cheaper ones that come with the rentals, they have more stuff in them that isnt rosin, so its harder to get it on the hair, you need to use it more often, it makes more of a mess on your instrument, and it sounds grittier.

the brands i listed dont do that.

to me, the salchow sounds and feels cleanest.