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Tasting of Sobranie cigarettes.

We’ve already featured posts about the history of the brand and a tasting of the ‘cigarette-case’ versions of the brand in the feed. Now, let’s move on to other common sorts. Specifically, the “classic” Sobranie Blue and Sobranie Gold series. I’ll start with the “classics”, and the first one is Sobranie Blue. All cigarettes of […]

Test Drive — IQOS

The so-called “tobacco heating systems” are relatively recent. Tobacco companies that own the technology are now actively promoting this product. And today we have a rather unusual tasting — we will test IQOS. It’s important to note that this is an independent test, I don’t smoke IQOS and tested it just for the sake of experimenting. So, […]

Kazakh cigarettes Glamour

According to Google statistics, around 20% of all “CigsSpot” followers are women. Now, have mercy on me since over the year I haven’t done a single full-blown review for the female audience. Today we change that! I present to you a review of Glamour cigarettes by Kazakh JTI. The brand was launched in the middle […]

Tasting Parker & Simpson cigarettes.

Parker & Simpson brand cigarettes appeared on the market in 2015 and were presented in two varieties — Black and White. And their appearance did not go unnoticed; the cigarettes had a number of advantages: very good cigarette taste; it was stated that they were made in Germany; sold in an unusual Glide Tec box. In less […]

Collection of Vintage Advertising: Winston Cigarettes, 1988–1989

History of cigarettes: the time of monopolies

Today we will explore the history of the US cigarette industry. Today I will focus on important events of the early 20th century, which marked the beginning of the modern market formation. So, in 1890, the “big five” tobacco manufacturers were formed, headed by James Buchanan, the brilliant leader of the W. Duke & Sons […]

The history of the cigarette filter. Part 1: getting started.

You may be surprised, but the usual cigarette filters were not invented to reduce tar and nicotine in smoke. And in general, by that time, the manufacturer cared more about the end consumer, because the “tobacco wars” were in full swing and it was the smokers who ultimately decided who would emerge victorious from this […]

Dunhill Fine Cut — Rebranded

Our sample package design matches the pre-rebranding version of 2018. Remember? This is when the “red” Dunhill was taken off the market, and the Dunhill crest disappeared from the design of the remaining varieties — with the remnants of the once prestigious Royal Warrant. The back side of the pack still has the trademark “legend”, which explains […]

Comparative tasting of Winston cigarettes.

This test includes the most common cigarettes from the middle price segment. All cigarettes are real, not fake or fraud. All samples are from the King Size series and are Classic, Blue, Silver and White. So, the entire range, with the exception of Filters cigarettes, which I did not find for sale. Although, it is […]

Little known facts from the history of cigarettes

Few people know that Marlboro cigarettes, first released in 1924 by the American company Philip Morris, are not actually named after the old British noble family of Marlboro. How did it happen? Read below! I In general, it is not clear why some experts are leaning towards the “British” version. By 1924, only American managers […]