Henry, Author at CigsSpot

The Evolution of Cigarette Advertising: From Billboards to Social Media

Mass manufacturing and extensive advertising of cigarettes took off dramatically during the latter half of the 19th century. The Science Museum Group points out that when World War I finished, cigarettes quickly outpaced pipe tobacco as the go-to smoke in numerous places. Early advertising for tobacco was relatively modest, but by the 1920s and 1930s […]

American cigarettes of the 90s: luxury, taste and prices that make your head spin

Do you remember that strange feeling when, in the early 90s, beautiful, shiny packs with unfamiliar names suddenly appeared in kiosks? Just yesterday, Prima and Cosmos were on sale, and today, Marlboro, Camel, and Winston cigarettes lie next to Love Is chewing gum. It seemed as if a piece of cinematic America had arrived in […]

5 surprising facts about cigarette filters

Have you ever wondered what a cigarette filter actually does? Not in an abstract sense, like ‘it cleans the smoke a little,’ but in real terms: how is it designed, how effective is it, and why is it there in the first place? Well, as it turns out, even those who have smoked hundreds of […]

Luxury cigarette brands: European aristocracy

Europe has its royal houses, but it also boasts an impressive lineup of truly “royal” cigarette brands steeped in history, tradition and, of course, luxury. Bernadotte, Bourbon, Grimaldi, Orange-Nassau, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Windsor. Now compare them to Davidoff, Dunhill, Parliament, Sobranie and Tradition. What do these two lists have in common? That’s right – both contain […]

New Korean cigarettes Bohem Cavana!

So, the suspicion that this new product is copying the King Size version of cigarettes is fuelled by the same set of varieties. These are Blue and Silver. The packs differ only in their smaller size, in line with the slightly more miniature format of the cartridge cases, but…. In fact, the difference is in […]

Tasting of German Chapman cigarettes.

Another new product on the cigarette market is Chapman cigarettes. It is written on the packet that they are “made in Germany”, at the Von Eiken factory. But no information about this brand was found on the official website. Anyway, I tried the whole line, and it consists of four varieties: Classic, Brown, Gold and […]

Dunhill International Cigarettes Review.

Presenting a review of the Cypriot Dunhill. You can buy them from us. History: Cigarettes began to be produced in 1982 by British American Tobacco. The name of the brand came from the surname of the founder of the dynasty of entrepreneurs – Alfred Dunhill. His company was divided into two branches: one was engaged […]

Marlboro Red: the original vs the take, or how to spot a fake

Every third packet of cigarettes bought in Russia is counterfeit. That’s an official statistic. It’s even very generalised, just for ordinary people who are not in the know. And you and I know that yes, there is excise, and there are duplicates and the latter are cheaper than the original at times.This is true when […]

Premium cigarettes : which ones can I take?

Do you think cigarettes in the $5.5 price range are different from budget and mid-budget models? Sometimes it seems to me that when you buy Marlboro, you overpay purely for the brand. In return, this brand offers mediocre tobacco with a corresponding flavor. And the strength is clearly underestimated. It’s not normal when I can’t […]

What are cigarettes made of? Main ingredients

Every smoker has ever wondered what a cigarette consists of. After all, in addition to tobacco, the cigarette “hides” and other, no less important components, without which it is impossible to imagine the modern smoking process. In this article we have collected for you a detailed and very interesting material about all the components of […]