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A spy with a smoke: What did James Bond smoke?

Smoked? Was he smoking? Actually, he did. Not in all parts of the movie franchise, but Agent 007 is an avid smoker.) And what exactly did the famous spy of Her Royal Majesty’s Secret Service smoke – we’ll find out in this post! In general, it would be logical to assume that Bond smoked what […]

History and Regular types of Winston cigarettes

History of the brand The history of Winston cigarettes began back in 1875, when Joshua Reindols founded a tobacco factory in a small town Winston, North Carolina. The company’s focus was on chewing tobacco, used everywhere at the time. The products then expanded into smoking tobacco and cigarettes. The Reindols empire was gradually and irrevocably […]

From the history of cigarette brands: Benson & Hedges.

Benson & Hedges was founded on Old Bond Street, London, in 1873 by partners Richard Benson and William Hedges. In 1878 the company received the so-called Royal Warrant, which, however, was abolished in 1999. Benson & Hedges company was one of the first who started to sell tobacco in tin cans, not by the weight […]

The history of cigarettes: New Horizons

The transition to cigarette smoking at the beginning of the twentieth century from traditional cigars and pipes was rather slow. A catalyst of sorts was World War I, where soldiers were supplied with cigarettes by various government organizations and commercial foundations. But it was not the ex-soldiers who gave cigarettes a really wide market, although […]

Legends and stories: smoking Lucky Strike Original Red cigarettes

These cigarettes, known to more than one generation of smokers, have unfortunately left the domestic market. But they still enjoy a good reputation to this day. What were these cigarettes and what in their history is a legend and where is the real truth – you will find out below! Lucky Strike is one of […]

The history of tobacco creativity.

Creativity and ingenuity have never been alien to tobacco marketers. Not only that, but tobacco marketers are the only ones who periodically feel the pressure of a whole bunch of different organizations wanting a piece of the “tobacco pie”. In previous reviews I have written about how some brands have marketed by improving tobacco content […]

From the history of cigarette brands: Rothmans.

The company was founded in 1890 by Louis Rothman as a small tobacco store on Fleet Street in London. Business was quite successful, in a dozen years a tobacco stall of Louis turned into a solid store in the famous Pall Mall, in the central part of London. The reputation was impeccable, both the company […]

From the history of cigarette brands: Dunhill.

From the history of cigarette brands: Dunhill. The history of Dunhill as a cigarette brand begins in 1908. In the Dunhill stores there was a novelty — the first cigarettes in the world with a cotton filter. But they were not called Dunhill at all, but Absorbal and were positioned as “the most harmless” cigarettes. Cigarettes didn’t get […]

Quiz: How well do you know the history of smoking?

Quiz: How well do you know the history of smoking? I think it’s worth refreshing our memory, so I’ve prepared an 8-question quiz for you about the history of smoking. If you’re a real smoker who appreciates the process of ingesting smoke and enjoys it, you should answer at least 5 of the 8 questions. Ready? […]

From the history of cigarette brands: Natural American Spirit.

The Natural American Spirit brand appeared on the market in 1982 and was produced by the Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company. In 2002, the company was acquired by Reynolds American and is now a subsidiary and independent, even though 42% of Reynolds American is owned by British American Tobacco. In 2015, Japan Tobacco announced that […]