History Of Tobacco In London

In 1573 Sir Francis Drake brought first tobacco to England from the New World. However, British sailors were already familiar with this product as they were getting it from  Portuguese and Spanish sailors.  They used tobacco for smoking or for chewing.

Francis Drake is the man who discovered how to deal with tobacco so that it could be transported to the European continent and stored.

Formation of East India Company helped tobacco appear in differetn countries and it became widely available. The increase of tobacco popularity resulted in huge income for English buget and the country certainly enjoyed it. At this time tobacco was expensive and smokers used small clay pipes to smoke the dried leaves. Even today those small pipies can be found on the shores of Thames.

In 1619, King James I issued an edict which imposed that all tobacco which goes to England must enter the country via London. Besides this, pipes should be made in the country by local pipe-makers. Thus there was created Tobacco-pipe Makers of London and Westminster and England and Wales. Today it is called The Worshipful Company of Tobacco Pipe Makers & Tobacco Blenders. Yeah, nowadays, in London, pipes are still manufacured.

In 1904 Alfred Dunhill invented a pipe designed for motorists, and theree years later he  opened his first tobacco shop in London. In 20s he opened tobacco shops in Paris and New York. Generally, he disliked quality of pipies sold in England and decided to open his own workshop in 1910. Today Dunhill is symbol of quality and luxury. Dunhill cigarettes are expensive and are associated with elegance and success.

It may seem that Englishmen love only pipes. In fact, when cigarettes appeared at the beginning of 20th century, they fell in love with them! Smoking pipes was an expensive habit, which could afford only wealthy people, Besides this the taste was strong. But cigarettes were milder and cheaper, therefore they managed to conquer Englishmen's hearts. Cigarettes became very popular after WWI.

 In 17th century wealthy English smokers could use snuff, a flavoured tobacco which is taken by sniff into the nostrils. Todays snuff lost its popularity but still may be found in some shops.

With such a rich tobacco history, London is a city with great number of famous smokers. Sir Winston Churchill, Oscar Wilde, members of royal family, rock stars, models, and this list may be continued and continued.

Flavored Tobacco: Captain Black Little Cigars

Usually I write about cigarettes. However, today I am going to write about cigars, or exactly say, about little cigars. They have filters and look just like cigaretts, therefore deserve my attention. The talk is about Captain Black Little Cigars which have a variety of flavours.

The brand is manufactured by Lane Limited, a subdivision of Scandinavian Tobacco Group, the tobacco company famous for aromatic pipe tobacco, cigarillos and little cigars.

Little history.
Since 1973, Lane Limited started to ship its aromatic tobacco under the brand name of Captain Black to many countries worldwide. Thus smokers from around the world got a perfect possibility to enjoy rich and aromatic pipe tobacco! The high quality of premium tobacco used in the Captain Black was widely appreciated, and very quickly became best selling pipe tobacco brand in the USA.

At the beginning of 21th century, the manufacturer began to produce new form of Captain Black's tobacco: filtered cigars. These products became extremely popular because they are made of the same premium tobacco and have this sweet aromatic flavor as cigars do.

Captain Black Little Cigars have several aromas: from mild and mellow to powerful and intense. These cigars would be highly appreciated by smokers who give their preference to refined tobacco and exhilarating sweetness. The blend in made up of European, Indonesian and Philippine tobaccos.

Captain Black Little Cigars look like regular filter cigarettes. They are 0.8mm in diamenter and 98mm lengthwise. These are cigars and their tobacco is rolled in brown paper! They are packed in a compact soft black package which easily goes into any pocket and handbag.

The tobacco company uses innovations in the production of its cigars in order to satisfy modern customer's needs. You will see that Captain Black Little Cigars have a perforation line running around the filters, which improves filtration by allowing to inhale more air.

This is tasty but heavy tobacoo product, and if you got used to smooth smoking you may find them very strong.

Captain Black Little Cigars varieties:

Captain Black Cherise with a rich cherry aroma.

Captain Black Classic with a slight vanilla aroma.

Captain Black Dark Crema with an intense cacao aroma.

Captain Black White Crema with vanilla aroma.

Capsule Cigarettes: Winston cool Xspression

Winston is one of most popular cigarette brands in the world. It was introduced in 1954 by R.J.Reynolds Tobacco Company. It was the first cigarettes brand produced with filters in the USA. The brand managed rapidly to conquer the tobacco market by its quality. In 1956 Winston was called best cigarettes brand and in 1965 it became best selling cigarettes brand in the USA.

The name of the brand comes from Winston-Salem, the city located in North Carolina state, USA. The city is the major center of American tobacco manufacturing and namely here was opened first R.J.Reynolds tobacco plant.

Between 1966 and 1972 the brand enjoyed great success with the slogan "Winston tastes good like a cigarette should".

Today Winston enjoys great popularity as well. It remains in top of most popular cigarettes brands in many countries of the world. The brand is represented by a number of varieties, many of which have latest innovative developments.

Winston cool Xspression is the latest novelty which contains menthol capsule! Experienced smokers know what capsule gives to smoking. Beginners, probabaly, no. Let us explain. The capsule is included in or near the cigarette filter. When it is crushed it releases additional menthol! As a smoker, I may say that the sensation while smoking such cigarettes is really unusual! Menthol released from capsule leaves more cooling and pleasant sensation than regular menthol cigarettes.

Today cigarettes with menthol capsules may be found in the ranges of many cigarettes brands and Winston keeps up with the times by including Winston cool Xspression in its assortment. It contains 5.0mg tar and 0.4mg nicotine and has rather a mild strength.

These capsule cigarettes with menthol taste are perfect for those who like novelties and smooth taste. Winston cool Xspression are modern and have a compact stylish pack. Worth trying.

Facts and Dates About Smoking in the USA

America is and has always been accociated with tobacco just like with Coca Cola. Recall all those old black and white movies and images, where atros and actresses smoke. Cowboys and gangsters always smoked. Let us see key facts and dates about smoking and tobacco in the USA.

1492: Christopher Columbus comes to North America and meets natives who give him dried tobacco leaves as a gift. Natives used them for smoking in pipes.

1612: British colonists in Virginia start to plant tobacco and disover that it is more profitable than other crops. Starting from 1640 tobacco becomes most profitable export of American colonies, with 1,500,000lbs shipped annually from American state of Virginia to England.

1776: Tobacco is the main source of funding of America’s fighters for independence from Great Britain. Thomas Jefferson and George Washington were owners of large tobacco plantations and used these money in the war for independence.

1880s: It is the first time when appear concerns about tobacco use and its effects on health. A number of America's states prohibit sale of cigarettes to teens during the second half of the 19th century.

1900s: Four states banned sale of cigarettes. The organiztion called Anti-Cigarette League of America demands other states to do the same. However, in spite of this, in 1900 there were sold 4.4 billion cigarettes.

1918: After World War I soldiers come home addicted to smoking due to escessive tobacco consumption during the war. This is the first generation of people addicted to smoking. This is the beginning of cigarettes popularity.

1950s: American Surgeon General releases a report which connects smoking to lung cancer and from this time the US government takes first steps to fight tobacco use.

1965: New law imposes that tobacco companies must put health warnings on cigarettes packs.

1970: In the USA cigarettes ads are banned from radio and TV.

1975: Minnesota is the first American state to prohibit smoking in public places. Smokers are moved to designated areas.

1987: Some of American cities prohibit smoking in restaurants.

1990: Smoking is prohibited on domestic flights across the USA.

1993: Smoking is banned in the White House.

2007: The Motion Picture Association of America says that smoking in movies may have an impact on kids.

2011: Smoking is banned in Central Park and Times Square in New York city.

2014: Westminster, Massachusetts discusses the possibility to ban sale of tobacco products in the city.

10 Smoking Rock Stars

Queens of The Stone Age. The photo is made in 2000 in Los Angeles, USA, before release of the second album called 'Rated R'.

Liam Gallagher. The photo was made on March 1996 at the Roxy Theatre, Philadelphia,  before the release of Oasis' second album called '(What's The Story) Morning Glory'.

Jimi Hendrix. The photo was made in 1969 in Copenhagen.

Angus Young, the guitarist from famous Australian hard rock band AC/DC. The image is made in 1995 in Germany.

The Smiths, the English rock band considered most important alternative rock band in 1980s. The image was made in 1986 at Salford Lads Club, Manchester.

Bob Dylan. The image was made in 1966 in Copenhagen during his world tour.

Tom Waits. The image was made in 1979.

Courtney Love recording her solo album in 2007 in Los Angeles, USA.

Paul Weller, the Englich musician who played in the band The Jam. The image was made in 1982, before The Jam split.

Brian Molko, the frontman of most popular English rock band Placebo.

Marlboro Micro Compared to Marlboro Reds

 Fans of Marlboro brand, good news for you. Not long ago Philip Morris launched a variety called Marlboro Micro. Let us take a look at them in my post.

Marlboro Micro are packed in a blue and silver pack whith typical brand logo. First thing you note when you take the pack in your hands it is its size. It is not as large as Reds! The length of the pack is similar to Reds (85mm) but its width is much thinner — Micro has 10mm width while Reds have 23mm. It means that Micro cigarettes are superslim by their shape. The superslim shape makes the pack lighter than Reds and perfectly suitable for any pocket and bag.

When you uncover the pack, you see that cigarettes are placed in only two rows and not in three like in Reds. Such placement may seem quite unusual for Reds fans but soon they will understand it is suitable for superslims. When the pack is already open, you notice extremely white filters and feel a slight smell of tobacco.

Now we will turn to the essence of the subject. To cigarettes.

As it was told earlier in the article, Marlboro Micro are superslims. Their white filters have a perforation line which speaks about duble filtration and at the same time allows to inhale more air, which gives smoothness.

Generally, Marlboro Micro are mild cigarettes with 4mg tar and 0.3mg nicotine. As you know, Reds are strong cigarettes with 10mg tar and 0.8mg nicotine. Micro have a sweet tobacco taste which gives no harshness at all. It means they are perfect for cigarette beginners and those who love smooth smoking. The Micro cigarette burns rapidly but the pleasant tobacco taste remains for a long time. I may say that they are good and have a pleasant taste which you will certainly appreciate!

You may find Marlboro Micro at http://www.dotcigarettes.com/

Are Slim Cigarettes Less Harmful?

My new post comes with good news for smokers. In conditions when the whole world says that smoking cigarettes is bad and harmful, a new study comes with unexpected results that would change people's attitude towards cigarettes.

Recently there was made a study which found that exposure to nicotine and tar is much lower in those who use slim cigarettes than in those who use regular ones.

In the study participated 360 smokers who consumed slim cigarettes and regular cigarettes. Researchers used special devices to determine the amount of chemicals in cigarette filters of the particiapnts and see how much of nicotine and tar they are consuming.

After making all necessary measurements, the researchers noticed that the level of such substances as acetaldehyde,  acrylonitrile, carbon monoxide, nitric oxide, benzene was less in slim cigarettes.  Researchers explain that due to small diameter of these cigarettes the size of puffs is reduced and smokers are less exposed to nicotine and tar.

In some countries slim cigarettes are extremely popular. For example, in Russia and Japan.

The conclusion is simple. If you worry about your health and at the same time like smoking, then turn to slim cigarettes! Many think that slims are only for women, however, this is just a streotype. Slims are for men too.

There are many brands which offer amazing kinds of slims and among famous brands are Davidoff, Marlboro, Virginia Slims, Kent, Winston and even Rothmans with its new Rothmans Demislims Blue and Rothmans Demislims Silver.