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They come in the following varieties: Richmond Real Blue King Size and Superkings. Richmond Green Fusion King Size and Superkings (name changed to Richmond Green Filter without menthol in 2020)
For example, now blue , gold, and silver are typically reserved for the supposedly milder products, while red is used for traditional cigarettes and the color green for menthol cigarettes .
Richmond | 20 Superking Real Blue Cigarettes .
Formerly known as Richmond Green Fusion Kingsize. Due to the menthol ban on the 20th May 2020 these cigarettes are no longer menthol. Rizla Menthol Chill or Rizla Fresh Mint.
In 2015, the recommended retail price of a 20 pack of cigarettes was 9.16 British pounds. As of 2017, the most expensive country in which to purchase cigarettes in Europe was the United Kingdom .
Recommended retail price in GBP | |
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2017 | 9.91 |
2016 | 9.4 |
2015 | 9.16 |
2014 | 8.23 |
John Player Specials (JPS) (original black and gold, and also white in the UK) Richmond (King Size and Smooth in the UK)
Marlboro Black is a variety of Special Blends, usually cheaper than regulars (i.e. Marlboro Red). It comes with menthol and regular flavored (lighter but bolder than original reds ).
Blue used to be a signifier of a regular strength cigarette , i.e. 10-12 mg nicotine & 10-12 mg tar (with the exceptions of B&H & JPS and possibly others). Red signified strong – 16mg nicotine/tar, and various other colours signified lower strengths – silver, gold, light blue , grey etc for say 8mg, 4mg, 2mg.
Cigarettes According to 2017 sales data, Marlboro is the most popular cigarette brand in the United States, with sales greater than the next seven leading competitors combined. The three most heavily advertised brands— Marlboro , Newport , and Camel —continue to be the preferred brands of cigarettes smoked by young people.
HOW DO YOU SPOT THE FAKES ? Mr Kerman said major UK brands each contain a unique code at the bottom of the packet. So, for example, if you see two packets of Marlboro(s) with the same code, that could be an indication the product is counterfeit .
The ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) warns counterfeit cigarettes were found to contain unsanitary ingredients (such as human feces, dead flies and mold), as well as a higher dosage of lethal substances in excess of legitimate cigarettes .
MENTHOL CIGARETTES WILL be banned in Ireland from the 20 May 2020 . All tobacco products with flavours, with the exception of menthol, were prohibited in 2016. However the banning of menthol cigarettes was pushed out to 2020 .
Hand – rolling tobacco will not be banned from 20th May 2020. Flavoured hand – rolling tobacco however has been banned since May 2017. Can retailers still sell menthol flavoured cigarillos? Only flavoured cigarettes and flavoured hand – rolling tobacco is affected by the Tobacco Products Directive.
A ban on cigarettes and roll -your-own tobacco with characterising flavours such as fruit flavours, menthol or vanilla; Minimum unit pack size of 30g for Roll -Your-Own tobacco ; A ban on tobacco products containing certain additives; A ban on any misleading labelling (such as “natural” or “organic”);