What are Belmont Select cigarettes?

What are Belmont Select cigarettes?

Belmont are a premium brand of cigarettes made in Canada and sold around the world. Available in King Size or Regular Size, in cartons or packs for your shopping convenience.

What are Belmont cigarettes called now?

An extra light version (known as Belmont Silver) was introduced around that time. In 2009, a slim version of Belmonts were introduced, called Belmont Edge. Belmont 25 Regular Size cigarettes has rarely (if ever) been promoted in traditional advertising. They are sold today as a premium brand.

What is the difference between Belmont and Belmont Select cigarettes?

For example, Belmont Silver will be known as Belmont Select under the new rules for brand names prohibiting references to colours or filter characteristics. This change could affect sales, as consumers and retailers could be confused, but the company is doing its best to ensure a smooth transition.

What do different cigarette colours mean?

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.

How much nicotine is in a Belmont?

A separate study by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) scientists shows that Newport and Marlboro brands contain about the same amount of nicotine (19.4 and 20.3 mg) per gram of tobacco. The mean nicotine content for all brands tested by the CDC was 19.2 mg per gram of tobacco.

What is king size cigarette?

84mm cigarettes are also known as King size cigarettes and are typically 3 – 3 1/4 inches in length. These are the most popular size cigarettes and are the size right below 100mm. The overall length of the cigarette is longer than the 70mm due to a filter that is attached on one end of the cigarette.

Are Belmont cigarettes Canadian?

Belmont is a Canadian brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by Philip Morris International (PMI) in most parts of the world.

What is the most popular cigarette in Canada?

The three top-selling brands are manufactured by Imperial Tobacco:

• Du Maurier (19.3 per cent market share).
• Player’s (16.7 per cent).
• Peter Jackson (11.7 per cent).

What does blue and red mean on cigarettes?

They are available in four different colours, red, blue (smooth), green (menthol) and a blue-green gradient (click-on menthol “Fresh Taste”).

What are the sizes of cigarettes?

Cigarette lengths generally fall into one of 4 categories: a regular 68 to 70 mm unfiltered cigarette; a 79 to 88 mm king-size filtered cigarette; 94 to 101 mm filtered longs, or extra-long cigarettes ranging from 110 to 121mm.

Where are Belmonts made?

Belmont is also produced in Guatemala (by “Tabacalera Nacional”), Panama (by “Tabacalera Istmena”), Honduras (by “Hondurena”), Nicaragua, and Costa Rica (where it was introduced by “Republic Tobacco” in 1982). It was also introduced in Finland by Amer-Tupakka circa 1975.