british american tobacco hong kong Claire Chan - Regional Head of Compliance - Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA) at BAT Hong Kong

Combustible cigarettes often use blends that include lower-quality leaf because Old Belt flue-cured tobacco can mask the taste of that leaf, whether imported from Brazil, Zimbabwe, Zambia or Malawi or from growers farther south on the lighter soils of coastal plain North and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, Barts said

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The Health Consequences of Smoking50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General, Figure 2.1, 2014

Wrapped by hand into what were known as 'twists'or 'screws', smokers in those days displayed loyalty to a specific tobacconist rather than to an individual brand of tobacco

Since that cooling sensation facilitates smoking by making it less unpleasant, people tend to believe that they are avoiding the worst from cigarettes

The finished product is a very dark brown (almost black) and is very moist with a fruity aroma