Kent Cigarettes

Kent is an exquisite brand of cigarettes which was the first to introduce smoke filters in 1952.

Till 1952 P. Lorillard Company (previously named Lorillard Tobacco Co.) used to be one of the smallest tobacco producers in the USA, possessing about 6% of market share. And exactly this year was noted by the introduction of Kent - the first cigs, having a new type of filter to reduce tar and nicotine.

British American Tobacco (BAT) which produces Kent cigs today occupies the second place among cigarette companies in the world. It is located in London and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index with market value of over £20 billion in 2005.

At the course of 4 years - from 1952 until 1956, the Micronite filter in Kent cigs had a content of asbestos. Kent cigarettes Advert Company informed the smokers it was the best health protection in the cigarettes history. As a filtering element was used Crocidolite asbestos. Later the usage of asbestos was forbidden under the influence of medical societies and in 1954 Kent had to fulfill new filtering technologies. In 1954 after the community discovered more about cancer, the sales of filter cigarette brands increased for over 10 percent in the USA Nowadays Kent utilizes charcoal filters (a sort of activated carbon).

There are many cigarettes in the world, generic and premium, purchasing at discounts, wholesaling or purchasing by retail, but not even two are alike. At the same time in this multiplicity there are some brands of cigarettes of the highest quality, embodying full variety of tobacco flavor – and such cigs make up Kent cigarettes’ collection- Kent Blue 8(with nicotine content 0.8mg), Kent Super 4 (0.4 mg) and Kent Gold 1 (0.1 mg). We offer very cheap Kent cigarettes in our on-line store.

Kent guarantees selective freshness, aroma and flavour integrity. This brand is made to give you fine mood and pleasure. In the rich flavour of Kent cigarettes from Europe subtle taste notes blend with strength and full body. Kent reveals what the cigs grown on the best plantations are precious with.