Basic (cigarette)
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Basic is a brand of lower-cost cigarette
s manufactured by Philip Morris
, a division of Altria Group
.
, Basic is the fourth most popular cigarette brand in the United States (following Marlboro, Newport
, and Camel
) and the second most popular among white
smokers age 26 and older.
Basic comes in several different varieties:
Cigarette
A cigarette is a small roll of finely cut tobacco leaves wrapped in a cylinder of thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is ignited at one end and allowed to smoulder; its smoke is inhaled from the other end, which is held in or to the mouth and in some cases a cigarette holder may be used as well...
s manufactured by Philip Morris
Philip Morris USA
Philip Morris USA is the United States tobacco division of Altria Group, Inc. Philip Morris USA brands include Marlboro, Virginia Slims, Benson and Hedges, Merit, Parliament, Alpine, Basic, Cambridge, Bucks, Dave's, Chesterfield, Collector's Choice, Commander, English Ovals, Lark, L&M, Players and...
, a division of Altria Group
Altria Group
Altria Group, Inc. is based in Henrico County, Virginia, and is the parent company of Philip Morris USA, John Middleton, Inc., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, Inc., Philip Morris Capital Corporation, and Chateau Ste. Michelle Wine Estates. It is one of the world's largest tobacco corporations...
.
, Basic is the fourth most popular cigarette brand in the United States (following Marlboro, Newport
Newport (cigarette)
Newport, introduced in 1957, is a brand of menthol cigarettes produced by Lorillard Tobacco Company of Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Newports comprise about 35 percent of menthol cigarette sales in the US. Newports have gained a commanding share of the African-American market; a 2005...
, and Camel
Camel (cigarette)
Camel is a brand of cigarettes that was introduced by American company R.J. Reynolds Tobacco in the summer of 1913. Most current Camel cigarettes contain a blend of Turkish tobacco and Virginia tobacco. Early in 2008 the blend was changed as was the package design.-History:In 1913, R.J...
) and the second most popular among white
White American
White Americans are people of the United States who are considered or consider themselves White. The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa...
smokers age 26 and older.
Basic comes in several different varieties:
- Red (Full Flavor) - Soft: Kings & 100s, Box: Kings & 100s
- Gold Pack (Lights) - Soft: Kings & 100s, Box: Kings & 100s
- Blue Pack (Ultra Lights) - Soft: Kings & 100s, Box: Kings & 100s
- Menthol (Full Flavor) - Soft: Kings & 100s, Box: Kings & 100s
- Menthol Gold Pack - Soft: Kings & 100s, Box: Kings & 100s
- Menthol Silver - Box: Kings & 100s
- Non-Filter - Soft: Kings