Club (cigarette)
Encyclopedia
Club is a brand of cigarette
distributed by Gallaher tobacco
and available only in the United Kingdom
.
Club comes in a distinct blue packaging with club written on it and a lion's head on the packet.
Each cigarette contains 10mg of carbon monoxide
, 10mg of tar
, and 0.8mg of nicotine
.
Unlike other brands, Club is only available in a King-size variety with no lighter or menthol
substitutes. Although lights were available at one time, they have since been discontinued.
The brand built its popularity using gift coupons enclosed within cigarette packets which could be saved and redeemed at Kensitas Gift Centres in major UK Cities, or used to roach spliffs.
A pack of 10 will usually cost around £3.25 while a 20 pack costs around £6.10.
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...
distributed by Gallaher tobacco
Gallaher Group
Gallaher Group is a major United Kingdom-based multinational tobacco company. It was traded on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, prior to its April 2007 acquisition by Japan Tobacco.-History:...
and available only in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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Club comes in a distinct blue packaging with club written on it and a lion's head on the packet.
Each cigarette contains 10mg of carbon monoxide
Carbon monoxide
Carbon monoxide , also called carbonous oxide, is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that is slightly lighter than air. It is highly toxic to humans and animals in higher quantities, although it is also produced in normal animal metabolism in low quantities, and is thought to have some normal...
, 10mg of tar
Tar (tobacco residue)
Tar is the common name for the resinous partially combusted and healed particulate matter produced by the burning of tobacco and other plant material in the act of smoking. Tar is purportedly the most destructive component in habitual tobacco smoking, accumulating in the smoker's lungs over time...
, and 0.8mg of nicotine
Nicotine
Nicotine is an alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants that constitutes approximately 0.6–3.0% of the dry weight of tobacco, with biosynthesis taking place in the roots and accumulation occurring in the leaves...
.
Unlike other brands, Club is only available in a King-size variety with no lighter or menthol
Menthol
Menthol is an organic compound made synthetically or obtained from peppermint or other mint oils. It is a waxy, crystalline substance, clear or white in color, which is solid at room temperature and melts slightly above. The main form of menthol occurring in nature is -menthol, which is assigned...
substitutes. Although lights were available at one time, they have since been discontinued.
The brand built its popularity using gift coupons enclosed within cigarette packets which could be saved and redeemed at Kensitas Gift Centres in major UK Cities, or used to roach spliffs.
A pack of 10 will usually cost around £3.25 while a 20 pack costs around £6.10.