That is the reason why at the present time, the U.S. government examines this case in order to decide whether to ban menthol cigarettes. These cigarettes make up almost one-third of the U.S. market.

However, if this part of tobacco market (which is a legal market) is banned and does not exist any longer – then it means that a new illegal market may be created. And exactly this obviousness concerns the competent legal authorities.

Nevertheless, it is not a surprise that there may be such an outcome. Ban of cigarettes can lead to another not a very secure and legal flow of tobacco goods. People will not care about the fact how their preferred and liked cigarettes get into their homes. The main thing for them is to buy the cigarettes and especially Menthol Cigarettes as soon as possible. Speculators will flood the black market.

What are the real negative consequences of such a market? One should not even get round to historic facts because there are many examples, describing this terrible picture of tobacco market.

Therefore, government officials should realize the possible risk, that can be caused very quickly. As there will be affected not only the very tobacco market but the livings of the population in particular.

If a smoker wants to taste another flavor but he was previously smoking the menthol one, then he will definitely feel menthol even using another cartridge. It happens due to the fact that menthol nicotine solution was left in the atomizer. It is not bad at all, is it?

We can also add that the menthol nicotine cartridge provide the smoker with a very intensive taste, which will not be completely gone very quickly. Other nicotine cartridge flavors are not so resistant.

But what shall a smoker do if he still wants to switch to another taste without feeling the latter one? Firstly, it depends on the electronic cigarette you smoke or to say more exactly, on its style. There must be a possible way to clean the atomizer of the cigarette out of the menthol nicotine solution.

There is another reasonable suggestion: buy another electronic cigarette, which will be specially used for menthol cartridges and no other ones. Or purchase a separate atomizer and fix it when it is convenient for you. This replacement of atomizer is fairly economical.

The main thing is to get satisfaction and change the preferred cartridges, when one just wishes!

Demand creates supply. This supply must be of a higher quality. Tobacco Industry is innovating and introducing new tastes of mint. The tastes vary and are suitable for any demanding smoker.

But when young people start to smoke for the first time, the cigarettes, chosen by them, should not be harsh and intensive. This harshness can scare the beginners and result in a negative reaction to the very process of smoking. That is why the “first” taste must be mild and aromatic.

Menthol is just the needed thing to start with! It is pleasant and appealing. Only when young smokers get used to this taste – they can start choosing between stronger hits of menthol in order to ease the burning shock to the throat.

If we talk about menthol, contained in the cigarettes, we can say that it gives a sense of coolness during smoking. It also provides smokers with a very good and refreshing taste. The classic brands, on the contrary, give a burning taste when smoked. People tend to smoke more Menthol Cigarettes in order to extend the pleasure.

Moreover, these cigarettes are more long lasting and it means one will not have to change the packages very often. And the sum of money spent on them is the same.

That is why the manufacturing companies advertised these qualities very intensively. The result was not slow to arrive. The marketing strategy was and is to present the irreplaceability of the Menthol cigarettes on the tobacco market. This plan was more than realized as the brands of these cigarettes are highly preferred by people worldwide.

The brands of menthol Cigarettes do not need any introduction to smokers. Everything is perfectly explained and demonstrated beforehand.

There are cigarettes brands, which are only made in menthol flavor. In other words, there are produced only Menthol Cigarettes but not Classic ones. These common Menthol Cigarette brands include Kool, Newport, and Salem.

However, some brands prefer to offer Menthol and Non-Menthol Cigarettes. Thus, smoker has the possibility to taste different flavors of cigarettes but not switching to another brand in order to seek for  other alternatives. Other brands of menthol and non-menthol cigarettes include Doral, Virginia Slims, Marlboro, and Camel.

Marlboro is a brand for both kinds of cigarettes. That is the reason it occupies the first place on the tobacco market and wins the competition. This brand is used by 42,2% of smokers. Newport is second best (11.3%), then it is followed by Camel (7.5%), Basic (4.2%), Doral (3.1%), Kool (2.9%), Parliament (2.0%), Salem (1.9%), and USA Gold (1.9%).

It is proved that about 90% of cigarettes, introduced on the market, contain menthol. Even if they are not advertised as menthol cigarettes, they still belong to this kind of cigarettes. There is a rule, when cigarettes are considered to be menthol – they should contain a specific amount of menthol (0.1% to 0.45% of the tobacco filler weight).  Only then they will be marketed and advertised as Menthol Cigarettes.

There is a great variety of cigarettes versions and their flavors. Cigarettes have tastes of different strengths. That is why there are available light cigarettes, full flavored cigarettes, menthol cigarettes, flavored cigarettes. And one is able to try it on one’s own, having a loose leaf tobacco.

Thus, the smoker will have the possibility to blend tobaccos with menthol and with flavor as well. This pure taste will be very helpful to understand whether one has to smoke the Classic cigarettes or the rolled ones.

If someone wants to mix tobaccos, then the best thing is to take a little container and mix the preferred blends of tobacco. These blends may be menthol, cherry flavored, chocolate flavored or full-flavored tobacco. Their amount must be equal. The proportions of the light tobacco and a little bit of menthol will give a rich, flavorful, minty type of cigarette to smoke.

So, it is just a matter of habit! Play with the tastes – there is nothing wrong with it!

The cigarette filters are made from cellulose acetate. However, different filters depend on different levels of tar delivery.

Cigarette making

The next step is to turn tobacco into a continuous ‘cylinder’. One needs to wrap cigarette paper (with the brand name printed on it) around the tobacco and then cut the whole into lengths, thus making a cigarette rod.

As for menthol brands, menthol has been applied to the cigarette paper.

Each brand making is characterized by a particular tobacco blend, filter and tipping paper. This is the so-called recipe, designed to achieve high quality and unbelievable satisfaction.

Some tipping paper is perforated in order to let air get into the smoke stream.

Packing

As soon as the cigarettes are made, they are transported to the packing complex. Firstly, the cigarettes are grouped, concerning the pack size, and then the foil is wrapped around. The cigarette packet arrives in a “blank” form. The blank is wrapped, an inner frame is inserted and glued in order to form the packet.

Three separate but linked machines are used to create a packing complex: On a machine, the packet is wrapped with film. The film will prevent the cigarettes from drying out.

Another machine, the wrapped packets are packed into cartons aimed for bulk selling.

On another machine still, there are packed carton boxes for distribution and wholesale.

Further, the cigarettes will be transported by conveyor, then to the warehouse for distribution to wholesalers and retailers, and finally to consumers.

Surely, there exists one: someone asked a question, whether one can stop brushing teeth if one switches to Menthol Cigarettes.

The joke: Of course, it is known a little bit that the chemicals in menthol cigarettes can clean and brush your teeth. So yes, you can stop brushing your teeth as long as you are smoking these cigarettes.

Other not so much known facts: arsenic slows down aging, so if you drink a tincture of arsenic, you will definitely be young forever. There is no doubt!

As for your teeth, if you really want white teeth, drink bleach. It will help you even better than the beloved Menthol Cigarettes.

P.S. All the above mentioned is sarcasm – do not even try to imitate what was advised before. It will not lead you to anything good! On the contrary, it may serve as a lesson for any young smoker or even children.

They (smokers) are interested in it because they think that it can influence the taste negatively. This is not the case!

Natural mint is produced during the process of crystallization from steamed distilled oil of the mint plant. Some 99 percent of the mint comes through in the smoke.

So how does the substance get on cigarettes? It gets on cigarettes with the help of many methods. Sometimes, it’s applied to the foil, used for wrapping the cigarettes. It can also be sprayed on the tobacco, and even injected into the tobacco paper or the filter.

Nevertheless, the taste is unbelievable and unique. And it is a really minty taste, which extends pleasure of smoking Menthol Cigarettes.

Ads of this brand illustrated young Black people, dressed nicely. They appealed to the rest of the population to buy Kool and join them. “It’s Got to be Kool!” – cried they. Because one could be cool and free only if he smoked these cigarettes.

These ads showed the real atmosphere of 1960s and 1970s. And consequently, they also represented the needs and wants of younger generations.

“The Refreshest”

In the late 1980s, Salem decided to change the brand’s use and produce it as the “Industry Standard of Smoking Refreshment”.

It resulted in “The Refreshest” campaign, which showed lots of ice and swimming pools. In this 1988 ad “The Refreshest’- a very sexy and attractive woman applies a large, melting block of ice to her neck
as though it is a stick of deodorant.

Actually, “The Refreshest” is an invented word or the so-called neologism. The company’s research proved that it drew more consumers than an alternative that had been considered, “Pour me a SALEM.”
Neologisms are sometimes invented in order to emphasize the thing or the situation and make it more comprehensive and clear to everyone.

“Light ‘n Sassy”

Women have always been a desirable marketing target for Menthol Cigarettes brands from the very beginning of their existence. In fact, some tobacco companies invented and marketed menthol brands specially for them.

In 1990, for example, the American Tobacco Company introduced ‘Misty”, a slim brand, containing low tar. This cigarettes brand was oriented on women in the 21 to 39 age group.

This “Misty” name” appealed mostly to women. However, men’ reaction was negative to this name at the first time.