Origins
Menthol cigarettes were first developed by Lloyd "Spud" Hughes in 1925, though the idea did not become popular until the Axton-Fisher Tobacco Company acquired the patent in 1927, marketing them nationwide as "Spud Menthol Cooled Cigarettes". Spud brand menthol cigarettes went on to become the 5th most popular brand in the U.S. by 1932, and it remained the only menthol cigarette on the market until the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company created the Kool brand in 1933. R.J. Reynolds Company launched the first menthol filter-tip cigarettes in 1950 under the Salem brand. In the United States, brands include:Newports, Marlboro Menthol, American Spirits Menthol, Misty, Consulate, Pall Mall Menthol, Belair, Camel Menthol and Camel Crush. In the UK there are a number of cigarette brands who sell menthol variants, such as: Lambert & Butler, John Player & Sons, Sterling, Mayfair, and Richmond.
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