Pall Mall brand cigarettes were introduced in 1899 by the Butler & Butler Corporation, in an endeavor to provide to the upper class with the first "premium" cigarette. Pall Mall brand reached the peak of its popularity in 1960, being the Number One brand of high-class cigs in America. Nowadays R.J.R. produces unfiltered and filtered Pall Mall cigarettes for the USA market mainly, whereas outside the United Stated Pall Mall is manufactured and sold by British American Tobacco.
NOTICE: The manufacturer of this brand stopped releasing the cigarettes in hard cartons. Instead, they will come in 2 rows by 5 packs, wrapped in cellophane.
Pall Mall cigarettes were first introduced in the year 1899, by the Butler and Butler Company and it was named after a street in London. These were a very successful brand even then; the producers sold them as cigarette brand made for upper class and elite smokers. In 1907, Butler and Butler sold this brand to American Tobacco. So when American Tobacco acquired this brand they already had in their possession a very successful product, building on this they further introduced newer varieties like King Size. They also introduced new innovations like a new way of stuffing the tobacco into the cigarette paper that was supposed to make the brand easier on smoker's throat. This made the brand even more appealing to its customers. Later many experts believed that this further popularized the brand and increased the brand's sales. Pall Mall became even more popular in the late 1960's when the sales of the King Size cigarettes really took off. The manufactures then introduced the Long variety which was 100 mm long. They ran successfully for few years but in the late 1960's they were over taken by Winston cigarettes. These cigarettes as so successful because of their supreme quality and smooth long drag. The tobacco in them are tightly packed, making them burn slower and last longer than many other brands.
Pall Mall cigarettes also represent a classic smoke which is fine, stylish, smooth and rich. The cost of Pall Mall cigarette is very low and it's easily affordable by all. This is one of the big advantages of this brand compared to others. One thing you can be assured while purchasing this product is the excellent quality. Pall Mall's famous logo is an integral part of the design of each package of cigarettes. It is presented as the emblem of several royal lions that rely on the shield with the motto "Per aspera ad Astra'.
