Is it racist of me to say most black people who smoke menthol cigarettes choose KOOL? The other, Newport causes crystals to form in the lungs from the menthol. That added to the tar really kills the lungs. And them. And you.
Something else to think about, these are not the
menthol cigs from years ago.
I heard some clerks talking about them and they use
some kind of capsule that is broken to release the
menthol, they had a name for them but I don’t recall
what it was.
I quit 35 years ago.
Never tried a newport, but I know people who have noted it’s a high brow cigarette. It just got marketed well to the black consumers who now buy it above just about any other brand.
Evidently, the Tobacco is of a better quality in a Newport. A few months ago, I could have told you more, but I don’t keep up with it anymore (because I’d probably want to smoke again).
I did have a cigar last weekend, and it was so nice, and yet, I felt bad about doing it. Too much peer pressure to forsake tobacco completely. They make me feel guilty for possibly taking myself away from them.
I still support folks smoking if they want. But I have better things planned to draw the land in sand about personal bad habits :)
I still love the smell of NC Tobacco curing. Wish I could bottle that smell!
Do you have a current scientific study to back that claim up?
My “study” isn't scientific, but merely my own observation of other smokers brand choices, and what is being stocked and sold locally.
$3.74 a pack beats the over $6.00 single pack price for certain old, established menthol brands, such as KOOL and Newport.
Old wive's tales sure die hard. It's the same chemical used in peppermint candies for the cooling sensation. Depending on its particular isomeric structure, its melting point is just below 98.6 F. Oh, also slightly soluble in water. So crystallization in the lungs is bogus. In the food industry it is recognized by the FDA as GRAS - generally recognized as safe.