As the monopoly is also responsible for importing international brands, and as Imperial Brands owns the Regie via its acquisition of Altadis (French monopoly SEITA and Spanish monopoly TABACALERA) in 2007, it is understandable that it will push its own brands such as Fortuna, Gauloise, West, Davidoff, and Embassy, at the expense of PMI and JTI brands
Such a high level of workability is what separates this grade from lower-tier options that might crack under the slightest pressure
If you're moving across from Nasty Juice's fruit range and want to see what the brand does with tobacco, Silver is a good bridge
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"It's convenient and doesn't require anything extra." Webb says