Ducados (cigarette)

Ducados

Product type	Cigarette
Owner	Altadis, a division of Imperial Tobacco
Country	Spain
Introduced	1963 (1963)
Markets	See Markets
Carcinogenicity: IARC group 1

Ducados is a brand of cigarettes that is currently owned and manufactured by Altadis, a division of Imperial Tobacco. Ducados is Spanish for Ducats, a gold coin was part of the original design of the package.

History

Old Spanish pack of Ducados

The brand was introduced in 1963. The original Ducados cigarettes ("Ducados Negros") were strong and mainly smoked by men. As more women joined the workforce in and after the 1960s, the black cigarettes became less popular because many women didn't like the bad taste that it left in their mouths. Noticing this, Altadis released a Rubio ("Blonde") variant which was lighter. The brand describes Ducados as having a well-built and rich flavor. In Spain, this brand is called "Tabaco negro" (Black tobacco) due to its supposed purity and the use of less chemical which make its color a lot darker than any other brands. Ducados cigarettes are made with 100% Canarian tobacco and it may be the only brand in Spain that uses white filter tips which makes Ducados a very distinguishable brand.

Markets

Ducados is mainly sold in Spain, but was or still is sold in Portugal, France, Germany and Austria.

Products

• Ducados Negro (Black)
• Ducados Rubio (Blonde)
• Ducados Rolling (Rolling tobacco)

See also

• Tobacco smoking