Marlboro Red
Marlboro Red — Standard King Size American blend cigarette
A machine-manufactured filtered cigarette using an American-blend tobacco mixture in a conventional king-size hard pack format.
Marlboro Red consists of a paper-wrapped rod containing a cut tobacco filler and a cellulose acetate filter attached by tipping paper. The filler is based on a typical American blend combining flue-cured Virginia, air-cured Burley, and Oriental tobaccos; exact ratios are not officially specified and vary by manufacturing region and regulatory requirements.
The cigarettes are normally supplied in a rigid flip-top box (hard pack) of 20 sticks, with regional warning labeling and ventilation perforation patterns differing depending on market regulation.
✅ Product Highlights
The smoke profile reflects a classic American blend composition:
- base notes: toasted grain and hay-like Virginia character
- mid notes: nutty and slightly dry Burley tones
- background: faint spice from Oriental leaf
❓ Why Smokers Choose Marlboro Red
The standard “Red” variant represents the non-ventilated or minimally ventilated reference specification within the Marlboro range. Users typically select it for predictable combustion behavior and consistent blend density rather than reduced-yield filter ventilation found in lighter variants.
📌 Additional Information
- Packing: Hard pack
- Aroma: Natural tobacco
- Length: 84 mm
- Size: King Size
- Tar: varies by region (commonly around 10–12 mg)
- Nicotine: approx. 0.8–1.0 mg per cigarette (regional variation)
- Cigarette Type: Filtered cigarette
- Origin: Switzerland
- Produced by: Philip Morris International
