Basic (cigarette)
Basic is an American brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by Philip Morris USA in the U.S. and by Philip Morris International outside of the U.S.History
Basic was launched in the late 1970s as a discount brand.
, Basic is the fourth most popular cigarette brand in the United States and the second most popular among white smokers age 26 and older.Markets
Basic cigarettes are mainly sold in the United States, but also were or still are sold in Luxembourg, Sweden, Germany, France, Austria, Spain, Czech Republic, Hong Kong and Japan.Products
Basic comes in several different varieties:
- Red - Soft: Kings & 100s, Box: Kings & 100s
- Gold Pack - Soft: Kings & 100s, Box: Kings & 100s
- Blue Pack - Soft: Kings & 100s, Box: Kings & 100s
- Menthol - Soft: Kings & 100s, Box: Kings & 100s
- Menthol Gold Pack - Soft: Kings & 100s, Box: Kings & 100s
- Menthol Silver - Box: Kings & 100s
- Non-Filter - Soft: Kings