Lucky Strike Original Red

Unfiltered toasted Virginia. Exactly as blunt as that sounds, and better made than it needs to be.

In production since 1871

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Our notes

The unfiltered Lucky is a period piece that still works. Toasting the Virginia leaf gives a bright, almost caramelised smoke with none of the burley heaviness of a filtered American blend, and the paper is good enough that it burns straight without help.

At 24mg unfiltered this is the second heaviest thing in the catalogue and we are not pretending otherwise.

What works

Bright caramelised Virginia character
Burns straight with no run-off
Historically the blend it always was

What does not

24mg unfiltered — severe
Loose tobacco on the tongue
Very short at 70mm

Specifications

24 mg

Tar

1.5 mg

Nicotine

70 mm

Length

Pack

Full

Strength

Regular

Flavour

King size

Format

Unfiltered

Filter

Tar and nicotine are the manufacturer or market-label declarations, measured by machine under ISO conditions. They do not describe what any individual smoker inhales.

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