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MメビウMEDIUMSMOKING KILLS

Mevius Originalメビウス

The best-engineered cigarette in this catalogue, and the clearest argument for a charcoal filter.

In production since 1977

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Our notes

Mevius — Mild Seven until 2013 — is the most quietly precise cigarette we have smoked. The charcoal filter strips the harsh edge off the smoke without gutting it, leaving a clean, slightly toasted body that stays identical from the first draw to the last.

Across twenty-one days and six packs we could not find a single badly made stick. That is the review. Everything else is preference.

What works
  • Flawless construction across every pack tested
  • Charcoal filter softens without hollowing the smoke
  • Ash holds a full third of the stick
What does not
  • Deliberately reserved — offers little drama
  • Charcoal note flattens if the pack is left open

Specifications

10 mg

Tar

0.8 mg

Nicotine

84 mm

Length

20

Pack

Medium

Strength

Regular

Flavour

King size

Format

Charcoal

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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