Club (German cigarette) explained

Club is a German brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by Japan Tobacco.

History

Before World War II, the cigarettes were manufactured at the Garbáty plant in Berlin-Pankow, East Germany on the old production facility until 1990. After the creation of the German Democratic Republic, the brand got re-introduced in 1961.^[1] The market mainly surrounds the acceding territory from 1990. The tobacco from Western countries was brought to the German Democratic Republic and "the Club" was expensively priced, with a pack price of 4 Mark above most other filter cigarettes, which were traded in the range of 2.50 to 3.20 Mark per pack.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

In 2013, the brand got redesigned to feature a more modern look.^[6]

Markets

Club was mainly sold in East Germany, but also was or still is sold in the German Empire, Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, Allied-occupied Germany, East-Germany, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Romania, Kenya, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Cuba and Chile.^{[7] [8] [9]}

See also

• Cigarette
• Tobacco smoking

Notes and References

1. Web site: ZIGSAM - THE AUSTRIAN CIGARETTE COLLECTION. Zigsam.at. 2 February 2018. 15 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180215184421/http://www.zigsam.at/F_Intro.htm. dead.
2. Web site: Club: Filter-Zigaretten Made in Pankow. Tagesspiegel.de. 2017-06-02. 2010-06-19. German.
3. Web site: DDR Club Filter 20 Cigarettes,3.50 DM.. Flickr.com. 5 December 2011 . 2 February 2018.
4. Web site: Zigaretten in der DDR - 40-Jahre-DDR.de / Das Ost Blog. 40-jahre-ddr.de. 2 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180225205448/https://www.40-jahre-ddr.de/67/zigaretten-in-der-ddr/. 25 February 2018. dead.
5. Web site: Tabakwaren – DDR-Lexikon. Ddr-lexikon.de. 2 February 2018.
6. Web site: Palis & Mohrmann GbR - CLUB. palismohrmann.de. 2 February 2018.
7. Web site: BrandClub - Cigarettes Pedia. Cigarettespedia.com. 2 February 2018.
8. Web site: Club. Zigsam.at. 2 February 2018.
9. Web site: Brands. Cigarety.by. 2 February 2018.