Camel (tobacco)

Japanese: キャメル(煙草) - きゃめる
Camel (tobacco)

…(a) American Blend: A blend of about 40% yellow-bean, 15% oriental, and 30% burley (with 15% vein part added), with a large amount of flavoring added to the burley, and a special heat processing process, resulting in the unique aroma and flavor of burley-processed leaves. It originated from Camel, which was released in the United States in 1913. In 1954, the filter cigarette Winston, released by the American company RJ Reynolds Industries (see the American Brands entry), became a huge hit, ushering in the era of filter cigarettes, and the demand for American Blend has been growing worldwide (in Japan, Cherry, Mild Seven, Cabin, etc.). …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "camel (tobacco)" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…(a)アメリカン・ブレンド 黄色種40%前後,オリエント葉15%前後に30%前後のバーレー種を配合し(そのほか葉脈部分を15%加える),バーレー種に多量の香料を加えて,特別な加熱加工処理をした製品で,バーレー加工葉の特有の香喫味をもつ。1913年アメリカで発売された〈キャメル〉が起源である。54年アメリカのR.J.レーノルズ・インダストリーズ社(〈アメリカン・ブランズ〉の項を参照)が発売したフィルター付きタバコの〈ウィンストン〉が大ヒットして,フィルター付きタバコの時代を迎えるとともに,アメリカン・ブレンドは世界中にその需要を伸ばしている(日本では〈チェリー〉〈マイルドセブン〉〈キャビン〉など)。…

※「キャメル(煙草)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Camel Bananaman

>>:  Camei - Camei

Recommend

Wiener Genesis

A manuscript of the Book of Genesis (→illuminated ...

Metaxas, Ioannis

Born: April 12, 1871, Isaki Island [Died] January ...

Greek War of Independence - Greek War of Independence

A war fought between 1821 and 1829. Greece, under ...

Conversion - Eshin

…Originally, as a Chinese word, it meant changing...

Ogamigegyo - Ogamigegyo

…Only one, the Keigamon Gate at Toji Temple, look...

Calanthe Massca - Calanthe Massca

... Disa , Angrecum, Ansellia , Aerangis , Europh...

Creation - Kaibyaku

〘Noun〙 (Older name was "kaihyaku". Both ...

Axinesis - Axinesis

…The fish rub their bodies against the netting an...

Stabilizing liquid method - Anti-static method

...A continuous wall constructed by excavating a ...

Don't do it (鐁∥鉇) - Don't do it

A tool used to shave and finish the surface of woo...

Honshoji Temple

A Shinshu Otani sect temple located in Nodera-cho,...

Dallisgrass

A perennial grass of the grass family cultivated i...

Glacial erosion

...The groundwater table in the area falls within...

Stalingrad

…It means “City on the Volga River” and was calle...

Wisdom, John Terence Dibben

[Born] 1904 [Died] December 9, 1993. British analy...