Craven A
Craven A (stylized as Craven "A") is a British brand of cigarette, currently manufactured by British American Tobacco under some of its subsidiaries. It was originally created by the Carreras Tobacco Company in 1921 and made by them until its merger into Rothmans International in 1972, who then produced the brand until Rothmans was acquired by British American Tobacco in 1999.
| Product type | Cigarette |
|---|---|
| Owner | British American Tobacco |
| Produced by | Subsidiaries of British American Tobacco |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Introduced | 1921 |
| Markets | See Markets |
| Previous owners | Carreras Tobacco Company, Rothmans International |
| Tagline | "Will Not Affect Your Throat", "For Your Throat's Sake" |
| Carcinogenicity: IARC group 1 | |
The cigarette brand is named after the third Earl of Craven, after the "Craven Mixture", a tobacco blend formulated for the 3rd Earl in the 1860s by tobacconist Don José Joaquin Carreras.
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