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A Canadian Can of Copenhagen Long Cut.

Copenhagen is a brand of dipping tobacco made by the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company. It is certainly available in pouches, Fine Cut, Long Cut, and Extra Long Cut. Copenhagen Original Snuff, Long Cut, and Pouches come in a 1.2 oz fiberboard can with a metal lid, all other varieties are packaged in a plastic can with a metal lid, or if it is offered as tax-exempt for use outside the US, it is packaged in an all plastic can with no metal or cardboard. Depending on the cut, Copenhagen delivers 4.98-7.92 mg nicotine per gram.[1]

Varieties

Three Copenhagen cans; Straight, Wintergreen and Southern Blend.
  • Copenhagen Original Snuff (Fine Cut): Introduced in 1822.
  • Copenhagen Original Long Cut: Introduced in 1997.
  • Copenhagen Original Pouches: Introduced in 2001.
  • Copenhagen Long Cut Straight: Introduced in 2004.
  • Copenhagen Mid Cut Black: Available in 2002-2006.
  • Copenhagen Long Cut Wintergreen: Introduced in 2009.
  • Copenhagen Extra Long Cut Natural: Introduced in 2010.
  • Copenhagen Long Cut Black: Introduced in 2010 for trial. Re-introduced 9/24/11, 2013, and also late August 2014.
  • Copenhagen Wintergreen Pouches: Introduced in 2011.
  • Copenhagen Long Cut Southern Blend: Introduced in 2012.
  • Copenhagen Long Cut Mint: Introduced in 2013.
  • Copenhagen Snus Mint Pouches: Introduced in 2013. (Available in selected test markets.)[2]
  • Copenhagen Snus Wintergreen Pouches : Introduced in 2013. (Available in selected test markets.)[3]
  • Copenhagen Snus Natural Pouches : Introduced in 2013. (Available in selected test markets.)
  • Cope Long Cut Whiskey Blend: Introduced in 2006.
  • Cope Long Cut Smooth Hickory: Introduced in 2006.
  • Cope Long Cut Straight: Introduced in 2006.

History

A can of Cope Whiskey Blend and Cope Smooth Hickory.
  • 1822: Charles Weyman begins producing Copenhagen Snuff in Pittsburgh, PA.
  • 1922: After a series of acquisitions and breakups, the company is renamed United States Tobacco Company.
  • 1934: United States Tobacco Company introduces Skoal Wintergreen—the first of its kind for the company.
  • 1968: Copenhagen introduces Copenhagen Snuff in a can.
  • 1983: Skoal Bandits introduced, breaking ground for Copenhagen to have its own brand of pouches.
  • 1984: Skoal Long Cut introduced, again a first for UST.
  • 1997: Copenhagen Long Cut introduced.
  • 2001: Copenhagen Pouches (original flavor) introduced.
  • 2002: Copenhagen Mid Cut Black (Bourbon Flavored) introduced.
  • 2012: Copenhagen Southern Blend introduced.
  • 2013: Copenhagen Mint Long Cut and Mint Snus are introduced in test markets.[4]

References

  1. ^ CDC. "Determination of Nicotine, pH, and Moisture Content of Six U.S. Commercial Moist Snuff Products -- Florida, January-February 1999". MMWR Weekley. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  2. ^ http://i.imgur.com/KbcPjU4.jpg
  3. ^ http://i.imgur.com/PC4q0RA.jpg
  4. ^ "Our History - U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company". Ussmokeless.com. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
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