Prince albert tobacco can

American tobacco brand

Prince Albert is an American brand of hand-rolled-cigarette and pipe tobacco, introduced by the R.J.

Reynolds Tobacco Company in ^[1] It has been owned since by John Middleton Inc.^[2]

History

Prince Albert is one of the more popular independent brands of pipe tobacco in the United States; in the s, it was the "second largest money-maker" for Reynolds.^[3] More recently, it has also become available in the form of pipe-tobacco cigars.

(A s experiment with filtered cigarettes was deemed a failure.^[4]) The blend is burley-based and remains one of America's top-selling pipe tobaccos.

The tobacco was named by R. J. Reynolds after Edward VII, who was known as Prince Albert before being crowned as the King of the United Kingdom.^[5] The portrait of Prince Albert was based on one acquired by Reynolds at a tea party with Mark Twain.^[5]

Prince Albert's cigars are available in