Viceroy cigarettes were first made by a company called Brown and Williamson which was owned by the British American Tobacco. In 2004, Reynolds American Inc. was founded by the British American Tobacco Company and R.J. Reynolds; they merged parts of their companies to create this entity with the aim of better manufacturing and distributing this brand. This move paid off and was profitable to all parties concerned. Viceroy Cigarettes are very famous in countries like Turkey, Argentina, Chile, Romania and many parts of the Middle East. Viceroy cigarettes are perfect for everyone, especially for smokers looking for best quality cigarettes with a reasonable price tag.
This brand was the first to bring in many changes like introducing a corked tip filter for the first time in the 1950's and through the years many more innovative changes have been initiated by Viceroy. In 2000 the brand introduced more modern packaging for cartons and packs were introduced. This brand has several tag lines which describes the contents the best, one of them is "One and Only" and another is "20,000 filter traps." Similarly the taste and the quality of this brand can be judged by this advertisement that was released in the year 1963, "Not too strong, not too light. Viceroy's got the taste that's right."This is a unique product with its own taste, feel and flavor.
Viceroy cigarettes like so many other premium brands have introduced many varieties in the market, like Viceroy Light Box Kings, Viceroy Box Kings, Viceroy Ultra Light 100's, Viceroy Ultra Light Kings, Viceroy Silver and more. In 2000, the brand launched its menthol flavored cigarettes; these have their own unique feel, taste and flavor. Viceroy Lights (Blue) is the best variant of this brand and the best available light cigarette in the market. Viceroy Light (Blues) and Viceroy Silver are the two best products sold by this brand.