Cased and toasted burley lamina can be flavored further with a Burley Top Casing. This application is used to apply flavoring components which cannot survive the high temperatures in the burley toaster. The process allows for the application of volatile and semi-volatile flavor ingredients.
October 21, 1913 - Birth of the "modern" cigarette: RJ REYNOLDS introduces CAMEL, the nation's first pre-blended, packaged cigarette. The blend becomes known as "American blend," and helps Camel become the first nationally popular cigarette. Camels come in the country's first 20-cigarette pack.
