Copenhagen (tobacco)

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Copenhagen
Company type Private
Industry Smokeless tobacco
Founded1822;202 years ago (1822) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Headquarters Richmond, Virginia, United States
Products Dipping tobacco
Website freshcope.com
Footnotes /references
Carcinogenicity: IARC group 1
Three Copenhagen cans; Straight, Wintergreen, and Southern Blend Copenhagen Three.JPG
Three Copenhagen cans; Straight, Wintergreen, and Southern Blend
A can of Copenhagen Long Cut Mint moist snuff Copenhagen Mint Long Cut.JPG
A can of Copenhagen Long Cut Mint moist snuff

Copenhagen is a brand of dipping tobacco made by the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company. As with all tobacco products, it is addictive and contains several chemicals that are known carcinogens.

Contents

Packaging and cuts

The product is available in pouches and different cuts of tobacco, including Fine Cut, Long Cut, and Extra Long Cut. Copenhagen Original Snuff, Long Cut, and pouches come in a 1.2 ounce can now made with a fiberboard bottom and metal lid, however, a few flavors still use the plastic bottom. The brand also offers other flavors like Wintergreen, Mint, Straight, Original, Southern Blend, and, seasonally, Black; all are available in long-cut, fine-cut, and pouches except for Black and Southern Blend. If it is offered as tax-exempt for use outside the US, the original flavor is packaged in an all-fiberboard bottom can with a tin lid, while all the rest of the flavors have a plastic can with the same lid as the original.

Copenhagen dipping tobacco delivers varying contents of nicotine, depending on the cut.

Differences among types

In 2006, Copenhagen's marketing team introduced "Cope" as a side brand. While two of the flavors introduced with this side brand were unique, Long Cut Straight was already offered under the main Copenhagen branding. "Cope" was marketed as being premium tobacco. The Cope brand was discontinued in 2017.[ citation needed ]

Pricing

Copenhagen has two levels of pricing within its line. Snuff, Original, Long-Cut, Original Pouches, and Weyman's Reserve are considered premium levels. In the United States, premium line dips are priced about one to two dollars more than their sub-premium counterparts, and all except the Weyman's Reserve come in fiberboard-bottom cans. The remaining flavors, Straight, Mint, Wintergreen, Natural, and Southern Blend, fall into a sub-premium level.

History

A can of Cope Whiskey Blend and Cope Smooth Hickory Cope Whiskey Blend Smooth Hickory.JPG
A can of Cope Whiskey Blend and Cope Smooth Hickory

Varieties

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