Cheaper tobacco from overseas was mixed with more expensive tobacco from Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina in the US. IIRC, American servicemen got the cheaper blended cigs in their daily meal rations during WWII and got used to it. The ones who made it home brought their preference for Turkish blend back to the US. Their friends and families also got used to the flavor. Camel and other brands catered to that.
Cheaper tobacco from overseas was mixed with more expensive tobacco from Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina in the US. IIRC, American servicemen got the cheaper blended cigs in their daily meal rations during WWII and got used to it. The ones who made it home brought their preference for Turkish blend back to the US. Their friends and families also got used to the flavor. Camel and other brands catered to that.
Companies fought to get their brands to servicemen, knowing smokers never switch brands.
I switch brands almost every pack