Capstan (cigarette)

Capstan is a brand of unfiltered British cigarettes made by Imperial Tobacco. The brand became less popular when the health effects of Tobacco became more widely known, few shops now sell them.

Cultural reference

Hong Kong

In Hong Kong while the area was a British colony, the brand was extremely popular in the 1950s and 60s. The famous cantopop song writer Wong Jim and Joseph Koo used to write short musical tongue twisters for commercials about the product. Decades later, a concert was dedicated to them re-singing these twisters in a concert. One of the product was Capstan cigarettes.