WARNING: Cigarettes are addictive.
Two brands, side by side, on the things that are actually different: who makes them, when they launched, and what formats they sell.
Not on the list: which one tastes better, which one is stronger, or who either of them is for. The first two aren’t ours to characterize. The third is the kind of marketing that got the whole category regulated, and we’re not going to do it on either brand’s behalf.
The additive-free thing, handled once
Natural American Spirit packs say the tobacco is additive-free, and the required caveat travels with that claim wherever it appears: no additives in a cigarette’s tobacco does not mean a safer cigarette. The old version of this page treated additive-free as purity and purity as a reason to choose. Neither move is ours to make.
Side by side
| American Spirit | Newport | |
| Launched | 1982 | 1957 |
| Manufacturer | Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co. (a Reynolds company) | R.J. Reynolds |
| Menthol variants | Yes, part of the line | Yes, most of the line |
| Additive-free claim on pack | Yes, with the caveat above | No |
Same corporate family, worth noting. Santa Fe Natural Tobacco is a Reynolds company and Reynolds makes Newport, so both sides of this page report to the same parent.
Full pack listings: American Spirit ยท Newport.
What about price?
Almost entirely a function of where you’re standing. The cigarette is a small share of what you pay. The rest is federal excise tax, state excise tax, city tax in some places, and whatever the retailer sets on top of all of it. American Spirit tends to sit a tier above most brands and that gap holds across markets, but a page that names a figure without knowing your address is guessing.
Saucey delivers tobacco where it’s legal to do so. Where that is, and what’s in stock, depends entirely on your address.
What’s available depends on your address. Enter it and we’ll show you what’s in stock nearby. Tobacco and alcohol are 21 and up. ID at the door, every time, no exceptions and no negotiating with the driver.
Menthol cigarettes are banned or restricted in a growing list of states and cities, including much of California. Since most of the Newport line is mentholated, that matters more here than on most comparison pages. Whether you can get them at all depends on your address, and that list keeps moving.
