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JTI expands cigarillo range with Sterling Dual Double Capsule Leaf Wrapped

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JTI has expanded its cigarillo portfolio with the launch of new Sterling Dual Double Capsule Leaf Wrapped, offering a combination of peppermint and berry mint capsules. The innovation joins JTI’s Sterling Dual Capsule Leaf Wrapped range, which the manufacturer says is already the fastest-growing cigar brand in the UK and the number one cigarillo brand, …

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