Patent ID: 8136533

Claim:
A menthol cigarette which maintains its menthol flavor for an extended period of time comprising: a tobacco column surrounded by an outer wrap paper; and, a partial inner wrap material extending longitudinally of said tobacco column and disposed between said outer wrap and said tobacco column, said partial inner wrap material being one or more strips of a bandcast tobacco sheet which consists essentially of from about 5% to about 40% by weight of wood pulp, from about 8% to about 40% by weight of binder, and from about 30% to about 80% by weight of tobacco blend and about 20% to about 30% by weight of melted menthol thoroughly dispersed therein, wherein said tobacco blend also consists essentially of burley and a second tobacco, said burley being at least about 30% by weight of said partial inner wrap material, and said second tobacco being up to about 30% by weight of said partial inner wrap material.