TIM Alerts
Tobacco Industry Marketing (TIM) Alerts provide weekly newsletters to subscribers to keep up to date with tobacco industry marketing and emerging tobacco products. Below are excerpts from the five most recent TIM Alerts. To see an archive of all previous alerts, click here.
Excerpt from the Apr 3, 2026 TIM Alert
CIGARS
Backwoods announced on their Instagram page the release of a new flavor, Irish Cream. The limited edition flavor appears in the post in a 5-pack.
ENDS
An email from Geek Bar updated fans on the brand’s recent festival appearances, including Shaq’s Bass All-Stars Music Festival in Texas on March 21st. The brand claims to have reached 25k attendees at the event.
Excerpt from the Mar 27, 2026 TIM Alert
ENDS
Juice Head (a brand of e-cigarettes and synthetic nicotine pouches) is offering a line of disposable vapes (iFlex) containing Metatine (i.e., 6-methyl nicotine, a nicotine analogue). iFlex contains 5% Metatine and is offered in nine flavors (e.g., Cherry Bomb, Miami Mint, Sour Apple). iFlex allows users to adjust the airflow and "ice" level.
MODERN ORAL NICOTINE PRODUCTS
Alp nicotine pouches announced on Instagram and through direct email that the brand now offers 12mg nicotine strength pouches in the core flavor lineup. This increases their maximum nicotine offering, previously 9mg.
Excerpt from the Mar 20, 2026 TIM Alert
ENDS
Geek Bar recently announced the arrival of the Mate device on Instagram, a pod-based device with a magnetic battery that promises 60k puffs. On the website, the device promotes various fruit and candy flavors like Juicy Peach and White Gummy.
MODERN ORAL NICOTINE PRODUCTS
Juice Head nicotine pouches is running a giveaway event on Nicokick.com for tickets to attend the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix 2026. Last year, the online retailer joined as a sponsor of Streamline Group Racing for the event, owner of the Juice Head brand.
Excerpt from the Mar 13, 2026 TIM Alert
ENDS
Geek Bar announced on Instagram that their new CLR model is now “officially available in the United States.” The website promises new flavors like Amazon Lemonade and Pineapple Savers.
MODERN ORAL NICOTINE PRODUCTS
ALP nicotine pouches posted on Facebook and Instagram that they are now available in all Enmarket convenience stores, a chain with 134 stores located in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina.
Excerpt from the Feb 27, 2026 TIM Alert
CIGARS
Swisher Sweets recently advertised a new cigar in retailer magazines. The limited-edition “cream” cigar is described as having a “rich vanilla” taste. It will be a new addition to their BLK tipped cigar line and will be available in March of this year.
SMOKELESS TOBACCO
Stoker’s recently launched Stoker’s Proud, a new line of “value-priced” moist snuff. Stoker’s Proud comes in two flavors: Damn Straight and American Wintergreen (both Long Cut style).