Marketing and traditions of the Romeo y Julieta little cigars
The producer used very modern marketing strategies to make Romeo y Julieta little cigars known. For a while, visitors to Juliet’s famous balcony in Via Cappello in Verona were given a Romeo y Julieta cigar as a gift. In addition, prominent people were given cigars that bore their own names on their lower thirds. Other wealthy personalities also wanted their name immortalized on the lower third and paid heavily for it. Approximately Back then, 2000 individualized Romeo y Julieta little cigars were made.
The most famous lover of Romeo y Julieta – these little cigars was certainly the British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. The format he preferred, hwas the great long filler 18.65 millimeters in diameter and 178 millimeters in length, was named after him in the course of these marketing strategies when he visited Havana in 1946. “I drink a lot, I sleep little, and I smoke one cigar after another. That’s why I’m in two hundred percent shape, said the great British statesman. The golden bandages of these cigars still bear his name today. Another public spotlight lover of Romeo y Julieta little cigars was the first female governor of the United States, Nellie Tayloe Ross. Today the brand is in Cuban state ownership, the Romeo y Julieta little cigars are manufactured in the Partagás factory in Havana.
Vitolas, aromas and flavors
The balanced and aromatic tobacco blends of Romeo y Julieta little cigars, which are crucial for the character of these medium-strength and classic Habanos, all come from the famous Vuelta Abajo region in Cuba. It is a traditionality that has an extremely positive effect on taste, quality and image. The Cuban cigar brand Romeo y Julieta still offers the largest selection of “totalmente a mano, tripa larga” cigars. These Cuban cigars are therefore completely hand-made long fillers of the very best quality, selected premium cigars.
The strength of Romeo y Julieta little cigars can be classified as medium. In the course of the smoke, notes of nut, wood, dark chocolate and strong roasted aromas can be discovered. The brand carries more than 40 Vitolas, several of which are considered the best representatives of their cigar format.
