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The Romeo y Julieta marque was established in 1875 by Inocencio Alvarez and Manin García. The brand is the Spanish name for Shakespeare's famous tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. Between 1885 and 1900, the brand won numerous awards at different tasting exhibitions (as still evidenced by the gold medals on the brand's logo).
Romeo y Julieta cigarettes is a Cuban brand of cigarettes, currently owned by the Franco-Spanish company Altadis, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco and manufactured by Habanos SA and BrasCuba. [1] The brand is named after the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet .
SEITA purchased Consolidated Cigar Holdings Inc. of Fort Lauderdale [3] in the United States. Consolidated Cigar was a large purveyor of cigars such as the Dominican made editions of Romeo y Julieta and Montecristo. [4] In August 2000, Consolidated Cigar and Havatampa, owned by Tabacalera, merged to form Altadis USA. [5]
Romeo y Julieta can refer to: The Spanish name for the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet. Romeo y Julieta, an Argenti based on the play; Romeo y Julieta (cigar), two brands of Cuban and Dominican cigars; Romeo y Julieta (cigarette), a brand of Cuban cigarettes; Romeo and Juliet, a Mexican film
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In 1907, Alfred Dunhill opened his first tobacco shop on Duke Street, London. Before the Cuban Revolution, Dunhill had numerous distribution and marketing agreements with several Cuban cigar manufacturers, selling brands such as Don Cándido and Dunhill's own Selección Suprema line, with various sizes from cigar makers such as Montecristo and Romeo y Julieta.
H. Upmann is a Cuban brand of premium cigars established by banker Hermann Dietrich Upmann (who also founded the H. Upmann & Co. bank on the island). The brand is currently owned by a British corporation, Imperial Brands.
The Montecristo No. 4 is the best selling Cuban cigar. [4] It is a one-half to one hour's smoke, and is generally considered [5] to be an excellent starting point for those new to Cuban cigars. The Montecristo No. 4 was the preferred cigar of Argentine revolutionary leader Ernesto "Che" Guevara. [6]