25 Romeo y Julieta Short Churchills

Robusto format - ring size 50, length 124 mm - hand made - medium strength. Romeo y Julieta cigars were created in 1875 by Inocencio ?varez and Maní® Garcia but it was not until a Spanish emigrante, Fernᮤez Rodrí§µez, bought the brand in 1903 that their popularity became truly global. Rodrí§µez, nick-name Pepí®¬ was a lively character who never missed an opportunity to promote his cigars. Amongst other exploits he bought a racehorse, named it Julieta and entered it into the grand race meetings of Europe. Other ideas included a cigar shop in the hotel Capulet de Verona, the setting of Shakespeares play and from which location unsuspecting tourists were offered a complimentary cigar. Romeo y Julieta cigars are also credited with having introduced the Churchill cigar shape in honour of Great Britain's wartime leader who visited the Habana factory in 1946. There is an apocryphal story that Sir Winston Churchill used to insert a straightened paper-clip into his cigar during important meetings with foreign heads of state. His often unpleasant and hostile guests became fascinated with the ever-lengthening body of unfallen ash and had their minds diverted from the delicate negotiations at hand. We do not suggest you try this trick at home. Oh well, go on then...

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