The roots of the Habanos brand "Romeo y Julieta", named after William Shakespeare's tragic lovers, go back to 1875. Don "Pepin" Rodrguez, a shrewd businessman who was one of the first to recognise the potential of cigar rings, led the brand to world fame at the beginning of the twentieth century. Since his visit to Havana in 1946, his name has not only been immortalised on the cigar ring, but he has also become the personification of the brand's most famous format.
The roots of the Habanos brand "Romeo y Julieta", named after William Shakespeare's tragic lovers, go back to 1875.
Don 'Pepin' Rodrguez, a shrewd businessman who was one of the first to recognise the potential of cigar rings, led the brand to world fame at the beginning of the twentieth century. In its heyday
20,000 different cigar rings used for the production.
Winston Churchill fell in love with "Romeo and Juliet". Since his visit to Havana in 1946, his name has not only been immortalised on the cigar ring, but he has also become the personification of this brand's most famous format - the Romeo y Julieta Churchill.
Romeo y Julieta has the largest variety of formats of all Habanos brands. The Churchill series is particularly popular, of which four formats are available today: the classic Churchill (production name: Julieta No.2, 178 mm long, ring gauge 47), the Wide Churchill (production name: Montesco, 130 mm long, ring gauge 55), the Short Churchill (production name: Robusto, 124 mm long, ring gauge 50) and the Petit Churchill (production name: Robusto, 124 mm long, ring gauge 50). (Production name: Petit Robusto, 102 mm long, ring gauge 50).
The Mille Fleur in Petit Corona format is the best-selling format of the brand and of Habanos in general in Germany (length 129 mm, ring gauge 42). It is known for its unrivalled price-pleasure ratio.
In 2017, the "Petit Royales" from Romeo y Julieta was added to the regular repertoire in a completely new version under the production name "Caprichos". Due to its short length of only 95 mm, but relatively large ring gauge of 47, it offers the finest flavours and maximum satisfaction in a short time with the normal medium-bodied blend.
The balanced and fragrant blend of the Romeo y Julieta with selected filler and binder leaves from the Vuelta Abajo tobacco growing zone results in a classic Habanos that can be described as medium-bodied.
Already, the Habanos brand "Romeo y Julieta" is known all over the world. It has the most extensive range of totalmente a mano, tripa larga shapes of any Habanos brand - all handmade longfillers.
Taste: medium-bodied