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{{Infobox brand
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| producttype    = [[Cigar|Cigars]]
| currentowner   = [[Imperial Brands]]
| producedby     = [[Habanos S.A.]]<br>[[Altadis]]
| country        = [[Cuba]]<br>[[Dominican Republic]]
| introduced     = {{start date and age|1875}}
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| footnotes = Carcinogenicity: [[IARC group 1]]
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'''Romeo y Julieta''' is a [[brand]] of premium [[cigar]]s, currently owned by [[Imperial Brands]]. The brand is currently owned by two Imperial Brands [[subsidiary|subsidiaries]], [[Habanos S.A.]] in [[Cuba]] and [[Altadis]] in the [[Dominican Republic]].

== History ==
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). However, the brand truly bloomed after it was acquired by José "Pepin" Rodriguez Fernández, former head of the Cabañas factory in [[Havana]], and his firm, Rodríguez, Argüelles y Cia, in 1903. Being a very cosmopolitan man, Rodriguez constantly travelled across Europe and the Americas, actively promoting his brand, and entering his [[horse]], the aptly named ''Julieta'', in racing events across the world.

As a result of his salesmanship, the brand became exceptionally popular around the world among wealthy customers, many of whom demanded personalized bands for their cigars. At its height, as many as 2000 personalized [[cigar band]]s were produced for customers. The brand was also known at this time for specializing in ''figurado'' cigars, such as perfectos and pirámides, with over a thousand such shapes believed to have been in production.

[[Winston Churchill|Sir Winston Churchill]] was perhaps the brand's most famous devotee.<ref>[http://www.habanos.com/es/marcas/romeoyjulieta/?age-verified=1283fd5724 Marca Romeo y Julieta]</Ref> The flagship ''vitola'' of the brand is named in his honor, a long 7" by 47 ring gauge cigar known as the Churchill.

After Rodriguez's death in 1954 (he was 88 years old), the [[Cuban Revolution|revolution]], and the subsequent [[nationalization]] of the tobacco industry, the brand was moved to [[La Romana, Dominican Republic|La Romana]] in the Dominican Republic, where production of a Romeo y Julieta cigar for the American market continues today under the direction of Altadis U.S.A. The Cuban government nationalized the brand and still produces and distributes it worldwide as one of its top-selling global brands.

== Products ==
===''Vitolas'' in the Romeo y Julieta Line===

The following list of vitolas de salida (commercial vitolas) within the Romeo y Julieta marque lists their size and ring gauge in Imperial (and Metric), their vitolas de galera (factory vitolas), and their common name in American cigar slang.
[[File:Romeo Y Julieta Churchill Cigars Tubo.jpg|thumb|Dominican Romeo y Julieta]]
* Belicoso - 5{{frac|1|2}}" × 52 (140 × 20.64&nbsp;mm), Campana, a belicoso
* Belvedere - 4{{frac|7|8}}" × 39 (124 × 15.48&nbsp;mm), Belvedere, a short panetela
* Cazadores - 6{{frac|3|8}}" x 44 (162 x 17.46&nbsp;mm), a lonsdale 
* Cedro de Luxe No. 1 - 6{{frac|1|2}}" × 42 (165 × 16.67&nbsp;mm), Cervantes, a lonsdale
* Cedro de Luxe No. 2 - 5{{frac|5|8}}" × 42 (143 × 16.67&nbsp;mm), Corona, a corona
* Cedro de Luxe No. 3 - 5{{frac|1|8}}" × 42 (130 × 16.67&nbsp;mm), Mareva, a petit corona
* Churchill - 7" × 47 (178 × 18.65&nbsp;mm), Julieta No. 2, a churchill
* Corona - 5{{frac|5|8}}" × 42 (143 × 16.67&nbsp;mm), Corona, a corona
* Coronita en Cedro - 5{{frac|1|8}}" × 40 (130 × 15.88&nbsp;mm), Petit Cetro, a petit corona
* Exhibición No. 3 - 5{{frac|5|8}}" × 46 (143 × 18.26&nbsp;mm), Corona Gorda, a grand corona
* Exhibición No. 4 - 5" × 48 (127 × 19.05&nbsp;mm), Hermoso No. 4, a corona extra
* Petit Corona - 5{{frac|1|8}}" × 42 (130 × 16.67&nbsp;mm), Mareva, a petit corona
* Petit Julieta - 3{{frac|7|8}}" × 30 (98 × 11.91&nbsp;mm), Entreacto, a small panetela
* Petit Princess - 4" × 40 (102 × 15.88&nbsp;mm), Perlas, a petit corona
* Regalía de Londres - 4{{frac|5|8}}" × 40 (117 × 15.88&nbsp;mm), Coronita, a petit corona
* Romeo No. 1 - 5{{frac|1|2}}" × 40 (140 × 15.88&nbsp;mm), Crema, a corona
* Romeo No. 2 - 5{{frac|1|8}}" × 42 (130 × 16.67&nbsp;mm), Petit Corona, a petit corona
* Romeo No. 3 - 4{{frac|5|8}}" × 40 (117 × 15.88&nbsp;mm), Coronita, a petit corona
* Short Churchill - 4{{frac|7|8}}" × 50 (124 × 19.84&nbsp;mm), Robusto, a robusto
* Sport Largo - 4{{frac|5|8}}" × 35 (117 × 13.89&nbsp;mm), Sport, a short panetela
* Wide Churchill - 5{{frac|1|8}}" × 55 (130 × 21.83&nbsp;mm) Montesco
''Edición Limitada Releases''
* Exhibición No. 2 (2000) - 7{{frac|5|8}}" × 49 (194 × 19.45&nbsp;mm), Prominente, a double corona
* Robusto (2001) - 4{{frac|7|8}}" × 50 (124 × 19.84&nbsp;mm), Robusto, a robusto
* Hermoso No. 1 (2003) - 6{{frac|1|2}}" × 48 (165 × 19.05&nbsp;mm), Hermoso No. 1, a grand corona
* Hermoso No. 2 (2004) - 6{{frac|1|8}}" × 48 (156 × 19.05&nbsp;mm), Hermoso No. 2, a grand corona
* Petit Pirámide (2005) - 5" × 50 (127 × 19.84&nbsp;mm), Petit Pirámide, a petit pyramid
* Escudo (2007) - 5{{frac|1|2}}" × 50 (141 × 19.84&nbsp;mm) Gordito, a robusto extra
* Duke (2009) - 5{{frac|1|2}}" × 54 (140 × 21.43&nbsp;mm) Duke, a robusto extra

== See also ==
* [[Romeo y Julieta (cigarette)]]
* [[Cigar brands]]
* [[Gerald Garson]], a judge bribed, in part, with Romeo y Julieta cigars

==Bibliography==
* Nee, Min Ron - ''An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Post-Revolution Havana Cigars'' (2003, Reprinted: 2005), {{ISBN|3-9809308-2-3}}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Romeo y Julieta (cigars)}}
* {{official website|http://www.habanos.com/es/marcas/romeoyjulieta/}}
* [https://www.altadisusa.com/cigars/romeo-y-julieta Romeo y Julieta] on Altadis USA
* [http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/04/04/cuba.cigars/index.html The Color and Complexity of Cuba's Cigars] on the [[CNN]], April 9, 2007

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