Romeo Y Julieta - No 2 - Single Tubed

A single cigar, in its own tube, the ideal way to try this size before committing to a box.

A Mareva in a cedar-lined aluminium tube: one of the UK's best-known tubed cigars, easy to carry and always in good condition.

Romeo y Julieta was created as a Habanos brand in 1875 and named after Shakespeare's play. Its international fame grew in the early twentieth century under Don “Pepín” Rodríguez, one of the first to recognise the value of the cigar band; the brand is said to have used as many as 20,000 different bands. Sir Winston Churchill was a devoted smoker of the marque, and after his visit to Havana in 1946 his name was given to its best-known size, the Churchill. Habanos class Romeo y Julieta as medium in flavour: smooth, aromatic and approachable.

Connoisseurs' notes

Published reviewers commonly describe the No.2 as having cedar and leather with coffee, vanilla and almond, turning earthy and woody.

Summarised from published tasting notes (Cigar Aficionado and specialist tobacconists).

Recognition

• Cigar Aficionado 90 (February 2019)

Specifications

Storage & smoking

Keep in a humidor at 65–70% relative humidity and around 16–18°C. Cut just above the cap line and toast the foot gently before lighting; smoke slowly and let it rest between draws.

Genuine Habanos, supplied through Hunters & Frankau, the official UK importer. You must be 18 or over to purchase tobacco products.