I had this forum created to discuss things related to cigars .. and maybe even find a way to relate that interest of mine to Stratford.
Here's a start:
http://www.cigarcyclopedia.com/news/news.php?c=journal&id=626
”To be or not to be?”
Shakespeare is back.
Once a well-known cigar line, Shakespeare faded from view during the
1990s, but is now being revived by General Cigar Company and Cigars by Santa
Clara, the wholesale side of J-R Cigars.
In its current revival, the line is a mild-bodied, bundled brand, made in the giant General Cigar Dominicana factory in Santiago, Dominican Republic. It features a Connecticut-grown natural or Connecticut Broadleaf maduro wrapper around Dominican-grown binder and filler leaves and is available for $1.00-$1.50 a cigar on the J-R website.
As J-R’s? Lew Rothman points out, “These are real vintage cigars (the cigar bands have been aged for 10 years!).” There are six sizes: Corona (5 1/2 x 54), Lonsdale (6 1/2 x 43), Oxford (6 x 49), Palma (6 7/8 x 39), Panetela (6 x 32) and Stratford (7 1/2 x 49).
General holds the trademark for Shakespeare, which was apparently created way back in 1872. The original trademark was filed for by the old Tampa, Florida firm of Sanchez & Haya in 1924, later part of Gradiaz, Annis & Co., which became part of General Cigar. Its current trademark ownership dates from 1965.
And a direct link to the JR Cigars site with a picture of the cigar:
http://www.jrcigar.com/index.cfm?page=cig_view&itemcode=SKS3
Here is a direct link to other Shakespeare cigars from that retailer and a brief description of the cigars:
http://www.jrcigar.com/index.cfm?page=cigars&brand=SHAKESPEARE
JR Cigars is the biggest cigar retailer in North America and the maker
of this cigar, General Cigars, is the second biggest cigar making company in the
world.
If you buy some, make sure you give me one!
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