FAMOUS SMOKE SHOP CELEBRATES 80 YEARS WITH ROMEO ANNIVERSARY CIGAR
A Box-Pressed Addition to Exclusive
"House of Capulet" Selection
EASTON, PA – April, 2019 – Now celebrating 80
years as the nation's leading retailer
of premium cigars online, Famous Smoke Shop, in partnership with Romeo y
Julieta Cigars, is unveiling an exclusive Romeo y Julieta House of Capulet 80th
Anniversary cigar.
"I'm proud of everything we've accomplished over a lifetime of business these last eight decades," said Famous Smoke Shop President and CEO, Arthur Zaretsky. "What began in 1939 as the little upper Manhattan cigar shop my parents opened in New York City has been one of the proudest experiences for me. And we're still privately-owned. We answer to our customers, not shareholders, and that's been one of the keys to our longevity. We’re excited to kick off our celebration of this 80th-year milestone with the iconic brand, Romeo y Julieta."
Romeo y Julieta House of Capulet 80th Anniversary
is a medium-bodied blend manufactured at Altadis U.S.A.'s La Flor de Copan
factory in Honduras. It features a plush, Ecuador Connecticut wrapper along
with specially-selected Nicaraguan and Honduran long-filler tobaccos.
"It's an exceedingly rare cigar,"
said CigarAdvisor.com managing editor, John Pullo. "Only 1000 boxes of 10
were made, and it's the only cigar in the Capulet line with a box-pressed format.
Beyond its rarity is its flavor. It's a creamy, sweet and smooth cigar, and the
box-pressing allows it to smoke slightly cooler on your palate. Anyone who lights
one up is in for quite a treat."
This isn't the first time that Romeo y
Julieta has crafted house blends for Famous Smoke Shop. The 80th Anniversary
Capulet builds on the existing Romeo y Julieta House of Capulet line, along with
its exclusive siblings, House
of Montague, rolled in a Connecticut Broadleaf maduro wrapper, and House
of Verona, which boasts a Mexican Habano wrapper.
"It's been an amazing ride," said
Hal Odzic, who's been Famous Smoke Shop's General Manager for nearly 35 years. "If
you told me when I started here in 1985 that we'd realize the level of success
we've reached today, I don't think I would have believed it. So many members of
the Famous family have worked incredibly hard to get us here. Throughout all those
years, Romeo y Julieta has remained a staple in the humidors of both our
employees and customers, and I'm honored to have this cigar as part of our
portfolio – and now as part of our history."
Cigar Information
Romeo y Julieta
House of Capulet 80th Anniversary
Size: 6" x 52
Toro (one size only)
Wrapper:
Connecticut Shade (Ecuador)
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Honduras,
Nicaragua
Presentation: Box
of 10 cigars
Famous Retail
Price: $62.99 per box of 10 cigars
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