第150届肯塔基德比赛马将于5月4日举行，这是体育中最激动人心的两分钟。这是一场充满雪茄的盛会，通过与丘吉尔道斯（Churchill Downs）的官方合作，Altadis U.S.A. 推出了一对纪念这一历史事件的罗密欧与朱丽叶（Romeo y Julieta）雪茄。这些雪茄被称为罗密欧与朱丽叶1875‘Run for the Roses’，有两种尺寸可供选择。
至于烟草，它是基于现有的1875年罗马诺与朱丽叶混合型烟草，但为了这个项目进行了轻微调整：印度尼西亚的茄衣、多米尼加共和国的粘合剂和多米尼加共和国的填充物。填充物中还有一点尼加拉瓜的烟叶，这使得'Run for the Roses'与典型的1875年罗马诺与朱丽叶雪茄有所不同。两种尺寸都在多米尼加共和国的Tabacalera de Garcia生产，这是许多罗马诺与朱丽叶和蒙特克里斯托雪茄的生产地。
巧合的是，罗密欧与朱丽叶牌香烟和肯塔基德比赛马会的创立时间完全相同，都是在1875年。
要了解更多关于肯塔基德比及其悠久历史的资料，请参见《雪茄鉴赏家》当前刊。
A Romeo For The Races
There’s a pair of limited-edition Romeo y Julieta cigars that commemorate the 150th Kentucky Derby
Apr 11, 2024 | By Gregory Mottola
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A Romeo For The RacesPhotos/Altadis U.S.A.
The 150th running of the Kentucky Derby, the most exciting two minutes in sports, takes place on May 4. It’s a cigar-studded affair, and in a sanctioned partnership with Churchill Downs, Altadis U.S.A. has created a pair of Romeo y Julieta cigars that commemorate the historic event. Called the Romeo y Julieta 1875 ‘Run for the Roses,’ the smokes are offered in two sizes.
Romeo y Julieta
The first format is the Exhibicion No. 3 Toro that measures 6 inches by 50 ring gauge and comes in boxes of 15. These will retail for $20 each when they’re released this weekend exclusively at participating Liquor Barn stores throughout Kentucky. The Toros will also be sold on Derby weekend at cigar kiosks around Churchill Downs. They come cleverly packaged in boxes with partitions that are meant to evoke horse stables while the exteriors are adorned with official Kentucky Derby logos and Romeo branding. Only 2,000 boxes are being released.
Romeo y Julieta
The second format is a 7-by-50 Churchill presented in its own slide-lid coffin box (shown below), which will retail for $25. If you want the Churchill, you’ll have to come to Churchill Downs. It’s only being sold at the Kentucky Oaks on May 3rd and at the Derby on the 4th. Only 2,000 cigars are being produced and Altadis anticipates selling all of them during the races.
Romeo y Julieta
As for the tobacco, it’s based on the existing Romeo y Julieta 1875 blend, but slightly adjusted for this project: Indonesian wrapper, Dominican binder and Dominican filler. There’s a bit of Nicaraguan leaf in the filler as well, differentiating the ‘Run for the Roses’ from typical Romeo y Julieta 1875 cigars. Both sizes are made in the Dominican Republic at Tabacalera de Garcia, where many Romeo y Julieta and Montecristo cigars are produced.
Coincidentally, both the Romeo y Julieta brand and the Kentucky Derby are exactly the same age, as both debuted in 1875.
Kentucky Derby
To read more about the Kentucky Derby and its long history, see the current issue of Cigar Aficionado.
第150届肯塔基德比赛马将于5月4日举行，这是体育中最激动人心的两分钟。这是一场充满雪茄的盛会，通过与丘吉尔道斯（Churchill Downs）的官方合作，Altadis U.S.A. 推出了一对纪念这一历史事件的罗密欧与朱丽叶（Romeo y Julieta）雪茄。这些雪茄被称为罗密欧与朱丽叶1875‘Run for the Roses’，有两种尺寸可供选择。
至于烟草，它是基于现有的1875年罗马诺与朱丽叶混合型烟草，但为了这个项目进行了轻微调整：印度尼西亚的茄衣、多米尼加共和国的粘合剂和多米尼加共和国的填充物。填充物中还有一点尼加拉瓜的烟叶，这使得'Run for the Roses'与典型的1875年罗马诺与朱丽叶雪茄有所不同。两种尺寸都在多米尼加共和国的Tabacalera de Garcia生产，这是许多罗马诺与朱丽叶和蒙特克里斯托雪茄的生产地。
巧合的是，罗密欧与朱丽叶牌香烟和肯塔基德比赛马会的创立时间完全相同，都是在1875年。
要了解更多关于肯塔基德比及其悠久历史的资料，请参见《雪茄鉴赏家》当前刊。
A Romeo For The Races
There’s a pair of limited-edition Romeo y Julieta cigars that commemorate the 150th Kentucky Derby
Apr 11, 2024 | By Gregory Mottola
Share
A Romeo For The RacesPhotos/Altadis U.S.A.
The 150th running of the Kentucky Derby, the most exciting two minutes in sports, takes place on May 4. It’s a cigar-studded affair, and in a sanctioned partnership with Churchill Downs, Altadis U.S.A. has created a pair of Romeo y Julieta cigars that commemorate the historic event. Called the Romeo y Julieta 1875 ‘Run for the Roses,’ the smokes are offered in two sizes.
Romeo y Julieta
The first format is the Exhibicion No. 3 Toro that measures 6 inches by 50 ring gauge and comes in boxes of 15. These will retail for $20 each when they’re released this weekend exclusively at participating Liquor Barn stores throughout Kentucky. The Toros will also be sold on Derby weekend at cigar kiosks around Churchill Downs. They come cleverly packaged in boxes with partitions that are meant to evoke horse stables while the exteriors are adorned with official Kentucky Derby logos and Romeo branding. Only 2,000 boxes are being released.
Romeo y Julieta
The second format is a 7-by-50 Churchill presented in its own slide-lid coffin box (shown below), which will retail for $25. If you want the Churchill, you’ll have to come to Churchill Downs. It’s only being sold at the Kentucky Oaks on May 3rd and at the Derby on the 4th. Only 2,000 cigars are being produced and Altadis anticipates selling all of them during the races.
Romeo y Julieta
As for the tobacco, it’s based on the existing Romeo y Julieta 1875 blend, but slightly adjusted for this project: Indonesian wrapper, Dominican binder and Dominican filler. There’s a bit of Nicaraguan leaf in the filler as well, differentiating the ‘Run for the Roses’ from typical Romeo y Julieta 1875 cigars. Both sizes are made in the Dominican Republic at Tabacalera de Garcia, where many Romeo y Julieta and Montecristo cigars are produced.
Coincidentally, both the Romeo y Julieta brand and the Kentucky Derby are exactly the same age, as both debuted in 1875.
Kentucky Derby
To read more about the Kentucky Derby and its long history, see the current issue of Cigar Aficionado.
