Stylish slim Sobranie cigarettes of premium quality are made in a bright multi-colored design with golden paper around the filter. Manufacturers chose as part of cigarettes Virginia tobacco of the highest quality, which was hand-picked.
Prior Sobranie cigarettes were the property of high society. Tobacco products were sold individually, were very expensive and were made by hand. Their composition was from different parts of the world. American, Brazilian tobacco varieties were mixed with Greek and Turkish Oriental. One cigarette contained the smells and tastes of five countries of the world.
The UK was the birthplace of the brand. At the end of the 19th century Sobranie became popular in the diplomatic circles of England, the USA and Europe. The brand was the definition of luxury. It was produced for the Imperial Court, the royal family of Great Britain and the aristocrats of Spain, Greece, and Romania. The monarchs appreciated the quality and gave the company the right to depict the national emblem of the empire. The empire is long gone, and the double-headed eagle is still found on the packs of the Collection.
Interesting facts about the brand of Sobranie cigarettes: The first buyer was Robert Louis Stevenson, a Scottish writer, author of Treasure Island. It is known that the Irish writer Oscar Wilde preferred “Sobranie” to other brands. Prior to ceramic cases and pewter cigarette cases, goods were packed in straw baskets. One type of tobacco product was named after a regular customer of the opera singer Fyodor Chaliapin.
What are Sobranie cigarettes?
Sobranie cigarettes were created in London in 1879. This is one of the most famous cigarette brands in the world. At the end of the 19th century, Russian diplomats and representatives of the aristocracy who permanently lived in Great Britain founded a club in London, which was called the Russian Assembly. Manufacturers of Sobranie cigarettes have always been trendsetters in their field. And the history of the emergence of the famous cigarette brand is rooted in the deep past. Recently celebrated the 130th anniversary of the Sobranie house , and the release of a new line of cigarettes with an air-carbon filter was timed to coincide with this significant event.