History of Middleton Cigars
Fine tobacco comes from the house of Middleton which is renowned for tasteful tobacco world over. Aroma combined with flavor is the hallmark of Middleton cigars which made them the best selling cigars in the world. This is not an exaggeration but the testimony of so many cigar lovers across the globe. Black & Mild, Cherry Blend and Gold & Mild are some of the favorite brands cherished by many people.
Going back to the evolution of Middleton, John Middleton has established this company way back in 1856 as a not so prominent tobacco retail store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From then onwards they never looked back earning reputation and loyalty of millions of customers during their two and half decades of journey towards excellence.
As a part of expansion and diversification plans, the company commenced the manufacturing of its own pipe-tobacco products in 1950 and by 1958 their foray into manufacturing and marketing was complete.
1968 saw the emergence of first pipe-tobacco cigar which the company has developed, manufactured and successfully marketed. This most popular cigar was made with the best selling pipe tobacco which is none other than Middleton’s Cherry Blend.
The success saga continues with the launching of the second most popular pipe-tobacco cigar Black and Mild which created waves and still retains the number one position even 30 years after its launch in U.S.
Several brands like Kentucky Club, Prince Albert, Carter Hall, Apple and Royal Comfort are purchased by Middleton making it number one in the pipe-tobacco market in the world.
Similarly, the company went on to launch many series of Middleton cigars under Black and Mild like Black and Mild Cream, Black and Mild FT, Black and Mild Wine and Black and Mild Wood Tip which have emerged as most popular brands by Middleton.
The mission and values of Altria Group which took over Middleton truly reflect the essence of Middleton. The values like integrity, trust and respect, the passion to succeed, executing with quality, driving creativity into everything we do and sharing with others speak volumes about the commitment of Middleton as well as Altria Group’s vision.
This is not enough; Middleton is equally creating awareness among smokers and health hazards posed by smoking pipe-tobacco as part of its social responsibility along with propagating the unique program “Supporting Cessation” which is quite impressive.
Middleton which is now a part of the famous Altria Group is making rapid strides by producing and marketing quality brand tobacco in the form of cigars and pipe-tobacco making it the number one brand over the entire world.
