White Owl

White Owls are American-made, machine produced cigars.[1] The logo consists of a snowy owl perched on a cigar. The brand is owned by Swedish Match and was formerly owned by General Cigar Company.

This article is about the cigar. For the butterfly, see Neorina patria. For the species of owls, see Northern white-faced owl, Southern white-faced owl, and Snowy owl.
Magazine advertisement of "White Owl" invincible size. (1920)
White Owl cigar tin
Owl Cigar ghost sign in New Kensington, Pennsylvania

History

White Owl is a cigar that was first produced in 1887. In the 1920s, its Invincible cigar featured an imported Sumatran wrapper. Production was moved from Pennsylvania to Dothan, Alabama in 1985.[2] The cigars are made with a sheet-type wrapper and binder that encases a mixed filler tobacco blend from five nations.

As of 2011, White Owl cigars imported into Australia are produced in the Dominican Republic, under the direction of an Owensboro, Kentucky, company.[3]

Types
  • Blunts
  • Blunts Xtra
  • Cigarillos
  • Demi Tip
  • Mini Sweets 50s
  • Miniatures 50s
  • New Yorker
  • New Yorker 100s
  • Ranger 120s
  • Invincible
  • Sport

References
  1. "White Owl Pages". Meta-Wiki. 2007-07-12. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
  2. White Owl Heritage (requires registration) "White Owl moves production from Pennsylvania to Dothan, Alabama, where it remains to this day."
  3. Sticker applied by Swedish Match (Springvale, Victoria, Australia) to a White Owl "Invincible" cigar packaging, circa 2011.
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