Founded in 1918 and named after King Edward VII who was an ardent smoker, however, his mother, Queen Victoria, disliked it so much that she had it banned at the Royal palaces. When the Queen passed and the throne passed to King Edward, he announced that “Gentlemen, you may smoke” and once again, the corridors of the Royal palaces the smell of smoke was to be found.

In 1918, King Edward cigars were a handmade cigar, however, with the huge (unexpected) uplift in sales (and in a desperate attempt to keep up with demand), it was decided that the cigars should become machine-made, which are still done to this today. This meant that they could be made more quickly and cheaply.

Made in the Dominican Republic by the mighty Swisher group, they use all-natural tobacco leaf fillers, homogenized tobacco leaf binders, and homogenized tobacco wrappers. These are great cigars for those of us who don't like strong flavours and love a bit of sweetness.