American artist Robert Motherwell loved Gauloises cigarettes

Gauloises cigarettes are a famous French brand. The product was produced since 1910. Initially, Gauloises cigarettes were thick and short cigarettes without a filter, with a tobacco mixture from Syria and Turkey, which gave the cigarettes a special, strong flavor. Later, in 1950, Gauloises cigarettes with a filter appeared. During the Second World War, Gauloises cigarettes were considered patriotic and enjoyed wild popularity in France. Fighters of the French resistance preferred to smoke these cigarettes. This brand was also preferred by the great artist Pablo Picasso. American artist Robert Motherwell drew inspiration from packs of Gauloises cigarettes and used them in his collages. Rich history, as well as loyalty to the traditions of production makes the brand very popular. You can always buy real imported Gauloises cigarettes in the online store.

Gauloises cigarettes are undoubtedly among the more well-known tobacco products sold in this country. Only in France – the country of origin of the brand, which was actually introduced in 1876 under the name “Hongroises” – are market share and awareness understandably even greater. There they were introduced in 1910 as “Gauloises”, at the same time as the sister brand Gitanes. The cigarettes became famous and notorious above all for their initially still extreme strength – which was intensified on the one hand by the use of exclusively dark tobacco varieties, on the other hand by the use of corn paper and the filterless design.

In the course of the years and decades, the brand then adapted accordingly to the market and consumers – for example, by designing the design with the unmistakable wing helmet that is still valid today (that was in 1936), or finally adding filter variants and significantly lighter varieties to the product range. Curious, we certainly not know many is probably the fact that Gauloises are no longer produced at all in their actual home country France – the last responsible factory there closed its doors in 2016. This does not mean, however, that the French no longer smoke Gauloises, let alone have completely quit smoking – they are only produced in other countries.