Any cigar enthusiast must know the Churchill cigar, and they must know that its name comes from the legendary British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Churchill's love for this cigar can easily be found in historical photographs. However, what many may not know is that it was originally not called Churchill, but rather Clemenceau, named after the former French leader Georges Clemenceau.

Back in 1946, after the victory of World War II, Mr. Churchill visited Cuba with his family and made sure to stop by his favorite Romeo y Julieta cigar factory. During his visit, Churchill asked what this seven-inch long cigar was called. The owner of Romeo y Julieta was a clever man, knowing that Churchill was asking a question he already knew the answer to, and replied: From today on, it shall be called Churchill. Upon hearing this, Churchill laughed heartily: 'Cuba will always be on my lips.' From then on, the world had the Churchill cigar.