Spanish gypsy women- cigarettes.

Gitanes Cigarettes are well-recognized among smokers for its extremely strong and memorable flavor. These cigarettes are made of corn paper, which burns slowly providing a person with a long pleasant smoke. The premium quality tobaccos Gitanes Cigarettes use makes their smoke dense and tasteful.Gitanes is the most popular brand of French cigarettes www.uk.cigarettes-cigars.com. It is currently owned by Altadis of Spain. Rolled with darker tobacco, or bruns, in contrast to USA 'blondes'. Available with or without filter. The name Gitanes means "Spanish gypsy women", and as such, a silhouette of a gypsy woman with tambourine appears as the box-art. Production in France recently halted, with one factory remaining operational in the Netherlands. This is mainly due to the rise on tobacco levies imposed by the French government in the wake of health advice, which has forced the price of French cigarettes up to the level of those from the USA, with the more aggressively promoted brands such as Marlboro now taking the majority market share.
The logo was used for the album Shades by JJ Cale, replacing the dancing gypsy woman with a guitar player.
From 1976 to 1995, Gitanes was the biggest sponsor of the Ligier Formula 1 team.