. ▁It ▁is ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁company ▁Imperial ▁Tob acco ▁following ▁its ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁Alt ad is ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁most ▁countries , ▁but ▁produced ▁and ▁sold ▁by ▁Re em ts ma ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁History ▁Ga ulo ises ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁Trad itional ▁Ga ulo ises ▁were ▁short , ▁wide , ▁un filter ed ▁and ▁made ▁with ▁dark ▁to b ac cos ▁from ▁Sy ria ▁and ▁Turkey ▁which ▁produced ▁a ▁strong ▁and ▁distinct ive ▁a rom a . ▁The ▁brand ▁is ▁most ▁famous ▁for ▁its ▁c igare tt es ' ▁strength , ▁especially ▁in ▁its ▁original ▁un filter ed ▁version . ▁Fort y ▁years ▁later , ▁filtered ▁Ga ulo ises ▁c igare tt es ▁deb uted . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁the ▁ ▁Ga ulo ises ▁brand ▁was ▁expanded ▁to ▁include ▁a ▁light , ▁American - type ▁to b acco ▁with ▁a ▁filter . ▁The ▁original ▁non - filter , ▁Ga ulo ises ▁Cap oral , ▁have ▁been ▁dis cont in ued ▁and ▁replaced ▁with ▁Ga ulo ises ▁Br unes , ▁which ▁are ▁also ▁filter less ▁but ▁less ▁strong . ▁Ga ulo ises ▁Br unes ▁have ▁low ▁tar ▁and ▁nic ot ine ▁levels , ▁because ▁of ▁European ▁to b acco ▁laws , ▁but ▁the ▁to b acco ▁is ▁still ▁dark ▁and ▁strong - t ast ing . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Ga ulo ises ▁c igare tt es ▁are ▁produced ▁in